Disney's Top Competitors
The Walt Disney Company is one of the most dominant forces in media and entertainment today, but the
company is not a monopoly. It is, however, the one of the largest media companies, second only to
Time Warner. Above are listed some of The Walt Disney Company's fiercest
competitors. Please click on the
company images in order to view further information on the competiton.
For specific relevant comparison, the following is relevant business information on The Walt Disney Company.
How does Disney compare?
The Walt Disney Company is the world's
second-largest media conglomerate, after Time
Warner. The company has interests in TV and
movie production (including Buena Vista Motion
Pictures Group, Buena Vista Television, and
Miramax Film), theme parks (including Animal
Kingdom, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Epcot
Center, and North America's most-visited theme
park, the Magic Kingdom), publishing companies
(Disney Press, Hyperion Press, and Mouse Works),
a cruise line, Internet search engines (Infoseek), and
professional sports franchises (The Mighty Ducks of
Anaheim hockey team). Disney's ABC Inc. division
includes the ABC TV network, several dozen TV
stations, and shares in five cable channels, including
ESPN.
1998 Disney sales in millions totaled $22976.0, the highest 1998 sales among Disney, the News Corporation, Time
Warner, and Viacom. The company does not lead, however, in annual growth. Disney currently possesses
a one year growth rate of 2.2%. This is considerably less than Time Warner's 32.1%, the News Corporation's
19.7%, and even Viacom's 9.9% rate. Disney's slower annual growth rate is most likely due
to the fact that, as an established company, it is focusing on exapnding within on issues such
as quality and sales revenue more than it is focusing on outside expansion by acquiring other media companies.
While Disney stands positioned to enter the next millenium as one of the most influential media forces in the
world, its competition is slowly encroaching. Disney will continue to hold its ground in the industry, but
not without plenty of healthy competition from Time Warner, the News Corporation, and Viacom. For more information on Disney's
financial statistics, please see the annual report.
Please click on a link below for more information on one of Disney's specific company interests.
Company Interests
Television/Film
Theme Parks
Publishing
Internet/Technology
Created by: Crystal Szewczyk
Email: cszewczy@indiana.edu
