Disney beats forecasts with a 9% profit gain
The strong performance of ESPN and overseas expansion of the Disney Channel help buoy results for the entertainment company's fiscal third quarter. Walt Disney Co. continues to defy economic gravity.
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Disney Channel Star Alleges Adult Ad Used Her Pic
A lawyer for Disney Channel actress/singer Brenda Song told a judge Monday that process servers have so far been unable to serve a lawsuit on a woman who allegedly used the 20-year-old entertainer's photo in an adult-oriented ad in the L.A. Weekly. Song co-stars in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody."
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Disney sees slowing Q4 ad sales and hotel bookings
Walt Disney Co said park bookings were flat and it had detected weakness in advertising sales in the current quarter, sparking fears that U.S. economic woes will hit its results and sending its shares down 2 percent.
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ESPN and theme parks help lift profit at Disney
Walt Disney, a U.S. media company, said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 9 percent as its theme parks withstood the slowing U.S. economy and the ESPN sports network collected more subscriber fees.
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