Case Studies

Walt Disney

Subsidiarys - Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Diney Theatrical, The Walt Disney Company India, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, Lucasfilm, The Muppets Studio, Disney-ABC Television Group, ESPN Inc, A+E Networks, Radio Disney, Hulu, UTV Software Communications, Marker Studios

Walt Disney Pictures - American film production company and division of The Walt Disney Compny. The division is based at the Walt Disney Studios and is the main producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit. It took on its curet name in 1983. Today, in conjunction with the other units of The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney pictures is classified as one of the Hollywood's 'Big Six' film studios. Nearly all od Walt Disney Pictures' releases are distributed theatrically by Walt Disney Studios Motion Entertainment and through television syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. (products - motion pictures)

Walt Disney Animation Studios - headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, is an American animation studio that creates animates feature films, short films, and television specials for The Walt Disney Company. Founded on October 16th, 1923, it is a division of The Walt Disney Studios. The studio has produced 54 feature films, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 to Big Hero 6 in 2014. It was originally founded as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929, the studio was exclusively dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into feature production in 1934. In 1938, Walt Disney Productions named its live-action film studio Walt Disney Pictures. During a corporate destruction in 1986, Walt Disney Productions was renamed The Walt Disney Company and the animation division, renamed Walt Disney Feature Animation, became a subsidiary of its film division, The Walt Disney Studios. For much of its existence, the studio was recognised as the premier American animation studio, it developed many of the techniques, concepts, and principals that became standard practices of traditional animation. The studio also pioneered the art of storyboarding, which is now a standard technique used in both animated and live-action filmmaking. The studio's catalog of animated features is among Disney's most notable assets, with the stars of its animated stories - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto - becoming recognisable figures in popular culture and mascots for the Walt Disney Company as a whole. (products - animated films, Parent The Walt Disney Studios, Divisions - DisneyToon Studios)

Walt Disney Theatrical Productions - also known as Disney on Broadway, once billed as Hyperion Theatricals, is a flagship stage play and musical production company of the Disney Theatrical Group, a self-contained division of The walt Disney Company. Founded in 1993 as Walt Disney Theatrical, the division has gained a reputation within the industry for creating professional and popular (both critically and financially) performances, starting with the acclaimed Beauty and the Beast in 1994 and most recently Aladdin in 2014. The company is a division of Disney Theatrical Group, led by Thomas Schumacher. (products - productions)

The Walt Disney Company (India) - is the Indian subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company of the USA and is premier entertainment company in India. The Walt Disney Company (India) is a public limited company, which develops and produces motion pictures and videos for children. The company is based in Mumbai, India and operates as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Company. (divisions - Hungama TV, Disney Channel (India), Disney Junior (India), Disney XD (India), Indiagames)

Pixar - is an American computer animation film studio based in Emervville, California. The studio is best known for its CGI-animated feature films created with PhotoRealistic RenderMan, its own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan image-rendering application programming interface used to generate high-quality images. Pixar began in 1979 as Graphics Group, part of the computer division of Lucasfilm before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 with funding by Apple Inc. The Walt Disney Company brought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a transaction that resulted in Jobs becoming Disney's largest single shareholder at the time. (Predecessor - The graphics group of Lucasfilm, Computer Division, Products - Pixar Image Computer, RenderMan, Marionette, Parent - Lucasfilm, Independent, The Walt Disney Studios, Subsidiaries - Pixar Canada)

Marvel Entertainment - is an American entertainment company formed from the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. and Toy Biz Inc. The company is known for its Marvel Comics subsidiary and, as of the late 2000's, its film production from Marvel Studios. In 2009, the Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion. It has been a limited liability company (LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel is reported as primarily a part of Disney's Studio Entertainment or consumer Products segments. Marvel has film partnerships with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, whereas Marvel Studios' films are released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, another Disney unit. Marvel formerly had partnerships with Universal Studios, New Line Cinema and Lionsgate. Marvels characters and properties have since appeared at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts attractions, in addition to licensing agreements with Universal Parks & Resorts extant before Disney's acquisition. (products - comics, animation, film, Parent - The Walt Disney Company, divisions - Marvel Toys, Subsidiaries - Marvel Studios, Marvel Worldwide, Marvel Characters and others.)

Lucasfilm - an American film and television production company based in the Letterman Digital Arts Centre in San Franciscom California. The studio is best known for its films, such as those in the Star Wars and Inidana Jones franchises, as well as its leadership in developing special affects, sound and computer animation for film. Lucasfilm was founded by filmkar George Lucas in 1971 in San Rafael, California; most of the company's operations were moved to San Francisco in 2005. The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 at a valuation of $4.06 billion. (products - motion pictures and television, Parent - Independent, The Walt Disney Company)

The Muppets Studio - is a wholly owned entertainment subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios' special events group, formed in 2004 through The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of The Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House assets from  The Jim Henson Company. (products - the muppets, bear in the big blue house, parent - The Walt Disney Studios)

Disney-ABC Television Group - manages all of The Walt Disney Company's Disney and ABC-branded television properties. This group includes the ABC Television Network (including ABC Daytime, ABC Entertainment and ABC News divisions) as well as Disney's 50% stake in A+E Television Networks and its 80% controlling stake in ESPN Inc. While holding the controlling stake in ESPN, Disney-ABC TV Group and ESPN operates as separate units of Disney Media Networks. (parent - Disney Media Networks, Divisions - American Broadcasting Company, ABC Entertainment Group, ABC Owned TV Stations, Subsidiaries - A+E Networks LLC, ABC Family Worldwide Inc, Disney Channels Worldwide Inc.)

ESPN Inc - an American sports media conglomerate based in Bristol, Connecticut. Jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation (which owns a 20% minority share), it owns various sports broadcasting operations, including cable channels, a sports radio network, an accompanying website, and other assets. ESPN markets itself as 'The Worldwide Leader in Sports'. Most programming on ESPN networks consist of live or tape-delayed sporting events, sports news programming, sports talk shows, and original series and documentaries. (Owner - The Walt Disney Company, Hearst Corporation)

A+E Networks - is an American media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the U.S. and abroad. A+E stands for Arts and Entertainment. The company is a joint venture between Hearst Corporation and Disney-ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.  (division - A+E Networks International, A+E Networks Consumer Products, A+E Studios, A+E Networks Digital, Subsidiaries - A+E Films, A+E Indie Films, A+E Networks Home Entertainment, Lifetime Entertainment Services.)

Radio Disney - an American radio network that is owned by The Walt Disney Company, under the Disney-ABC Television Group operating subsidiary Disney Channels Worldwide.