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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is partnering with a leading movie theater company to enhance the at-home viewing experience for consumers. What Happened: Disney is partnering with Imax Corp (NYSE: IMAX) to offer a new experience for at-home viewing. Imax’s Expanded Aspect Ratio, which...

Non-fungible tokens may have one of its biggest votes of confidence yet with media conglomerate Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) entering the mix Wednesday. What Happened: VeVe, a digital collectible business, has partnered with Disney to bring a line of NFTs to collectors in celebration of Disney+...

In “Avengers: Infinity War,” the Thanos snap changes the fate of several characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Could a real-life Thanos snap happen and keep the Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) from creating new content with several of the biggest superhero characters? What...

Labor Day marks the end of summer and brings last-minute vacations and outdoor activities. Could a Marvel movie break the holiday's box office record even with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to weigh on movie theater performance? What Happened: “Marvel’s Shang Chi and the Legend...

Volume and demand for non-fungible tokens have been surging. One project that is climbing up the leaderboards is PUNKS Comic, an NFT comic series drawn by Marvel and DC Comics artist Chris Wahl. A burning mechanism, new NFT launch and more items for PUNKS are attracting venture capitalists to the...

Over the years, the Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has completed several acquisitions to boost its theme park, consumer products and media business lines. Two of the biggest were in 2006 and 2009 with Pixar and Marvel, respectively. In 2012, Disney bought Lucasfilm, the owner of one of...

The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Chapek said at the company’s third-quarter earnings call that the entertainment behemoth has “figured out ways to fairly compensate” talent irrespective of the business model. What Happened: Chapek’s comments assume importance in the...

Leading American media franchise Marvel is set to launch its first NFT collection on VeVe chain this weekend. What Happened: In an announcement on Thursday, digital collectible platform VeVe chain said that Marvel’s series of digital collectibles centered around popular superhero Spider-Man...

Short movies and movie scenes being played before Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) movies and after the end credits is nothing new. But, Ryan Reynolds pitched Disney on a very unique crossover movie. What Happened: Ryan Reynolds pitched Disney on a Deadpool/Bambi crossover to play before “Free...

A blockchain developed by the world's top crypto exchange Binance will host the non-fungible marketplace dedicated to the Marvel superhero universe owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). What Happened: According to a Tuesday announcement, the NFT Marvel Marketplace will offer traders,...

A movie trailer released by Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and Marvel on Monday highlighted the upcoming slate of titles in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What Happened: The trailer featured footage from old Marvel movies with a voiceover by Marvel visionary Stan Lee. “I love...

One of the most well-known comic book characters and highest-grossing box office movie franchises looks to be getting a new film. What Happened: "Captain America" could be returning to the big screen soon, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that a fourth film is in the works. The...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) hosted its Investor Day 2020 on Thursday. Disney+ Update: Disney’s streaming platform Disney+ hit 86.8 million subscribers. The streaming platform will add something new every week with dozens of branded series heading to the streaming platform. “Over the...

Investors who owned stocks in the 2010s generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500's (NYSE: SPY) total return since Aug. 31, 2009 is 327.9%. On that day in history, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) announced a massive $4 billion buyout of Marvel Entertainment, which remains...

At the movies, it was a decade of Disney. Seven of the top 10 grossing movies of the 2010s at the box office came from Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), topped by 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," the top grossing film of all time. "Endgame" wasn't the only Avengers movie to draw...