Disney

The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. more...

Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney as a small animation studio, today it is one of the largest Hollywood studios and also owns nine theme parks and several television networks, including ABC.

Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities are located at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, USA. The company is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It had revenues of $31.9 billion in 2005.

Divisions

Studio Entertainment

Disney's original (and, until 1955, only) business is motion picture production. Disney Studio Entertainment, also known as the Walt Disney Studios, is headed by chairman Dick Cook and includes Disney's movie studios, record labels, distribution companies, television studios, animation houses and any other form of optical media.

Motion pictures

The Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group is a collection of Disney's main movie studios, made up of;

• Walt Disney Pictures
• Touchstone Pictures
• Hollywood Pictures
• Miramax Films (operates autonomously in New York)

Television

• Walt Disney Television
• Touchstone Television
• ABC Entertainment
• ABC Television Network
• Buena Vista Television
• ESPN

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