Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Who Owns What

Disney

The Walt Disney company is a conglomerate therefore owns many different companies within its own company. Headquartered in California it is the world's second most largest conglomerate relating to revenue made. 

Walt Disney founded the company in 1923 and began to grow through the American animation industry. The company's successful expansion over the years has lead it to achieve owning 

  •  ABC Network
  • Disney channel
  • ESPN 
  • 14 theme parks globally - including, Orlando, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai 
  • ABC Family - airing shows such as Pretty Little Liars amongst other teen dramas
  • The Muppets holding company
  • Marvel Entertainment - superhereos 
  • Lucasfilm
  • Maker Studios- a youtube company that generates billions of views annually 
  • Pixar Animation - creators of Toy Story and Monsters Inc.
  • Dorameon - an agreement to buy a Japanese Anime series from Japan's TV Asahi Corporation 
  • Disney XD - for which Dorameon is aired
  • Radio Disney
  • Have recently filed three patents for the use of drones - August 2014
The company operates through four main 'business segments' 
  • The Walt Disney Studios 
This includes the film production companies, the musical record label and theatrical divisions

  • Parks and Resorts
This features the companies theme parks, cruise ships and other aspects of Disney travel. 
  • Media Networks
These include their TV channels (Disney channel)  and other networks (ABC) they have merged with/ taken over as part of the conglomerate.
  • Disney Consumer Products
This produces toys, clothing and other merchandise under the Disney company name and often sold in Disney concept stores. Also, including games to do with their shows and animations, also social media platforms they now own such as Club Penguin. 


   





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