Tag: Press Release
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‘What’s to Happen All Happened Before’: Inside 60 Magical Years of ‘Mary Poppins’
Sixty years ago today, Walt Disney brought to life one of literature’s most beloved and delightful heroines: Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins (1964) would not only become one of the world’s most delightful motion picture spectacles, winning multiple Academy Awards® (including Best Actress for Mary Poppins herself, Disney Legend Julie Andrews), but it would go on to showcase…
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How Disney’s ‘Descendants’ Franchise Cast a Spell on Global Audiences
Descendants: The Rise of Red, garnered 6.7 million views in its first three days of streaming—making it the most-viewed DCOM premiere ever on Disney+.
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Minnie Mouse Goes Higher, Further, Faster in Marvel & Disney: What If…? Minnie Became Captain Marvel #1
This November, the next Marvel and Disney mashup comic adventure arrives in MARVEL & DISNEY: WHAT IF…? MINNIE BECAME CAPTAIN MARVEL #1!
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‘A Whole New Sound’ — New Album of Reimagined Hit Disney Songs — Tracklist and Release Date Revealed
Mickey Mouse and his friends are thrilled to announce New Found Glory’s “Part of Your World” as the next single and video from the highly anticipated album, A Whole New Sound. Additionally, they have unveiled the full tracklist for the collection, set for release on September 6, as well as the kick-off for vinyl pre-orders that are…
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‘Alien: Romulus’ Director: New Film Is ‘Above All Things, a Horror Movie’
‘Alien: Romulus’ director Fede Alvarez talks about the newest film in the franchise.
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Eugene Levy and Dan Levy to Host the ‘76th Emmy Awards’ on ABC
Father and son duo Eugene Levy and Dan Leven will be hosting the Emmy Awards together on ABC!
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ESPN & ABC’s 2024-25 Releases NBA Regular Season Broadcast Schedule
ESPN and ABC today, in conjunction with the NBA, unveiled their 2024-25 regular season broadcast schedule.
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Disney Entertainment Reveals Packed Lineup at D23
The world-class storytelling engines of The Walt Disney Company took center stage at the Honda Center during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.
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The Walt Disney Company and ESPN Reach Landmark 11-Year Media Rights Extension with the NBA and WNBA
The Walt Disney Company and ESPN has reached a media rights extension deal with the NBA and WNBA for 11 years.
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‘Descendants: The Rise of Red’ Is Disney Branded Television’s Biggest Movie Premiere Ever on Disney+
Descendants: The Rise of Red—the fourth installment in the mega-hit Descendants franchise—cast a spell on audiences over the weekend, becoming the most viewed DCOM movie premiere from Disney Branded Television ever on Disney+, with 6.7 million views in its first three days streaming. The music-driven film follows Red, the Queen of Hearts’ rebellious daughter, and Chloe, Cinderella’s…
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Disney Announces Expansive Shopping Opportunities and Exclusive Merchandise Available to Guests at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
Check out the incredible shopping opportunities at this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event!
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Every Major Announcement from Disney at the 2024 Summer TCA Press Tour
The Walt Disney Company kicked off the Summer Television Critics Association 2024 Press Tour in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday, sharing first looks and major announcements for multiple new and returning series from 20th Television, ABC, ABC News Studios, Disney Branded Television, Disney+, Disney Television Studios, Freeform, FX, Hulu, and Onyx Collective. FX was the first…
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‘Young Woman And The Sea,’ Starring Daisy Ridley, to Stream July 19 on Disney+
‘Young Woman and the Sea,’ starring Daisy Ridley, will be heading to Disney+ on July 19, 2024.
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The ESPYS and ‘In The Arena’ Showcase Serena Williams on ESPN
Serena Williams can’t pinpoint the first time she watched ESPN… but she knows it’s always left a mark on her mind. “I just remember that [jingle] ‘da-da-da, da-da-da.’ And that’s kind of seared in my memory,” Williams said. “It’s just something I’ve always watched. It’s just something that’s always been around.” This week, Williams will…
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Disney Dreamers Academy Makes Dream Come True for Teen Entrepreneur with Visit to ‘Shark Tank’
2024 Disney Dreamer Academy attendee Te’Lario Watkins II joined investor Daymond John as his personal guest at a taping of “Shark Tank’’; Two other academy students also have magical experiences; Applications and nominations now open for the 2025 Walt Disney World mentoring event.
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ESPN’s Digital Center 2: A Decade Powering Content, Creativity, and Innovation
A decade ago, early in the evolution of sports fan’s media habits, ESPN opened Digital Center 2 — a one-of-a-kind production, distribution, and technology facility at the heart of its Bristol campus. The inventiveness and investment put into the 194,000 square foot facility is an illustration that Disney and ESPN understood the changing media future.…
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‘Poor Things’ Team Returns With ‘KINDS OF KINDNESS’
Searchlight Pictures’ KINDS OF KINDNESS — which opens in limited release this Friday before a nationwide rollout on June 28 — reunites Oscar®-winner Emma Stone with director Yorgos Lanthimos for a trio of thematically connected stories within a single film. The two have previously collaborated on Academy Award®-winning films The Favourite and Poor Things, both of which were distributed by…
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Pixar’s Pete Docter on Visualizing New Emotions for ‘Inside Out 2’
Inside Out 2 — which opens in theaters this weekend — takes viewers back into the mind of Riley, now thirteen years old, as she deals with becoming a teenager and a whole new host of emotions. These new Emotions — Anxiety, Ennui, Embarrassment and Envy — are “a little bit abstract,” compared to Joy and…
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Disney Announces Major Gift to London’s Great Ormond Street, Furthering Commitment to Children’s Hospitals
Building on The Walt Disney Company’s $100 million commitment to help reimagine the patient experience in children’s hospitals around the world, CEO Bob Iger announced funding for the creation of a state-of-the-art, fully accessible MediCinema theater at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The project will bring movie magic to patients, their families, and the…
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Disney Celebrates Children’s Day in China with Opening of 50th Children’s Hospital Fun House
Hangzhou, June 1, 2024 – In celebration of International Children’s Day, the 50th Disney Fun House opened at the Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, spreading happiness and optimism to children and their families when it’s needed most. This latest installation themed to the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Zootopia marks a significant milestone for…
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‘The Beach Boys’ on Disney+: Here’s the Behind the Scenes Story of the New Documentary
Frank Marshall, one of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood history, started his journey to The Beach Boys—a new documentary which premieres on Disney+ this Friday—with a simple question: “Why did their band work and mine didn’t?” Marshall, who grew up in Newport Beach, California, was surrounded by surf culture and, by extension, The Beach Boys.…
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Disney Accelerator at 10: Innovating and Looking Towards the Future
Bob Iger held up his phone and asked, “Can you build this?” In The Walt Disney Company CEO’s hand was an image of the BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, months before it would first be seen by the public. “And of course, then this was top secret,” David Min, Disney VP of Corporate Innovation, said.…
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TNT Sports to Present College Football Playoff Games Through Sublicense with ESPN
ESPN and TNT Sports have reached a five-year agreement for TNT Sports to sublicense select College Football Playoff (CFP) games from ESPN, beginning with the upcoming college football season. TNT Sports will present two first-round College Football Playoff games during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In addition to the first-round games, TNT Sports will add…
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Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun Most-Watched WNBA Game on ESPN Platforms Ever
ESPN’s presentation of the 2024 WNBA Tip-Off Presented by CarMax reached new viewership heights for WNBA on ESPN. The Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun season opener — featuring Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut — was the most-watched WNBA game on ESPN platforms ever (regular season or playoffs). The game scored 2.1 million viewers across ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+, surpassing the Phoenix…