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List of acquisitions by Disney

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The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 and since 1993 has acquired many properties to increase its size in the media industry.

Acquired company Year of acquisition Price of acquisition Details of acquisition
Miramax[1] 1993 N/A
ABC[2] 1996 N/A
Starwave[3] 1998 N/A Disney acquired these companies to create their own internet search engine, Go.com
Infoseek[4] 1999 N/A
ABC Family 2001 N/A
Baby Einstein[5] N/A
Pixar[6] 2006 N/A In 1995, Pixar and Disney signed a distribution that would last for 5 films, In 2004, the deal was about to end, Disney launched Circle 7 Animation to create sequels to Pixar’s films, In 2006, Disney bought them to alleviate their broken relationship and distribution deal.
Marvel[7] 2009 $4 Billion
Lucasfilm[8] 2012 Dating back to the 1980s, Disney had the exclusive theme park rights for Lucasfilm’s franchises, Decades later, Disney decided to purchase them.
BAMTech[9] 2017 N/A Bought by Disney (75%), to help lay out the framework for their upcoming streaming platforms.
21st Century Fox[10] 2019 $71.3 billion In preparation for the launch of Disney+, Disney decided to bulk up its film and television library, by purchasing 21CF (particularly, the film and television catalog from 20th Century Fox).

References

  1. ^ "Disney takes over Miramax".
  2. ^ "Disney purchases ABC and ESPN".
  3. ^ "Disney enters the internet industry".
  4. ^ https://money.cnn.com/1999/07/12/deals/disney/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Disney signs acquisition for Baby Einstein".
  6. ^ "Disney and Pixar become united".
  7. ^ "Disney enters comic book industry with its purchase of Marvel".
  8. ^ "Star Wars joins Disney's long list of franchises".
  9. ^ https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-acquire-majority-ownership-bamtech/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "Disney preparers for their streaming services" ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Disney buys 21CF and its related properties".