Topic - The Walt Disney Company

• Patricia Disney dies in Los Angeles at age 77

  Patricia Disney, who was once married to Walt Disney's late nephew Roy E. Disney and was vice chairwoman of Roy's investment company, died Friday after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

• Hollywood studios win UK case to block pirate site

  Hollywood film studios have won a court case in Britain blocking access to a website accused of flagrant infringement of copyright.

• Disney-owned company to pay $3M to settle FTC case

  An online game company owned by Walt Disney Co. is paying $3 million to settle federal charges that it illegally collected and disclosed personal information from hundreds of thousands of children under age 13 without their parents' consent.

• Movie studios sue Zediva over movie streaming

  Hollywood movie studios are challenging a gutsy startup that thought it had found a loophole to make the latest hit movies available for instant viewing online long before they are available on Netflix or Redbox.

• 'Expendables' wins weekend with $34.8M debut

  Sylvester Stallone's action romp "The Expendables" has captured the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with a $34.8 million debut.

• 'The Other Guys' takes over box office with $35.5M

  The dream is over for "Inception," which finally lost the No. 1 spot at the box office to "The Other Guys" after three weeks on top.

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  Disney sells Miramax to investor for $660 million

  The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process.

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  Disney selling Miramax to investors for $660M

  The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped launch the career of Quentin Tarantino and push independent movies into the mainstream.

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  Disney sells Miramax to investor for $660 million

  The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped launch the career of Quentin Tarantino and push independent movies into the mainstream.

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  Zadzooks: Batman: Under the Red Hood, The Losers, Clash of the Titans

  Blu-ray reviews of Batman: Under the Red Hood, Clash of the Titans and The Losers from Warner Home Video

• Disney to buy social gaming site Playdom

  The Walt Disney Co. is buying online social-gaming company Playdom for $563.2 million, the latest sign the company is becoming a formidable player in the video-game industry.

• 'Inception' lingers at No. 1 with $42.7M weekend

  Leonardo DiCaprio's thriller "Inception" held on to the top berth at the weekend box office with $42.9 million, while Angelina Jolie's spy caper "Salt" debuted a solid No. 2 with $36 million.

• Disney gives sneak peek of new Hawaii resort

  More than 80 years after Mickey Mouse piloted "Steamboat Willie" and whistled his way into the hearts of children across the world, he has finally reached the shores of Hawaii.

• Manka Bros take media by storm, online that is

  While Disney CEO Bob Iger was chatting with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg at a major media summit in Idaho this month, Khan Manka Jr. was squiring around the lodge bar looking for a drink.

• 'Inception' earns dreamy reception with $60.4M

  Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is anything but a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $60.4 million and a No. 1 finish at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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