5 posts and columns on Wall-E

Starz Joins Comcast’s “Web TV You’ll Pay to See” Lineup

in Media on July 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm PT

Liberty Media’s Starz Entertainment has signed on to Comcast’s “On Demand Online” program, which is the first test of the cable industry’s “authentication”/“entitlement” strategy. Or, as I like to call it, “Web TV You’ll Pay to See.” Starz, which has the cable and Web rights to much of the Disney catalog, among other assets, says it will make some of those films, including “Wall-E” and “High School Musical 3,” available for Comcast’s test, which is supposed to launch this month. Also available: TV series like “Crash” and non-Disney movies like Sony’s “Step Brothers.”
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Disney: Could "Up" Be Pixar's First Dud?

in News on February 10, 2009 at 6:41 am PT

One of the remarkable things about Pixar is that the Disney unit has never produced a flop. It’s an amazing list: Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and Wall-E. Nine movies, nine success stories. Can they make it 10 for 10?

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THQ Slides on Weak Outlook; Where's Wall-E?

in News on November 5, 2008 at 5:09 pm PT

Videogame publisher THQ saw its shares take a dive this afternoon after failing to meet its previous forecast and providing weak guidance for the next fiscal year. The failure was largely due to poor sales and multiple returns of its Wall-E game. The company will close five studios and cut marketing and general expenses as a result.

Disney Combines Digital Units (Here's the Iger Memo)

in News on June 4, 2008 at 9:52 pm PT

In what is likely to turbocharge its heft in the digital space, according to an internal email sent out by Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, the company is combining its Disney Interactive Studios and the Walt Disney Internet Group. The new unit, called Disney Interactive Media Group–will be headed by WDIG’s Steve Wadsworth. WDIG has a wide range of properties, like Club Penguin, ABC.com and Disney.com. DIS makes a range of games for Disney brands like “Hannah Montana” and “Wall-E.”
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