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The '''Walt Disney Company''' is a multi-billion dollar (NYSE:DIS) American media and entertainment corporation formed by brothers {{wp|Walt Disney|Walt}} and {{wp|Roy O. Disney}} on October 16, 1923, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. | The '''Walt Disney Company''' is a multi-billion dollar (NYSE:DIS) American media and entertainment corporation formed by brothers {{wp|Walt Disney|Walt}} and {{wp|Roy O. Disney}} on October 16, 1923, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. | ||
Disney formerly owned the [[Miramax Films]] studio, owners of the American rights to the Pokémon movies ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. The now-defunct {{pmin|the United States#Toon Disney|Toon Disney}} cable channel, as well as the Disney XD family of cable channels that succeeded Toon Disney in the United States, occasionally showed those four Pokémon movies. | Disney formerly owned the [[Miramax Films]] studio, owners of the American rights to the Pokémon movies ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. The now-defunct {{pmin|the United States#Toon Disney|Toon Disney}} cable channel, as well as the Disney XD family of cable channels that succeeded Toon Disney in the United States, occasionally showed those four Pokémon movies. Many European versions of Disney XD air the Pokémon anime, such as Disney XD UK, Germany and Belgium/the Netherlands. | ||
In terms of non-Pokémon anime, Disney also holds the outside-of-Japan worldwide rights to the majority of the films of noted anime studio {{wp|Studio Ghibli}}, the airing rights for {{wp|Digimon}} season 1-5 and co-produces {{wp|Stitch!|a Japanese-only anime series}} based on its {{wp|Lilo & Stitch|''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise}}. | In terms of non-Pokémon anime, Disney also holds the outside-of-Japan worldwide rights to the majority of the films of noted anime studio {{wp|Studio Ghibli}}, the airing rights for {{wp|Digimon}} season 1-5 and co-produces {{wp|Stitch!|a Japanese-only anime series}} based on its {{wp|Lilo & Stitch|''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise}}. | ||