Disney Studio Entertainment Essay

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Studio Entertainment

Disney Studio Entertainment is one of America’s major film studio which is famously known for its special multi-faceted division. They handle the production and execution of all the films which comes under the Disney banner. They also have Touchstone pictures which specializes in other genres.

Timeline: -

1985- Disney was financed by Silver Screen Partners II, L.P. for $193 million for their films.

1988- Disney purchased the major stake in one of Pacific Theatres' chain.

1990- Interscope films made for Disney was financed up to $200 million by a unit of Nomura Securities.

1990- Pacific Partners I was formed to overthrow Silver Screen Partnership series as their primary funding source.

1992- Caravan Pictures, …show more content…

1992- KCAL-TV was agreed to be sold to Pineland, Inc. for a 45% ownership stake in Pineland but Instead Pineland agreed to an bid from Chris-Craft Industries.

1998-the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group was formed to unite the Disney, Touchstone and Hollywood film production. This was in order to centralize the various production units and to make live-action film production within Disney more cost-efficient but Buena Vista were transferred to ABC Television Network.

2003-Disney initiated a reorganization of its theatrical and animation units to improve resource usage and continued focus on new characters and franchise development.

2006-Disney announced a shift in its strategy of releasing more Disney-branded (i.e. Walt Disney Pictures) films and fewer Touchstone titles

2009-Launched its Kingdom Comics division in May. Kingdom was designed to create new properties for possible film development and re-imagine and redevelop existing Disney movies.

2009-Miramax Films, a formerly independent Disney film unit, was transferred to The Walt Disney Studios,

2009-Acquisition of Marvel Entertainment

2010- Miramax Films sold to Filmyard Holdings.

2012-Disney began distributing Marvel Studios'

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