Commentary / World Jan 23, 2021
Netflix gets to say 'I told you so,' for now
by Tara Lachapelle
The firm's strategy of spending heaps of borrowed money to produce future programming left it remarkably and uniquely prepared for the COVID-19 crisis.
TV Nov 19, 2020
Disney+ passes 73 million subscribers as streaming takes center stage
by Brooks Barnes
Disney on Thursday reported an 82% decline in quarterly operating income, the result of steep losses at its coronavirus-devastated theme park division and the postponement of major movie releases. But Wall Street had already decided that Disney’s overall results for the quarter, the fourth in ...
Business / Corporate Oct 30, 2020
Tokyo Disney Resort operator to log first annual net loss since listing
Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, said Thursday that it is bracing for its first full-year consolidated net loss since its listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1996. The company said it expects to report a net loss of ...
Film Oct 10, 2020
Disney says it had to work with Chinese government on ‘Mulan’
Walt Disney Co. defended its cooperation with government entities accused of human-rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, saying the company had to work with the government in order to make films there. "There are regulations that must be followed by all foreign film production companies ...
Film Sep 12, 2020
U.S. lawmakers press Disney chief about Xinjiang links to ‘Mulan’
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have asked Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek to explain the company’s contacts with "security and propaganda authorities” in the Xinjiang region of China during production of the live-action version of "Mulan.” After it was learned that ...
Asia Pacific Sep 11, 2020
Her father in prison, Uighur activist wants Disney to apologize
by Christopher Palmeri
"It would be actually great if Disney can publicly first acknowledge the existence of those ... forced-labor camps ... and that it’s wrong," she said.
Film Sep 11, 2020
‘Mulan’ 1998: A moment of joy and anxiety for Asian American viewers
by Brian X. Chen
By the time "Mulan” came out, Asian American activists were still reeling from the failure of "All-American Girl” (1994-95), the first sitcom to feature a Korean American family.
Film Sep 9, 2020
Why calls to boycott 'Mulan' over concerns about China are growing
by Amy Qin and Edward Wong
Disney’s live-action remake of "Mulan” has drawn a fresh wave of criticism for being filmed partly in Xinjiang, the region in China where Uighur Muslims have been detained in mass internment camps. The outcry, which has spread to include U.S. lawmakers, was the latest example ...
Business Sep 9, 2020
'Mulan' reboot, once a sure thing, becomes a headache for Disney
It was supposed to be another $1 billion blockbuster for Walt Disney Co. — a live-action remake of a 1998 animated hit featuring an all-star Asian cast, breathtaking cinematography and plenty of martial arts. Instead, the new "Mulan” is proving to be a political hot ...