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A Year Ago: Naughton back in court Monday
News At the time of his arrest, last September, Naughton's duties included developing technology for children's content on Walt Disney's GO Network. At the time, Disney was then in the process of acquiring InfoSeek.
[June 4, 2001, 6:28]
Naughton: The American dream turned sour, Part I
News Naughton, a top executive at Disney's Go Network venture, had been arrested on the pier in Santa Monica, California for allegedly crossing state lines with the intent to have sex with a 13-year-old girl.
[March 21, 2000, 13:52]
US Report: Netscape's $30M portal push
News Excite, MSN.com and Lycos, as well as new challengers such as Go Network (from Walt Disney Co.and Infoseek) and Snap.com (from NBC and CNet. Cable-TV ads will be aired nationally, supported by geographically targeted ads on network television in...
[December 17, 1998, 14:40]
Yahoo!'s Yang sees broadband boom
News s possible purchase of Walt Disney. and Disney have struck up a broadband relationship. Finance Vision, which is set to become the Web's answer to the Financial News Network or CNBC, but with interactive elements and on a much smaller screen.
[December 14, 2000, 9:20]
Hackers attack HP, Compaq and others
News Other victims include AltaVista and Disney's Go.com. The server has been removed from our network, and we are working to restore the service in the next few hours," she said, claiming that there was "no confidential, financial or Intel employee...
[February 16, 2001, 9:07]
Portal woes kick in
News Also on Monday, Walt Disney made a surprising announcement that it will shut down operations for its Go.com portal and lay off about 400 employees. The making of a merger Redwood City, California-based Excite@Home, the world's largest high-speed...
[January 31, 2001, 12:27]
Hollywood's new enemy - Linux fans
News The goal is to ensure that legislative attempts to protect the interests of companies such as Walt Disney and the Baby Bells don't stifle technological development. They're calling on developers and tech supporters to open their wallets to fight...
[April 15, 2002, 9:30]
Portal 'Cold War' gets online organised
News Excite, Walt Disney Co.s Go Network, Microsoft's MSN.com and Lycos Inc.being almost identically loaded with everything from maps to message boards. Observers say America Online's purchase Monday of online organiser When.com is likely to mean that...
[April 6, 1999, 9:49]
Yahoo! plays down Emap rumours
News A merger between Web portal Lycos and TV conglomerate USA Networks was called off after shareholders rebelled, and Disney's purchase of Infoseek (to form Go Network) failed to knock Yahoo! s possible purchase of magazine publisher Emap are still...
[April 25, 2000, 10:45]
Compaq to spin off AltaVista
News Before that Disney Co.s investment in Infoseek Corp.had sparked an increase in the competitive landscape. In exchange, AltaVista will become the primary search engine for Microsoft's MSN network. This would not be the first time AltaVista has tried...
[January 26, 1999, 14:23]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News They are incorrigibly cutesy and quite revolting -- a paperclip, an Einstein and other sub--Disney drawings do not appeal to me. Those poor foxhunters, banned from their favourite spot, can run to hounds on a network of foxxigotchis, valiant...
[December 6, 1997, 7:00]
Lycos sports 'for sale' sign
News Walt Disney shut down Infoseek after spending billions of dollars trying to build out its own Go.com Web portal. In the past year, Yahoo has acquired paid-search company Overture Services for about $1.6bn, French comparison shopping site Kelkoo for...
[April 28, 2004, 9:00]
US Report: Infoseek reinforces brand with new design
News The company says the new design is a sign of commitment to the Infoseek brand, even as it prepares to introduce a new portal service with Disney, called Go Network, that will incorporate Infoseek's search and directory services.
[September 28, 1998, 18:21]
AltaVista's next move in portal wars
News and Disney's Go Network. Excite, Lycos, Infoseek and Snap.com began offering conventional ISP service several months ago, but that's not the only area where AltaVista is playing catch-up. The portal is 1stUp's first distribution deal, but it hopes...
[July 16, 1999, 10:08]
A Year Ago: Apple unveils iBook...the "iMac to go"
News Jobs said Quicktime TV leverages the streaming capabilities of QuickTime 4 to broadcast video globally, including content from such partners as Disney, ABC News, Bloomberg, the BBC, Rolling Stone and VH1.
[July 21, 2000, 7:01]
Singapore reels in digital cinema
News If the plans can be implemented in time, upcoming movies such as the Russell Crowe vehicle "Master and Commander" and Disney's "Brother Bear" could be commercially screened in digital format in Singapore.
[November 20, 2003, 9:45]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog They are incorrigibly cutesy and quite revolting -- a paperclip, an Einstein and other sub--Disney drawings do not appeal to me. Those poor foxhunters, banned from their favourite spot, can run to hounds on a network of foxxigotchis, valiant...
[December 6, 1997, 7:00]
Movielink: Bring on the experts
News Even News Corp.s 20th Century Fox studio earlier this year pulled out of a joint venture with Walt Disney to create a video-on-demand service dubbed Movies.com. Meanwhile, the life expectancy of online entertainment ventures dwindled with the dot...
[July 11, 2002, 8:29]
Leader: Amazon will be next to snap up a portal
News Go Network: Will distinguish itself as a content-oriented destination with rich fusion of ABCNews.com, ESPN.com, other Disney properties. I predict America Online will stay on top, followed by Amazon, Disney and Microsoft.
[January 20, 1999, 13:38]
A Year Ago: Amazon will be next to snap up a portal
News Go Network: Will distinguish itself as a content-oriented destination with rich fusion of ABCNews.com, ESPN.com, other Disney properties. I predict America Online will stay on top, followed by Amazon, Disney and Microsoft.
[January 20, 2000, 6:00]
