AP - Figure skater Michelle Kwan, whose quest for Olympic gold ended because of a groin injury, has signed on with The Walt Disney Co. as a celebrity spokeswoman, the entertainment conglomerate said Thursday.

Reuters - Darfur rebels said they had shot down a government helicopter which was attacking civilians on Tuesday and had captured one surviving crew member.

Reuters - A video on demand movie service spun out of Walt Disney Co. is introducing on Tuesday the first U.S. home delivery service for high-definition films, backed by top Hollywood and Silicon Valley partners.

AP - The Walt Disney Co.'s MovieBeam set-top box is coming back in an upgraded version that clearly aims to be a Blockbuster in a box.

Reuters - Bird flu experts from U.N. agencies arrived in Nigeria on Monday to help authorities step up their response to an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain, which is decimating poultry and endangering people.

Reuters - Don Hahn, a producer at Walt Disney Feature Animation, will assume the role of interim head of WDFA until Disney's acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios is complete.

AP - Officials at Texas A&M-Commerce University want Walt Disney Co. and the makers of "Glory Road" to apologize for inaccurately linking their school to some of the film's most racially charged scenes.

AP - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of new details on a purported 2002 hijacking plot aimed at a downtown skyscraper, and described communication with the White House as "nonexistent."

USATODAY.com - In this day of sequel-mania, the latest movie to get a cinematic Chapter II is a beloved children's classic that first opened in theaters in the early days of World War II. Bambi II arrives on DVD today (Walt Disney, $30), 63 1/2 years after the beloved animated classic Bambi hit theaters in August 1942.

Reuters - U.S. stock futures were trading lower on Tuesday, pointing to a weaker market open, as tensions over Iran overshadowed good corporate news from The Walt Disney Co. .

Reuters - Walt Disney Co. on Monday posted a 7 percent rise in first-quarter profit as revenue from the new Hong Kong Disneyland theme park and the 50th Anniversary promotion of the original Disneyland made up for movie studio softness.

AP - The Walt Disney Co. said it will sell its 22 ABC Radio stations and network to Citadel Broadcasting Corp. in a cash and stock deal valued at $2.7 billion.

Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. expects to release Pixar Animation Studios Inc.'s film, "Ratatouille" in the summer of 2007, Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger said on Monday.

Walt Disney reports a 7% rise in first quarter profits, boosted by its resorts, TV network and merchandise units.

AP - The Walt Disney Co. said it will merge its ABC Radio network and 22 stations with Citadel Broadcasting Corp. in a deal valued at $2.7 billion.

Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. on Monday posted a higher quarterly profit, due to growth in its parks and resorts, media networks and consumer products units.

Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. said on Monday it has made an investment in MovieBeam Inc., the on-demand movie service that Walt Disney Co. spun off in January.

AFP - Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who guided Brazil to their fifth World Cup success in 2002, put his name firmly in the frame to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson as England manager.

Reuters - An international row over newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad gathered pace on Thursday as more European dailies printed controversial Danish caricatures and Muslims increased pressure to stop them.

Reuters - Sports cable network ESPN will launch a new mobile phone service in Best Buy stores on Sunday, coinciding with Super Bowl XL that will be carried on Walt Disney Co sister network ABC.