The Media Networks segment encompasses a vast array of properties on the television, cable, radio and Internet landscape. The ABC Television Network includes ABC Entertainment, ABC Daytime, ABC News, ABC Sports, ABC Kids and the Disney-owned production company Touchstone Television. ABC Owned Television Stations operates 10 stations in top markets across the country, ABC Radio owns 71 stations nationwide, and the Company’s expansive radio offerings include Radio Disney, ESPN Radio and ABC News Radio.

Media Networks incorporates a suite of cable networks, including ESPN, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Toon Disney, and SOAPnet. Additionally, the segment operates Walt Disney Television Animation and JETIX, and the Company also holds equity interests in Lifetime Entertainment Services, A&E Television Networks and E! Networks.

Also included in the Media Networks segment are Buena Vista Television, which produces and distributes syndicated programming; Buena Vista Television International, which distributes Disney's series and movies for television outside the U.S.; Hyperion Books, Disney’s general interest publishing imprint; and Walt Disney Internet Group, which leads corporate Internet business and technology strategy and manages many of the Company's Internet properties.

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