The Walt Disney Companyannual report 2001
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Buena Vista Theatrical Group
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Buena Vista International
Buena Vista Home Entertainment - Domestic
Buena Vista Home Entertainment - International

The Walt Disney Studios
The Walt Disney Studios achieved strong growth in 2001, propelled by the performance of live-action film across all markets - particularly sales of Buena Vista Home Entertainment products, which were bolstered by the rapid adoption of DVD as the next-generation home entertainment medium, and solid performance from Buena Vista Theatrical Group.

The combined performance of Disney's filmed entertainment
groups, which include the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Dimension labels, puts the company in the leading domestic market share position this year. Important initiatives for the year and the future include refinement of the home video strategy, new initiatives for product windowing and next-generation technologies such as video-on-demand and digital cinema.

 

       

Richard W. Cook - Chairman, Walt Disney Motion Picture GroupRichard W. Cook - Chairman, Walt Disney Motion Picture Group

Nina Jacobson - President, Buena Vista Motion Picture Group
Nina Jacobson - President, Buena Vista Motion Picture Group