Walt Disney Studio
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- Company general info.
Primary industry: Motion Picture Production & Distribution
The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923.
The Walt Disney Studios, the motion picture arm of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's largest film production businesses.Its live-action titles, including National Treasure and Herbie: Fully Loaded are produced and distributed through the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone, and Hollywood banners. Its Miramax Film Corp. acquires, produces, and distributes independent movies, and it co-finances and distributes animated movies developed in conjunction with Pixar. Disney Studios also runs its own animated movie division. Walt Disney Studios' other divisions are devoted to home entertainment, music, and live stage plays.
Disney Studio Entertainment
The Studio Entertainment unit is the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built, and at its heart are world-renowned animated features and live-action motion pictures. Disney name quickly became synonymous with quality entertainment for the whole family.
The Walt Disney Studios distributes motion pictures under Walt Disney Pictures - which includes Walt Disney Feature Animation and DisneyToon Studios - Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films. Buena Vista International serves as the studio's international distribution arm. Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Buena Vista Home Entertainment International together distribute Disney and other film titles to the rental and sell-through home entertainment markets worldwide. Buena Vista Theatrical Productions is one of the largest producers of Broadway musicals, and the Buena Vista Music Group distributes original music and motion picture soundtracks under its four record labels: Walt Disney Records, Buena Vista Records, Hollywood Records and Lyric Street Records.
President and Chief Executive Officer:
ChairmanRichard W. Cook
PresidentAlan Bergman
President, Buena Vista Pictures MarketingOren Aviv
SVP CommunicationsHeidi Trotta
Financials:
Company Type Subsidiary of Disney
D&B D-U-N-S Number825045826
Fiscal Year-EndSeptember
2005 Sales (mil.)$7,587.0
1-Year Sales Growth(12.8%)
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- Products
Selected Operations
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Film Production and Distribution
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Film Corp., Touchstone Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures
Music Labels and Publishing
Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records, Walt Disney Records
Theatrical Production
Buena Vista Theatrical Group, Disney Live Family Entertainment, Disney Theatrical Productions
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- In the news
12/27/2005- Chief financial officer Alan Bergman was promoted to president of The Walt Disney Studios. Bergman joined the Burbank, California-based company in 1996 as a director in the corporate controller's group; he became CFO in 2001.
Some recent facts:
- Disney Studios' two high-profile partnerships are severely strained. The company's 10-year, five-picture production deal with Pixar (The Incredibles, Monsters Inc.), in which the two companies split production costs and profits, is coming to an end. Pixar has elected not to extend the deal and will be looking for another studio to distribute its films starting in 2006. Disney Studios is continuing its efforts to get Pixar to change its mind, with new Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger trying to repair a relationship that strained under the previous leadership of Michael Eisner.
- In addition, Disney Studios, which distributes the films of its Miramax subsidiary, refused to release Miramax's controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004. Disney also slashed Miramax's $700 million production budget and returned the studio to its indie roots. As a result, Miramax co-founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein opted out of their contract with Disney and walked away from Miramax in late 2005.
Top Competitors
DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros.
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