Children’s TV Aims to Profit From Award Shows

For the first time, the Disney Channel is televising the Radio Disney Music Awards as a special in prime time, and Nickelodeon is adding Kids’ Choice Sports.

    



Same Time, Same Channel? TV Woos Kids Who Can’t Wait

In their efforts to attract children, television networks are starting to show programs online before they appear on old-fashioned TV.

    



Disney Show Will Appear First on App for Tablets

Tablet computers are becoming the “first screen” for pre-school-age viewers and Disney is making a broader investment with the app debut of “Sheriff Callie’s Wild West.”

    



Profit Flat at Disney, as ESPN and Parks Smooth Setbacks in Film

Net income fell 36 percent in Disney’s fiscal third quarter, to $201 million, in part because of marketing expenses for the flop “Lone Ranger.”

    

ArtsBeat: ‘Teen Beach Movie’ Gets Big Ratings for Disney

Disney Channel said on Monday that about 13.5 million people had watched the beach party musical, which had its premiere on July 19.

    

Increasingly Child-Friendly, Comic-Con Can’t Hide Its Raunchy Roots

Outlets like Nickelodeon, the Cartoon Network and Disney are well represented at the convention. But so too is R-rated entertainment — when pornographic or violent.

    

Disney Drags the Beach Blanket Out of the Attic and Gives It a Shake

The Disney Channel is hoping the silly, surfing, singing characters in its new “Teen Beach Movie” catch on with young viewers.