Is Rovio’s floatation ever going to happen? For some time now, we’ve been reading chatter about an imminent IPO. The latest date is 2013, the latest market is Hong Kong. And, this time, the company itself is making bold on-the-record plans…

ESPN (NYSE: DIS) is launching new UK services that begin to suggest a two- or more-screen strategy. The sportscaster will this weekend launch Extra *Time*, a web-only post-match live soccer analysis segment running for 10 minutes following the end of its live TV transmissions.

In what was an already strong Q2, Disney’s interactive segment serves as the cherry on top, rising 74 percent to $197 million over last year’s period. Meanwhile, the unit’s operating loss narrowed somewhat to $65 million from $75 million in Q209. The improvements were driven by the release of more…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q209	Net Inc. vs Q209
The Walt Disney Co.	Release		16%	39.4%

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed

In addition to the ABC (NYSE: DIS) Player hitting the iPad App Store, its parent Disney has a number of special items for the iPad’s release on Saturday. Aimed at affluent, first-adopters with kids, Disney Publishing Worldwide has built two original Toy Story read-along apps for the iPad. These iPad…

Updated below: Later this morning, sources close to the situation tell mocoNews.net, the Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Company will announce that it is closing its second MVNO in as many years rather than continue to invest in the expensive service. The decision was based on a recommendation by the Walt…

One piece of good news for Disney Mobile—a fairly positive review from the WSJ’s Walt Mossberg, who says after testing “overall, we think it’s a smart idea.” He notes three “big” drawbacks: the need to switch carriers and phones or add them; only two handset options; should be avoided by…

Well, someone finally had some financial prudence: Disney has shelved plans to launch an MVNO in the U.K., saying the market is in flux. It was supposed to launch there later this year, piggybacking on operator O2’s network. Disney spokesperson:  The decision had been made as a result of “the…

I managed to get the ML client report I mentioned last night, and I’ll report more later, but a quick one on Disney Mobile, the kids-MVNO…more doubts from ML analysts: “We are increasingly skeptical of the prospects for this service as well. The initial price points seem high and Disney…

Disney Mobile, whose sister MVNO MobileESPN has not being doing as well as expected, has soft-launched its MVNO service online. Service plans start at $60 per month for 450 minutes and range as high as $250 per month for 4,500 minutes. All the family plans include two lines of service,…