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The Walt Disney Co

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Walt Disney owns the rights to some of the most globally recognized characters, from Mickey Mouse to Luke Skywalker. These characters and others are featured in several Disney theme parks around the world. Disney makes live-action and animated films under studios such as Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm and also operates media networks including ESPN and several TV production studios. Disney recently reorganized into four segments with one new segment: direct-to-consumer and international. The new segment includes the two announced OTT offerings, ESPN+ and the Disney SVOD service. The plan also combines two segments, parks and resorts and consumer products, into one. The media networks group contains the U.S. cable channels and ABC. The studio segment holds the movie production assets.

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500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA, 91521
T +1 818 560-1000
Sector Communication Services
Industry Entertainment
Most Recent Earnings Mar 31, 2020
Fiscal Year End Sep 30, 2020
Stock Type Classic Growth
Employees 220,000

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