Who owns what
This list is an attempt to collect information about which company owns other companies and brands
Some preliminary research:
AOL Time Warner
- Aol, Winamp, Netscape
- Aol Messenger, ICQ
- CNN, Fortune magazine, Time, Warner Bros
Vivendi
- Universal (everything)
- Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive
- Studio Canal, Sci-fi Channel, mp3.com
Sony
- Columbia TriStar, Screen Gems
- Sony Music, Epic Records
- Aiwa, PS2, Sony-Ericsson
- http://www.sony.com/SCA/outline.shtml this link is just Sony corporation of USA
Microsoft
- Windows everything
- XBox everyting, Bungee, DreamWorks Interactive, Rare (donkey kong)
- MSN, Hotmail, Expedia (yes of expedia.com), WebMD, linkexchange (remember?), Visio
- MSNBC, WebTV/UltimateTV,
- Apple (Well in a way, soon, right now just large amount of stock)
Vodafone
- India RPG Cellular
- Verizon Wireless
- Most of all European Telecom companies
General Electric
- NBC
- In partnership with Microsoft, NBC operates MSNBC, CNBC
- GE Aircraft Engines, GE Medical Systems, GE Power Systems, Plastics, transportation,
- GE Consumer Products
- Hotpoint
- GE Lighting
Murdoch
- Fox everything, 20th Century Fox, FX, Fox etc
- Times, BSkyB
- StarTV
- K. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, News Corporation http://www.newscorp.com
Viacom
- CBS, Nickelodeon, BET, UPN, Showtime
- MTV, VH1.com (MTV and VH1.com but not VH1.. this is something funny)
- Paramount Pictures,
- Blockbuster
- Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Disney
- Disney sounds so cute and small.. Well to the contrary, this is a muscle flexing giant.
- ABC, ESPN!, Lifetime, History, A&E, Fox Family
- Infoseek, go.com (now closed)
- Disney Land, Epcot!
- Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax.
Matsushita
- Panasonic, National, Technics
- Matsushita Electric, Victor Company of Japan
- JVC
Unilever.
- Ben & Jerry's, Knorr, Slim�Fast
- Dove, Lux, Pond's, Rexona and Sunsilk,.. Vaseline, Snuggle, Signal, Close-Up
- Lipton tea
- Calvin Klein
- http://www.unilever.com/brands/unileverbrands/
- (more consumer products companies)
Pepsico
- Frito-Lay Brands
- Pepsi-Cola Brands
- Gatorade Brands
- Tropicana Brands
- Quaker Brands
http://www.pepsico.com/company/brands.shtml
Coca-Cola
- A&W
- Barq's
- Canada Dry
- Coca-cola
- Dasani
- Dr. Pepper
- Evian
- Fanta
- Fresca
- Fruitopia
- Hi-C
- Mello Yello
- Minute Maid
- Powerade
- Ramblin' Root Beer
- Seagrams
- Schweppes
- Sprite
- Sunkist
- Tab
Nestle
- Nestea