While the 2019 'Aladdin' is a big improvement from the 1992 version, it still recycles some old tropes.
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Vudu, Apple TV+, Disney +, NBC Universal: there's going to be a lot of blood on the carpet.
In production as the #metoo uprising took hold, the sequel is a real chance for Disney to normalise strong, independent female characters.
We've had 90 years of those famous ears.
The latest fairy tale movie from Disney has a dark twist, so it's right on trend.
Comcast and Disney's bidding war for Sky can only be justified by the outside threat of Amazon and Netflix.
In ten years, Netflix has built up a streaming business with a staggering 125m subscribers. Here's what it needs to do next.
A scholar of the media business tries to make sense of the flurry of merger news lately, and why the contested tie-up between AT&T and Time Warner will profoundly reshape the American media landscape.
United's CEO called the Trump policy 'in deep conflict' with his company's values, the latest example of a corporate leader speaking out on a political issue, something almost unheard of a few decades ago.
The proposed Sky takeover is just the latest chapter in the Murdoch family saga which will see power shifting at the top of the empire.
Black Panther arrives at a moment of possibility. Its popularity demonstrates that people are crying out for chances to see themselves and their communities portrayed with dignity—as heroes.
Acquiring companies that don't complement the main business went out of fashion more than a decade ago.
In the coming year, media companies will be adjusting to a new reality – one that ultimately leaves consumers with fewer choices.
Disney's veneer of innocence shouldn't distract people from recognizing the danger of giving one conglomerate the power to control so much information.
Positive gesturing aside, Disney hasn't changed much since its first feature film – except it's now very, very rich.
Creaky crazy old leader, misdirection at every turn – is this beginning to sound familiar?
Disney recently announced a forthcoming streaming service, leading some to wonder if the company is gearing up for a battle with Netflix. But not all streaming services are locked in a death match.
Even now, 350 years after his birth, the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift remains as sharp and relevant as ever.
No happy endings in this dark fantasy about lost children.
As the animated film 'Bambi' celebrates its 75th anniversary, a reminder that humans often try to express reality. But once they do, they go back to making art.
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Fellow, Peabody Media Center; Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Hull
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Visiting Researcher in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Former Associate Dean of Design and Screen, University of the Arts London
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Organization Studies, Durham University
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Research Fellow, University of Bristol
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Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Journalism, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Postdoctoral research fellow in English, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Visual Communication and Art Education, University of Newcastle
