Disney, Microsoft form Internet Service
Reuters | at | by Mike
Two titans of their industries, The Walt Disney and Microsoft, on Thursday banded together to launch a family friendly Web service in a challenge to AOL's leading role as an Internet service provider. By pairing up with Disney in the new service called Disney on MSN, Microsoft's new MSN 8 service gains access to the Walt Disney's movie properties like hit film "Monsters Inc.," ABC broadcast TV network, ABC News, ESPN cable TV sports channel, and Radio Disney. The new service will offer items such as parental controls and new start-up pages for kids that are filled with Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, as well as a separate start page for adults, the companies said.