An ambitious bid to acquire Walt Disney in 2004 failed, but five years later the group entered talks with General Electric to acquire majority control of the latter's NBC Universal subsidiary. A deal

is produced under a licensing deal with Disney, a range of fruit-based or milk-based still drinks first introduced in Mexico in 2002, and later rolled out in Europe. In 2005, Coca-Cola together with bottler

stronger competitor to bulked up media titans like Disney, Comcast, AT&T and Netflix. Aged and bed-ridden tycoon Sumner Redstone is still nominally the controlling shareholder, but all management decisions

Apple TV+ topped rivals Netflix, Disney+ and others to become the first streaming service to seize the top prize at the Oscars, collecting the Best Picture trophy for family drama 'Coda'. Netflix came

20th Century Fox became part of the mammoth Walt Disney organisation in 2019 following the partial break-up of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox conglomerate. It became one of several production banners

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