Report: Disney Shareholders to Vote on Exec Pay

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(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co shareholders, will vote on Tuesday on a proposal that would give them a non-binding, advisory vote on the pay packages given to Chief Executive Bob Iger and other top executives, the Los Angeles Times said.

Disney is one of nearly 100 public companies whose shareholders will vote on the “Say on pay” initiative, which is backed by a group of 75 investors, including TIAA-Cref and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALPERS), the paper said.

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THQ Announces Plans for Global Release of Disney-Pixar’s Up Across All Major Video Game Platforms in Spring 2009

Action Adventure Game Will Take Players to the Unexplored Worlds of South America to Encounter Exotic Animals and Villainous Enemies.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Mar 10, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — THQ Inc. today announced its plans to bring the Up video game, based on the highly anticipated Disney-Pixar film, to all major consoles worldwide beginning in spring 2009. Up is currently in development across seven game systems, including Wii(TM) home video game system, Nintendo DS(TM), Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, and Games for Windows(R) and Mac.

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Mary Poppins Extends Chicago Run to July 12

Broadway World is reporting that the touring production of Mary Poppins will extend its Chicago run until July 12. Tickets for performances between May 20 and July 12 will go on sale March 13. For more information, see the full article here.

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New Disney Channel Movie ‘Hatching Pete’ to Premiere in April

Three talented young actors, each a familiar face to Disney Channel viewers, Jason Dolley (“Cory in the House”), Mitchel Musso (“Hannah Montana” and “Phineas and Ferb”) and Tiffany Thornton (“Sonny With A Chance”), cross over to star in the comedy “Hatching Pete,” a Disney Channel Original Movie premiering Friday, April 24 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). The movie will be showcased across SVOD and mobile platforms, and via exclusive games on DisneyChannel.com.

The premiere weekend event will include a guided tour of the set of the upcoming comedy series “JONAS” by stars Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, as well as an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming Disney/Pixar feature film, “Up.”

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KRAFT Singles’ ‘Smiles Under a Single’ Campaign Offers Free JoBros Downloads

Glenview, IL (PRWEB) March 9, 2009 — KRAFT Singles is launching its year-long “Smiles Under a Single” campaign by offering a free downloadable bundle including a song, music video and poster from Walt Disney Pictures’ “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.” The brand kicked off the campaign on February 24 by handing out grilled cheese sandwiches made with KRAFT Singles at the World Premiere of “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.

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Stitch LCD Display and USB Humidifier

Stitch LCD Display I was so born in the wrong country. From 2dayBlog via SlipperyBrick, the Japan’s Stitch LCD 20″ display. The display is 1680×1050 pixels, allows for an HDMI connection and more. Stitch’s mouth opens so you can access the display’s controls and he’s full 360 so you can see the rest of him clinging on to the monitor in the back. See here for more details and photos.

SlipperyBrick also covers this incredibly cute but expensive USB Stitch humidifier which works in a very unique way.

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The Walt Disney Company Announces Significant Long-Term Environmental Goals

BURBANK, Calif., March 9, 2009 — The Walt Disney Company today announced a landmark set of strategic environmental goals and challenging 3 to 5 year targets to reduce emissions, waste, electricity and fuel use, and its impact on water and ecosystems.

The goals are part of Disney’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company’s approach to critical corporate responsibility issues ranging from charitable giving to nutrition and from online safety for kids to workplace diversity.

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Fortune Magazine: Disney at Top of Its Game

Fortune MagazineThe March 16 issue of Fortune will feature its 2009 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. The list is a result of a survey of executives, directors and analysts of the largest companies in the world who were asked to first rank companies in their own industries and then to rank them overall based on certain criteria.

In the Entertainment industry, the Walt Disney Company ranked #1 in all nine categories giving it an overall rank of 1 while the company ranked #13 out of all industries combined. For more details and the full results of the survey, click here.

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You Can’t Escape To From ‘The Rock’

Dwayne Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain (c) Disney

Dwayne Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain (c) Disney

Can you smellllllllllll what the Disney publicity machine is cookin’? The actor formerly known as The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, is working overtime to promote the release of Race to Witch Mountain this Friday. After hosting FOX’s Animation Domination last week, Johnson did double duty this weekend, hosting both Saturday Night Live as well as a Disney marathon of films on Starz Sunday night. And he has not yet begun to promote.

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Pinocchio 70th Anniversary DVD Review

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Stitch, Known at the Time as Esperimento, Appears Alongside Pinocchio from this Deleted Scene as Drawn by Frank Thomas (kidding!)

The review is in! Sorry for the delay but the past few days have been hectic. You can read the full in-depth review of the DVD here, but I’d suggest you go ahead and pre-order the DVD now if you haven’t already! (Yes, I guess that means I liked it.)

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