Unit 1 Section 1: Disney vs Warp

Unit 1: Media products and audiences Section 1
Disney vs Warp. (Conglomerate VS Independent)

Disney: Disney was established in October 1923, in Los Angeles California. Walt Disney, and Roy O founded it but Bob Iger now owns it. The company owns a range of different things such as Pixar animation, the Disney store, TV channels, amusement parks, Cruises and hotels.  They produce media such as cartoons and children’s TV for example, Disney Channel. They also own  other large companies such as Marvel, ABC, ESPN, Lucas film and so on. Disney often market themselves through television advertisement. This would often be on children’s TV, since children are the people that Disney would look to target the most. Being a large conglomerate, they would be  worth a lot of money. In 2015 their total assets were 88.18 billion in US Dollors which is an incredibly high number compared to other companies, they also have approximately 149000 employees around the world since they’re company branches out to many different attractions and media, therefore we can easily tell that as a conglomerate, they differ from the standard company with lots of money. 

Warp, being a smaller company representing the British film industry have many differences but also some similarities to Disney. They were only established 14 years ago in 2002, compared with Disney, established in the early 1920’s. This suggests the idea of them being slightly less advanced in what they do and we could imply that  they’re probably not as well known as Disney. However, within the UK, they have been very successful, aiming to air television programmes on some of the most popular UK channels such Channel 4 and Sky atlantic. They are also in a partnership with ITV Global. They are an Independent company based in Sheffield, England and are not owned by another company or conglomerate, but have 2 owners that founded the company: Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett. The  first ever film they created won a BAFTA award. Furthermore, the company are on tighter budgets than Disney. For Disney to create a film, they would essentially have the money to pay for a generally respectable actor to play or voice over any character. In Warps case, they would struggle more and may only be able to pay for actors of a smaller fan base or lower popularity. Warp receive fundings from investments and shareholders. This is similar to Disney, who also receive fundings from large investments.
Warp do not own other things like Disney do. For example, they do not any other companies, or attractions such as parks or holiday resorts. 

Overall, it is clear that two companies who both make films, have great differences, and some similarities.