Disney has hired away OnLive executive John Spinale to be the new head of the Disney Interactive Media Group’s social games business.
Spinale will run the social game business, which includes Disney’s Playdom division, and report to John Pleasants, co-president …
Apple has named Arthur D. Levinson to the position of non-executive Chairman of the Board, filling former CEO Steve Jobs’ long time role.
When Jobs stepped down as CEO because he was too sick to continue working, he retained his …
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Disney and YouTube have reached an agreement to produce new Disney-branded content for the web, according to a New York Times report.
The deal, which includes a combine investment of $10 to $15 million, will have Disney produce original content …
Disney chief executive Robert Iger announced today he will be stepping down from his position in 2015.
The Wall Street Journal reports he will become Disney’s executive chairman in March 2012, when current chairman John Pepper retires. Iger will hold …
Disney is throwing the combined firepower of its Cars entertainment brand, its retail toy business, and its mobile app capability into a new line of Appmates mobile application toys being announced today.
The entertainment giant will sell Appmates toys based …
The summer has been something of a nightmare for the sales of video games in U.S. retail stores. In August, the trend continued as overall retail game sales fell 23 percent from a year ago, according to market researcher NPD …
Premium cable channel Starz on Thursday surprisingly announced that it has ended negotiations with Netflix to renew its licensing agreements, meaning Netfix users will lose a ton of great streaming movie and TV choices in early 2012.
Starz’ decision to …
UPDATED: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that SEOmoz had secured a second round of funding. We regret the error.
Search engine optimization software company SEOmoz is close to raising a $25 million second round of funding, sources …
The emerging landscape of games is attracting a lot of money, thanks in part to excitement about Zynga’s upcoming initial public offering and some recent acquisitions such as Electronic Arts’ $750 million purchase of PopCap Games. Tim Chang, a partner …
This article is part of a series of posts where we write about DEMO alumni and news of their progress. Total Immersion launched at DEMO in 2004 and returned to launch a separate product in 2007. Check out their 2007 …
New details have emerged concerning the future of video streaming service Hulu. The company recently finalized deals to continue streaming content from its media partners/owners, reports All Things Digital.
The good news is that Hulu’s owners — which include Disney, …
The LA Times is reporting that Yahoo is the undisclosed potential buyer that made an offer to purchase popular video streaming company Hulu Tuesday.
Acquiring Hulu does make sense for Yahoo, which is looking to extend into the online video …
