Disney’s Orlando consolidation could impact up to 200 tech and administrative jobs in Seattle An effort by Disney’s Parks, Experiences, and Products division to consolidate operations in a “business-friendly climate” could result in the… Read More
Boeing helps Disney put X-Wing fighters into the air for dedication of ‘Star Wars’ thrill ride in Florida Boeing’s heavy-duty drones, dressed up as X-Wing fighters, flew in for a cameo at last week’s dedication of Disney’s new… Read More
Funko is making a Baby Yoda from Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ — but not in time for Christmas Star Wars fans looking to stuff a little extra cuteness in someone’s stocking this holiday season will have to wait.… Read More
Amazon’s Fire TV will stream Disney+ The Disney+ streaming service will be available on Amazon’s Fire TV, settling a reported dispute that threatened to impede Disney’s… Read More
Microsoft and Disney aim to speed up movie and TV production with new ‘scene-to-screen’ cloud deal Microsoft and The Walt Disney Co. agreed to a five-year deal to leverage the tech giant’s cloud prowess to speed… Read More
Amazon reportedly bids for Disney’s regional sports networks being sold as part of Fox deal Amazon is bidding for Disney’s 22 regional sports networks picked up as part of the acquisition of major chunks of… Read More
Watch: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ trailer is a geeky peek at the world we’ve created online Animated filmmakers figured out a while ago that the best way to get kids in theater seats is to create… Read More
Disneyland plans? How we rode 17 attractions in one day, with time to spare, using apps as our guide Apologies to Walt, but Disneyland might now be described as, “The app-iest place on Earth.” Or it should be if… Read More
Check out this ‘Incredibles 2’ house on Zillow as super family moves into super new digs This house has an Incredibles view. And an Incredibles kitchen and living room. And there are Incredibles amenities, too. In… Read More
Disney targets Redbox over resale of digital movie codes, alleging ‘blatant disregard’ of copyright rules A suit filed against Redbox this week by Walt Disney Co. targets the movie rental kiosk company’s practice of reselling… Read More
Amazon Web Services expands cloud business with NFL, Expedia, and Disney deals Amazon Web Services, aiming to boost its reach among big corporate customers, announced major expansions of its relationships with the… Read More
Disney spinout Dragonchain pursues initial coin offering to build out new blockchain technology Blockchain is one of the hottest trends in tech right now, but it remains a mystery to many outside the… Read More
Bill Nye the Science Guy sues Disney for millions in dispute over TV show payout Bill Nye the Science Guy, a veteran of tussles over climate change and evolution, has just sparked a legal battle… Read More
Podcast Week in Geek: Disney and Facebook vs. Netflix, Dota 2 letdown, and Shake Shack meets Amazon What’s your go-to streaming service? Netflix still reigns supreme when it comes to watching shows online, but Hulu, Amazon and… Read More
Facebook and Disney join Amazon on quest to dethrone streaming king Netflix In 2007, a dot-com era rebel by the name of Netflix launched an online streaming platform — and with it, a… Read More
Disney to cut ties with Netflix and launch its own streaming service, as well as a platform for ESPN Disney is going to go its own way when it comes to streaming, announcing Tuesday that it will be ending… Read More
Seattle startup ReplyYes joins Disney Accelerator to grow retail chatbot service ReplyYes has been accepted into the Disney Accelerator’s 2017 class to continue building out its chat commerce platform that allows… Read More
Verizon reports 20% decline in profits, as unlimited plans prevent steeper wireless losses Verizon Communications’ quarterly profits fell by nearly 20 percent in the first quarter, to $3.5 billion, as the company’s wireless… Read More
First footage of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ revealed at Disney meeting and starts with a question The last time we saw Rey at the end of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” she was reaching out to hand… Read More
Amazon falls behind Disney, but beats Netflix, in study ranking millennials’ intimacy with brands Millennials seem to have an emotional attachment to the smiling cardboard boxes which bring them stuff, at least according to… Read More
Twitter laying off 9% of its workforce, beats Wall Street expectations Twitter confirmed it will cut approximately 9 percent of its workforce, or about 350 people, primarily as a reorganization of… Read More
With stock price slumping and suitors fleeing, Twitter reportedly planning to cut hundreds of jobs Social media giant Twitter may be on the verge of cutting approximately 300 jobs, or about 8 percent of its… Read More
Amazon and Netflix challenge major TV networks in spending on original shows, study says Amazon and Netflix are not only challenging each other for online streaming dominance, they are going after major networks by… Read More
Disney closes Seattle-area game studio behind ‘Marvel: Avengers Alliance’, cuts 61 jobs The Walt Disney Co. is closing the Bellevue, Wash., game studio that was responsible for developing video games in the… Read More
University of Washington partners with Disney to develop cheap touch-sensitive paper Despite a wealth of cheap screens, printing information on paper is often still easier than sending it out digitally. But a new connected… Read More
How this Disney Interactive game studio is bringing Marvel stories from Facebook to your pocket The Marvel universe is huge, and not just in the number of characters or stories being told. Marvel’s stories also… Read More
News all bad for DraftKings as it loses ESPN ad deal and Fox writes down investment Among the multiple setbacks suffered of late by DraftKings, one of the least surprising is that the fantasy-sports firm no… Read More
Disney files to patent drone-based movie projection system, says it will ‘open new frontiers’ in entertainment and advertising In a move that Disney says could advance entertainment as well as advertising, the media powerhouse has filed a patent… Read More
The Force is too strong with this onesie: Darth Vader babysuit recalled due to choking hazard A baby onesie featuring a Darth Vader caricature is being recalled because it poses a choking hazard. If you don’t… Read More
These are the actors vying to play young Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’ spinoff Before he was wooing princesses, chartering Jedis, and helping rebels save the galaxy, Han Solo had a few adventures of… Read More
