Category: Finance

One Of The Largest Social Networking Services And One Of The Most Valuable Companies. In The Third Quarter Of 2020 Facebook Reported Close To 1.7 Billion Active Daily Users Making Up 66% Of The Monthly Users Which Is At 2.7 Billion. Up Over 32% Year-Over-Year Facebook Now Employs Over 56,000 People Worldwide. Facebook’s Most Notable Acquisitions To Date Are Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus Vr, Giphy, And Mapillary. 

Instagram:

An American Photo And Video Sharing Social Network, It Allows Users To Upload Using Filters And Organize Their Data With Hashtags And Geographical Tagging. Instagram Has Over 1 Billion Monthly Active Users About Half Of Those Users Are Daily Active Users 71% Of The Monthly Users Are Under The Age Of 35.

Oculus:

This Is A Virtual Reality Headset Company Which Facebook Bought In March 2014, In 2015 The Company Partnered With Samsung To Develop The Samsung Gear Virtual Reality For The Samsung Galaxy Smartphones. The Company’s Subsidiaries Are Beat Games, Sanzaru Games, And Ready At Dawn. With About A Half A Million Units Sold In 2020. 

Giphy:

An American Online Database And Search Engine Which Allows People To Find Short Videos Without Sound, As Of 2017 Giphy Announced It Had 200 Million Daily Active Users In May 2020 Facebook Acquired Giphy For Four Hundred Million Dollars. 

Mapillary:

This Is A Crowd-Sourced Geotagged Social Network Service Which Works On Android, Ios, Windows Phone, And Blackberry As Of February 2016 They Had Over 50 Million Photos Uploaded.

Whatsapp:

Cross-Platform Messaging And Voice Ip, It Allows Users To Send Text Messages, Voice Messages, Videos, Make Phone Calls, Share Documents, User Locations As Long As A User Has Internet Accessibility. 

 

 Is An American Telecommunications And Mass Media Company With Over 26 Million Customers In 41 States Is The Second-Largest Cable Operator In The United States Following Shortly Behind Comcast And The Third Largest Tv Operator Behind Comcast And At&T. Comcast Is Also The Fifth Largest Provider Of Residential Lines. 

Charter Communication Sells Video And Online Advertising To Local Regional And National Advertising Customers They Also Own And Operate Regional Sports Networks And Local Sports News And Lifestyle Channels. A Streaming Service Has Become A Part Of Our Daily Life Spectrum Has Created Spectrum Originals Which Is Available On Vod. 

Spectrum Wi-Fi Is A New Concept And Service Charter Communications Is Offering As Long As You Are A Spectrum Subscriber They Are Creating Networks Around The United States So That You Will Always Be Connected Through Wi-Fi 

WWE Is A Portfolio Of Different Businesses They Create New Content 52 Weeks A Year To A Global Audience While Also Having A 24-Hour Seven-Day-A-Week Streaming Network. WWE Generate Cash Flow From Television Programming, Pay-Per-View, Digital Media And Publishing Platforms. WWE Is A Global Conglomerate Being Translated In 20 Different Languages And Reaching 180 Different Countries Around The World With 1 Billion Social Media Followers. 

Media:

 Their Media Segment Monetizes Content Across A Multitude Of Platforms Including The WWE Network, Pay Television, Digital And Social Media, And Filmed Entertainment. Launched February 24Th 2014 WWE Introduced WWE Network The First Ever 24-Hour Seven-Day-A-Week Direct-To-Consumer Network. For $9.99 A Month Subscribers Get All Pay-Per-View Events Including Wrestlemania, Original Programming, Reality Shows, Documentaries And Over 11,000 Hours Of Video On Demand Content. There’s Also A Free Version Of WWE Network Which Has Over 15,000 Action-Packed WWE Titles. During The Third Quarter Of 2020 WWE Network Averaged 1.6 Million Paid Subscribers.

Live Events:

With Over 450 Live Events A Year Worldwide And Over 300 Superstars Under Contract. Wwe Is Live More Than Every Night, Each Superstar Is An Independent Contract Whose Compensation Is Tied To The Revenue They Generate The Company The More Revenue A Superstar Generates For WWE The More Money The Superstar Is Compensated. 

Licensing :

Through Their Licensing Deals They’re In A Diverse Array Of Categories Including Toys, Video Games, Apparel, Housewares, Collectibles, Sporting Goods, And Books. They Have Over A Hundred And Fifty Licensees In More Than A Hundred Different Categories Worldwide From Walmart To Amazon To Hot Topic. WWE Is Nearly A Billion Dollar Retail Brand Annually. WWE Books Has Placed 25 Titles Since 1999 On The New York Times Bestseller List. Through Their Music Department They Have Partnerships With Acdc, The Weekend, Pitbull, Kid Rock, Imagine Dragons, Metallica, And More They Release Music Worldwide On Digital Stores And Streaming Platforms They’re Also Producing Different Superstars Albums As They Did In Movies With WWE Studio. 

WWE Studios:

Formed In 2002 The Studio Has Released A Numerous Amount Of Films Their Most Popular Film Today Was The 2013 Release The Call Starring Halle Berry And Abigail Breslin Which Made Close To 70 Million At Box Office. 2019 WWE Studios And Netflix Came To Agreement For WWE Studios To Produce Content For Netflix’s Platforms. To Date They Have 46 Produced Movies. WWE Announced In 2017 That They Were No Longer Just Be In Movies That They Would Expand Into Television Cartoons Streaming And Different Series.

Zoom Has Many Uses For Modern Business, With The Change The World Has Had To Overcome Zoom Has Capitalized In Markets With Their Video And Conference Solutions. The Service Zoom Provides Include; Meetings And Chat, Video Webinar, Conference Rooms, Phone System And An Integrations Marketplace.

Meetings And Chat:

With Zoom Technology They Have Simplified Video Conferencing And Messaging And Made It Available Across Any Device. Hd Video And Audio With Their Solutions They Can Support Video And Audio Of Meetings With A Thousand Video Participants In 49 Video Screens. They Also Have The Ability To Record Each Meeting With Searchable Transcripts. Easily Escalate Into One-On-One Or Group Calls While Having Built-In Tools To Enable The Ability To Share Screens Simultaneously, While Also Bringing The User Ability To Have Filters, Reactions, Poles, Hand-Raising, And Music Video.

Video Webinar:

Expand Your Reach Ability With Their Webinar Technology, Host Online Events With Up To A Hundred Interactive Video Participants And Engage Up To 50,000 People. Easy Setup And Registration By Having The Ability To Customize And Brand Your Emails And Registration Forms Have The Ability To Stream Across All Major Social Platforms Including Facebook Live And Youtube Live.

Conference Rooms:

Zoom Rooms, Run Or Join Meetings For A Subscription You Can Create Any Device Or Environment Into A Conference Room. Have The Ability To Have Interactive Whiteboard And Capabilities With Connecting 12 Different White Boards At A Time , 

Phone System:

Offering A Unified App For All Your Communication Needs; Phone Video And Chat. Enterprise Cloud Phone Systems Allows Secure Hd Voice, Voicemail And Call Recording, Intelligent Call Routing And Auto Attendance ( Never Miss A Call With Call Routing), An Out-Of-The-Box Integrations With Salesforce Microsoft Office 360 And Google G Suite.

 Marketplace:

Find The Best Apps To Optimize Your Zoom Experience A Few Categories Include Analytics, Education, Finance, Healthcare, Scheduling, Transcriptions And Event Management .

In Their App Store You Can Find An App For Just About Anything Whether You Need To Collect Payments Before A Meeting, If You Need A Scheduling Service To Organize Meetings, Or Communicate With Your Doctor The App Store Has A App For Everything.

On December 10Th 2020 The Walt Disney Company Announced It Surpassed 137 Million Paid Subscribers Across Its Networks

The Walt Disney Company Is A Worldwide Multimedia And Entertainment Company, The Company Can Be Divided Into Multiple Sub Companies, These Sub Companies Are; Disney Parks, Disney Media, Disney Studio, General Entertainment, And Sports. 

Disney Parks, Experiences And Products:

Disney Has Six Different Parts Around The World; Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Resort, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Resort, And Walt Disney World. They Also Offer Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, Adventures By Disney, And Aulani A Disney Resort & Spa. Through Disney Publishing Worldwide They Have Thousands Of Different Books To Choose From Catering To Every Age. Disney Store Has Merchandise For Every Disney Product Created Whether It’s Rain Gear, Swim Gear, Toys, Credit Cards, Clothes, Dolls, You Can Shop Disney Online And Through Their Brick-And-Mortar Stores 

Disney Media:

Through Disney Media The Company Controls Disney Plus, Espn Plus, Hulu, And Hotstar. Disney Media And Entertainment Created A Single Business Segment. To Better Organize Disney’s Vast Array Of Content And Optimize User Experience They’ve Broken The Companies Into Different Streaming Services. 

Disney Studio:

Disney Also Has Multiple Different Studios And Content Groups They Produce Content For Both Theatrical And Streaming Release. They Have Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd, Disneynature, 20Th Century Studios, Blue Sky Studios, Disney Music Group, And Searchlight Pictures.

General Entertainment:

Their General Entertainment Is Another Vast Array Of Very Popular Streaming Platforms These Include None Other Than; 20Th Television, Abc’s Entertainment, Abc News, Abc Signature, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, Fx, Hulu Originals, And National Geographic. 

Sports:

The Espn And Sports Content Group Acquire And Produce Live Programming As Well As News Original And Non-Scripted Sports-Related Content. Espn Is In Control Of Six Different Websites; Espn Deportes, The Undefeated, Espnw, Espnfc, X Games, And Sec Network 

Googl And Goog Are What Makes Up Alphabet Inc. The Company Is In A Range Of Different Services And Products With Their Flagship Company Google. The Google Segment Includes Internet Products Such As Search Ads, Commerce, Maps, Youtube, Google Cloud, Android, Chrome And Google Play And Assortment Of Different Consumer Enhancement Apps. Other Google Products Which They Generate Cash Flow From The Sale Of Digital Content Advertising Revenue Applications And Cloud Offerings, And Sale Of Hardware Products. A Least Known Segment Of Alphabet Is” Other Bets” This Department Of The Company Engages In The Sale Of Internet And Television Services Through Google Fiber The Sell Of Nest Products And Services, Licensing And Research And Development Through Verily. Google Assist Is Their Ai Voice System Which Allows Customers To Type Or Talk Into Google, Google Maps, Google G Suite In Google Photos Which Allows People To Store And Organize Their Content.

Calico:

Calico Labs Is A Research Company Who Focuses On The Biology Of Aging And Longevity With The Overall Goal Of Creating Longer-Lasting And Healthier Lives. In 2015 They Partnered With Mit And Harvard To Advanced Research On Age-Related Diseases And Therapeutics.

Capital G:

This Is Alphabets Independent Growth Fund (Private Equity), The Investor Capital To Accelerate The Growth Of The Industry’s Leading Entrepreneurs. With Over 3 Billion Dollars Under Management 45 Companies, 8 Ipos, 7 Merger-And-Acquisition Exits, With Over 2000 Googlers Engaged Capital G Is An Investment Fund To Reckon With. A Few Other Notable Companies Are Airbnb, Credit Karma, Duolingo, Lift, Crowdstrike, Uipath, Freshworks, Zscaler, Stripe, Robinhood, And About 30 More. 

GV:

This Is Google’s Venture Capital Investment Arm Which Provides Seed And Growth Capital, They Are A Separate Independent Decision Making Financial Firm. With Over 300 Active Portfolio Companies 5 Billion Under Management, 36 Ipos, And 135 Mergers And Acquisitions.They’ve Broken Their Portfolio Into Four Different Sections

 Consumer:

  In This Part The Companies They Serve Are Uber, Jet, Medium, Blue Bottle, Lemonade, Stockx, Nest, Lime, Blavity Incorporated, Plus Many More

Enterprise:

  Through Their Enterprise Investments They’re Looking For Founders Who Push The Edge Of What’s Possible The Companies They Have Found That Fit This Criteria Are; Slack, Stripe, Samba Nova, Thousand Eyes, Duo, Core Os, Docusign, Get Lab, Cloudera.

  Life Sciences:

   Making Up More Than 1/3 Of Their Entire Portfolio They Invest In The Entire Healthcare Spectrum With Companies That Include; One Medical, Grail, Verve Therapeutics, Pact Pharma, Flatiron,Arcus Biosciences, Foundation Medicine And Magenta Therapeutics,

 Frontier Tech:

   The Future Is Robotics, Quantum Computing And Artificial Intelligence Through Their Frontier Tech Investments They’re Trying To Capitalize On Companies Who Have The Intention Of Tackling World Issues. These Companies Include Carbon, Impossible, Zipline, Ripple, Spinlaunch, Farmers Business Network And Bowery. 

Is A Holding Company Which Provides Telecommunications, Media And Technology Service Globally. The Company Can Be Broken Into Four Different Departments; Communication, Warner Media, Latin America, And Xandr. 

The At&T Communication Department Includes Mobility, Entertainment Group And Business Wireline. Warner Media Develops, Produces And Distributes Feature Films, Television, Gaming And Other Physical And Digital Products. These Companies Include Turner Home Box Office And Warner Brothers. At&T Latin America Provides Entertainment And Wireless Services In Mexico And Latin America. Vrio Is A Subsidiary Under At&T Latin America. Xandr Provides Advertising Services.

Mobility:

The Largest Wireless Carrier In The United States With Over A Hundred And Seventy Million Subscribers By The End Of Quarter 3 2020 Customers Can Choose Between One Of Their Unlimited Plans Or Mobile Share Flex. 

Warner Brothers:

A Subsidiary Of At&T Warner Media And Is Considered One Of The Big Five Major American Film Studios. The Studio Is Known For Its Many Divisions Including; Warner Brothers Pictures,

Cinema, The Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, And Dc Films . And Other Departments Of Warner Brothers They Also Control Dc Comics, Interactive Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang And Turner Classic Movies.

Vrio:

Is An American Company Which Manages Commercial Operations For Directv In Latin America With Also Owning Large Steaks In Sky Brazil At 93% And Sky Mexico At 41%. 

Xandr:

This Is An Advertising Analytics Company And A Division Of Warner Media Commercial Their Purpose Is Buying And Selling Consumer-Centric Digital Advertising. A Few Notable Companies Who Work With Xandr Are; Vice Media, Hurst Communication, Bloomberg, Xumo, And Newsy.