Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Gruppo Mondadori)
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Gruppo Mondadori; 1907 - Present) is an Italian publishing house. Founded by Arnoldo Mondadori (November 2, 1889 - June 8, 1971) in 1907 in Ostiglia, today Arnoldo Mondadori Editore is Italy's largest publishing company. Arnoldo Mondadori began his career in publishing with a magazine titled Luce!, which first appeared in 1907, and published his first book in 1912 with close friend Tommaso Monicelli. Mondadori continued publishing through World War I, turning out magazines for the troops. Mondadori struck a deal with Disney in 1935 and published comics using Disney characters until 1988 when all rights were transferred to the Walk Disney Company Italy. Over the years, Mondadori launched Italy's first mail-order book club (1960) and was one of the first Italian publishers to enter the ebook market (2000). Giorgio Mondadori (June 20, 1917 - January 10, 2009) took over the business in 1968. Since 1991, Fininvest, Silvio Berlusconi's holding company, has owned Arnoldo Mondadori Editore.
AKA: Gruppo Mondadori
Disney's outreach to the non-English speaking world.
This is a 1976 Mondadori Editore Italian-language map of the world featuring a parade of Disney characters along the bottom. It is part of 'Disney's World of English' program, a now-defunct initiative to expand the brand through educational centers into non-English speaking markets. (more details)