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The Walt Disney Company , commonly known as Disney , is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , ___MASK2___ . It is the world ' s second largest media 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 media . Kati Marton ( born 1949 ) is a Hungarian - American author and journalist . Her career has included reporting for ABC News as a foreign correspondent and National Public Radio , where she started as a production assistant in 1971 , as well as print journalism and writing a number of books . She is a former chairwoman of the International Women ' s Health Coalition , and a director ( former chairwoman ) of the Committee to Protect Journalists and other bodies including the International Rescue Committee , Human Rights Watch and the New America Foundation . ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ), owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company . Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast " ABC World News Tonight "; other programs include morning news - talk show " Good Morning America ", newsmagazine series " Nightline ", " Primetime " and " 20 / 20 ", and Sunday morning political affairs program " This Week with George stephonopolis ". The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney  ABC Television Group , a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company . The network is headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in ___MASK76___ , ___MASK79___ . There are additional major offices and production facilities elsewhere in ___MASK79___ , as well as in Los Angeles and Burbank , California .