Retail chain operator Artini China Co Ltd<0789> said yesterday that its subsidiary, Artist Empire, has reached a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Walt Disney Co (Asia Pacific) Ltd to use trademarks of certain Disney characters, Dow Jones Newswires reported.The agreement will take effect on Dec. 1, 2009...
* Disney movie executive Mark Zoradi resigns * Oversaw worldwide marketing and distribution LOS ANGELES, Nov 9 - Mark Zoradi, who as president of the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group handled worldwide marketing and...
The Shanghai municipal government is likely to hold a 57% stake in the new Disney theme park, while the remaining 43% stake will go the Walt Disney Co, the People's Daily reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed source as saying.The newspaper said that investment in the theme park would reach RMB 24...
By Li Qiaoyi Industries from real estate to tourism are expected to rake in higher profits due to the newly-approved Shanghai Disney project, analyst said Thursday. The Shanghai municipal government confirmed Wednesday that the world's sixth Disney-themed park would be set up in Shanghai. The lo...
Global entertainment giant Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday that it has received approval from the central government of China to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai, sources reported.The company said in a statement that the Project Application Report for a Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai...
The Shanghai government may soon give preliminary details on plans for a new Disney theme park it hopes to develop, as it awaits Beijing's formal approval for the project, a government source said Monday. The official Xinhua news agency cited Shanghai mayor Han Zheng as telling a media briefing S...
The Shanghai Disneyland project is still awaiting approval from the State department and there is no updated information now, said spokesman of the Shanghai Municipal government Chen Qiwei on Thursday. Chen made the above remarks responding to recent rumors that the Disney project has already bee...
* Apps bring new interactive features * Free app part of expanding lineup LOS ANGELES, Oct 27 - Walt Disney Co is launching free iPhone and iPod touch applications, giving fans access to Disney content...
*Cook felt 'like a square peg in a round hole'-source LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 - Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook said on Friday he will resign, effective immediately, from the unit of the Walt...
LOS ANGELES, June 9 - Walt Disney Co Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said on Tuesday the company is seeing "continued signs of stability in the marketplace," but warned that consumers and ad buyers are...