ABIGAIL DISNEY NOT HAPPY WITH THE WALT DISNEY CO.’S WORK POLICIES

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• Disney, has expressed concerns about the work policies of the company and has criticised its compensation practices for senior executives and its treatment of lower-level employees

• The COVID-19 pandemic and Disney’s C-suite turnover have made add...

COVID-19 IMPACT: DISNEY TO LAY OFF 28,000 EMPLOYEES ACROSS THEME PARKS IN U.S.

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• Total 67 percent of the laid off employees will be part-time workers said Disney, while remaining 33 percent will comprise of executives and salaried workers

• Disney's employees have always been key to its success, playing a valued and important rol...

NBA PLANS TO RESTART MATCHES WITH A VIRTUAL AUDIENCE

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• NBA plans to restart matches with a virtual audience.
• Microsoft Corp. and NBA will be working together to set up a virtual screening of the games.
• The NBA had suspended its season in March.
• The season is plann...

SAUDI ARABIA TO RESCUE CORONAVIRUS-STRICKEN HOLLYWOOD

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• The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has invested total $1,000 million in Live Nation and Walt Disney Co. 

• Saudi Arabia is eyeing similar kind of coronavirus bargain deals and wants to buy stake in Time Warner Music Group

Similar to any other ind...

FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR CAMPING AT DISNEY’S DISCOVERY LAND

A man from Florida was arrested by the police for apparently staying at Disney’s Discovery Land, an island situated inside Walt Disney World. 
Authorities from the Walt Disney World contacted the police stating that a man is trying to quarantine himself citing the island as trop...

This year the Force was with Walt Disney in the streaming business

As more viewers download content over the internet instead of paying for cable subscriptions, it has been a difficult decade for big media companies. But this year the Force was with Walt Disney in the streaming business.

In 2019, the company released six of the eight biggest movies so ...

The frozen movie was used as a climate learning lesson

To teach students about environment and climate, Dr. Paul Miller, Assistant Professor, and Coastal Meteorologist, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU) used Disney movie ‘Frozen. The movie is a 3D computer-animated fantasy released by Walt Disne...