Disney Channel News
- SpongeBob, MTV, Adult Swim Blackout Looms Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:14PMA spat between Time Warner and Viacom over how much the cable company pays to carry channels such as MTV and Comedy Central headed down to the wire on New...
- Adalian Column: Polishing Up the Crystal Ball Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:07PMI should know better. A year ago at this time, while working for Daily Variety, I joined my colleague Michael Schneider in coming up with a list of eight predictions for 2008. Among our in-print forecasts: The Olympics would be a pop-culture bust, fans of “Lost” would revolt over an absence of answers to their burning questions, a hosting change would rile “The View” and one of the network ...
- Time Warner Cable, ESPN Send Sweepstakes Winner To Rose Bowl Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:50PMMarilyn Wray will be in the house, when Joe Pa and Pete Carroll’s teams square off in the “granddaddy of them all” on New Year’s Day.
- Woman Dies After 16-Story Fall From Hotel Balcony Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:49PMA 29-year-old woman fell 16 stories to her death from the balcony of an Orlando hotel room.
- ESPN’s `Monday Night Football’ leads cable ratings Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:42AMRankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 15-21. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:...
- Coloring Christmas Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:28AMBy Michael Ford Reporter When Zoey Baldwin, 8, of Russellville entered the first annual Christmas card contest put on by Disney’s Imagination Movers earlier this month, her mother, Vicki Baldwin, said her daughter was just happy to be a part of it.
- Nielsen Log: Pigskin and Holiday Fare Rule Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:35AMIn the penultimate week of the Nielsen year, football and holiday fare ruled the ratings roost.
- trivia quiz Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 7:09AMQuestions: 1) Dave Garroway was the host of what now-venerable morning network news show when it premiered in January 1952? 2) Julia Louis-Dreyfus won a [...]
- Dish Network Offers Different Programming Options Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 7:02AMDish Network makes it easier for you to decide which channels are right for you by dividing them up into perfectly sized packages.
- KELLNER: Good choices at last minute Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 4:31AMTick tock, the clock is running down to Dec. 25 and you-know-what.
- Time Warner raising cable rates Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:43AMCiting higher costs to air sports and other programming, the company will charge $3 to $4 more a month for most TV packages.
- Fierce competition at Christmas boxoffice Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 6:27PMIt may be the season of peace on Earth, but at the boxoffice this holiday weekend it will be all-out war with five new wide releases competing to carve out territory.
- Fresh Syndicated Talk Fares Best Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 3:49PMShows hang on despite Chicago preemptions for news coverage of Illinois Gov.
- PGA Tour announces fully sponsored schedule for 2009 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:46PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The PGA Tour has released its entire schedule for next year, a fully sponsored program with a slight increase in purses despite the global financial crisis.
- Disney Channel/DisneyChannel.com Highlights For 2008 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:16PM Disney Channel U.S. Highlights - 2008
- Spout Off Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 3:15PMPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject: If you do the crime, this is how you end up......
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- Culinary student qualifies for internship at Disney World Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 12:59AMKristyl Lanning, an exemplary culinary arts student at San Jacinto College North, will soon be off to Disney World, not on vacation, but instead ready for hard work and to continue her education.
- Same old, same old Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:33PM"Yes, we can," said pop executives faced with new challenges -- and then returned to time-tested formulas.
- A Child’s Christmas Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:13PMWe asked Ms. Hould’s Grade four class from St. Matthew’s School to submit letters about what Christmas means to them and their fondest Christmas memories. We also asked Mrs. Kattis and Mrs. Cafazzo’s Junior Kindergarten classes, from St. Joan of Arf Catholic School to submit creative Christmas pictures.
- Arena Football Cancels 2009 Season Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 2:54PMCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Arena Football League said on Monday it has canceled its 2009 season, but the indoor football league, which has struggled financially for several years, will resume play the following year.
- Arena Football cancels 2009 season Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 12:32PM The Arena Football League said on Monday it has cancelled its 2009 season, but the indoor football league, which has struggled financially for several years, will resume play the following year.
- Arena Football to cancel 2009 season: reports Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 9:54AM The Arena Football League has canceled its 2009 season, but will resume play the following year, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and The New York Times reported on Monday.
- WeeWorld Reaches 25 Million WeeMees Worldwide Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 9:34AM WeeWorld, the most popular interactive avatar community and home of the WeeMee, today announced that more than 25 million WeeMees have been created worldwide. WeeWorld, which gives users of all ages an opportunity for self-exploration and expression in a safe, fun environment, is now one of the largest virtual communities.
- KIT digital Expands Worldwide Client Base in Q4 Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 6:39AMDUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - High rates of broadband and 3G network growth in global markets continue to drive growth for leading provider of IPTV and video-based interactive marketing solutions KIT digital, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KITD), a leading global provider of Internet Protocol-based video enablement technologies, reported a number of new customer wins ...
- KIT digital Expands Worldwide Client Base in Q4 Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 5:45AM based interactive marketing solutions
- Entertainment Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 3:24AMHome Alone has been named the UK’s favourite festive family movie. The survey of 3000 families, carried out to celebrate the launch of the new premium family movie channel Disney Cinemagic HD, found the average household has seen the 1990 film at least 10 times.
- Home Alone is UK’s favourite Christmas film Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 3:22AMHome Alone has been named the UK’s favourite festive family movie. The survey of 3000 families, carried out to celebrate the launch of the new premium family movie channel Disney Cinemagic HD, found
- Martin’s Cable Plan Loses Steam Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 7:05AMWashington— Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin is coming under intense pressure to abandon his dream of bringing cable networks and TV stations under tighter federal regulatory control.
- Search for Obama dog draws expert advice Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 5:40AMWASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not always a dog’s life being a White House pet.
- Tube Notes Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 4:14AM"House of Saddam," 7 p.m., HBO. The first half of this miniseries (re-running at 5 p.m.) was fairly involving, as Saddam Hussein built his Iraq dictatorship, barely surviving the Gulf War. Now the second half creates powerhouse drama.
- Standish leads Thunder past Wings Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 3:15AMBLOOMINGTON -- Zack and Cody need to show up more often at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. With the Disney Channel child stars helping attract a season-best crowd of 5,014, Marty Standish scored the fastest goal in team and arena history Saturday night before adding the game-winner with 13:31 remaining to lift the struggling Bloomington PrairieThunder to a sorely needed 4-3 International Hockey League ...
- The markets in 60 seconds Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 2:11AMDow Jones to close Orlando plant
- Teenager wins private concert with Jonas Brothers Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 12:09AMFourteen-year-old Abbie Schornstheimer, an eighth-grader at Broadway Middle School in Southport, flipped out a few weeks ago when she was told she won a national contest. She scarcely remembered entering it.
- Thunder continues its search for consistency Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 11:31PMBLOOMINGTON -- Remember that promising 3-1 start to the International Hockey League season for the Bloomington PrairieThunder? It was followed by a dismal stretch of seven losses in eight games, before hopes were raised again with impressive wins over league-leading Muskegon and red-hot Kalamazoo. | PrairieThunder page
- Oasis leader shares views on playing Detroit, being attacked and manners Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 11:25PMNoel Gallagher and the group play The Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday with special guests Ryan Adams and the Cardinals.
- It’s not tryptophan, it’s the NFL Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 10:46PMThanksgiving Day. It’s all about turkey and football, right? Yesterday, I found myself changing the channel to watch the “Rocky” marathon during the games. And I came to the conclusion that the NFL just needs to do better.
- On top of the pop world Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 3:24PMThe Jonas Brothers are certifiably the biggest teen-pop band in the land. The group, which teams devoutly Christian brothers Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas, specializes [...]
- DVDs and CDs for the elementary crowd Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 3:24PMFrom fairies to pandas and penguins, with a little Beethoven thrown in, these movies and music will keep children watching again and again ... and again.
- Freshman Veharanta Making Great Impact for Friars Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 12:37PMA precocious 18-year old freshman from La Verne, Calif., Friars forward Laura Veharanta was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Monday, Nov. 19, after scoring her second game-winning goal of the season, on Saturday, Nov. 8, against Robert Morris University.
- The Breakout Stars Of 2008 Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 10:54AMThe 10 stars on our list offer far more than a reality show crown or a must-see youtube clip.
- Life with Derek: The Complete First Season Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:20AMA Disney Channel series that ran from 2005-2006 and was produced in Canada, "Life With Derek" most resembles a modern "Brady Bunch", taking the structure of the classic with a modern setting and attitudes - rather than making any sort of attempt to get along, the children constantly bicker with one another and try to set boundaries in a house that seems awfully small.
- Isle actor joins sci-fi production Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 4:05AMActor Jason Scott Lee, no stranger to providing his voice to animated films, has agreed to collaborate on "strange frame: Love & Sax," an animated sci-fi feature film from the Big Island, with Island Planet One Productions, LLC.
- Cine Latino acquires broadcast rights to 100 movies Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:07AMCine Latino, a Spanish-language pay-television channel, has acquired the broadcast rights to nearly 100 movies under with five major film distributors, company officials announced Wednesday.
- Carlisle woman bags 17-point buck in Perry County Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 12:46AMNiki Gale bagged a 17-point buck on opening day Monday in Watts Township, Perry County.
- Toonz, Marvel gear up for Wolverine season 2 Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 11:25PMTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA: Singapore-based Toonz Entertainment Pte Ltd and Marvel Animation have given an early green signal to a second season of the animated television series, Wolverine and the X-Men.
- Gainey straps on two gloves again Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 10:34PMHas it really been a year? Tommy Gainey has a hard time accepting that. The Dec. 8, 2007 cover of Golfweek shows the Bishopville native, wearing his trademark two golf gloves, as he wraps up a top-25 finish in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, aka “Q-school.” After years on the mini-tour circuit, Gainey’s dream of playing with golf’s big boys had come true. Then reality arrived. “Being a (PGA ...
- Disney Orders Up More ‘Hannah,’ ‘Suite Life on Deck’ Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 11:52AMDisney Channel Tuesday said it has ordered additional episodes for the third season of Hannah Montana and a second season of The Suite Life on Deck—the network’s hit live-action series.
- The Year in Online Video Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 11:28AM Now that we are in December, the final month of the year, I thought it would be fun to go back through our archives and take a look at some of the highlights of different sectors of our industry, and reflect on everything that has happen over the year 2008. January seems so long ago. So much has happened. read more
- Sea Savvy - The cruising life isn’t always a joy ride Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 10:22AMWhat’s it like to go cruising? What’s it like to explore coastlines and rivers and bays and visit one special harbor after another? What’s it like to live to the pulse of nature rather than the blink of traffic lights? What’s it like to follow the geese south?