The Walt Disney Company

This article is about the company named The Walt Disney Company. For the man who co-founded the company, see Walt Disney.

"Disney" redirects here. For other uses, see Disney (disambiguation).

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1937–1996	1948–1984	1960–1980	1971–2006; 2011–present (primary), 2006–2011 (secondary)


2006–2011 (primary), 2011–present (secondary)	1986–2009	2009–2012	2012–present

The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. The Disney logo, based on Walt Disney's signature, is one of the world's most recognizable logos.

Walt Disney

1937–1996

The first incarnation of the Walt Disney logo was introduced in 1937. After it was discontinued in some year, it was also used on the Disney's Wonderful World of Reading logo until 1996.

1948–1984

Another logo based on Walt Disney's handwriting was created in the mid-1940's. After it was discontinued in 1972, this logo would be used again on the Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo from 1978 to 1984.

1960–1980

In 1960, a later variant was based on Walt Disney's handwriting. The typeface is still used as the main logo, but it has since been revised in the mid-1960's. This logo was finally removed in 1979 or in 1980.

1971–present

1971–2006; 2011–present (primary), 2006–2011 (secondary)

In 1971, the signature's typeface effectively became a bit smoother, which was created in the mid-1950's. This signature probably has the most recognizable and distinct letters; the “W” and the “D” that begin each word. The roundness has a single line down the center of the “D”, and the circle over the “i”, circles back toward the “D”. The "y", in fact, looks just like a lowercase phi (φ), imported from the Greek alphabet. None of these characteristics are present in Walt Disney’s real signature. The typeface is Walt Disney Script v4.1 or Waltograph. For many decades, this logo would have been served as The Walt Disney Company’s longest-running logotype with a lifespan of 48 years.

2006–2011 (primary), 2011–present (secondary)

In 2006, Disney began using a modified version of the 1971 logo (despite that fact that it is still in use today), and its lines became a bit thinner. This logo was previously used on the Walt Disney Pictures logo until 2011, and is currently used on several other Disney properties.

The Walt Disney Company

1986–present

1986–2009

On February 6, 1986, Walt Disney Productions changed its name to The Walt Disney Company. Prior to 2009, the words "The" and "Company" were set in Times New Roman.

2009–2012

In 2009, the words' fonts were switched over to Whitney, a new font which was created by Hoefler & Co.

2012–present

In 2012, the company abandoned Whitney with a new font, called Benton Sans.

External links

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Studios

Home Entertainment
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Others) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Disney Theatrical Productions Group
Disney on Broadway | Disney on Ice | Disney Theatrical Productions | Disney Live!

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Endemol Shine Group

Parent companies:

The Walt Disney Company | Apollo Global Management (50%)

Predecessors:
Endemol | Shine Group

Endemol Shine Iberia:
Endemol Portugal | Gestmusic | Shine Iberia | Telegenia | Zeppelin Television

Endemol Shine Nordics:
Friday TV | Metronome Film & Television | Metronome Productions | Metronome Spartacus | Rubicon TV

Asia Pacific:
Asia | China | India | SE Asia

Endemol Shine Australia:
Endemol Shine Banks

Kuarzo:
Argentina | Chile

Endemol Australia:
Endemol Southern Star | Southern Star Singapore

Endemol UK:
Bazal | Brighter Pictures | Cheetah Television

Endemol USA:
Latino | Original Media | True Entertainment

Notes:
¹ Joint-venture with Grupo Globo.
Sale of company to Banijay Group pending regulatory approval.

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ESPN

Owners: The Walt Disney Company (80%) | Hearst Corporation (20%)

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ESPN on ABC

Current programming:

U.S. radio stations
ESPN Radio | ESPN Xtra | ESPNU Radio | ESPN All Access

Canadian networks (Co-Owned with Bell Media):
The Sports Network (TSN1 | TSN2 | TSN3 | TSN4 | TSN5) | RDS | RDS2 | RDS Info | ESPN Classic Canada

Japanese networks
J-Sports 1 | J-Sports 2 | J-Sports 3 | J-Sports 4

¹Operated by BT under license.
²Also airs on MLB Network.
³Partnership with TV5 Network Inc.
⁴Partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India.

Fox Life
Asia | India | Latin America | Spain

FX
Asia | Latin America (FXM)

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The Walt Disney Company India

Parent: The Walt Disney Company

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Star TV

Part of Disney India (The Walt Disney Company)

Star India (Special logos)
Television channels:
Hindi: Entertainment: Star Plus (HD), Star Bharat (HD) and Star Utsav | Movies: Star Gold (HD), Star Gold Select (HD), Movies OK and Star Utsav Movies

English: Entertainment: Star World (HD) and Star World Premiere HD | Movies: Star Movies (HD) and Star Movies Select HD | Lifestyle: Fox Life (HD) | Knowledge and infotainment: National Geographic (HD) (Tamil | Telugu) and Nat Geo Wild (HD) | Kids’: BabyTV HD¹

Regional languages: Tamil: Star Vijay (HD) and Vijay Super | Telugu: Star Maa (HD), Star Maa Movies (HD), Star Maa Music and Star Maa Gold | Kannada: Star Suvarna (HD) and Star Suvarna Plus | Malayalam: Asianet (HD), Asianet Plus and Asianet Movies | Bangla: Star Jalsha (HD) and Jalsha Movies (HD) | Marathi: Star Pravah (HD)

International channels:
Africa: Star Life (HD in South Africa, SD elsewhere)

Other assets:
Video-on-demand service: Hotstar | Film production: Fox Star Studios (Other)
Affiliated company: Tata Sky² (HD, + HD; defunct: Tata Sky+, Tata Sky Transfer)

Notes:
¹Withdrawn from India in March 2019 (SD feeds) and June 2019 (Nat Geo Music and People HD); BabyTV HD is still running in India. They were run by Fox Networks Group Asia; there was no dedicated Indian feed.
²Joint venture with Tata Group.
³Sold to ABP Group.
⁴Sold to CJ E&M.
⁵Joint venture between Star and Viacom. Dissolved in 1994 with the launch of Channel V.

Non-Indian companies using the Star brand:

Taiwan: Star Movies HD (Taiwan)

Disbanded channels and properties:
China: Star China Media¹ (Star Sports | Xing Kong | Channel V (China) | Fortune Star)
Southeast Asia²: Star World (Asia) and Star Movies (Asia, Philippines and Taiwan), MTV³
Indonesia: antv⁴ | Film Indonesia
Philippines: Viva Cinema⁵
South Korea: Channel V (Korea)

Notes:
¹Sold to China Media Capital.
²Rebranded from Star to Fox channels in 2017. Now owned by Fox Networks Group.
³Formerly a joint-venture with Viacom International but ended in 1994. MTV Southeast Asia later relaunched in 1995.
⁴Sold to Visi Media Asia, which had owned 80% of the channel (Star formerly owned 20%).
⁵Relauched as Pinoy Box Office.

Non-Star television channels:
India: Hindi youth entertainment: Bindass | Hindi movies: UTV Movies, UTV Action and UTV HD | English entertainment: Disney International HD | Kids’ channels: Disney Channel, Hungama, Marvel HQ and Disney Junior

International: United Kingdom: UMP Movies

Defunct channels: UTV World Movies | UTV Stars (HD) | Bindass Play | UTV Action Telugu
Divested channels: BTVI

UTV Software Communications: UTV Motion Pictures
Defunct: UTV Indiagames | UTV Ignition Games

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Marvel

Part of The Walt Disney Company

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

Created by Marvel Studios

Part of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company

Other Marvel films

X-Men

Other films

Marvel live action TV

Marvel animation

Marvel comic books

Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International
Subsidiaries: France | Germany | India | Italy | Latin America

Other Assets: Fox Star Studios

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A+E Networks

Co-owned by Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company

NOTE: Except for European markets which fully owned by Hearst (and its respective partners) since 2019.

Latin America²:
A&E (HD) | History (HD) | History 2 (HD) | Lifetime³ (HD)

United Kingdom & Ireland:⁴
Blaze | Crime & Investigation | History | H2 | Lifetime

Iberian Peninsula:⁵
Blaze (HD) | Historia (HD) | Crimen & Investigación/Crime & Investigação

India:⁶
History TV18 (HD) | FYI TV18 (HD)

¹Joint venture with Vice Media.
²Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.
⁴Joint venture with Sky Limited.
⁵Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁶Joint venture with TV18.

Inactive
Touchstone Pictures (Others | Logo Variations) | Touchstone Television | Touchstone Home Entertainment (Others)

Predecessor companies: 21st Century Fox | Capital Cities/ABC Inc.
Split companies: Fox Corporation

Notes
¹ Disney manages and operates this station owned by Emmis Communications.
² Disney manages film catalog created for ABC; remainder of library controlled by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
³ Disney manages and operates this television and interactive units by Saban Capital Group.
⁴ Joint venture with Paramount Pictures.
⁵ Operated by Cumulus Media under an LMA.
⁶ Joint venture with the Hearst Corporation, which owns 20% of ESPN and 50% of A&E Networks.
⁷ Co-owned with Westinghouse Broadcasting (aka Group W)
⁸ Joint verture with Rádio Holding Participações Ltda.
⁹ Joint venture with Electronic Arts.
¹⁰ Joint venture with Sky Limited.
¹¹ Joint venture with Telefónica.
¹² Owned by Corus Entertainment.
¹³ Joint venture with Sky Network Television.
¹⁴ Joint venture with Global Group.
¹⁶ Joint venture with Apollo Global Management.
¹⁷ Joint venture with GMA Network Inc.
¹⁸Joint venture with CJ E&M.
¹⁹Joint venture with Televisión Nacional de Chile.
²⁰Co-owned with NBCUniversal
²¹Co-owned with CBS Corporation

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Walt Disney

1937–1996

1948–1984

1960–1980

1971–present

1971–2006; 2011–present (primary), 2006–2011 (secondary)

2006–2011 (primary), 2011–present (secondary)

The Walt Disney Company

1986–present

1986–2009

2009–2012

2012–present

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