IN BRIEF.VALLEY INDEX JUMPS: Stocks in the Daily News/Bloomberg Index rose 0.26 to 133.52, led by The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. of Burbank and Tekelec of Calabasas. Disney rose 1 15/16 to 111 15/16. Tekelec rose 1-7/8 to 40-7/8. - Bloomberg News STOCK SPLIT: Calabasas-based Cheesecake Factory will split its stock on a three-for-two basis April 1 to shareholders of record March 12. The restaurant chain also authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: the repurchase of up to 300,000 shares of stock for reissuance upon exercise of stock options. - Daily News TOO HOT: Sun Valley-based Flamemaster Corp. said Friday that it will award a 20 percent stock dividend to all existing shareholders of record as of March 26. Current investors will receive an additional Flamemaster share for every five they currently hold. - Daily News NO DISNEY PACKAGING: British broadcast regulators said Friday that British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels. Group PLC has agreed to stop bundling the Disney Channel  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. with its subscription movie channels. The Independent
Television Commission had investigated the matter after Videotron, a
British cable operator, complained that its viewers were required to
purchase two BSkyB movie channels before they could get the Disney
Channel. Beginning Monday, the Disney Channel will be available to cable
operators on a stand-alone basis, the commission said.
- Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. |
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