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The Disney Interactive Media Group (DMIG and formerly known as The Walt Disney Internet Group) oversees various websites and interactive media owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney.com, which promotes the Disney theme parks and offers entertainment content intended for children. It also maintains an online presence for Disney's retail operations and it offers wireless phone and data services tailored to families. In addition, WDIG also runs the websites for the ABC network, ABC.com and ABCNEWS.com, as well as top sports site ESPN.com, and WDIG distributes content to mobile-device users.

The Walt Disney Internet Group generates revenue mainly through advertising sales, sponsorships, and subscriptions.

History

On June 5, 2008, Disney Interactive Studios and the Walt Disney Internet Group, merged into a single business unit now known as the Disney Interactive Media Group. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Disney Interactive Media Group Profile" (overview), Yahoo! Finance, 2006, webpage: YahooFinance-Disney-WDIG.

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