COMPANY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the wonderful world of Disney in India.

For over 85 years, The Walt Disney Company has been the preeminent name in the field of family entertainment; the Disney name has symbolized creativity, innovation, trust, decency, optimism and quality.

Disney, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with five business segments:
  • Media Networks – Walt Disney Television International (India), Disney Media Distribution (Asia Pacific), ESPN
  • Disney Interactive Media Group - Disney Interactive Studios; Disney Online; Disney Online Studios; Disney Mobile; Playdom;
  • Studio Entertainment - Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture International, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Disney Music Group, Disney Theatrical Group
  • Disney Consumer Products – Consumer Products, Publishing
  • Parks and Resorts - Disney Destinations International
Disney is a Dow 30 Company, had annual revenues of over US$38billion in its most recent fiscal year, and a market capitalization of US$72.66billion as of August 1, 2011. Worldwide, The Walt Disney Company has approximately 144,000 employees.

In March 2011, Disney was named #1 in Entertainment on World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune for the second year in a row1, #9 in Interbrand Best Global Brands study2, and #1 in the media entertainment category. The Landor Company’s 2010 Breakaway Brands survey ranks Disney as the 10th fastest brand value growth company from 2006 to 2009 3and in July 2010, Forbes named Disney at #20 in The World's Most Valuable Brands survey, the only entertainment company to appear in the top 50 list4.

1 - Fortune Blue Ribbon Companies 2011 http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/02/news/companies/most_admired_intro_short.fortune/index.htm

2 - Interbrand 2010 http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/best-global-brands-2008/best-global-brands-2010.aspx

3 - Landor Breakaway Brands® study http://www.landor.com/index.cfm?do=thinking.article&storyid=821&bhcp=1

4 - Forbes Worlds Most Valuable Brands 2010 http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/28/apple-google-microsoft-ibm-nike-disney-bmw-forbes-cmo-network-most-valuable-brands_slide_21.html