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Disney Reports Q2 FY10 Earnings Results The Walt Disney Company recently reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter and six months ended April 3, 2010. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter increased 45% to $0.48 from $0.33 in the prior-year quarter. EPS for the current and prior-year quarter include the items discussed in the following paragraph. Excluding these items, EPS increased 12% to $0.48 from $0.43 in the prior-year quarter. The current quarter included restructuring and impairment charges, a gain on the sale of an investment in a pay television service in Central Europe, and an accounting gain related to the acquisition of the Disney Stores in Japan, which collectively had no net impact on EPS. The prior-year quarter included restructuring and impairment charges which had a $0.10 per share impact on EPS. For the six month period, diluted EPS was $0.93 compared to $0.78 in the prior-year period. In addition to the items discussed above, EPS for the current six months included restructuring and impairment charges and a gain on the sale of an investment in a television service in Europe which were recorded in the first quarter of the current year while the prior-year period included a gain on the sale of our investment in two pay television services in Latin America. Excluding these items, EPS increased 12% to $0.95 from $0.85 in the prior-year six months.

On June 1st, Disney’s Alice In Wonderland was released on 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy). The Bluray Disc versions of the film include nine bonus features that take viewers deeper into the “Rabbit Hole” – exploring more of the world of Wonderland, its iconic characters and the making of the film. Disney’s Alice in Wonderland recently crossed the exclusive $1 billion dollar mark in global box office receipts.  Among the film’s achievements: the film is Disney’s biggest international film of all time, and Disney’s biggest non-sequel release of all time. The film also had the highest-grossing non-sequel opening weekend in history; as well as the biggest March opening, the biggest 3D opening, and the biggest IMAX opening in history.

“The incredible box office performance of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and acquisition of Marvel, whose Iron Man 2 has grossed $334 million in global box office in its first two weeks, clearly show the benefits of investing in high quality branded content,” said Bob Iger, President and CEO, The Walt Disney Company. “With the economy showing signs of improvement, we’re confident our strategy is the right one to provide consumers the best in entertainment while building long-term value for our shareholders.” For more information, including a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their GAAP equivalents, visit www.disney.com/ investors.

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Iron Man 2, the most recent release from Marvel, has seen $580 million in worldwide box office since it was released in late April.

ABC Unveils 2010-11 Primetime Schedule Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment Group, recently outlined ABC’s plans for next season and unveiled the network’s 2010-11 fall schedule before the advertising and media communities at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. New series for the 2010-11 season are Better Together, Body of Proof, Detroit 1-8-7, Happy Endings, Mr. Sunshine, My Generation, No Ordinary Family, Off the Map, Secret Millionaire and The Whole Truth.

The Walt Disney Studios Names MT Carney President of Marketing Rich Ross, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, recently announced that MT Carney has been named President of Marketing for The Walt Disney Studios. Carney will oversee all aspects of worldwide marketing and distribution, including all creative, media, online development, publicity, promotions and synergy for motion pictures released under the Walt Disney Pictures (including Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Animation) and Touchstone Pictures banners.

America’s Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Brothers & Sisters, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Supernanny, V and 20/20 join previously announced returning series Castle, Cougar Town, The Middle and Modern Family. Saturday Night College Football also returns.

Carney and her partners co-founded Naked NY, the world’s leading communications planning firm in 2006, creating strategic plans for large diverse groups of worldwide clients including Coca-Cola, Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, Google, Microsoft and Nokia. As one of seven global partners, MT was responsible for strategy and product development for the 300-plus member firm.

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Prior to launching Naked, MT was Worldwide Planning Director at Ogilvy & Mather. Carney studied French Language and Literature at The Sorbonne and has been honored with numerous industry awards including the IPA Grand Prix, Advertising Age’s Media Maven, Women to Watch in Campaign and multiple Media Week awards.

For the Q3 FY10 Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Release Slates, please turn to Page 13

New Fall and Midseason Series

“BODY OF PROOF” Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game.  Her world is turned upside down when a devastating car accident puts an end to her time in the

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operating room.  Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims.  Dana Delany stars as Dr. Megan Hunt, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphy, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Elliot Gross, John Carroll Lynch as Detective Bud Morris, Windell Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield, Nic Bishop as Peter Dunlap, and Sonja Sohn as Detective Samantha Baker.  Body of Proof is from ABC Studios. Christopher Murphey wrote the pilot, which was directed by Nelson McCormick. Murphey and Matt Gross serve as executive producers. “DETROIT 1-8-7” What does it take to be a detective on America’s most dangerous streets? Get ready to be part of the action when a documentary crew rolls with some of Detroit’s finest, offering an insider’s glimpse behind the curtain of a Homicide Unit. Detroit 1-8-7 stars Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) as Detective Louis Fitch, Jon Michael Hill as Detective Damon Washington, James McDaniel (NYPD Blue) as Sergeant Jesse Longford, Aisha Hinds (True Blood) as Lieutenant Maureen Mason, Natalie Martinez as Detective Ariana Sanchez, D.J. Cotrona as Detective John Stone, and Shaun Majumder as Detective Aman Mahajan. The series is produced by ABC Studios. The pilot was written by Jason Richman and the executive producers are Richman, David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, as well as executive producer David Zabel.  Jeff Nachmanoff directed the pilot.

former classmates ten years later as they return home to rediscover that just because they’re not where they planned doesn’t mean they’re not right where they need to be. My Generation stars Michael Stahl David as Steven, Kelli Garner as Dawn, Jaime King as Jacqueline, Keir O’Donnell as Kenneth, Sebastian Sozzi as Falcon, Mechad Brooks as Rolly, Anne Son as Caroline, Daniella Alonso as Brenda and Julian Morris as Anders. My Generation was created and written by Noah Hawley (The Unusuals, Bones), who is also an executive producer along with Warren Littlefield, Henrik Bastin, Patrick Magnasson and Martin Piersson. Craig Gillespie directed the pilot. The project is from ABC Studios.

“NO ORDINARY FAMILY” The Powells are about to go from ordinary to extraordinary. During a family vacation set up in an attempt to reconnect, their plane crashes into the Amazon River. But this is where the fun starts for the Powells as they soon discover that something’s not quite right. Each of them now possesses unique and distinct superpowers. Michael Chiklis (The Shield) stars as Jim Powell, Julie Benz (Dexter) as Stephanie Powell, Romany Malco (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) as George St. Cloud, Tate Donovan (Damages) as Mitch McCutcheon, Autumn Reeser as Katie Andrews, Christina Chang as Yvonne Cho, Kay Panabaker as Daphne Powell, and Jimmy Bennett as JJ Powell.    The pilot was written and executive produced by Jon Feldman and executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Morgan Wandell and David Semel, who directed the pilot. Joe Hartwick, Jr. serves as producer and the series is produced by ABC Studios.

“MY GENERATION” What a difference ten years can make. In 2000, a documentary crew follows a disparate group of high schoolers from Greenbelt High School in Austin, TX, as they prepare for graduation in the year 2000 and revisits these

“OFF THE MAP” Executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice) and creator Jenna Bans (Grey’s Anatomy) bring you an uplifting medical drama that explores how far you have to go to truly heal. In this ensemble drama, five doctors who have lost their way will go to the ends of the earth to try to remember the reasons why they wanted to become doctors in the first place.

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Off the Map stars Martin Henderson as Ben Keeton, Caroline Dhavernas as Lily Brenner, Enrique Murciano as Manny Diaz, Mamie Gummer as Mina Minard, Jason George as Otis Cole, Valerie Cruz as Zita (Zee) and Jose Julian as Charlie. Off the Map is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers and created/executive produced by Jenna Bans. The series is produced by ABC Studios.

The series is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Silver and Gold Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Shana Goldberg-Meehan is executive producer and writer. The pilot was directed by James Burrows.

“HAPPY ENDINGS”

“THE WHOLE TRUTH” This unique legal drama chronicles the way a case is built from the perspective of both the defense and prosecution. Showing each side equally keeps the audience guessing, shifting allegiances of guilt or innocence until the very final scene.  

The Whole Truth stars Rob Morrow (Numb3rs) as Jimmy Brogan, Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) as Kathryn Peale, Eamonn Walker (Oz) as Sr. ADA Terrence “Edge” Edgecomb, Sean Wing as Chad Griffin, Anthony Ruivivar as Alejo Salazar and Christine Adams as Lena Boudreaux.  

The series is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television. The pilot was written and co-executive produced by Tom Donaghy and the executive producers are Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman, while Alex Graves was an executive producer and director for the pilot, and KristieAnne Reed serves as a coexecutive producer.

Forget who gets to keep the ring – when a couple splits the real question is, who gets to keep the friends? In this modern comedy, a couple’s break up will complicate all of their friends’ lives and make everyone question their choices.  

Happy Endings stars Elisha Cuthbert (24) as Alex, Eliza Coupe as Jane, Zachary Knighton as Dave, Adam Pally as Max, Damon Wayans, Jr. as Brad and Casey Wilson as Penny.   

From executive producers Jamie Tarses, Jonathan Groff, Anthony & Joe Russo, and co-executive producer David Caspe, Happy Endings examines the complex network of long-term friendships. The pilot was written by David Caspe and directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and is from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios.

C O M E DY “BETTER TOGETHER” Maddie and Ben have been dating for nine years. Maddie’s younger sister, Mia, has been dating Casey for seven weeks. The girls’ parents, Vicky and Joel, have been married 35 years. With three very different relationships tightly intertwined in one family, will it be free thinkers versus overthinkers, or will each couple begin to see things a little bit differently? Better Together stars JoAnna Garcia as Mia, Jennifer Finnigan as Maddie, Josh Cooke as Ben, Jake Lacy as Casey with Kurt Fuller as Joel and Debra Jo Rupp as Vicky.

“MR. SUNSHINE” Matthew Perry stars as Ben Donovan, the self-involved manager of a second-rate San Diego sports arena, who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday.   Mr. Sunshine stars Matthew Perry (Friends) as Ben, Allison Janney (The West Wing) as Crystal, Andrea Anders as Alice, James Lesure

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as Alonzo, Nate Torrence as Roman and Portia Doubleday as Heather.  Matthew Perry, Alex Barnow, Marc Firek, Jamie Tarses and Thomas Schlamme are executive producers. The pilot was written by Matthew Perry and Alex Barnow & Marc Firek and directed by Thomas Schlamme.  Mr. Sunshine is a Matthew Perry Production, Shoe Money Productions, Barnow and Firek Productions and FanFare Production in association with Sony Pictures Television.

A LT E R N AT I V E S E R I E S

Fall Primetime Schedule ABC’s fall primetime schedule is as follows (all times listed are Eastern), new shows in bold:

TIME 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

“SECRET MILLIONAIRE” Secret Millionaire is a one-hour alternative series that follows some of America’s wealthiest people for one week as they leave behind their lavish lifestyles, sprawling mansions and luxury jets, conceal their true identities, and go to live and volunteer in some of the most impoverished and dangerous communities in America. Executive Producers of Secret Millionaire include Grant Mansfield, Claire O’Donohoe and Leslie Garvin. Co-executive producer is Paul Osborne and it is directed by Bruce Ready. It is an RDF USA Production.

SERIES MONDAY: Dancing with the Stars (two-hours) Castle*

8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

TUESDAY: No Ordinary Family* Dancing with the Stars the Results Show Detroit 1-8-7*

8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY: The Middle Better Together Modern Family Cougar Town* The Whole Truth

8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

THURSDAY: My Generation* Grey’s Anatomy* Private Practice*

8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. *ABC Studios

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FRIDAY: Secret Millionaire Body of Proof * 20/20 SATURDAY: Saturday Night College Football SUNDAY: America’s Funniest Home Videos Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Desperate Housewives* Brothers & Sisters*

Walter Liss Announces Retirement, Rebecca Campbell Named President Esteemed television executive Walter Liss recently announced his retirement as President, ABC Owned Television Stations Group. He will immediately move into a consultancy role for the Station Group to assist in the transition.

Extending the reach of ABC.com’s full episode player onto the iPad, the ABC Player app enables users to watch ad-supported select episodes from a variety of popular ABC series. The application also allows iPad users to purchase downloads of episodes via the iTunes store. With the release of the ABC Player app, the Disney/ABC Television Group adds another first to their array of technical innovations, becoming the first network to offer ad-supported full episodes on the iPad.

Walter C. Liss was appointed president, ABC Owned Television Stations Group, in May 1999. Under Mr. Liss’s direction, the ABC Owned Television Stations Group continued to build upon its long-time leadership as a driving force in the broadcasting industry -- combining award-winning community service with outstanding ratings and financial performance. Respected local television station executive Rebecca Campbell has been appointed to the position of President, ABC Owned Television Stations Group, it was announced by Anne Sweeney, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney-ABC Television Group. In this role Ms. Campbell will report directly to Ms. Sweeney and have chief management responsibility for the 10 ABC owned television stations and for the Group’s ABC National Television Sales rep firm. Most recently Ms. Campbell served as the President and General Manager of WABC-TV in New York, the ABC Television Stations Group’s flagship station in the nation’s largest television market. Prior to her appointment at WABC-TV in October of 2007, Ms. Campbell was the President and General Manager of WPVI-TV, the ABC owned television station in Philadelphia, PA. Both television stations are the highest-rated, from sign-on to sign-off, in their respective markets. Ms. Campbell had been President and General Manager of WPVITV since 2003. She joined the Philadelphia station in 1997 as Program Director and later served as Vice President of Programming.

ABC Finding Viewers

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iPad

Dedicated to expanding its network and channel brands across multiple platforms and connecting viewers with their favorite shows anytime and anywhere, Disney/ABC Television Group has released its ABC Player app, with additional features now that Apple’s 3G iPad is available. The ABC Player app has been downloaded over 760,000 times with more than 3.8 million episodes of ABC series started with the app since the iPad’s April 3rd debut.

Disney/ABC Television Group Announces Disney Junior Disney/ABC Television Group will launch Disney Junior, a new multiplatform brand and 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel and online site devoted to preschool-age children. Scheduled to debut in the U.S. in 2012, Disney Junior will invite mom and dad to join their child in the Disney experience of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters, both classic and new, while incorporating specific learning and development themes designed for kids age 2-7. The new Disney Junior brand will also provide affiliate partners with a robust Video-On-Demand offering, a highdefinition network and a Spanish language SAP feed. In the U.S., the new Disney Junior channel will take the place of the SOAPnet channel, currently available in 75 million homes. Prior to the launch of the 24-hour channel, the Disney Junior brand will be introduced on Disney Channel’s daily programming block for preschoolers (currently branded Playhouse Disney). Outside the U.S., the 22 Playhouse Disney channels and blocks, currently available in 29 languages in 156 countries/territories, reaching over 45 million households, will be rebranded Disney Junior beginning in 2011.

Daytime Emmy Nominations The Disney/ABC Television Group received 59 nominations for the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. The Daytime Emmy Awards presentation will be telecast on Sunday, June 27th, 2010 from Las Vegas for the first time. Nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in New York City.

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ESPN Announces 2010 Monday Night Football Schedule The 41st season of Monday Night Football will kick off on ESPN with a doubleheader on Monday, September 13 – Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets (7 p.m. ET) and San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (10:15 p.m. ET) – and will continue with a total of 17 prime-time games. Following a successful season that delivered the 15 biggest cable household audiences of the year, ESPN’s MNF schedule will feature all 12 playoff teams from 2009, including both the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and AFC champion Indianapolis Colts.

Comcast, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, and ESPN recently announced an agreement to provide ESPN 3D to Comcast’s Digital Cable customers, to bring top sports events to consumers in next-generation 3D. Comcast is the first cable affiliate to sign on to distribute ESPN’s new network that will launch on June 11, and will include nearly 100 events in its first year. In addition, Comcast and ESPN will provide customers access to select ESPN 3D events on VOD.

Preseason Date

Time (ET) Teams

Aug. 12 8 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens

Aug. 16 8 p.m.

New York Giants at New York Jets

Aug. 23 8 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans

Aug. 26 8 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers

Regular Season Sept. 13 7 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets

Sept. 13 10:15 p.m. San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs Sept. 20 8:30 p.m. New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Sept. 27 8:30 p.m. Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Oct. 4

8:30 p.m. New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins

Oct. 11

8:30 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets

Oct. 18

8:30 p.m. Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars

Oct. 25

8:30 p.m. New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 1

8:30 p.m. Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts

Nov. 8

8:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

Nov. 15

8:30 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins

Nov. 22

8:30 p.m. Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers

Nov. 29

8:30 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals

Dec. 6

8:30 p.m. New York Jets at New England Patriots

Dec. 13

8:30 p.m. Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans

Dec. 20

8:30 p.m. Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

Dec. 27

8:30 p.m. New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

ESPN 3D Schedule Announced for FIFA World Cup ESPN 3D, ESPN’s newest network and the first 3D network to launch in the industry, will sign on the air Friday, June 11 with the first of 25 matches from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as host nation South Africa plays Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg at 9:30 a.m. ET. ESPN 3D will utilize a 3D world feed provided by and produced by FIFA for all 25 matches. ESPN 3D is just part of ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. All 64 matches will be aired live and in high definition on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, and more than 50 matches will be televised live in Portuguese on ESPN Deportes. ESPN3.com, ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN International will also offer extensive coverage of the world’s most popular sporting event.

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D I G I TA L

2010 Upfront Announcements At ESPN’s recent 2010 upfront presentation in New York, brand new programming, digital and advertising initiatives were announced to the press and advertisers. These initiatives include:

ESPN Introduces New Social Game ESPN has reached a two-year agreement with Playdom, one of the leading social gaming companies, to develop ESPN-branded sports genre games for social media platforms. The first two in development are slated to launch this Fall. The games will launch to popular social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Tagged and Hi5 in addition to ESPN.com and Playdom.com. New Apps for iPhone

PROGRAMMING ESPN 3D World Cup Schedule ESPN 3D to feature 25 matches from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The channel launches June 11, with distribution agreements in place with Comcast and DirecTV. U:Nite Launching in Spring 2011, this nightly, signature show on ESPNU will “cheer, debate and celebrate” everything of interest to ESPN viewers across sports and pop culture, including gaming, tech and music. Social media will play a key role in the show, and U:Nite will talk to students and fans on their terms, in their own voice. High School Sports ESPN RISE, the growing brand serving male and female high school athletes with a magazine, website, and online community, will also host athletic events around the country. In addition, ESPN High School Football Kickoff begins August 27-29.

ESPN is expanding its mobile reach by introducing six local-based apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. The ESPNDallas.com app will be the first to be released in the App Store, followed by Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. Additionally, ESPN Passport will allow fans to chronicle their at-the-game experiences by building a digital sports scrapbook via the app on their mobile devices while also capturing real-time perspective with the ability to upload photos and share commentary while at the game.

ADVERTISING

Year of the Quarterback A year-long project launching January 2011, ESPN will analyze this position from top to bottom across all entities (TV, mobile, Magazine, etc). The project, an unprecedented approach to unlocking the mysteries, myths, and legends of the quarterback, will dig into a deeper understanding of the position.

CreativeWorks A new service from ESPN, CreativeWorks will develop advertising for clients across ESPN’s platforms, including video, digital, print and mobile screens. CreativeWorks will give clients the flexibility to create brand creative with a sports theme or co-branded creative with the ESPN brand. “Absolute A” Position on ESPN3.com Absolute A Position allows client to target the first commercial break during a user’s session, regardless of when they enter game action on ESPN3.com. The service innovates beyond the traditional commercial load, and includes dynamic display treatments.

Nación ESPN Beginning in early 2011, ESPN Deportes will launch Nación ESPN, a Spanish-language sports television show fueled by fan interaction, modeled after ESPN’s Sports Emmy-Award winning program SportsNation. Nación ESPN will be ESPN Deportes’ first studio show produced from Los Angeles, the largest Hispanic market in the U.S.

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‘Summer Nightastic!’ Opens June 11 at Disneyland Resort Summer nights at Disneyland Resort will be brighter and more exciting than ever as ‘Summer Nightastic!’ returns, bringing with it the most dazzling show of all: the new ‘World of Color.’ Presented on Paradise Bay, ‘World of Color’ is a major milestone in the multi-year expansion of Disney’s California Adventure park. The show combines hundreds of versatile, performing fountains, popular Disney music and an all-new kaleidoscope of audio and visual effects, including both classic and new animation projected on giant screens of water. ‘World of Color’ takes the audience on an imaginative journey into the colorful worlds of Disney classics such as The Lion King and The Little Mermaid along with Disney•Pixar films including Toy Story and Finding Nemo.

Plans for Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Unveiled Work begins soon on an exciting new resort hotel built around the theme of Disney animation. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will be one-of-a-kind, featuring family suites designed around four themes: The Lion King, Cars, Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid.

‘Summer Nightastic!’ 2010 premieres Friday, June 11, and continues nightly through Sunday, Aug. 29, at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. ‘Magical’ fireworks continue through Labor Day weekend. ‘World of Color’ and ‘Fantasmic!’ will continue to entertain guests on select dates year-round.

Crowned by a 35-foot-tall model of King Triton, the familyfriendly resort will have themed room interiors in its nearly 2,000 new units — 1,120 family suites in The Lion King, Cars and Finding Nemo wings and 864 themed rooms in The Little Mermaid wings. Suites will have both a living room and a bedroom. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, the 26th resort at Walt Disney World, will be one-of-a-kind, with themed building exteriors and room interiors, and larger-than-life icons from the animated films in the courtyard areas. To be located next to Disney’s Pop Century Resort, all of the themed suites and rooms at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort are expected to open by the end of 2012.

An artist from Walt Disney Imagineering puts her creative touches on a statue of King Neptune from Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’, using a machette of the character as a reference.

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Disney Store Launches New Store Design

  Disney Store will be launching a new store design in major markets across the United States and Europe this summer. The innovative Disney Store design will be unveiled for the first time in June at The Shops at Montebello in Montebello, CA just outside of Los Angeles, followed by the European premiere in early July in Madrid, Spain at La Vaguada. A unique destination developed from a child’s perspective, the new store design integrates the latest technology to create an enhanced shopping experience inspired by Disney’s most popular characters and stories. More than 20 new and remodeled Disney Store locations are slated to open this year in premier retail centers throughout North America and Europe. North American locations have been confirmed for Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York; Santa Monica Place in Santa Monica, California; International Plaza in Tampa, Florida; Stockton St. in San Francisco, CA; and Fashion Valley in San Diego, CA. European locations cover four markets with openings in Spain, Portugal, Italy and the UK. These include NorteShopping in Oporto, Portugal; Orio Center in Bergamo, Italy; and UK locations including Centre MK in Milton Keynes, Bon Accord Centre in Aberdeen and Donegal Place in Belfast.

Disney

Release Sing It: Family Hits to

Recently, Disney Interactive Studios announced a new interactive way for families to come together and enjoy their favorite songs from their favorite films. Disney Sing It: Family Hits is a karaoke game featuring the most beloved songs and videos from 20 Disney films, alongside vocal tips from the Princess and the Frog’s Anika Noni Rose. Disney Sing It: Family Hits will be available for the PlayStation®3 system and the Wii™ console in summer 2010.

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Toy Story 3: The Video Game to Feature Exclusive Content for PlayStation®3 Disney Interactive Studios recently announced that Toy Story 3: The Video Game for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, releasing on June 15, 2010, will exclusively feature content and gameplay available only on the PlayStation 3 system (PS3™). Emperor Zurg, one of the most beloved villains of the Disney•Pixar Toy Story franchise, will be a playable character exclusively on the PS3™ system. In addition, Toy Story 3: The Video Game will be one of the first games to market featuring the PlayStation®Move’s motion controller compatible gameplay. Developed by Avalanche Software in close collaboration with filmmakers at Pixar Animation Studios, Toy Story 3: The Video Game will debut June 15, 2010. The video game will be available on all major gaming platforms, and Disney Interactive Studios will be releasing a new Toy Story 3 app for the iPhone® and iPod touch®.

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Disney Corporate Responsibility Disney Helps to Create a Healthier Generation Disneynature recently announced that its “See ‘OCEANS,’ Save Oceans” campaign will protect more than 35,000 acres of coral reef in The Bahamas on behalf of the moviegoers who came out to see Disneynature’s motion picture Oceans during its opening week. Through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Disneynature will help establish new marine protected areas through The Nature Conservancy’s Adopt a Coral Reef program. At 55 square miles, this protected area of coral reefs will be almost two-and-a-half times the size of Manhattan or the equivalent of more than 412 Disneylands, supporting the expansion of the Westside National Park of Andros. This is the second consecutive year that Disneynature has collaborated with The Nature Conservancy to protect the planet. For more details on Disneynature’s collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, please visit www.disney.com/Oceans. For more information on Disney’s Corporate Responsibility activities, visit www.disneycorporateresponsibility.com.

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W alt D isney S tudios Q3 FY10 R elease S late

Title

Q3 FY10 Studio Date Title

Q3 FY09 Studio

Date

Oceans

Disney

4/22/10

Adventureland

Miramax

4/3/09

Iron Man 2

Marvel

5/7/10

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Disney

4/10/09

Prince of Persia

Disney

5/28/10

Earth

Disney

4/22/09

Toy Story 3

Disney

6/18/10

Up

Disney

5/29/09

The Proposal

Touchstone

6/19/09

Cheri

Miramax

6/26/09

W alt D isney S tudios H ome E ntertainment Q3 FY10 R elease S late Q3 FY10 Q3 FY09 Title Date Title

Date

Alice in Wonderland

6/1/10

Doubt

4/7/09

Starstruck

6/8/10

Bedtime Stories

4/7/09

6/15/10

Morning Light

6/16/09

Confessions of a Shopaholic

6/23/09

Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience

6/30/09

When in Rome

Release dates subject to change

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(f)

(a)

4/3/2010

United States Latin America India United Kingdom Italy Taiwan France Japan Scandinavia (d) Poland (e) Romania Hungary/Czech/Slovakia

Asia (b) Australia (g) Germany Korea South Africa Portugal Israel Turkey Benelux Serbia Middle East (e) Angola Malta International Sub-Total Worldwide Total

4/3/2010

3/28/2009

# Subscribers (in millions)

# Subscribers (in millions)

98.9 25.0 10.5 9.0 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.8 5.5 4.9 3.6 3.2 2.5 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.2 1.1 3.9 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 107.1 206.0

97.4 21.1 8.9 8.9 5.9 5.8 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.6 2.4 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 90.0 187.4

3/28/2009

# Nielsen Households (in millions)

# Nielsen Households (in millions)

ESPN

99.3

98.3

ESPN2

98.8

97.9

ESPNEWS

72.7

68.1

ESPNU (j)

70.5

22.0

ESPN Classic

56.7

60.6

5.2

4.4

ESPN Deportes (c)

4/3/2010

# Nielsen Households (in millions)

A & E International

3/28/2009

# Nielsen Households (in millions)

136.1

118.2

A & E Channel

99.0

98.0

Lifetime Channel

99.0

98.1

The History Channel

98.4

97.6

Lifetime Movie Channel

76.6

69.0

Biography

58.4

53.8

History Int'l

57.4

52.7

Lifetime Real Women

15.0

12.9

Other Cable Properties 4/3/2010

# Nielsen Households (in millions)

ABC Family

3/28/2009

# Nielsen Households (in millions)

98.4

97.4

86.5

82.9

76.4

74.5

SOAPnet

74.8

71.1

Playhouse Disney

42.6

34.1

Hungama

10.9

9.0

Disney Cinemagic

9.9

9.6

Jetix Play

3.4

4.7

Disney XD International Disney XD Domestic

(a) United States reflects Nielsen households; International Disney Channels reflect reported subscribers. (b) Includes Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam. (c) A&E International, Lifetime Real Women, Disney Cinemagic, Hungama, Jetix Play and Disney XD International based on reported subscribers. (d) Includes Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. (e) Estimated data. (f) ESPN includes domestic Nielsen households only. (g) Numbers include New Zealand. (h) Toon Disney was rebranded as Disney XD. (i) Many of the Disney XD channels were previously Jetix channels. (j) ESPN U based on reported subscribers.

(c)

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(h)

(h) (i)

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