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The Walt Disney Company today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter and six months ended March 31, 2012.  Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter increased 29% to $0.63 from $0.49 in the prior-year quarter. EPS for the current quarter included a gain related to an acquisition and restructuring and impairment charges, [...]

ABC News and Univision News today announced they have agreed in principle to form a far-reaching, multiplatform joint venture dedicated to informing, empowering and inspiring Hispanic Americans in English while providing all audiences with uncompromising coverage of current events with a unique perspective. The landmark agreement would capitalize on Univision’s news leadership and expertise in [...]

BBC Worldwide and ABC Entertainment today announced the first ever free-to-play online game centered on the juggernaut reality-competition television show, “Dancing with the Stars.” Titled “Dancing with the Stars: Keep Dancing,” the game is available to play now on ABC.com/DancingWithTheStars and at DWTSKeepDancing.com. Concurrently, BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Games will launch “Strictly Keep Dancing” in the UK, [...]

Deck the castles with boughs of holly and tune in as Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida present the 28th annual “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” TV special that will air December 25 on ABC-TV. Hosts of the telecast are Nick Cannon and Mario Lopez, with co-hostMaria Menounos.  Stars will shine and sparkle, [...]

The National Hockey League (NHL) and Disney Consumer Products have revealed plans to co-brand merchandise featuring characters from Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning animated series, Phineas and Ferb, in the 2011-12 NHL season. The NHL made the announcement today at the 2011 NHL Exchange licensed products and retail trade show inside the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The Disney [...]

Disney’s “Phineas and Ferb” debuted “Perry the Platy-bus On Tour” yesterday in New York’s Times Square before crossing the country as part of Disney Channel’s summer of “Phineas and Ferb.” The tour celebrates the top-rated animated series and kicks-off the countdown to the Disney Channel Original Movie, “Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension,” premiering FRIDAY, [...]