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