Monday 23 November 2009

Who owns what?
Research the company: The Walt Disney Cooperation.This is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world today; it was originally founded by brothers Walt and Roy Disney back in October 1923. Since then it has gone on to major stardom and success in the media and entertainment world, owning or being part of most of the industry. It was originally a animations studio, now it’s one of Hollywood’s biggest studios, and owners and licensors of several theme parks and several television networks including ESPN and ABC. Its current President and CEO is Bob igger.

Where are they based? The Walt Disney Studios are based in Burbank, California, U.S.
What audience do they cater for? They Cater for almost all audiences due to the company’s diverse and wide business range now also in the movie business, But its main target audience would be young kids and teenagers.
How many different platforms do they own? Disney is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world.They own a number of entertainment mediums, including radio, television, publishing and travel. These ventures include:
Walt Disney Studio Entertainment
· Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
· Disney Music Group
· Walt Disney Theatrical
· Disney-ABC Television Group
· Radio Disney
· ESPN Inc.
· Disney Interactive Media Group Disney Consumer Products
· Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
· Disneyland Resort,
· Walt Disney World Resort
· Tokyo Disney Resort, licensed to The Oriental Land Company
· Disneyland Resort Paris, through joint venture Euro Disney S.C.A.
· Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, through joint venture Hong Kong International Theme Parks
· Disney Cruise Line
They are currently discussing a deal around $4 billion dollars for comic book phenomenon marvel entertainment.
They have also taken over the following film production companies, such as Miramax Films (1993), Capital Cities/ABC (1996), Fox Family Worldwide (2001), Saban Entertainment (2002), Pixar Animation Studios (2006).

Monday 9 November 2009

Capital
- Capital Fm95.8 Capital FM broadcasts bulletins containing a mix of London, UK and world news together with sport, entertainment, travel and weather information on the hour from 5am to 7pm on weekdays, 6am to 12 noon on Saturdays and 7am to 12 noon on Sundays.
- There are additional updates at 6.30am, 7.30, 8.30, 5.30pm and 6.30 on weekdays.

- Global Radio Group Head of News - Jonathan RichardsCapital FM News Editor - Matthew SchofieldNewsroom Operations Manager - John Cushing

Coverage
- London’s 95.8 Capital FM is the flagship station for the Hit Music Network broadcasting across London.
- The Hit Music Network now offers further coverage across the country in the following regions:
- Leicester Sound
- Mercury FM Herts
- Mercury FM Surrey & Sussex
- RAM FM (Derby)
- Red Dragon (Cardiff, SE Wales)
- Ten 17 (Harlow)
- Trent FM (Nottingham)

Audience
- The Hit Music Network reaches 3.6 million listeners every week. Its core audience is 18-34 year olds.

Environment
- Where better to find the very best hit music, the hottest showbiz interviews, the latest places to go and 24 hour news to keep you in touch with our capital city.
- Wake up to London’s biggest commercial breakfast show with Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon and star guests every day, with a million listeners tuning in every week.

- They bring you the best of what's happening in town with the London Guide - bars, restaurants, special offers and gigs.
- The best hit music now stretches across the country too, providing listeners in the West Midlands, Nottingham and Cardiff with the same great mix that has made 95.8 Capital FM London's No.1 Hit Music station.
- Together these make up the Hit Music Network.

Monday 2 November 2009

Company Profits and Value

NewsCorp
News Corporation is the world's second largest media company after Walt Disney. They were the 3rd largest entertainment company in 2009, dropping from 2nd in 2008. In May of this year, its Revenue was around3 billion USD and its net income was 5.38 billion USD in the pervious year. News Corp are involved with all apects of media which are Film, Tv, Music and Radio, Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Internet. They Are assosiated with the likes of Vogue magazine, Fox Film Music Group & MySpace Records. They are also assosiatd with some of our well known newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times etc. Newscorp are assosicated with Some of film media's biggest names in Fox, 21st centuray fox and also some of Television's big names in Sky Tv and My Network Tv.Although 2009 has been a bad year, News corp. is looking forward to 2010 as they have a balance of 6.5 billion dollars for improvements and adjustments.


Time Warner
Time Warner Inc. is the world's largest entertainment company as well as the world's fourth largest media company, formerlly three separate businesses: Warner Communications, Inc. and Time Inc. In 2008, its Revenue income was 46.98 billion USD, its Operating Income was a loss of 15.9 billion USD, its Net income was also a loss of 13.4 billion USD, its total assets were 113.9 billion USD. Therefore their total equity and profit obtained was roughly 42 billion USD. Current assets Time Warner own are AOL, HBO, Turner Broadcasting which involves Cartoon Network, Pogo, HTV etc. They also are involved with CNN radio, Court TV radio and Headline News radio. Warner Bro’s, Time Inc. are also a well known asset.


Sony
Sony Corporation is one of the largest company's in the media indusrty. It orignates from japan. Sony are famous for making Films under its brand 'sony pictures entertainment', they are also well known for creating games and games consoles such as the playstation, which has developed blu ray, which is also created by sony.Other platforms covered by sony are Sony Music and creating Printers, Pc's, Laptops, Tv's, dvd players and video camera's.Sony had a total revenue of 7.7 trillion yen in 2009, its Operating income was a loss of 227.8 billion Yen, its Net income was another loss of 98.9 billion Yen. Although in 2009, its total assets were 230.5 billion USD. So they in turn had profits of around 50 billion USD.

Viacom
Viacom (Video and Audio Communications) is an American media co operation with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks. The Revenue for Viacom last year was 14 Billion USD. Its Operating income was 2.4 billion USD, its Net income was 1 billion USD, its total assets were 22 billion USD and its total equity was 7 billion USD. Viacom are involved with Film Production & Distribution, Television Networks, Video Gaming & New Media. Such as in Film Production they are assosiated with Paramount Pictures, Home Entertainment & MTV Films and some Television Networks such as Comedy Central (formerly known as paramount comedy), Nickelodeon and Nick jnr, MTV and its sister chanels and VH1 etc.