Recent developments...How is it responding to the 'new media' age?

Disney is involved in alot of media institutions. Before, it just used to produce sketches and comedies but because of changing media it has become involved in alot more other companies to keep the disney corporation going. For example as stated in the history of walt disney the company teams up with a famous video game company squaresoft and produces a video game in order to keep up with changing technology.It also kept up with videos and dvd's. As disney is a versitile company it is very easy for them to fit into new ideas that have come up.Its wide audience and well known status gives them the oportunity to respond well to the new media age

http://finance.google.com/finance?fstype=bi&q=DIS

This link shows disneys current financial statement

income statement
balance sheet
cash flow

Current board of directors
Susan Arnold
John Bryson
John S. Chen
Judith Estrin
Robert Iger (CEO)
Steve Jobs
Fred Langhammer
Aylwin Lewis
Monica Lozano
Robert Matschullat
John E. Pepper, J. (Chairman)
Orin C. Smith
Roy E. Disney (former Vice Chairman), (non-Voting, Consultant)
Michael Weekend

John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer)

Alan N. Braverman (Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel)

Thomas O. Staggs (Senior Executive Vice President and CFO)

Roy E. Disney (Director Emeritus)

Bob Iger (President and CEO)

History of Walt Disney

1923 was the year that walt disney was founded and they started making there first disney series of Alice comedies.One of the first things they made

1923-1934 They only made series and sketches including donald duck, mickey mouse and goofy

1937 Disney produces its first ever full length feature film. The film is also the first American animated feature film in history

1938 Walt Disney Enterprises, Disney Film Recording Company, and Liled Realty and Investment Company are merged into Walt Disney Productions

1941 The USA enters World War II the studio begins making morale-boosting propaganda films for the government

1944 Disney were short on cash

1954 The studio founds Buena Vista Distribution to distribute its feature films; beginning of the Disneyland TV program, which runs for decades under several different titles.

1955 Disneyland Resort opens in Anaheim

1967 Construction begins on Walt Disney World Resort

1971 The Walt Disney World Resort opens in Orlando, Florida

1981 Dumbo hits the shelves for video retail, making it the first animated Disney feature available on video

1986 The company's name is changed from Walt Disney Productions to The Walt Disney Company

1992 The controversial Euro Disney Resort opens outside Paris, France

2002 Disney teams up with famous video game company Squaresoft

2005 Disneyland celebrates its 50th anniversary

2006 TheDisney Channel Original Movie High School Musical airs on January 20.Becomes most successful movie at its time with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US

2006 Disney sets record for number of people to visit its parks

These are a few of many movies and characters that Disney have made which have all been popular and remain classic


Jungle Book

Dumbo

Toy Story

Pinochio

Bambi

Cinderella

Beauty and the Beast

Lady and the Tramp

Finding Nemo

High School Musical

The Little Mermaid

Hercules

Snow White

Mickey Mouse

Alice and Wonderland

Lion King

Robert A. Iger

President and cheif executive officer