Non-Disney companies (2024)

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Paramount Pictures, one of the first and most successful of the Hollywood film studios. It became a subsidiary of Viacom in 1994 and Paramount Global in 2022. Paramount Pictures Corp.

No. They are each their own companies. Coca-Cola was at one point in the film business, when they owned Columbia Pictures. Disney has a relationship with Coca-Cola as they serve co*ke products in their theme parks.

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel. It was officially launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global.

Disney and Universal are major rivals overall. Both are major conglomerates with a global presence. But they also compete against one another in several business segments, including film and television production and theme parks and entertainment.

Even Disney, with all its monies, can't really buy the Bible because there's no one version. For starters, the commercial rights of various versions belong to different owners. Zondervan, a Christian publishing company holds the commercial rights for the New International Version (NIV) Bible in North America.

Warner Bros. Entertainment is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment. It is currently a subsidiary of the WarnerMedia conglomerate, with headquarters in Burbank, California, USA, and is perhaps best known for production the adventures of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.

The Walt Disney Company owns 43 percent of the resort; the majority 57 percent is held by Shanghai Shendi Group, a joint venture of three companies owned by the Shanghai government.

DC Comics is owned by Warner Bros. Disney, however, owns: Marvel Studios.

Bob Iger (Nov 20, 2022–)

The Walt Disney Company / CEO

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Thanks to the merger, Disney owns 80% of the sports network ESPN, while the remainder is owned by Hearst Communications. The company also owns untold percentages of other networks under ABC's umbrella, including ABC Radio, A&E, The History Channel, and Lifetime.

Disney's largest individual shareholders are the company's insiders, including the current CEO, Robert Iger, and top managers, such as Brent A. Woodford, Maria Elena Lagomasino, and Mary Barra. The largest institutional investors include the Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street.

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

Disney's acquisitions include The Muppets, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, giving them ownership of major franchises like Toy Story and Star Wars.

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc.

Tokyo Disneyland and its companion park, Tokyo DisneySea, are the only Disney parks in the world not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in any capacity. Cinderella Castle, the icon of Tokyo Disneyland, in 2023.

Marvel Studios produces the Marvel . Marvel character movie rights that Disney doesn't fully own - featuring Spider-Man, Venom, Hulk and the X-Men.

Warner Brothers owns Harry Potter and since Disney does not own Warner Brothers, they don't own anything Harry Potter related.

Nickelodeon (occasionally shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through Paramount Media Networks' subdivision, Nickelodeon Group.