"Thanks to a string of mega-hits in recent weeks...sales of Number One singles are well and truly going through the roof right now," a spokesman said.
In recent years Disney has reeled off a string of mega-hits that also spawned best-selling soundtracks, including the cable movie "High School Musical" and its sequel (a third film is due in theaters this fall), and the series "Hannah Montana," which made Ms. Cyrus one of the most recognizable faces in America, young or otherwise.
Because Pixar has crafted a string of mega-hits, it is under "mounting pressure" for "sustained excellence," says Sarah McArthur, Pixar's executive vice president of production.
Warner Bros. famously pulled the plug on its president and CEO Alan Horn in 2011, even after he presided over a string of mega-hits such as "Harry Potter" and "The Dark Knight".
"Cruel Winter" would have been a follow-up to 2012's "Cruel Summer," a compilation album that produced a string of mega-hit singles (including "Mercy," "Cold" and "New God Flow"), but was met with a lukewarm critical reception upon release.
How has it managed to create a string of accessible mega-hits, from the match-three behemoth Bejeweled to the tower defence masterpiece, Plants vs Zombies?
The Three Gorges Dam is projected as an anchor in a string of hydropower "mega-bases" planned for the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
New York has offered an online subscription service since 2005 that allows state residents to enter a string of Lotto or Mega Millions drawings.
Since 2005, New York has offered a subscription service that allows people in the state to enter a string of Lotto or Mega Millions drawings.
Sega meanwhile, had been confusing and alienating its audience and development community with a string of add-ons for the hugely successful (but increasingly dated) Mega Drive, and a wealth of promises about new hardware platforms that never materialised.
Producer Keiji Inafune revealed in an interview with Dengeki that after a string of PlayStation releases, the team chose to focus their development efforts of the Mega Man franchise for Nintendo consoles with the Battle Network series.
