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{{Company Infobox | |||
| name = The Walt Disney Company | |||
| logo = The Walt Disney Company.png | |||
| logo_size = 250px | |||
| caption = The Walt Disney Company logo | |||
| founded = October 16, 1923 | |||
| headquarters = Team Disney Building, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California | |||
| type = {{wp|Public company|Public}} | |||
| subsidiaries = [[Hulu]] (67%) | |||
| industry = Film, television, theme parks | |||
| links = Consumer: [https://www.disney.com/ disney.com] <br />Corporate: [https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/ thewaltdisneycompany.com] | |||
}} | |||
'''The Walt Disney Company''' (commonly known as '''Disney''') is an {{pmin|the United States|American}} mass media and entertainment company. Headquartered in {{wp|Burbank, California|Burbank}}, {{wp|California}}, the company was founded on October 16, 1923<ref>[https://d23.com/disney-history/ ''Disney History'' - D23] (retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> by brothers {{wp|Walt Disney|Walt}} and {{wp|Roy O. Disney}}. The company began by creating short animated films, but has since diversified into feature length animated and live-action movies, television production, theme parks operation and other business areas. For its financial year ending September 28, 2019, The Walt Disney Company had total revenues of $69,570 million<ref>[https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2019/11/q4-fy19-earnings.pdf ''The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings For Fiscal 2019'' - The Walt Disney Company] (retrieved April 28, 2020) <small>({{wp|PDF}})</small></ref>. | '''The Walt Disney Company''' (commonly known as '''Disney''') is an {{pmin|the United States|American}} mass media and entertainment company. Headquartered in {{wp|Burbank, California|Burbank}}, {{wp|California}}, the company was founded on October 16, 1923<ref>[https://d23.com/disney-history/ ''Disney History'' - D23] (retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> by brothers {{wp|Walt Disney|Walt}} and {{wp|Roy O. Disney}}. The company began by creating short animated films, but has since diversified into feature length animated and live-action movies, television production, theme parks operation and other business areas. For its financial year ending September 28, 2019, The Walt Disney Company had total revenues of $69,570 million<ref>[https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2019/11/q4-fy19-earnings.pdf ''The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings For Fiscal 2019'' - The Walt Disney Company] (retrieved April 28, 2020) <small>({{wp|PDF}})</small></ref>. | ||
==Miramax== | ==Miramax== | ||
{{main|Miramax | {{main|Miramax}} | ||
Miramax, LLC (also known as Miramax Films) is an American producer and distributer of movies and television, that from June 30, 1993 to December 3, 2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629044428/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Disney-completes-663M-sale-of-apf-1909918456.html?x=0 ''Disney completes $663M sale of Miramax'' - Yahoo! Finance] (archived from the original June 29, 2011; retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> was a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. During this time, Miramax acquired the rights to distribute [[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]], [[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]], [[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]], and [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]] in the United States. | Miramax, LLC (also known as Miramax Films) is an American producer and distributer of movies and television, that from June 30, 1993 to December 3, 2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629044428/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Disney-completes-663M-sale-of-apf-1909918456.html?x=0 ''Disney completes $663M sale of Miramax'' - Yahoo! Finance] (archived from the original June 29, 2011; retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> was a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. During this time, Miramax acquired the rights to distribute [[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]], [[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]], [[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]], and [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]] in the United States. | ||
==Disney Branded Television== | ==Disney Branded Television== | ||
[[File:Disney XD Logo.png|thumb|200px|Disney XD logo]] | [[File:Disney XD Logo.png|thumb|200px|Disney XD logo]] | ||
{{wp|Disney Branded Television}} ( | {{wp|Disney Branded Television}} (a unit of {{wp|Disney Entertainment}}) operates the {{wp|Disney Channel}} and its offshoots, including {{wp|Disney XD}} and formally {{wp|Toon Disney}}. Toon Disney began broadcasting in the United States on April 18, 1998<ref>[https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.2/3.2pages/3.2television.html ''Toon Disney Launch'' - Animation World Magazine] (retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> and during its lifetime it aired the four Pokémon movies that Miramax had acquired the rights to. Disney XD replaced Toon Disney in the United States on February 13, 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616202259/http://www.multichannel.com/article/161701-Disney_XD_Unwraps_On_Friday_The_13_th.php ''Disney XD Unwraps On Friday The 13th'' - Multichannel News] (archived from the original June 16, 2011; retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> and replaced {{wp|Jetix}} branded channels in other countries beginning in April 2009<ref>[https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/02/16/french-jetix-becomes-disney-xd/ ''French Jetix becomes Disney XD'' - Broadband TV News] (retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref>. | ||
Disney XD began airing new episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] in the United States on December 5, 2016, after taking over the rights from [[Cartoon Network]]. All of the episodes in circulation at the time would be available on the Watch Disney XD app, succeeded by DisneyNOW in September 2017. Disney XD premiered all three seasons of [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]], completing on March 7, 2020. On April 23, 2020, it was announced that the next season of the anime would be airing exclusively on [[Netflix]], ending its run on Disney XD,<ref>[https://press.pokemon.com/THE-POKEMON-COMPANY-INTERNATIONAL-AND-NETFLIX-TEAM-UP-FOR-US-PREMIERE- ''The Pokémon Company International and Netflix Team Up for U.S. Premiere of “Pokémon Journeys: The Series”'' - The Pokémon Company International] (retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> though repeats of Ultra Legends continued to air until mid-January 2021. | Disney XD began airing new episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] in the United States on December 5, 2016, after taking over the rights from [[Cartoon Network]]. All of the episodes in circulation at the time would be available on the Watch Disney XD app, succeeded by DisneyNOW in September 2017. Disney XD premiered all three seasons of [[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]], completing on March 7, 2020. On April 23, 2020, it was announced that the next season of the anime would be airing exclusively on [[Netflix]], ending its run on Disney XD,<ref>[https://press.pokemon.com/THE-POKEMON-COMPANY-INTERNATIONAL-AND-NETFLIX-TEAM-UP-FOR-US-PREMIERE- ''The Pokémon Company International and Netflix Team Up for U.S. Premiere of “Pokémon Journeys: The Series”'' - The Pokémon Company International] (retrieved April 28, 2020)</ref> though repeats of Ultra Legends continued to air until mid-January 2021. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{wp|The Walt Disney Company}} on Wikipedia | ||
* | *{{wp|Disney Branded Television|Disney Channels Worldwide}} on Wikipedia | ||
'''The Walt Disney Company''' | '''The Walt Disney Company''' | ||
*[https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/ Corporate site] | *[https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/ Corporate site] | ||
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[[Category:Distributors of the English dub of the Pokémon anime]] | [[Category:Distributors of the English dub of the Pokémon anime]] | ||