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The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Dumps Disposable DVDs Disney's experiment with self-destructing video discs ends in failure. Because the value proposition of these discs is close to nil, Convex, who now owns the technology, will have to either significantly lower selling prices or attempt to make the product more attractive. |
InternetNews January 4, 2008 |
Game Over? Warner Bros To Back Blu-ray Exclusively The latest development in the DVD format war is a big win for Blu-ray over rival HD DVD technology. |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Disney's Download Deal CinemaNow and Disney team up to digitally distribute more movies. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Ronald Grover |
What's Driving The Box Office Batty Hollywood is pushing movies to DVD and video faster -- and theaters are feeling squeezed. And with the price of cinema tickets skyrocketing, this gives movie fans new clout. Clearly, some big script changes are in store. |
Entrepreneur January 2008 Farnoosh Torabi |
Investor's Cut Get your shot at the silver screen without setting a foot in Hollywood. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Happy Ending at Disney Michael Eisner looks to go out on a good quarter. By now, it's a given that Disney will be hard-pressed to hit on all cylinders. Not every quarter can bring a theatrical blockbuster. Media networks. Theme parks. Those are the two heavy hitters, and for now, they are going great. |
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Disney's Magical Distribution Model From DVDs to iTunes, the media and entertainment group drives growth from multiple platforms. Investors, take note. |
Home Theater March 24, 2009 |
Warner Hawks Film Classics on Custom DVDs Warner Bros. is launching an on-demand DVD release program that will vastly expand the number of titles available on disc. |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Casting Changes for Hollywood Execs Disney and Universal swap out their movie-studio top brass. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Tierney Plumb |
I Was Wrong About HD-DVDs Blu-ray won the battle, even as regular old DVDs hang around. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2006 Steven Mallas |
DVD: Devalued Disc? Even though many of the free movies British newspapers are giving away might be antiquated, there's no question that such a marketing move does corrupt the image of the disc as a premium commodity. Why do studios allow this to go on? |
CRM December 2011 Eric Barkin |
The Monday Morning Numbers on Movie Marketing How international growth, social media, and a decline in DVD sales are changing the film industry's marketing strategies. |
Home Theater December 14, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
Disney Has Another Way To Blu DVD owners can get BDs for a small fee and get to keep their DVDs. |
Home Theater May 2008 Kris Deering |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe--Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray) Disney's release of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" is a solid effort with a great supplemental package. |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Steven Mallas |
Under the Sea With Disney The Little Mermaid swims away with 4 million DVDs in one week. Disney's stock is doing well this year; the upcoming holiday season will be, at least in part, helped along by The Little Mermaid brand. |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 Grover & Lowry |
Squeezing Every Dime from DVDs With consumers flocking to low-cost Netflix and Redbox, Hollywood wants a bigger share of the profits. |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Finds Its Lost Numbers Disney closed out fiscal 2006 in fine fashion. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Steven Mallas |
Disney and The Rock: A Great Tag Team The new Disney family film The Game Plan offers further proof that Disney's branding strategy works. Disney wants to focus on family fare and keep its movie slate to a minimum number of releases that yield a maximum return. |
BusinessWeek June 2, 2011 Ronald Grover |
Disney's Toy Branding Strategy Animated film shorts featuring Toy Story characters may spur merchandise sales. |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Disney's Empty Home The recent lackluster response to its new animated offering puts the studio division in the spotlight. |
The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Tinseltown Cries Wolf Hollywood's quick trigger on the video-release front is no fix for the box-office slump. |
PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Jeremy A. Kaplan |
High-Definition DVD Blu-Ray and HD-DVD go head to head. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Kingdom Come There's nothing Goofy about the family entertainment giant's blowout report. Investors, take note. |
Home Theater June 3, 2008 |
This DVD Will Self-Destruct Interested in buying a DVD that self-destructs in 48 hours? |
The Motley Fool July 8, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Disney's Summertime Blues Disney's movies are slumping at the box office -- along with the industry as a whole but investors needn't worry. |
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Ronald Grover |
A War That Hollywood Can't Afford As DVD sales slow, any delay of next-generation must-haves will cost the studios. What should Hollywood do about the battle between Sony and Toshiba over high-definition DVD formats? |
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Learns to Crawl Disney hasn't shaken the dissidents off its mouse tail just yet. |
PC Magazine March 31, 2004 Jamie M. Bsales |
Power to Burn CyberLink Power2Go, a media creation utility, lets users copy discs and burn data, music, photo, and video CDs and DVDs. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Makes Bears Look Goofy Disney trounces Wall Street's expectations with their first-quarter reports, as it has during every single quarter under CEO Bob Iger's tenure. |
PC World December 3, 2002 Tom Spring |
New Tool Makes DVD Copying Easy 321 Studios challenges Hollywood, DMCA again with release of DVD X Copy. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Screens for Greens The media giant may be ready to scale back its live action studio productions. A lighter slate will give Disney the luxury to spend more on fewer flicks, but that also exposes Disney to more risk if it puts out too many flops in a row. |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Home Video Is Disney's Valentine Find out why DVD is so important for the family entertainment giant. Investors, Disney doesn't provide guidance to analysts, but if recent history is any indicator, this is one company you don't want to bet against. |
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009 Ronald Grover |
Disney Remakes the Movie Studio Disney CEO Robert A. Iger is applying the company's brand marketing savvy to film making. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Chronicles of Disney Yes, Disney's back. The share price may still be trading in the mid-$20s, but the company's prospects have rarely been brighter. |
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Time Warner Thinks Small Screen The media giant hops on the "direct to video" bandwagon. If it can avoid the likely pitfalls, Time Warner may find a hungry market. Investors, take note. |
Home Theater November 20, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
Swap Warner DVDs for BDs Here's a way to expand your Blu-ray collection at low cost. |
Home Theater September 27, 2007 |
Burn DVDs the Legal Way The DVD Copy Control Association has approved CSS Managed Recording for burning of commercial DVDs. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Meets the New Neighbors Investors, don't read too much into what should be ordinary numbers for Meet the Robinsons over the weekend. Better indications will come when Disney-animated projects including American Dog and The Frog Princess are released over the next couple of years. |
Home Theater August 13, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
RealDVD Deemed Illegal Court rules against disc copying application but does not condemn fair use. |
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Aargh, Disney Pillages and Plunders Disney's milking the Pirates success after its record-breaking weekend at the cinema. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid. |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Extreme Makeover Disney is laying down the groundwork for a grand fiscal 2005. Earnings would have come in at just $0.33 a share if it weren't for a favorable charge relating to its sale of Disney Stores to The Children's Place and an extra day in the 2005 fiscal quarter. |
BusinessWeek October 17, 2005 Larry Armstrong |
Definitive Answers On High-Def Even if you're ready for high-definition DVDs, the market isn't ready for you. That won't happen until next year, when the players and disks will go on sale. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Save Disney? Roy Disney Jr. continues to battle his former company, virtually. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Steven Mallas |
Disney Mousy About Movies Disney reiterates its reluctance to play the big-budget movie game. Good call, there's a better way. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Reel People The media giant is scaling back its studio releases -- but don't tell its public relations department. |
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Grover & Green |
Hollywood Heist Will tinseltown let techies steal the show? The ripping and burning of movies to DVDs is growing into a global underground industry that last year cost film studios an estimated $3 billion in lost DVD sales. It's prodding the guys in Guccis into action. |
Popular Mechanics January 2009 Glenn Kenny |
Finally, Bring Home the Hollywood Classics in HD With HD discs and downloads now widely available, Hollywood is finally tackling the job of turning film classics into digital masterpieces. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 David Gardner |
How Will Eisner Be Remembered? An interview about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the second of three parts. |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fool on the Street: Disney Winning All Three Battles It's shaping up to be another good year for Disney -- and CFO Tom Staggs -- as the company's stock reaches highs last seen six years ago. It's winning in all three areas of focus. In theory, that should be good enough to win the war. |