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The '''Walt Disney Company''' is an American media and entertainment corporation formed by brothers {{wp|Walt Disney|Walt}} and {{wp|Roy O. Disney}} on October 16, 1923.
The '''Walt Disney Company''' is a multi-billion dollar (NYSE:DIS) American media and entertainment corporation formed by brothers {{wp|Walt Disney|Walt}} and {{wp|Roy O. Disney}} on October 16, 1923, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.


Disney owns the [[Miramax]] film studio, owners of the American rights to the Pokémon movies ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. The [[Toon Disney]] cable channel, as well as the [[Disney XD]] family of cable channels, occasionally showed those four Pokémon movies. The British version of Disney XD currently shows ''[[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]''.
Disney formerly owned the [[Miramax Films]] studio, formerly owners of the American rights to the Pokémon movies ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. The now-defunct {{pmin|the United States#Toon Disney|Toon Disney}} cable channel, as well as the Disney XD family of cable channels that succeeded Toon Disney in the United States and Jetix in most of the rest of the world, occasionally showed those four Pokémon movies. Many versions of Disney XD air the [[Pokémon anime]], such as {{pmin|United States|Disney XD United States}}, Disney XD {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|Ireland}}, Disney XD Southeast Asia ({{pmin|Singapore}}, {{pmin|Thailand}}, {{pmin|the Philippines}}, {{pmin|Malaysia}} and {{pmin|Indonesia}}), {{pmin|Turkey|Disney XD Turkey}}, {{pmin|Denmark|Disney XD Denmark}}, {{pmin|Sweden|Disney XD Sweden}}, {{pmin|Norway|Disney XD Norway}}, {{pmin|Poland|Disney XD Poland}}, {{pmin|Greece|Disney XD Greece}}, {{pmin|Italy|Disney XD Italy}}, {{pmin|France|Disney XD France}}, {{pmin|Germany|Disney XD Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands|Disney XD Flanders/the Netherlands}}, and {{pmin|South Asia|Disney XD India}} .


In terms of non-Pokémon anime, Disney also holds the outside-of-Japan worldwide rights to the majority of the films of noted anime studio {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} and co-produces {{wp|Stitch!|a Japanese-only anime series}} based on its {{wp|Lilo & Stitch|''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise}}.
In terms of non-Pokémon anime, Disney also holds the outside-of-Japan worldwide rights to the majority of the films of noted anime studio {{wp|Studio Ghibli}}, and co-produced {{wp|Stitch!|a Japanese-only anime series}} based on its {{wp|Lilo & Stitch|''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise}}. It formerly held the airing rights for {{wp|Digimon}} season 1-5 in the United States.


==External Links==
==External links==
* [[wp:The Walt Disney Company|Article on Wikipedia]]
* [[wp:The Walt Disney Company|Article on Wikipedia]]


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Revision as of 14:53, 29 December 2016

The Walt Disney Company logo

The Walt Disney Company is a multi-billion dollar (NYSE:DIS) American media and entertainment corporation formed by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney on October 16, 1923, as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.

Disney formerly owned the Miramax Films studio, formerly owners of the American rights to the Pokémon movies Celebi: Voice of the Forest, Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Jirachi: Wish Maker, and Destiny Deoxys. The now-defunct Toon Disney cable channel, as well as the Disney XD family of cable channels that succeeded Toon Disney in the United States and Jetix in most of the rest of the world, occasionally showed those four Pokémon movies. Many versions of Disney XD air the Pokémon anime, such as Disney XD United States, Disney XD the United Kingdom and Ireland, Disney XD Southeast Asia (Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia), Disney XD Turkey, Disney XD Denmark, Disney XD Sweden, Disney XD Norway, Disney XD Poland, Disney XD Greece, Disney XD Italy, Disney XD France, Disney XD Germany, Disney XD Flanders/the Netherlands, and Disney XD India .

In terms of non-Pokémon anime, Disney also holds the outside-of-Japan worldwide rights to the majority of the films of noted anime studio Studio Ghibli, and co-produced a Japanese-only anime series based on its Lilo & Stitch franchise. It formerly held the airing rights for Digimon season 1-5 in the United States.

External links

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