Who owns what

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    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

    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.

    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

    see http://www2.coca-cola.com/brands/brandlist.html