Reuters - Walt Disney Co. has agreed to buy Hungama, an Indian children's TV channel that broadcasts in Hindi, for about $30.5 million as it ramps up investment in the fast-growing market.

Reuters - Led by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's" fabulous $60.2 million haul, the weekend box office was especially lively internationally as the studios unleashed a batch of offerings during a summer compressed by World Cup activity in June and early this month.

AP - Johnny Depp and his pirate friends are keeping all the box-office treasure for themselves. Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" remained the top movie for the third straight weekend, hauling in $35 million and lifting its total to $321.7 million after just 17 days, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Reuters - Hollywood is still reeling from Walt Disney Studios' move this week to consolidate its global distribution and marketing operations, cut way back on its release slate and reduce its work force by some 650 positions worldwide. The question is whether the newly pared-down studio is the face of things to come industrywide.

Reuters - As he begins his new job as president of production at Walt Disney Pictures, Oren Aviv must first define exactly what constitutes a Walt Disney picture -- especially because the company wants to brand as many of its movies as possible with the venerable name.