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created on: 8/12/2015
by: EvelienVL (1524)
 
 

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Marvel Entertainment is the business name of Marvel Entertainment LLC, formerly Marvel Enterprises and Toy Biz, Inc., an American entertainment company formed from the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. and Toy Biz, Inc.
The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and is mainly known for its Marvel Comics and Marvel Television units. Marvel Entertainment's former film subsidiary, Marvel Studios—which operated directly under the company from 1996 to 2015—is now a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios, where it currently develops and produces its own films based on Marvel characters.

In 2009, Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4 billion, and has been a limited liability company (LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel is reported as primarily a part of Disney's Consumer Products segments.

Over the years, Marvel Entertainment has entered in several partnerships and negotiations with other companies across a variety of businesses; Marvel currently has a film licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, and a theme park licensing agreement with Universal Parks & Resorts extant before Disney's acquisition.Aside from their contract with Universal, Marvel's characters and properties have also appeared at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, another Disney unit.
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Submitted by : EvelienVL (1524)
on : 08/12/2015
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