The Magical World of Disney

After doing some serious research on the Columbia Journalism Review, I looked up The Walt Disney company and its holdings, synergies, and subsidiaries.

It's as follows...

Film and Theater

Disneynature

Disney Theatrical Productions

Touchstone Pictures

Marvel Entertainment

LucasFilm

Walt Disney Pictures

DisneyToon Studios

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Pixar Animation Studios

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (Distribution)

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Music

Disney Music Group

Hollywood Records

Walt Disney Records

Television

ABC-Owned Television Stations Group

WLS (Chicago, IL)

KFSN (Fresno, CA)

KTRK (Houston, TX)

KABC (Los Angeles, CA)

WABC (New York, NY)

WPVI (Philadelphia, PA)

WTVD (Raleigh-Durham, NC)

KGO (San Francisco, CA)

Disney ABC Television Group

ABC Television Network (ABC Daytime, ABC Entertainment, and ABC News)

ABC Family

ABC Studios

A&E Television Networks (50%)

The Biography Channel (50%)

Disney ABC Domestic Television

Disney ABC International Television

Disney-ABC-ESPN Television

Disney Channel Worldwide (Disney XD, Playhouse Disney, Jetix, and ABC Kids)

History (formerly The History Channel) (50%)

H2 (50%)

Hungama

Lifetime Entertainment Services (50%)

SOAPnet

Disney Junior (Flanders and the Netherlands)

ESPN, Inc. (80%)

ESPN (and ESPN.com and ESPN360.com)

ESPN2

ESPN 3D

ESPN Classic

ESPN Deportes

ESPNEWS

ESPNU

ESPN Enterprises

ESPN Interactive

ESPN International

ESPN Mobile Properties

ESPN on Demand

ESPN PPV

ESPN Regional Television

Longhorn Network

Radio

WDDY AM (Albany, NY)

WDWD AM (Atlanta, GA)

WMKI AM (Boston, MA)

WGFY AM (Charlotte, NC)

WRDZ AM (Chicago, IL)

WWMK AM (Cleveland, OH)

KMKI AM (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX)

KDDZ AM (Denver, CO)

WFDF AM (Detroit, MI)

KMIC AM (Houston, TX)

WRDZ FM (Indianapolis, IN)

KPHN AM (Kansas City, MO)

KDIS FM (Little Rock, AR)

KDIS AM (Los Angeles, CA)

WMYM AM (Miami, FL)

WKSH AM (Milwaukee, WI)

KDIZ AM (Minneapolis, MN)

WQEW AM (New York, NY)

WDYZ AM (Orlando, FL)

WWJZ AM (Philadelphia, PA)

KMIK AM (Phoenix, AZ)

KDZR AM (Portland, OR)

WDZY AM (Richmond, VA)

KIID AM (Sacramento, CA)

KWDZ AM (Salt Lake City, UT)

KRDY AM (San Antonio, TX)

KMKY AM (San Francisco, CA)

KKDZ AM (Seattle, WA)

WSDZ AM (St. Louis, MO)

WWMI AM (Tampa, FL)

ESPN Radio

WMVP (Chicago, IL)

KESN (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX)

KSPN (Los Angeles, CA)

WEPN (New York, NY)

WDDZ AM (Pittsburgh, PA)

Publishing

Hyperion Books

ABC Daytime Press

Hyperion

Jump At The Sun

Mirimax Books

Voice

Disney Publishing Worldwide

Disney Digital Books

Disney English

Disney Global Book Group

Global Children's Magazines

U.S. Magazines

ESPN The Magazine (50% with Hearst)

ESPN Books

Parks and Resorts

Adventures by Disney

Disney Cruise Line

Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resort Paris (51%)

Disney Vacation Club

Hong Kong Disneyland (48%)

Shanghai Disney Resort (43%)

Tokyo Disney Resort (Owned and operated the Oriental Land Company)

Walt Disney Imagineering

Walt Disney World Resort

Other

The Baby Einstein Company

Club Penguin

Disney Consumer Products

The Disney Store

Disney Apparel

Disney Accessories & Footwear

Disney Fashion & Home

Disney Food

Disney Health & Beauty

Disney Stationery

Disney Toys

Disney Interactive Media Group

Disney Interactive Studios

Disney Online (Disney.com)

Disney Online Studios

Disney Mobile

El Capitan Theatre

The Muppets Studio

Playdom

Rocket Pack

UTV Software Communications

THIS IS CRAZY. I honestly did not know that some of these were owned by the Walt Disney company, like Baby Einsteins??? Personally, I am addicted to Disney movies but until recently I never noticed how over-exposed they were. After Frozen came out, Elsa and Anna were pasted EVERYWHERE. I did a finance report last year about how the costumes for children were selling for hundreds of dollars on e-bay because they were on back order in the Disney stores. Overkill? Maybe. But Disney is probably in the best position out of any company I can think of to take advantage of sales, advertising, and social media. They have every outlet covered: radio, books, film, TV, and parks. If you think about it, journalism is a huge part of Disney's business. That is what they thrive off of...and they are doing well. 

Check out this website to see the list: http://www.cjr.org/resources/?c=disney

Teen Vogue vs. Seventeen (fight to the death for subscribers)

I can personally say that once upon a time I was an avid reader of both Teen Vogue and Seventeen magazine. I loved magazines and felt so regal sitting down and flipping through the pages. I was in awe of the colors and smells of the testers within the pages. It's funny though, even then I noticed subtle differences between the two magazines, of which was mostly who advertised what.

Teen Vogue was obviously the teen edition of Vogue magazine. All the advertisements were very high class, featuring Louis Vuitton and Michael Kors (way over my budget). The first ten pages it would seem like would just be full page advertisements, and the magazine wasn't very big in the first place. I loved Teen Vogue because it made me feel apart of the higher class, but it was all just pretty pictures, not real substance with words.



Seventeen, on the other hand, had more middle class advertisements. You saw Candies ads through Kohls and the ads where celebrities represented a brand, not a supermodel. They appealed to US, who the viewer would know right off the bat. Within the pages, you found plenty of advice on life: friendships, love, work, philosophy, etc. It advertised things within, like celebrities favorite moisturizer, but never let it blatantly take over.

Television and Cable News from a generation ahead

I interviewed two people, one of which I know personally. But if you take out names (which I will) you really get to focus on the actual information. So, let me introduce Subject #1 and Subject #2.

Subject #1 said he watches cable TV and discovery channel a lot. He especially likes watching Fox News and random documentaries, like on Bigfoot.  He really watches news for serious weather events (while I won't say who this is, he called me 20 times to make sure I was safe in my dorm Monday during the storm).

He emphasized highly that his views on TV news has changed drastically. Whatever was being reported had an effect on his thinking because they broadcast the news, whether negative or positive, He reported that he noticed a trend of bias in cable and print news which he thinks is because of the editors and owners views. He also believes network TV is more heartfelt and for the viewers.

Subject #2 doesn't watch network or cable news but instead gets things off the internet. When at work he browses his phone and can see weather, news, and other info. Since he doesn't really watch cable or network TV, he doesn't really have an attitude towards it. It's just kind of unnecessary to him. 

It's funny to me how these two subjects are a generation ahead and both respond differently. Subject 1 watches TV more frequently but it isn't what someone in my generation would say. I have personally watched him watch the news and he responds to controversial issues that seem propagandized.