Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group

   Walt Disney Pictures

   Touchstone Pictures

   Hollywood Pictures

   Miramax Films

§  Miramax Family Films

§  Dimension Films (Disney owns the Dimension Films library for all films released before September 30, 2005)

§  Miramax Television

   Animation

§  Walt Disney Animation Studios (formerly Walt Disney Feature Animation)

§  Pixar Animation Studios

§  DisneyToon Studios

   Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

   Buena Vista International

   Miravista Films

   Patagonik Film Group (joint venture between Disney and Artear Argentina)

   Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment (distributes under the following labels: Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Touchstone Home Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment, Miramax Home Entertainment, Dimension Home Video, ABC Video, Buena Vista Home Entertainment)

   El Capitan Theatre

   Buena Vista Music Group

   Walt Disney Records

   Hollywood Records

   Mammoth Records

   Lyric Street Records

   Buena Vista Records

   Disney Music Publishing (see Buena Vista Music Group page for a list of publishers that are part of Disney Music Publishing)

   Disney Theatrical Productions

   Hyperion Theatrical

   Disney Live Family Entertainment

§  Disney on Ice – produced by Feld Entertainment

§  Disney Live – produced by Feld Entertainment

Disney-ABC Television Group

   U.S. Television Networks:

   ABC, Inc

§  ABC Television Network

§  ABC Daytime

§  ABC Entertainment

§  Greengrass Productions

§  Victor Television Productions

§  ABC Kids

§  ABC News

§  ABC Owned & Operated Stations

§  WLS Chicago – Channel 7

§  WJRT Flint – Channel 12

§  KFSN Fresno – Channel 30

§  KTRK Houston – Channel 13

§  KABC Los Angeles – Channel 7

§  WABC New York – Channel 7

§  WPVI Philadelphia – Channel 6

§  WTVD Raleigh-Durham – Channel 11

§  KGO San Francisco – Channel 7

§  WTVG Toledo – Channel 13

   Disney ABC Cable Networks

§  Disney Channel

§  Playhouse Disney

§  Toon Disney

§  Jetix

§  ABC Family – formerly Fox Family & The Family Channel

§  BVS Entertainment – formerly Saban Entertainment

§  Jetix Latin America

§  Jetix Europe (Disney 74%, public shareholders 26%)

§  SIP Animation (undisclosed minority stake)

§  SOAPnet

   U.S. Cable Network Equity Holdings:

   Lifetime Entertainment Services (joint venture between Disney (50%) and Hearst Corporation (50%))

§  Lifetime Television

§  Lifetime Movie Network

§  Lifetime Real Women

   A&E Television Networks (Disney 37.5%, Hearst Corporation 37.5%, NBC Universal 25%)

§  A&E Network

§  The History Channel

§  The Biography Channel

§  History Channel International

§  Military History Channel

§  Crime & Investigation Network

§  Biography Magazine (published by Hearst Corporation)

   Production & Syndication Divisions:

   ABC Studios – formerly Touchstone Television & ABC Television Studios

   Walt Disney Television Animation

   Disney-ABC Domestic Television – formely Buena Vista Television

   Walt Disney Television

   Buena Vista Productions

   Disney-ABC International Television – formely Buena Vista International Television

   Disney Educational Productions

   International Television Networks & Programming Platforms:

   Disney Channel Worldwide

§  Disney Channel (25 channels worldwide)

§  Toon Disney (8 channels worldwide)

§  Playhouse Disney (9 channels worldwide)

§  Jetix (channel and branded programming blocks in 80 countries)

§  Disney Cinemagic

§  Hungama

§  ABC1

   International Business Ventures:

   Walt Disney International Business Ventures & Business Development

§  Super RTL (joint venture between Disney (50%) and RTL Group (50%))

§  GMTV (Disney 25%, ITV plc 75%)

§  HBO Central Europe (joint venture between Disney, TimeWarner and Sony)

§  UTV Software Communications (Disney 14.9%)

   Radio:

   Radio Disney

   Publishing:

   Hyperion Books

§  ABC Daytime Press

§  ESPN Books

§  Miramax Books

§  Hyperion East

§  Hypeion Audiobooks

§  VOICE

ESPN, Inc.

(Disney 80%, Hearst Corporation 20%)

   ESPN

   ESPN2

   ESPN on ABC – formerly ABC Sports

   ESPN HD

   ESPN2 HD

   ESPN Classic

   ESPNEWS

   ESPN Deportes

   ESPNU

   ESPN Now

   ESPN Plus

   ESPN Original Entertainment

   ESPN Pay-Per-View

   ESPN Regional Television

   ESPN International (see for complete list of channels)

§  North American Sports Network

§  ESPN Star Sports (joint venture between Disney (50%) and News Corporation (50%))

§  TSN (30%)

   ESPN Radio

   Mobile ESPN

   ESPN360

   ESPN The Magazine (published by Hearst Corporation)

   ESPN Books (an imprint of Disney’s Hyperion Books)

   ESPN Home Entertainment (currently distributed by Genius Products)

   ESPN Outdoors

§  BASS

   ESPN Digital Center

   Arena Football League (undisclosed minority stake acquired December 2006)

Walt Disney Internet Group

Websites & Online Destinations

   Disney Online

   Disney Auctions

   ABC.com

   ABCNews.com

   ABC News Now

   ESPN.com

   ESPNsoccernet

   Go.com – formerly GO Network

   Movies.com

   FamilyFun.com

   Wondertime.com

   Disney Family (Family.com)

   TouchstonePictures.com

   Miramax.com

   BVOnlineEntertainment.com

   Muppets.com

   Jetix.tv

   HollywoodRecords.com

   LyricStreetRecords.com

   ABCFamily.com

   Video.com

   SOAPnet.com

   Oscar.com

   ClubPenguin.com

   Hundreds of other websites relating to Disney properties & businesses, just a few are listed above

Mobile Services and Entertainment

   Disney Mobile

   Disney Mobile Studios

   Starwave Mobile

   Living Mobile

   Minds Eye Productions

   Enorbus

   mobile2win China

Disney Consumer Products

  DisneyShopping.com

  Disney Store (North American stores owned and operated through a licensing agreement with Disney by The Children’s Place, European stores are wholly owned by Disney, locations in Japan are owned and operated by licensing agreement with Disney by The Oriental Land Company)

  World of Disney Store

  Disney Apparel, Accessories & Footwear

  Disney Interactive Studios – formerly Buena Vista Games

  Avalanche Software

  Propaganda Games

  Fall Line Studios

  Black Rock Studios (Previously Climax Racing)

  Disney Food, Health & Beauty

  Disney Home & Infant

  Disney Publishing Worldwide

  U.S. Children’s & Family Magazines:

  Disney Adventures

  FamilyFun Magazine

  Wondertime

  Children’s Books:

  Hyperion Books For Children

§  Jump At the Sun

§  Volo Books

§  Michael di Capua Books

  Disney Press

  Disney Editions

  Disney Libri

  Disney Educational Productions

  Global Children’s Magazines (hundreds of publications are included, listed below are just a few)

  W.I.T.C.H.

  Topolino

  Disney Princess Magazine

  Winnie the Pooh Magazine

  Fairies Magazine

  Mickey Mouse Magazine

  The Baby Einstein Company

  The Muppets Studio, LLC (formerly Muppets Holding Company LLC)

  Disney Stationery

  Disney Toys

  Disney Electronics

 Disneyland Resort

Anaheim, California, United States

  Disneyland – 1955

  Disney’s California Adventure – 2001

  Downtown Disney (California)

  Resorts:

  Disneyland Hotel

  Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel

  Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel

  Walt Disney World Resort

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States

  Magic Kingdom – 1971

  Epcot – 1982

  Disney’s Hollywood Studios – 1989

  Disney’s Animal Kingdom – 1998

  Downtown Disney (Florida)

  Pleasure Island

  Downtown Disney Marketplace

  Downtown Disney Westside

  Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex

  Water Parks:

  River Country – 1976-2001

  Typhoon Lagoon – 1989

  Blizzard Beach – 1994

  Resorts:

  Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

  Disney’s Beach Club Resort

  Disney’s BoardWalk Inn

  Disney’s Contemporary Resort

  Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa

  Disney’s Polynesian Resort

  Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

  Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

  Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

  Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

  Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

  Disney’s Port Orleans Resort, French Quarter

  Disney’s Port Orleans Resort, Riverside (formerly known as Disney’s Dixie Landings Resort)

  Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort

  Disney’s All-Star Music Resort

  Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort

  Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Tokyo Disney Resort

Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo (owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company through a licensing agreement with Disney)

  Tokyo Disneyland – 1983

  Tokyo DisneySea – 2001

  Ikspiari

  Resorts:

  Disney Ambassador Hotel

  Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta

Disneyland Resort Paris

Marne-la-Vallee, France (Disney 51%, public shareholders 49%)

  Euro Disney S.C.A.

  Disneyland Park – 1992

  Walt Disney Studios – 2001

  Disney Village

  Resorts:

§  Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch

§  Disneyland Hotel

§  Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne

§  Disney’s Hotel New York

§  Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe

§  Disney’s Newport Bay Club

§  Disney’s Sequoia Lodge

§  Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Hong Kong, China (Disney 43%, HKSAR government 57%)

  Hong Kong Disneyland – 2005

  Resorts:

  Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel

  Disney’s Hollywood Hotel

Disney Cruise Line

  Disney Magic – 1998

  Disney Wonder – 1999

  Castaway Cay – 1998

Disney Vacation Club

  Disney’s BoardWalk Villas, Walt Disney World Resort

  Disney’s Beach Club Villas, Walt Disney World Resort

  Disney’s Old Key West Resort, Walt Disney World Resort

  Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, Walt Disney World Resort

  The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Walt Disney World Resort

  Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, Vero Beach, Florida

  Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Adventures By Disney

Disney Regional Entertainment

  DisneyQuest – Downtown Disney, Florida at Walt Disney World Resort

  ESPN Zone – 8 locations in the U.S.

Walt Disney Imagineering

Disney Worldwide Outreach

  VoluntEARS

  ABC A Better Community

  Team ESPN

  Learning Together! from Disney ABC Cable Networks Group

  Movies, Magic & More from The Walt Disney Studios

  Disney’s Environmentality

  Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund

  Steamboat Ventures

Competition:

CBS corp

Time Warner

News corp

I think that the main problem with how this case went about researching is that the participants on the website are going to feel exploited when they find out that the researcher’s persona is just an alias and that since they have had no contact with the researcher.

There is also the idea that there are private spaces online. These spaces are identified by the use of membership in an online community. The fact that one must use a login name and password gives the user a sense security.

 The site offers 5 rental plans for DVDs. The costlier plans have allow you to have more DVDs and unlimited hours of movie watching on your PC in order to encourage people to buy the more expensive plans. The site also recruits new users by offering a free trial, which will then turn into a paid plan, and also by allowing other websites to become ‘affiliates.’ In exchange for their advertising, netflix gives the producer of the website $9.00 for every new customer that the website brought to netflix.

What is its “niche”/ comparative advantage?

 The niche is that the consumers no longer need to drive back and forth from blockbusters and worry about return fees, also there are no due dates on the movies, and you can keep it as long as you would like. In fact, I think that Blockbusters took off their return fee in order to keep up with netflix.

Your impressions? Would you shop there?

My sister and some friends have netflix accounts, and they love it. I think that it is pretty well done, and that it would not have been as effective if their were due dates on movies, or the shipping wasn’t paid for, or if it took more then a couple days to get your movies. So I would get a netflix account at some point, however, I think the the site is more appealing to people with permanent addresses.

When first accessing the site, they ask you to sign up as a supporter of Hillary, which caught me a little off guard since I wanted to find out more about her as a candidate, not sign up to support her. So I skipped the sign up and went to the actual web page. Honestly, I felt that the front page of her website was overwhelming. There was a promotion that told the viewers of the website that if they showed their support for Hillary Clinton then they could see both Hillary and Elton John. There was also a box of communities which included many web 2.0 sites, such as flickr, myspace, facebook, youtube, eons, and twitter. The front page also included “Hillary TV” which shows several videos that support Hillary, as well as a “Spotlight” section which has links to all the news articles that supports Hillary.

The rest of the website is a little less cluttered and more managable. We can clearly find the issues that she supports by looking at the “Issues” tab, and there is an extensive list of speeches that she has given since April 2006, which contributes to the information that we can find on candidates views.

Looking at the website, I feel that it is more geared towards active supporters of Hillary, rather then undecided voters trying to make a decision to vote for Hillary or not. It seems that most of the website focuses on way that the public can contribute and show support for Hillary (the homepage, for instance, dedicates about half of the space to contribution links) including a whole section called “Take Action.”

I decided to compare Hillary Clinton’s site with Barack Obama’s and i found that they are actually very similar. Both start with the “sign up to support” before bringing up the main web page. They both have the ways to contribute dominate the homepage, and have easy to find links that lead to what issues the candidates are supporters of. Obama has a more extensive list of web 2.0 applications then Hillary, which includes: facebook, myspace, flickr, eons, twitter, blackplanet, faithbase, and many others. Both candidates use youtube to show videos from past events, and include both political and popular culture videos. Obama also uses text messaging to gain support. I feel that Obama’s website is a better format in that it is less cluttered, it is also more accessible for younger voters in that it uses more text messaging, youtube, and other web 2.0 things. I also feel that Obama’s site is geared more towards ethnic minorities since it included Blackplanet, AsianAve, and MiGente for some of its web 2.0 applications.

After reviewing all this, I think that the candidates websites aren’t the first place people go to research on their potential president. Instead, I feel that the more mainstream media, such as the news, will tend to lead people on to what candidate they would like to support, which makes them look at the youtube videos, and then the websites. As a result, I think that the main purpose of these websites are resource mobilization for the candidates by strong supporters.

Another aspect of Intellectual Property is Trade mark. Our culture and society is essentially made up of symbols. Even when we visit another country with a different language we can figure out the necessities (restrooms, hotels, food, airplane, etc) by the similar use of symbols. The same is true of logos. For many companies the logo is a vital indicator of their brand name. The Mac apple has become an iconic symbol in today’s society, for example. As a result, the Mac apple is a trademark and no one else is allowed to use that symbol, unless they want to be sued for all they have got.

My other idea for a paper is to look a little closer at the Open Software movement. The video we watched in class was a good introduction to the subject, but what has happened since then? What kinds of tactics are the Open Software supporters using to gain a following?

Prior to the video I knew that Open Software meant that the code was available, and that Firefox is Open Software- but that was about the extent of it. Through the video i was able to see why the code was important to know, and the impact that having the code available would be.

I believe that the OS movement can be considered a social movement. The people behind Open Source are trying to fight against the privatization of programs to allow people to manipulate their own programs, and do what they want with them. Basically I feel that the Open Source Movement are trying to establish rights that people should have in the internet world- which still have not been established.

As mentioned earlier, I use Firefox.  It works much better with many of the sites that I have to use (mainly Blackboard and Tlearn) and I think that it is very user friendly. I know Tlearn is also an Open Source product- and I like it far better then Blackboard (which I believe is not an Open Source product). I was looking at the websites that give the links for downloading Open Source programs, and there was a lot to offer. I think that in the future we can expect that Microsoft wont be able to download their programs into computers and instead people will beginning depending on Open Source programs more and more.

The internet seems to be a great resource. It is available in multiple places (if you have access to a computer and wifi), it is blind in terms of race and class since it eliminates the face to face interactions with people. Recently the internet has become important basically all areas of life”others caution that the differential spread of the Internet across the population will lead to increasing inequalities improving the prospects of those who are already in privileged positions while denying opportunities for advancement to the  underprivileged.” (Hargittai)  Internet usage has risen dramatically in the past decade in a half among all groups. It is difficult to interpret the data since in graphs it is clear that all groups have continued to increase internet aptness, but it isn’t so clear that some groups are rising much more then others and as a result “there has been an increasing concern regarding the patterns of its diffusion across the population. Reports have documented the presence of an Internet “digital divide”, i.e. inequalities in access to and use of the medium, with lower levels of connectivity among women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes, rural residents and less educated people.” (Hargittai) Comparisons across groups suggests that certain divides persist and in some cases are growing with respect to Internet diffusion…some have cautioned that the differential spread of the Internet will lead to increasing inequalities benefiting those who are already in advantageous positions and denying access to better resources to the underprivileged. This means that the privilege class will continue to gain more social and cultural capital through the internet, and the underprivileged groups will continue to lack the tools and resources they need to better their lives.  In addition, “there are factors beyond mere connectivity that need to be considered when discussing the potential implications of the Internet for inequality.” In addition to relying on basic measures of access to a medium, we need to consider the following more nuanced measures of use: 1. technical means (quality of the equipment) 2. autonomy of use (location of access, freedom to use the medium for one’s preferred activities) 3. social support networks (availability of others one can turn to for assistance with use, size of networks to encourage use) 4. experience (number of years using the technology, types of use patterns)
These four factors together contribute to one’s level of skill. Skill is defined as the ability to efficiently and effectively use the new technology.” It seems that there would be a high correlation with income, class and job status- all of which are correlated with each other and also with race. That being said- it is clear that there is a digital divide. I think that there will always be a digital divide, since the privileged will continue to have resources that that underprivileged can not afford, however, there are steps that can be taken that will allow everyone to have the access and education that you can gain from the internet.

This is not to say that there aren’t some exceptions. It may seem that some of the kids in the documentary are out of touch with the “outside world,” but I honestly think that their lives would be just as our of touch without the internet.  By “outside world” I am assuming Lauren means the local community surrounding the individual.  I think in order to determine the impact that the internet has had on the face to face interactions among children we would need to further examine how often and what kind of internet resources kids use.

As far as the two girls on the documentary, it seems that they wanted to place to feel accepted. Since the “ana” girl knows that her parents will lecture her on healthy eating habits (since that is what a good parent would do) she decided to find a place where people would embrace her. She used the internet to find a community where people have the same values of her- which can be detrimental. Jess, on the other hand- didnt like the real her, and so she made a sort of idealized version of herself- one that her parents would not approve of.

Since there is such a generation gap between the children and parent for the internet, it is difficult for parent to moniter their childrens activities- which may be threatening for them. It seems that education on both sides may be healpful.