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2020
Disney apologizes to Emerson Elementary PTA over film screening fine
Disney CEO Bob Iger said on Twitter that the company apologized to Emerson Elementary School's PTA after the school was fined $250 by Movie Licensing USA for screening The Lion King at a fundraising event. Iger also said he would make a personal donation to the fundraiser.
2020
Disney reports first-quarter fiscal 2020 results
Disney reported first-quarter fiscal 2020 revenue of $20.9 billion and net profit of $2.1 billion.
2020
Disney reports Disney+ subscriber figures in fiscal Q1 results
Disney reported in its fiscal Q1 2020 earnings that Disney+ had 26.5 million paying subscribers during the quarter; CEO Bob Iger said the figure had reached 28.6 million by Monday.
2020
Artist sues Disney and Pixar over alleged use of artwork
Artist Sweet Cecily Daniher is suing Pixar Animation and Disney, alleging that the film Onward used her unicorn-painted van imagery without permission.
2020
Artist sues Pixar and Disney over alleged van-design copying
Artist Sweet Cecily Daniher is suing Pixar and Disney, alleging that they reproduced her unicorn-painted van without permission in the film Onward and related merchandise. The allegations are presented in the complaint; no court determination is reported.
2020
Hulu CEO Randy Freer steps down
Hulu CEO Randy Freer was stepping down as Disney consolidated Hulu's direct-to-consumer business under Disney executives.
2020
Bluey season 1 launches on Disney+
Season 1 of the series Bluey launched on Disney+; the source does not specify the calendar date of the launch.
2020
Tianzhenlan launches Disney-licensed photo-shoot products
Photo service brand Tianzhenlan launched several Disney-licensed photo-shoot products, including Frozen-themed photos and Mickey-themed New Year photos.
2020
Disney sells FoxNext Games to Scopely
Disney sold FoxNext Games to mobile-games developer Scopely. The deal terms were not disclosed.
2020
Disney+ announces planned launch in the UK and parts of Western Europe
Disney announced that its Disney+ streaming service would launch in the UK and parts of Western Europe on March 24, one week earlier than previously scheduled.
2020
Disney renames film studios to remove Fox from their names
Disney was phasing out the Fox name from the acquired studios: 20th Century Fox was renamed 20th Century Studios, and Fox Searchlight Pictures was renamed Searchlight Pictures.
2020
Shahid partners with Disney and Fox for streaming content
MBC said it partnered with Disney and Fox to bring more than 3,000 hours of content to Shahid, including films and other titles available with Arabic subtitles.
2020
FIRST formalizes collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm
FIRST formalized its collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm for the 2020 season; the organizations had collaborated for more than 20 years before making the collaboration official.
2019
ABC7 and Disney donate $15,000 to Redwood Empire Food Bank
ABC7 and its parent company Disney provided a $15,000 donation to Redwood Empire Food Bank to support the Feeding America's Produce Program.
2019
Trust Your Journey sues Disney over slogan use
Trust Your Journey filed a lawsuit alleging that Disney used its trademarked “Trust Your Journey” slogan on Frozen 2 merchandise without authorization. It asked Disney to stop using the slogan and sought a portion of Frozen 2 profits.
2019
Samsung announced Frozen 2-themed accessories for Taiwan
Samsung announced that it would jointly launch Frozen 2-themed accessories with Disney in Taiwan, including a Note10+ cover and a Galaxy Buds case.
2019
Disney alerts theaters to flashing-light sequences in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Disney notified theaters that certain visuals and sustained flashing-light sequences in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker might affect viewers with photosensitive epilepsy or other photo sensitivities, and recommended that theaters provide a notice to customers.
2019
Coca-Cola and Disney promote Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with OLED bottles in Singapore
Coca-Cola Singapore produced 8,000 special-edition sugar-free Coke bottles featuring OLED lightsabers as part of a promotion by Disney and the company for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Fans could solve a puzzle and follow clues to obtain a pass to buy a bottle.
2019
Disney’s Frozen 2 collaborates with 67 brands in India
Disney’s consumer products business in India collaborated with 67 brands across categories to offer Frozen 2 merchandise and related products.
2019
Disney+ launches streaming service
Disney launched its Disney+ streaming service on November 12, 2019, with a $7-a-month commercial-free offering.