The Walt Disney Company (US) Profile subscribers click here for full profile Disney is almost certainly the world's most widely known and best-trusted entertainment brand. After years of ailing performance

the #2 behind Disney, with estimated retail value of around $6bn annually. Main brands include the Looney Tunes portfolio, Harry Potter, Batman, Superman and Scooby-Doo. DC Comics and MAD magazine also

Visa also has a worldwide partnership with Disney, as well as with other suppliers of goods and services. The group has traditionally served as the umbrella for four separate entities, Visa USA, Visa

not least Disney, to derail the merger, the business was cleared to proceed in December 2000. AOL's founder Steve Case became chairman of the merged AOL Time Warner. Time Warner boss Gerry Levin became

Wasserman was, along with Disney, one of the first of a new breed of studio boss willing to embrace the enemy. In particular he was arguably the first to understand the value of a library of past movie

man character after licensee Marvel was acquired by Disney. Another key theme in Sony's all-time greats list is - or rather had been - star Will Smith, a long-time production partner with no less than

The brand also launched a promotional tie-in with Disney's Tangled movie towards the end of the year. Yet according to SymphonyIRI research, sales continued to decline, falling by a further 4% over the

However, following Marvel's acquisition by Disney, Paramount agreed to an early termination of that relationship in 2010, although it released two further Marvel-inspired pictures which were already in

including the capture of Disney's US media and the expansion of its Hasbro business from 11 countries around the world to 55. As a result of this prowess OMD had regularly featured in most trade publications'

The group also has a marketing partnership with Walt Disney Resorts to promote its products at Disneyworld and Disneyland. Ocean Spray also exports to more than 50 countries around the world, where