Corporate Profiles of Comcast, Disney

ByABC News
February 11, 2004, 10:56 AM

— -- Comcast is a leading cable and broadband communications provider serving more than 21 million customers in 41 states.

Comcast and AT&T Broadband merged to form the new Comcast Corporation in November 2002. The company has 21.5 million cable subscribers, 5.3 million broadband customers and 1.3 million telephone customers.

Comcast also is a majority owner of Comcast-Spectacor, Comcast SportsNet, E! Entertainment Television and Style, The Golf Channel, Outdoor Life Network and G4, and other programming investments.

Some basic facts on the firm:

Headquarters: Philadelphia.

Chairman: C. Michael Armstrong

President: Brian Roberts

Employees: 60,000

Revenue: $18.3 Billion (FY03)

Earnings: $6.4 Billion (FY03)

Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified, international family entertainment and media enterprise.

Company affiliates include Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, The Walt Disney Studios, ABC Inc., ESPN, Disney Channel, Disney Consumer Products, television and radio stations, and Walt Disney Internet Group.

Disney is the parent company of ABCNEWS.com.

Headquarters: Burbank, Calif.

Chairman/CEO: Michael D. Eisner

Revenue: $27.061 billion (FY 03)

Net Income: 1.267 billion (FY 03)