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Walter Elias " Walt " Disney ( December 5 , 1901December 15 , 1966 ) was an American entrepreneur , animator , voice actor and film producer . A pioneer of the American animation ___MASK27___ , he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons . As a film producer , Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual , having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations . He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among other honors . Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . Americast was a cable alternative broadcast Joint venture of five telephone companies : SBC , BellSouth Corporation , Ameritech Corporation , GTE Corporation and SNET . The Walt Disney Company ' s Disney Televenture subsidiary was a programming partner . No standard delivery technologies was chosen for Americast with cable , direct - broadcast satellite and microwave as options for partner companies to use . Roy ___MASK53___ Disney ( June 24 , 1893  December 20 , 1971 ) was an American businessman , becoming the partner and co - founder , along with his younger brother Walt Disney , of Walt Disney Productions , since renamed The Walt Disney Company . ___MASK39___ is a city in ___MASK70___ County in Southern California , United States , northwest of downtown ___MASK70___ . The population at the 2010 census was 103 , 340 . The Walt Disney Company , commonly known as Disney , is an American diversified multinational mass ___MASK97___ and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in ___MASK39___ , California . It is the world ' s second largest ___MASK97___ conglomerate in terms of revenue , after Comcast . Disney was founded on October 16 , 1923 , by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O . Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio , and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live - action film production , television , and theme parks . The company also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio , then Walt Disney Productions . Taking on its current name in 1986 , it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater , radio , music , publishing , and online ___MASK97___ . ___MASK95___ is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the western ( ___MASK94___ Ocean ) coast of the U . S ., ___MASK95___ is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja ___MASK95___ . The state capital is ___MASK17___ . ___MASK70___ is ___MASK95___ ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , ___MASK70___ County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . Comcast Corporation ( formerly registered as Comcast Holdings ) is an American ___MASK96___ telecommunications conglomerate that is the largest broadcasting and cable television company in the world by revenue . It is the second - largest pay - TV company after the AT & T - DirecTV acquisition , largest cable TV company and largest home ___MASK9___ service provider in the United States , and the nation ' s third - largest home telephone service provider . Comcast services U . S . residential and commercial customers in 40 states and in the District of ___MASK73___ . The company ' s headquarters are located in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . As the owner of the international media company NBCUniversal since 2011 , Comcast is a producer of feature films and television programs intended for theatrical exhibition and over - the - air and cable television broadcast . A joint venture ( JV ) is a business entity created by two or more parties , generally characterized by shared ownership , shared returns and risks , and shared governance . Most joint ventures are incorporated , although some , as in the oil and gas ___MASK27___ , are " unincorporated " joint ventures that mimic a corporate entity . Key elements of a joint venture ' s design include : 1 ) the number of parties ; 2 ) the geographic , product , technology and value - chain scope within which the JV will operate ; 3 ) the contributions of the parties ; 4 ) the structural form ( each country has specific options , e . g . in the U . S . the main options are a C Corporation or an LLC / partnership structure ); 5 ) the valuation of initial contributions and ownership split among the parties ; 6 ) the economic arrangements , post - deal ( e . g . Is the joint venture intended to general profits vs . operate as a cost - sharing or production - sharing venture ; if a for - profit entity , will the parties share profits in proportion to equity ownership , or some other way ?); 7 ) governance and control ; 8 ) Talent / HR model ( will the Jv have its own staff on own payroll vs . second staff from the parent companies ; 9 ) contractual arrangements with the parent companies for inputs , outputs or services ; 10 ) exit and evolution provisions ? The mass ___MASK97___ is a diversified collection of ___MASK97___ technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication . The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets .