Hasbro has the merchandising contract for most of Disney's biggest franchises; not just Marvel and Star Wars but also Disney Princesses (won from Mattel in 2015, but due to transfer back again from 2023)

Disney, Fox and NBC Universal, but also a collection of TV and cable channel feeds. These are likely to include Disney's ESPN and Disney Channel, as well as Fox News and FX. NBCU has yet to decide whether

but there are also superhero partnerships with Disney-controlled Marvel and Warner-owned DC, and with Disney's Princesses range, the Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings licenses, Scooby-Doo and even video game

Further bold moves included an attempt to acquire Walt Disney. That bid was rejected by Disney's shareholders but the Roberts had more success with General Electric, from whom they successfully acquired

Disney, which had already acquired a direct 18% holding in Vice in 2015 and has additional shares through its A&E Networks joint venture with Hearst, is not taking part in the new funding round, and will

With major players like Apple, Disney, AT&T and Comcast now piling into the streaming TV sector, four-year incumbent Sony has announced plans to exit the sector. It said it will shutter its Playstation

confess that Donald Duck has never been my favourite Disney character, but this charming little fable is just perfect. A brilliant and heart-warming idea, brought to life with outstanding digital animation

not least competition from Disney's own streaming service, which deprived Netflix of some important content, including major Disney, Marvel and 20th Century Studios movie releases, as well as similar

Bid interest from Google, Disney and Salesforce.com had caused a sharp rise in Twitter's stock, from around $18.40 per share to just under $25. However, Google and Disney have now indicated they won't

stronger competitor to bulked up media titans like Disney, Comcast, AT&T and Netflix. Aged and bed-ridden tycoon Sumner Redstone is still nominally the controlling shareholder, but all management decisions