Banks Commit to Cool Japan Fund
TOKYO — Two major Japanese banks, Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, are expected to underwrite a government-backed fund to support exports of cultural products, including cartoons, films, music, food…
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Influential Showbiz Attorney Irwin Russell Dead at 87
Irwin Russell, the influential entertainment attorney who was a key player in saving the Walt Disney Co. from corporate raiders in 1984, died Friday of complications from leukemia. He was 87. Russell…
Marija Pikic: International Star You Should Know
Marija Pikic was a 21-year-old drama student with a few professional credits when helmer-writer Aida Begic chose her to star in "Children of Sarajevo." She won the actress kudo at last year's…
Thor Is Headed to Disneyland
Disney plans to promote the release of Marvel Studios’ “Thor: The Dark World” with a yet-to-be-disclosed attraction at Disneyland. The Disney Parks Blog gave few details on what will appear at the…
Japan to amp up TV Content Exports
Aiming to emulate Korean content in Asia, six leading Japanese broadcasters are to team with government to promote Japanese TV programming abroad.
How TV has Replaced Animated Films as Disney’s Biggest Brand Ambassador
For nearly eight decades, Disney has relied on films to rally kids and their families around the Mouse House. But with its core audience increasingly glued to screens of all sizes, the success of…
Top Japanese cablers to merge
TOKYO -- Japan's top two cable TV operators -- Jupiter Telecommunications and Japan Cablenet -- are to merge, giving them control of 53% of the market.
Review: ‘Thermae Romae’
All roads lead to a bathtub in this cheekily entertaining manga adaptation, a time-travel fantasy in which a Roman architect from 128 AD saves the empire by tapping into Nipponese ablution habits.
Bain buys into Japan’s TV shopping market
Tokyo -- U.S. equity outfit Bain Capital is acquiring a 50% share in Japan's Jupiter Shop Channel from the Sumitomo trading house, according to company sources, for a reported $1.3 billion.
Disney revenue up 6% in second quarter
While "The Avengers" may be a blockbuster, Disney won't be able to count much of that coin until its third quarter. Still that didn't hold the Mouse House back from posting strong second quarter…
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