List of libraries owned by the Walt Disney Company
This is a list of content libraries and catalogs owned by the Walt Disney Company.[1]
Content libraries
Walt Disney Studios
- Walt Disney Pictures film library
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (the character and Walt Disney-produced shorts)[2]
- Disneytoon Studios[3]
- Skellington Productions
- Pixar Animation Studios[4]
- True-Life Adventures (early documentary series)[5]
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Touchstone Pictures film library[6]
- DreamWorks Pictures 14-film library (2011–2016)[7][8][9][10]
- Hollywood Pictures film library[11]
- Caravan Pictures film library[12]
- Cinergi Pictures film library[13][14]
- Disneynature[5]
- Buena Vista International
- Star Distribution
- Marvel Studios film library (excluding the Spider-Man films (Homecoming, Far From Home and No Way Home), owned by Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures)
- Marvel Television (excluding Mutant X, owned by Lionsgate)
- Marvel Animation (excluding the Marvel Anime sub-series, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, the Marvel Animated Features direct-to-video film series, owned by Lionsgate, and the international distribution rights to certain shows)
- Marvel Studios Animation
- Lucasfilm film library (excluding films owned by third-party companies)[15]
- 20th Century Studios film library
- Fox 2000 Pictures
- 20th Century Family
- Fox Atomic
- Fox Atomic Digital
- Fox Atomic Comics
- Fox Faith
- Searchlight Pictures
- 20th Century Animation
- Fox Family Films[16]
- Fox Animation Studios
- Blue Sky Studios
- Sullivan Bluth Studios (only films purchased from Warner Bros., including international distribution rights to The Pebble and the Penguin, although US rights are owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
- Fox Film (excluding films in the public domain)
- Twentieth Century Pictures
- 20th Digital Studio
- New World Pictures (post-1989 films and copyrights to 1984–89 films)
- Regency Enterprises (20%) (only films co-produced with 20th Century Studios and some pre-1999 films released by Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Fox Digital Entertainment
- FoxNext (successor)
- Fox International Productions
- 20th Century Fox International
- The Muppets Studio (excluding Muppets-related films produced for Sony Pictures)[17]
- Studio Ghibli (home media distribution in Japan, China and Taiwan)
- Disney Music Group discography
Disney General Entertainment Content
- A&E Networks (50%)
- Lifetime Entertainment Services
- Biography (1960s series) and Battle Line (purchased from International Creative Exchange)
- Walt Disney Television (including Disney Telefilms)
- American Broadcasting Company (excluding the pre-1973 ABC Films library, owned by CBS Media Ventures via Spelling Television)
- ABC News (including ABC News Studios)
- ABC News Productions
- Lincoln Square Productions
- ABC Audio
- ABC Owned Television Stations
- Greengrass Productions (excluding Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Bump in the Night, The Secret Garden, and Hypernauts, owned by WildBrain)
- ABC Circle Films
- ABC Motion Pictures
- ABC Pictures International
- ABC Productions
- ABC Pictures
- Keep Calm and Carry On Productions
- Palomar Pictures International (pre-1972)
- Selmur Productions
- Selznick International Pictures/Vanguard Films (excluding A Star Is Born and Gone with the Wind, distributed by Warner Bros., with the latter owned by Turner Entertainment Co.)
- Valleycrest Productions
- Victor Television Productions
- Freeform
- BV Family Productions, Inc.
- BVS Entertainment (formerly Saban Entertainment)
- BVS International, NV. (formerly Saban International, NV.)
- SIP Animation (formerly Saban International Paris)
- Créativité et Développement (excluding programs co-produced with AB Productions currently owned by Mediawan Thematics)
- DIC Audiovisuel (select programs)
- Créativité et Développement (excluding programs co-produced with AB Productions currently owned by Mediawan Thematics)
- Libra Pictures
- Fox Children's Network, Inc.
- Marvel Productions/New World Animation (excluding non-Marvel/Muppets third-party productions)
- DePatie–Freleng Enterprises (excluding non-Marvel/Fox third-party productions and co-productions for United Artists, with ownership of the latter held by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
- Television South
- ABC News (including ABC News Studios)
- Disney Television Studios
- 20th Television (including 20th Television Animation, Fox 21, and Foxstar Productions)
- New Regency Television International (50%) (post-1998)
- Touchstone Television
- Metromedia Producers Corporation
- FNM Films
- New World Television (post-1989 programs and copyrights for 1984–89 programs, excluding distribution rights for some 1990–91 programs, held by Sony Pictures Television)
- Four Star Television (excluding Wanted Dead or Alive, owned by StudioCanal)
- Gold Key Entertainment
- Genesis Entertainment (excluding Tales from the Crypt, owned by Warner Bros.)
- MTM Enterprises (excluding The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, owned by Multicom Entertainment Group)
- 20th Television (original incarnation, syndication company)
- ABC Signature
- Touchstone Television (original incarnation)
- 20th Television (including 20th Television Animation, Fox 21, and Foxstar Productions)
- ESPN Inc. (80%)
- Big Fights, Inc.[18][19]
- ESPN Films
- ESPN Books
- Disney Branded Television
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- Radio Disney
- Disney Television Animation
- It's a Laugh Productions
- Streamboat Willie Productions
- Walt Disney Television Alternative
- National Geographic Partners (73%) (joint venture with National Geographic Society)
- National Geographic Global Networks
- National Geographic Studios
- National Geographic Documentary Films
- National Geographic Magazine
- National Geographic Books
- National Geographic Maps
- National Geographic Global Networks
- FX Productions
- Bluebush Productions, LLC
- FX Movie Channel
- Soapnet
- Disney Digital Network
- Jetix Europe
- Jetix Animation Concepts
- Fox International Studios
Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Disney Comics
- Disney Press
- Hyperion Books (excluding Hyperion's adult trade list, sold to Hachette)[20]
- Disney·Hyperion
- Marvel Comics[21]
- Marvel Entertainment
- Magazine Management
- Humorama
- Timely Comics
- Atlas Comics
- Malibu Comics
- Malibu Interactive/Acme Interactive library (excluding ports and games for Namco (Battle Cars and Wings 2: Aces High), Electronic Arts (Hard Nova), etc.)
- Aircel Comics
- Eternity Comics
- Adventure Publications
- Star Comics
- Razorline
- Tsunami
- Ultimate Marvel
- Amalgam Comics (co-owned with DC Comics)
- Paramount Comics (co-owned with Paramount Pictures)
- Epic Comics
- CrossGen
- Welsh Publishing Group
- Marvel Press
- Curtis Magazines/Marvel Magazine Group
- Marvel Monsters Group
- Marvel 2099
- Marvel Absurd
- Marvel Age/Adventures
- Marvel Edge
- Marvel Knights
- Marvel Illustrated
- Marvel Mangaverse
- Marvel Music
- Marvel Next
- Marvel Noir
- Marvel UK
- Marvel Frontier
- Marvel Comics 2
- Icon Comics
- Infinite Comics
- MAX Comics
- Toy Biz/Marvel Toys
- 20th Century Comics[22]
- Disney·Jump at the Sun
- Disney·Lucasfilm Press
- Disney Editions
- Disney Libri
- Disney Libros (Spain)
- ABC Daytime Press
- Kingswell
- Freeform
- Disney Book Apps
- Disney Learning[23][24]
- Disney Educational Productions
- Disney English
- Disney Imagicademy[25]
Disney Entertainment
- Hulu, LLC[26]
- UTV Software Communications
- Disney Star
- Star Studios film library
- The Walt Disney Company India
- Patagonik Film Group
- Onyx Collective
Disney Interactive
- Disney Interactive Studios
- Black Rock Studio[27]
- Creature Feep
- Gamestar
- Wideload Games
- Rocket Pack[28]
- Playdom
- Disney Games
- Toysmart
- Disney Mobile
- Disney Online
- Disney Online Studios
- Disney Canada Inc.[29]
- Marvel Games
- Lucasfilm Games
- Studio Ex[30]
- Starwave
- 20th Century Games
- Fox Interactive (predecessor)
- Fox Toons Interactive
- Fox Sports Interactive
- Fox Arcade
- Fox Interactive (predecessor)
Music publishing
- ABC Circle Music Inc. (BMI)
- ABC Family Music Publishing (BMI)
- Agarita Music (ASCAP)
- American Broadcasting Music Inc. (ASCAP)
- Bantha Music (BMI)
- Birch Street Music (ASCAP)
- Buena Vista Music Co. (BMI)
- Falferious Music (BMI)
- FFM Publishing (ASCAP)
- Five Hundred South Songs (SESAC)
- Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI)
- Fuzzy Muppet Songs (ASCAP)
- Holpic Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Hollywood Pictures Music (ASCAP)
- Mad Muppet Melodies (BMI)
- Marvel Characters Music (BMI)
- Marvel Comics Music (ASCAP)
- Marvel Hero Tunes (SESAC)
- Marvel Superhero Music (BMI)
- Middle Street Music (BMI)
- Pixar Music (BMI)
- Pixar Talking Pictures (ASCAP)
- Pixar Tunes (SESAC)
- Ronzo Road Music (SESAC)
- Seven Peaks Music (ASCAP)
- Hobbitville Music (ASCAP)
- Vistaville Music (ASCAP)
- Seven Summits Music (BMI)
- TCF Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP)
- Touchstone Pictures Music & Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
- Twentieth Tunes Music Inc. (SESAC)
- Utapau Music (BMI)
- Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)
- Wampa-Tauntaun Music (ASCAP)
- Wonderland Music Company Inc. (BMI)
See also
- List of ABC programs
- List of 20th Television programs
- List of Freeform original films
- List of programs produced by ABC Signature
- List of assets owned by The Walt Disney Company
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