Disney ChannelDisney Channel is an American pay televisionchannel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Kids & Family, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cabletelevision systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time.
CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS, an abbreviation of its original name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American commercial broadcast television network and the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Skydance. It is one of Skydance's flagship subsidiaries, along with Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, CNN, DC, Nickelodeon, Paramount+ and HBO Max.
The Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company (TWDC), commonly known as Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company later operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before adopting its current name in 1986.
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television network, serving as the flagship property of NBC Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's two flagship namesake properties, alongside Universal Studios. It is the first and oldest major broadcast network in the United States.
Hallmark Hall of FameHallmark Hall of Fame, originally called Hallmark Television Playhouse, is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City–based greeting card company.
Big Three (American television)From the 1950s to the 1980s, during the network era of American television, there were three commercial broadcast television networks – NBC (the National Broadcasting Company, "the Peacock Network"), CBS (the Columbia Broadcasting System, "the Eye Network"), ABC (the American Broadcasting Company, "the Alphabet Network") – that due to their longevity and ratings success are informally referred to as the "Big Three".
Walt DisneyWalter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors.
Disney+American video streaming serviceDisney+ is an American subscription video on-demandover-the-topstreaming media service owned and operated by Disney Streaming, the streaming division of Disney Entertainment, a major business segment of the Walt Disney Company.
Pollyanna (1960 film)Pollyanna is a 1960 American comedy-drama film starring Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. The film was written and directed by David Swift, based on the 1913 novel Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter. The film won Hayley Mills an Academy Juvenile Award. It was the last film of actor Adolphe Menjou.
American Broadcasting CompanyAmerican broadcast television networkTelevision channelThe American Broadcasting Company (ABC), legally American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., is an American commercial broadcastingtelevision network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company.
Michael EisnerMichael Dammann Eisner ( ; born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and media proprietor who served as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, and had brief stints at the major television networksNBC, CBS, and ABC.
Anthology seriesAn anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as Four Star Playhouse, employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.