Nidhi Sharma - AHN Contributor London, England (AHN) – Boosted advertisement for TV shows such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost " has firmed Walt Disney’s profits in its second quarter to a sharp 12%. Though the company has made a decline in its film arm, Disney made a net profit...

Reuters - With the recent completion of its purchase of Pixar Animation Studios Inc, the Walt Disney Co must now figure out how to bring together the two biggest names in animation without diminishing either, experts say.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co. reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday as strength in its television business and theme parks outweighed a sharp drop in profits at its film studio.

AP - McDonald's Corp., a magnet for criticism that fast food helps make kids fat, has signed on some accomplished moms to get the skinny on nutrition.

Walt Disney Co. reported a surge in net profit on Tuesday as its television business and theme parks outweighed losses at its studio. The company posted net income of $733 million, or 37 cents per share, compared with $657 million, or...

AP - McDonald's Corp., a magnet for criticism that fast food helps make kids fat, has signed on some accomplished moms to get the skinny on nutrition.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co reported a higher net profit on Tuesday as strength in its television business and theme parks outweighed a dip in profits at its studio.

Reuters - With the recent completion of its purchase of Pixar Animation Studios Inc, the Walt Disney Co must now figure out how to bring together the two biggest names in animation without diminishing either, experts say.

Reuters - This week's Broadway agenda includes the Walt Disney Co.'s latest screen-to-stage musical extravaganza "Tarzan" on Wednesday at the Richard Rodgers, with "American Idol" finalist Josh Strickland as Tar swinging from vines and singing songs by Phil Collins while surrounded by a multitude of dancing apes and flying moths.

AFP - The Walt Disney Co. and fast food giant McDonald's Corp. have announced they are ending a decade-old marketing alliance but denied the deal was ending because of concerns over obesity.

Reuters - Dan Brown's blockbuster book "The Da Vinci Code" has been at or near the top of the bestseller list for more than three years, and as the movie version gets set to open the question is whether toys and games tied to the movie and other much-hyped summer films can garner as much interest.

AP - Shareholders of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. Friday voted to approve the company's acquisition by The Walt Disney Co. for $7.4 billion in stock.

Reuters - Shareholders of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. on Friday approved a takeover of the company by the Walt Disney Co. in an all-stock deal valued at more than $7.4 billion.

Reuters - A former Walt Disney World dancer who used to dress up as Cinderella and Snow White was named Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year on Thursday.

Reuters - A former Walt Disney World dancer who used to dress up as Cinderella and Snow White was named Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year on Thursday.

AP - Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday he had no interest in becoming an executive at The Walt Disney Co., which will soon complete its acquisition of Jobs' other company, Pixar Animation Studios Inc.

AP - The Walt Disney Co.'s cell-phone service, scheduled to launch in the United States in June, will be extended to Britain this year, the company said Thursday.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co said on Thursday it plans to launch its own family-focused cellular phone service in Britain by the end of the year, which will use capacity on O2's network.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co. will try a new type of advertising when it begins showing prime-time ABC television shows on the Web, using a single, interactive ad during each break rather than the flurry of short spots that are the norm on network TV.

Reuters - Three Hollywood craft unions on Monday said they reached a landmark deal with Touchstone Television setting pay and working conditions for the making of mini-episodes of the hit ABC series "Lost" to be shown on mobile telephones.