http://www.mail.com/companies/4614-walt-disney-company-the.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/4614-walt-disney-company-the.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098802-star-trek-beams-up-701m-box-office.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" didn't warp past its predecessor. The sci-fi sequel directed by J.J. Abrams earned $70.1 million in its opening weekend. The original "Trek" reboot starring fresh faces as the crew of the Enterprise opened with $75.2 million in 2009. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday th... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:04:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098802-star-trek-beams-up-701m-box-office.html 2013-05-20T22:04:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2096312-trek-706m-falls-short-studio-hopes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009's "Star Trek," which opened with $75.2 million.... Mon, 20 May 2013 04:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2096312-trek-706m-falls-short-studio-hopes.html 2013-05-20T04:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City area. Aereo said Tuesday that it will offer 27 Atlanta-area... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:34:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html 2013-05-14T19:34:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085174-cbs-holds-ratings-lead-prime-time.html NEW YORK (AP) — With broadcast networks unveiling their new schedules, the television industry is focused on potential ratings hits next season. But TV programming remained largely status quo last week with CBS maintaining its decisive lead, Nielsen Co. figures showed Tuesday. CBS' decade-old smash, "NCIS," held onto the No. 1 position, drawing more than ... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:54:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085174-cbs-holds-ratings-lead-prime-time.html 2013-05-14T18:54:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081784-big-retailers-safety-accord-bangladesh.html NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the world's largest retailers have agreed to a first-of-its-kind pact to improve safety at some of Bangladesh's garment factories following a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers in the country last month. The move comes just days shy of a deadline imposed by workers' rights groups that said they would hold street ... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:34:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081784-big-retailers-safety-accord-bangladesh.html 2013-05-13T23:34:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2082802-iron-man-3-gatsby-combine-big-business.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, ... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:05:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2082802-iron-man-3-gatsby-combine-big-business.html 2013-05-13T21:05:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio's "The Great Gatsby" partied like it was the Roaring '20s with a $51.1 million debut that made it a surprisingly strong runner-up to comic-book blockbuster "Iron Man 3." Studio estimates Sunday put "Gatsby" at No. 2 behind Robert Downey Jr.'s superhe... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html 2013-05-12T18:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2077564-bloomberg-bars-reporters-client-activity.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Financial data and news company Bloomberg LP says it has corrected a "mistake" in its newsgathering policies and cut off its journalists' special access to client log-in activity on the company's ubiquitous trading information terminals after Goldman Sachs complained about the matter last month. A person familiar with the matter said Fr... Sun, 12 May 2013 01:06:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2077564-bloomberg-bars-reporters-client-activity.html 2013-05-12T01:06:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078678-lucasfilm-star-wars-movie-to-shot-uk.html LONDON (AP) — The next "Star Wars" movie will be shot in a galaxy far, far away from Hollywood — Britain. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy says the company has reached a deal with British Treasury chief George Osborne to make "Star Wars: Episode VII" in the U.K. She said Friday that the production company was "revisiting the origins of 'Star Wars'" fo... Sat, 11 May 2013 10:41:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2078678-lucasfilm-star-wars-movie-to-shot-uk.html 2013-05-11T10:41:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073982-social-media-raises-concern-disney-trademark.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. The trademark was for an animated movie by Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Inc. that is inspired by the holiday. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:06:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073982-social-media-raises-concern-disney-trademark.html 2013-05-09T18:06:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072436-news-corp-3q-beats-street-pay-tv-pi.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — News Corp. beat Wall Street's forecast for the January-March quarter, helped by growing revenue from pay TV networks including Fox News Channel and FX, and the hit 20th Century Fox movie "Life of Pi." The New York-based company controlled by billionaire Rupert Murdoch also said Wednesday that it benefited from raising its stake in satel... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:49:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072436-news-corp-3q-beats-street-pay-tv-pi.html 2013-05-08T22:49:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071196-disney-drops-bid-to-trademark-day-dead.html SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Disney has dropped an effort to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S. The company announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing a trademark request it made on May 1 to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The application prompted online crit... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071196-disney-drops-bid-to-trademark-day-dead.html 2013-05-08T14:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069650-disney-2q-beat-street-shares-rise.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Revenue gains at Disney's parks and movie studio led to a 32 percent increase in net income during the January-March quarter. The results, which topped analyst expectations Tuesday, showed that the company's record-setting investments in a new cruise ship and multiple theme park upgrades last year are starting to pay off. Net income gre... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:30:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069650-disney-2q-beat-street-shares-rise.html 2013-05-07T22:30:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069088-television-viewers-their-choice-killers.html NEW YORK (AP) — The television audience appears to have made its choice of serial killers. Fox's Joe Carroll beats NBC's Hannibal Lecter in viewer interest. Last week's Nielsen Co. ratings make that clear. "The Following," the gruesome series that debuted on Fox in January, is a hit. With 7.8 million viewers, it was Fox's most popular program last week af... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069088-television-viewers-their-choice-killers.html 2013-05-07T18:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065844-brands-risk-image-varying-bangladesh-responses.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — Global clothing brands involved in Bangladesh's troubled garment industry responded in starkly different ways to the building collapse that killed more than 600 people. Some quickly acknowledged their links to the tragedy and promised compensation. Others denied they authorized work at factories in the building even when their labels were found in the ru... Tue, 07 May 2013 02:05:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065844-brands-risk-image-varying-bangladesh-responses.html 2013-05-07T02:05:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066990-iron-man-3-finishes-with-1741m-opening-weekend.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney's Marvel Studios continues to mine precious metal with a $174.1 million opening weekend for "Iron Man 3," the second-biggest domestic debut ever behind the $200-million-plus launch of "The Avengers" a year ago. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of... Tue, 07 May 2013 01:05:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066990-iron-man-3-finishes-with-1741m-opening-weekend.html 2013-05-07T01:05:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066918-disney-teams-with-ea-star-wars-video-games.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney is not giving up on "Star Wars" video games after all. A month after shutting down game production at Lucasfilm subsidiary LucasArts, The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it had entered multi-year deal with Electronic Arts Inc. to develop new "Star Wars" video games. According to a statement, EA will develop g... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:23:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066918-disney-teams-with-ea-star-wars-video-games.html 2013-05-06T20:23:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2064306-will-downey-suit-up-175m-im3-haul.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks. According to studio estimates Sunday, "Iron Man 3" has raced to a worldwide total of $680.1 million. That includes $175.9 million in i... Sun, 05 May 2013 19:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2064306-will-downey-suit-up-175m-im3-haul.html 2013-05-05T19:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060810-pressure-bangladesh-retailers-to-factories.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — In the aftermath of a building collapse that killed more than 530 people, Bangladesh's garment manufacturers may face a choice of reform or perish. Home to five factories that supplied clothing to retailers in Europe and the United States, the shoddily constructed building's collapse has put a focus on the high human price paid wh... Sat, 04 May 2013 02:38:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060810-pressure-bangladesh-retailers-to-factories.html 2013-05-04T02:38:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056986-cbs-moonves-dismisses-aereo-1q-earns-top-views.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS Corp. Chief Executive Les Moonves gave an upbeat view of the health of broadcast TV Wednesday as the company reported strong results for the first three months of the year. He also dismissed startup Aereo as an "insignificant player" that was stealing CBS' signal. Moonves told investors that Aereo has "gotten way too much attention"... Wed, 01 May 2013 22:27:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056986-cbs-moonves-dismisses-aereo-1q-earns-top-views.html 2013-05-01T22:27:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2056970-mitch-albom-switches-publishers-3-book-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mitch Albom, one of the country's most popular authors, has a new publisher and a new novel coming this fall. The author of the sentimental favorite "Tuesdays With Morrie" has a three-book deal with Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Albom's previous publisher was the Disney-owned Hyperion, where he had spent much of his caree... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:50:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2056970-mitch-albom-switches-publishers-3-book-deal.html 2013-05-01T21:50:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056438-media-companies-benefit-higher-network-fees.html NEW YORK (AP) — Media companies benefited from higher fees for cable television networks such as TBS, Comedy Central and CNBC in the first three months of the year. Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc. and Comcast Corp. all saw growth in their cable network businesses, thanks to distribution fees they charge cable and satellite TV service providers for rights to... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:16:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056438-media-companies-benefit-higher-network-fees.html 2013-05-01T21:16:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2054526-american-idol-3rd-rated-competition.html NEW YORK (AP) — Television's champion for nearly a decade, Fox's "American Idol," now isn't even the most popular competition show on the air. Both editions of "The Voice" on NBC and "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC had larger audiences than "Idol" last week, the Nielsen Co. said. "Idol" has been the most popular entertainment program in prime time for nin... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2054526-american-idol-3rd-rated-competition.html 2013-04-30T20:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2052072-pain-gain-leads-us-box-office-with-202m.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Wahlberg's true-crime romp "Pain & Gain" led the domestic box office with $20.2 million over a quiet weekend that preceded the start of Hollywood's summer blockbuster season. Summer's first big debut, "Iron Man 3," arrives in U.S. theaters Friday, with anticipation stoked by an overseas debut a week earlier in 42 markets that broug... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:02:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2052072-pain-gain-leads-us-box-office-with-202m.html 2013-04-29T21:02:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2049744-iron-man-3-rules-world-pain-gain-takes-us.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Iron Man 3" was the heavy-lifter at theaters with a colossal overseas debut that overshadowed a gang of mercenary bodybuilders in a sleepy pre-summer weekend at the domestic box office. The Marvel Studios superhero sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. got a head-start on its domestic launch next Friday with a $195.3 million opening in 42 ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:09:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2049744-iron-man-3-rules-world-pain-gain-takes-us.html 2013-04-28T19:09:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — The deadly Boston Marathon bombings and the massive manhunt for two suspects helped television news, with Fox News Channel leading all cable networks in prime-time ratings for the first week since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Fox averaged 2.87 million viewers in prime time last week, topping the USA network, which had 2.62 m... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:26:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html 2013-04-23T20:26:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037786-oblivion-blasts-with-37m-box-office.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Oblivion" cruised to the top of the weekend box office. The Tom Cruise science-fiction thriller led Hollywood with a $37 million debut. Though many people Friday were caught up in coverage of the manhunt for the suspects in the Boston Marathon explosions, it seems to have had little effect on how the film fared. ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:31:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037786-oblivion-blasts-with-37m-box-office.html 2013-04-22T21:31:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2034920-fans-sink-cruises-oblivion-382m-debut.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie fans slipped into "Oblivion" as the Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller led Hollywood with a $38.2 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. That domestic haul comes on top of $33.7 million "Oblivion" added in overseas markets, where the film began rolling out a week earlier. "Oblivion" raised its overseas total to $112 million and its worldwide receipts to $150.2 mil... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:56:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2034920-fans-sink-cruises-oblivion-382m-debut.html 2013-04-21T19:56:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031164-seaworld-splash-nyse-stock-gains.html NEW YORK (AP) — SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made a splash Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The owner of theme parks famous for water shows featuring killer whales and dolphins jumped $6.52, or 24 percent, to close at $33.52 after the company and its backers raised $702 million. The initial public offering of 26 million sh... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:09:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031164-seaworld-splash-nyse-stock-gains.html 2013-04-19T21:09:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2026786-star-wars-films-to-yearly-starting-2015.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Disney is turning "Star Wars" films into an annual summer ritual. Walt Disney Co. chairman Alan Horn announced Wednesday that the studio would release films set in a galaxy far, far away every year starting in 2015. The parade of films will start with "Star Wars: Episode VII," directed by J.J. Abrams. ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2026786-star-wars-films-to-yearly-starting-2015.html 2013-04-17T22:14:00Z