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]

List of content libraries[]

Walt Disney Studios[]

Walt Disney Pictures film library
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts library (excluding most shorts produced by Walter Lantz, owned by Universal Pictures)

Touchstone Pictures film library^[2]
- DreamWorks II Distribution Co. LLC, film rights acquired from DreamWorks and Reliance. Disney received the 2011–2016 DreamWorks Pictures 14-film library in compensation for the outstanding loan.^[3]^[4]

Hollywood Pictures film library^[5]
Hyperion Pictures film library
- Hyperion Animation film library
Caravan Pictures^[6]

Cinergi Pictures (less Deep Rising and An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn)^[7]^[8]^[9]

Disneynature^[10]
- True-Life Adventures - early documentary series^[10]

Disney Music Group (Disneyland Records) discography
- Walt Disney Records discography
- Hollywood Records discography
  - Fox Music discography
  - DMG Nashville discography
  - RMI Recordings discography
  - Disney Pearl discography
  - Mammoth Records discography
  - Lyric Street Records discography
    - Carolwood Records discography
Buena Vista International film library
Distribution rights to Studio Ghibli films in Japan (for home media only, theatrical releases are distributed through Toho, Toei and Shochiku), China (through Excelmedia for home media) and Taiwan (through Deltamac for home media) (for all media)
Walt Disney Animation Studios library (feature and short films)
- Disneytoon Studios library^[11]

Pixar (company and) library acquired in 2006 in an all stock deal.^[12]

Marvel Studios/Marvel Cinematic Universe library (excluding The Incredible Hulk, which was released by Universal Pictures, and the Spider-Man movies (Homecoming, Far From Home and No Way Home), which were released by Columbia Pictures)
Marvel Television/Marvel Cinematic Universe television series library
- Marvel Animation (Marvel Animated Features, Marvel Anime, Marvel Universe (TV), Heroes United) library

Lucasfilm library^[13] (excluding the first four Indiana Jones films, owned by Paramount Pictures)
- LucasArts library
- Lucasfilm Animation library
20th Century Studios film library
- 20th Digital Studio library
- Films produced by 20th Century Animation
  - Blue Sky Studios library
- Third-party animated films for Fox (excluding the 2013–2017 DreamWorks Animation library, which is now owned by Universal Pictures, and the Terrytoons library, owned by Paramount Pictures)
- Don Bluth selected film library
  - Sullivan Bluth Studios (only films produced for 20th Century Fox, but excluding The Pebble and the Penguin, owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
  - Fox Animation Studios
- Fox Film library
- Twentieth Century Pictures library
- Post-1989 New World Pictures library
- Distribution rights to Paramount Pictures films in Italy (March 2019–January 2020)^[14]
- Regency Enterprises film library
- Fox 2000 Pictures film library
- Fox Digital Entertainment library
- Fox Atomic library
  - Fox Atomic Comics library
- Fox Faith library
Searchlight Pictures film library
Disney Theatrical Group library
- Buena Vista Theatrical/Fox Stage Productions library
- Hyperion Theatricals library

ABC Motion Pictures library
ABC Pictures International library
- Selmur Productions/Pictures library
- Palomar Pictures International library
- Selznick International Pictures library (excluding A Star is Born and Gone with the Wind, owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment, via Turner Entertainment Co. for the latter)
- Vanguard Films library
- Selznick Releasing Organization library
Maker Studios/Disney Digital Network library
The Muppets Studio - acquired from The Jim Henson Company in 2004.^[15]

Television Entertainment[]

Walt Disney Television library
- Disney Telefilms library
Walt Disney Network Television
Disney Television Studios library
- Greengrass Productions library (excluding Hypernauts, owned by WildBrain)
- Valleycrest Productions library
- ABC Signature library
- ABC Studios International library
- 20th Television library
- Regency Television library
- 20th Television Animation library
- Programs produced by Touchstone Television
- Foxstar Productions library
- Metromedia Producers library
- FNM Films library
- Post-1991 New World Television library
- Four Star Television library
- Gold Key Entertainment library
- Genesis Entertainment library
- MTM Enterprises library
ABC Owned Television Stations original programming library
- Live Well Network original programming library
ABC News library
- ABC Audio/ABC Radio library
ABC Circle Films library
Post-1973 ABC Films library (Most of the pre-1973 television library of ABC Films that Worldvision Enterprises previously owned are handled by CBS Studios via Spelling Entertainment Inc.)
ABC Productions library
ABC Pictures library
ABC/Kane Productions documentary library
ESPN library
- Big Fights, Inc. library^[16]^[17]
- ESPN Books library
Disney Channel Original Shows
Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior original programming library
Toon Disney/Disney XD original shows library
Disney Television Animation library
National Geographic library
SOAPnet Originals library
ABC Family Worldwide
- Fox Family/ABC Family/Freeform Originals
- Freeform Original Productions - ABC Family/Freeform production library
- Most of the ex-TVS Entertainment library
- Film rights to all DIC Entertainment properties including Inspector Gadget
- BVS Entertainment
  - Most of the ex-Saban Entertainment library
    - Fox Kids/Fox Children's Productions library (excluding some shows such as Bobby's World, in which is owned by Howie Mandel and distributed through Splash Entertainment)
    - Jetix Animation Concepts library
      - SIP Animation library (Excluding some shows)
        Most of the Créativité et Développement library (excluding co-productions and including most DIC Entertainment shows produced in France)

Marvel Entertainment[]

Marvel Comics library^[18]
- Magazine Management library
  - Curtis Magazines library
    - Marvel Magazine Group library
    - Marvel Monsters Group library
  - Humorama library
- Atlas Comics library
- Timely Comics library
- Malibu Comics library
  - Malibu Interactive/Acme Interactive library (excluding ports and games for Namco (Battle Cars and Wings 2: Aces High), EA (Hard Nova), etc.)
  - Aircel Comics library
  - Eternity Comics library
  - Adventure Publications library
  - Rock-It Comix library
- Star Comics library
- Marvel Books library
- Marvel Next library
- Marvel 2099 library
- Amalgam Comics library (co-owned with DC Comics)
- Epic Comics library
- MAX Comics library
- CrossGen library
- Infinite Comics library
- Razorline library
- New Universe library
- Marvel Music library
- Marvel UK library
- Welsh Publishing Group library
Marvel Games library
Marvel Press library
Marvel Toys library
Toy Biz library
- Charan Toys library

Disney Publishing Worldwide[]

Disney Comics library
Disney Press library
Disney English library
Hyperion Books library (Except Hyperion's adult trade list, sold to Hachette)^[19]
Disney-Hyperion library
- Rick Riordan Presents library

20th Television (old iteration, syndication company and) library
FX Networks library
- FX Productions
BabyTV library
Patagonik Film Group film library
Miravista Films film library^[20]

Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution[]

ESPN+ original content library
Hulu original content library
Star+ original content library
Disney+ original content library
Times Square Studios library
FoxNext library
Fox Interactive library

Disney Interactive library[]

Disney Interactive Studios library
- Black Rock Studio library
- Creature Feep library
- Propaganda Games library
- Wideload Games library
Disney Online library
- Babble Media library
- iParenting Media library
- Talking Friends (2012-2015 library)
- Disney's relationship with Outfit7 library [1]
Playdom library
- Acclaim Games library
- Areae library
- Merscom library
- PushButton Labs library
- Three Melons library
- Hive7 library
Disney Mobile library
Tapulous library
Starwave library
- Infoseek Corporation library

UTV Software Communications library
- UTV Motion Pictures film library
- UTV Indiagames library
Star India library
- Fox Star Studios film library
- Hotstar original content library
The Walt Disney Company India library
- Disney India Media Networks library
The Walt Disney Company Italy library
- Walt Disney Television Italy library

Note: Due to Disney's acquisition of the Fox Family Worldwide franchise in 2001, the Saban Entertainment and Fox Kids/Fox Children's Productions libraries, along with the all-original and Marvel Comics-based DFE/Marvel Productions and Marvel Films Animation/New World Animation libraries were folded into BVS Entertainment and Jetix, while Fox Family Worldwide and Saban were renamed ABC Family Worldwide and BVS Entertainment respectively)

References[]

^ "The Walt Disney Family of Companies". The Walt Disney Privacy Center. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
^ Harmetz, Aljean (February 16, 1984). "Touchstone Label to Replace Disney Name on Some Films". New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
^ Rainey, James (December 30, 2015). "Steven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into the New Amblin Partners (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ Rainey, James (December 30, 2015). "Steven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into the New Amblin Partners (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ Breman, Phil. "Film/TV Companies: Hollywood Pictures". About.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
^ Frook, John Evan (January 30, 1994). "Roth, Birnbaum flex muscles at Caravan". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
^ Peers, Martin; Busch, Anita M.; Fleming, Michael; Weiner, Rex (March 20, 1997). "Mouse House will absorb Cinergi". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
^ "Beleaguered Cinergi Pictures OKs Management Buyout". Los Angeles Times. AP. September 5, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
^ Die Hard with a Vengeance is formally owned by 20th Century Fox though it is distributed by Cinergi internationally. However the movie is owned by Disney now as 20th Century Fox is bought by Disney.
^ ^a ^b Eller, Claudia; Dawn C. Chmielewski (April 22, 2008). "Disney gets back to nature". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ Baisley, Sarah (June 16, 2003). "DisneyToon Studios Builds Slate Under New Name and Homes for Needy". Animation World Network. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
^ Holson, Laura M. (January 25, 2006). "Disney Agrees to Acquire Pixar in a $7.4 Billion Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
^ The Walt Disney Company. "The Walt Disney Company Completes Lucasfilm Acquisition (press release)" (Press release). Retrieved January 26, 2013.
^ Vivarelli, Nick (June 16, 2017). "Fox and Paramount Forge Unique Distribution Partnership in Italy". Variety. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
^ Barnes, Brooks (18 September 2008). "Fuzzy Renaissance". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^ "ESPN COMPLETES BIG FIGHT ACQUISITION AND ENHANCES LIBRARY". Sports Business Daily. May 13, 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
^ "ESPN Expands Its Boxing Library". Associated Press. May 13, 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
^ Disney Completes Marvel Acquisition, Fox Business, December 31, 2009
^ "Disney Sells Hyperion Adult Trade List to Hachette". digitalbookworld. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
^ "Miravista becomes official Disney production label in Latin America". October 1, 2003.

[1] "The Walt Disney Family of Companies". The Walt Disney Privacy Center. Retrieved 2021-12-19.

[2] Harmetz, Aljean (February 16, 1984). "Touchstone Label to Replace Disney Name on Some Films". New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

[3] Rainey, James (December 30, 2015). "Steven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into the New Amblin Partners (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

[4] Rainey, James (December 30, 2015). "Steven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into the New Amblin Partners (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

[5] Breman, Phil. "Film/TV Companies: Hollywood Pictures". About.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

[6] Frook, John Evan (January 30, 1994). "Roth, Birnbaum flex muscles at Caravan". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[7] Peers, Martin; Busch, Anita M.; Fleming, Michael; Weiner, Rex (March 20, 1997). "Mouse House will absorb Cinergi". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

[8] "Beleaguered Cinergi Pictures OKs Management Buyout". Los Angeles Times. AP. September 5, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

[9] Die Hard with a Vengeance is formally owned by 20th Century Fox though it is distributed by Cinergi internationally. However the movie is owned by Disney now as 20th Century Fox is bought by Disney.

[LAT-10] Eller, Claudia; Dawn C. Chmielewski (April 22, 2008). "Disney gets back to nature". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[11] Baisley, Sarah (June 16, 2003). "DisneyToon Studios Builds Slate Under New Name and Homes for Needy". Animation World Network. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

[12] Holson, Laura M. (January 25, 2006). "Disney Agrees to Acquire Pixar in a $7.4 Billion Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2008.

[13] The Walt Disney Company. "The Walt Disney Company Completes Lucasfilm Acquisition (press release)" (Press release). Retrieved January 26, 2013.

[14] Vivarelli, Nick (June 16, 2017). "Fox and Paramount Forge Unique Distribution Partnership in Italy". Variety. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

[15] Barnes, Brooks (18 September 2008). "Fuzzy Renaissance". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

[16] "ESPN COMPLETES BIG FIGHT ACQUISITION AND ENHANCES LIBRARY". Sports Business Daily. May 13, 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

[17] "ESPN Expands Its Boxing Library". Associated Press. May 13, 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

[18] Disney Completes Marvel Acquisition, Fox Business, December 31, 2009

[19] "Disney Sells Hyperion Adult Trade List to Hachette". digitalbookworld. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

[20] "Miravista becomes official Disney production label in Latin America". October 1, 2003.

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