Disney Entertainment
Entertainment business segment of Disney
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Disney Entertainment is one of the three major business segments of The Walt Disney Company. It was established on February 8, 2023, as part of a company-wide restructuring that separated Disney's entertainment, sports and experiences businesses.[1]
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| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |
| Founded | February 8, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Walt Disney Studios, , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people |
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| Parent | The Walt Disney Company |
| Divisions | |
The division encompasses Disney's film and television studios, television networks, streaming services, and games and digital entertainment businesses.[2] It includes Walt Disney Studios, Disney Entertainment Television, Disney+, Hulu, and the Disney Games Group. The segment is led by Dana Walden, president and chief creative officer of The Walt Disney Company.[3][4]
History
On November 20, 2022, the Walt Disney Company announced the dismissal of then-CEO Bob Chapek and the return of his formerly-retired predecessor Bob Iger.[5] The following day, Iger announced that Kareem Daniel would step down as chairman of Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, which was later reorganized into a new unit with Alan Bergman, Dana Walden, James Pitaro and Christine McCarthy being involved in its creation. Iger reasoned that the move was intended to return "more decision-making back in the hands of our creative teams and rationalizes costs".[6]
On February 8, 2023, Disney announced a corporate restructuring that included the establishment of Disney Entertainment, with Bergman and Walden serving as chairman and co-chairman respectively. Operations of Disney Streaming, Disney Platform Distribution and all divisions of the Walt Disney Studios and Disney General Entertainment Content, as well as overseas operations were consolidated into the new segment.[7]
On February 9, Rebecca Campbell, chairman of international content and operations, announced that she would step down from her position.[8] Later that month, Walden reorganized the units of Disney General Entertainment Content, placing National Geographic and Onyx Collective under the oversight of FX Networks chairman John Landgraf and combining Freeform and ABC Entertainment.[9]
Leadership
- Dana Walden, President and Chief Creative Officer
- Asad Ayaz, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer
- Alan Bergman, Chairman, Disney Entertainment, Studios
- Tony Chambers, President, EMEA
- John Landgraf, Chairman, FX and Onyx Collective
- Gina Balian, President, FX Entertainment
- Tara Duncan, President, Onyx Collective
- Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment
- Stephanie Gibbons, President, Creative, Strategy and Digital, Multi-Platform Marketing, FX
- Martin Iraola, President, The Walt Disney Company Latin America
- Luke Kang, President, Asia Pacific
- Debra OConnell, Chairman, Disney Entertainment Television
- Sean Shoptaw, Executive Vice President, Global Games and Digital Entertainment
- Adam Smith, Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer
- Lauren Tempest, General Manager, Hulu
Units
Walt Disney Studios
Disney Theatrical Group
| Divisions | Assets |
|---|---|
| Disney Theatrical Productions | |
| Disney Live Family Entertainment | Disney on Ice (licensed) |
| Disney Live (licensed) | |
| Marvel Universe Live! (licensed) | |
| Walt Disney Special Events Group[14] | |
| Disney Theatrical Licensing | |
| New Amsterdam Development Corp. | New Amsterdam Theatre (long-term lease) |
| New Amsterdam Theatrical Productions, Inc. | |
| Walt Disney Theatrical Worldwide, Inc. | |
| Buena Vista Theatrical | |
| Buena Vista Theatrical Ventures, Inc.[15] | |
| Buena Vista Theatrical Merchandise, LLC |
Disney Music Group
| Divisions | Assets | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Records | ||
| Hollywood Records | DMG Nashville | |
| Buena Vista Records | Revived as a joint country label with Universal Music Group Nashville.[16] | |
| S-Curve Records | ||
| RMI Recordings | A joint "digital-first" talent label with the founders of DigiTour Media | |
| Disney Concerts[17] | ||
| Disney Music Publishing | Agarita Music[18] | |
| Buena Vista Music Co.[18] | ||
| Falferious Music[18] | ||
| Five Hundred South Songs[18] | ||
| Fuzzy Muppet Songs | ||
| Holpic Music, Inc.[18] | ||
| Hollywood Pictures Music[18] | ||
| Pixar Music | ||
| Pixar Talking Pictures | ||
| Seven Peaks Music | ||
| Seven Summits Music[18] | ||
| Touchstone Pictures Music & Songs, Inc.[18] | ||
| Utapau Music | ||
| Mad Muppet Melodies | ||
| Marvel Comics Music | ||
| Walt Disney Music Company[18] | ||
| Wampa-Tauntaun Music | ||
| Wonderland Music Company[18] |
Disney Studio Services
| Divisions | Assets | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Disney Digital Studio Services – Studio Post Production[19][20] | ||
| Studio Production Services | Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) | |
| Golden Oak Ranch | ||
| Prospect Studios | ||
| KABC7 Studio B | ||
| Pinewood Studios | Most of the studio is under a 10-year lease from Pinewood Group.[21] | |
| Disney Studios Australia |
Disney Entertainment Television
| Divisions | Sub-divisions |
|---|---|
| Disney Television Studios | 20th Television (Animation) |
| Walt Disney Television Alternative | |
| Disney Platform Distribution | Disney–ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution |
| ABC Entertainment | ABC
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| ABC Owned Television Stations | |
ABC News (Live)
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| Disney Kids & Family | Disney Channel |
| Disney Jr. | |
| Disney XD | |
| Disney Television Animation | |
| It's a Laugh Productions | |
| Disney Original Documentary | |
| ABC Family Worldwide | Freeform |
| BVS Entertainment | |
| FX Networks | FX |
| FXX | |
| FX Movie Channel | |
| FX Entertainment | |
| National Geographic Partners | National Geographic Global Networks
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| National Geographic Documentary Films | |
| National Geographic Magazine[9] | |
| Onyx Collective |
Disney Streaming
| Asset | Subdivision | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Disney+ | Streamboat Willie Productions LLC | |
| Hulu | Hulu Documentary Films | [22] |
| Hulu + Live TV | ||
| HJ Holdings | Joint venture with Nippon Television Network Corporation, LY Corporation, Toho, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, and Chukyo TV. Broadcasting Co., Ltd.)[23] | |
| Star | Only offered in Japan as of October 8, 2025 | |
| ESPN (72%) | Joint venture with Hearst Communications and National Football League | |
| FuboTV (70%) | [24] | |
| JioHotstar | 36.84% joint venture between Disney India, Viacom18, and Reliance Industries | |
| NHL.tv | ||
| Movies Anywhere |
Disney Games Group
| Divisions | Sub-divisions |
|---|---|
| Disney & Pixar Games | |
| Marvel Games | |
| Lucasfilm Games | |
| 20th Century Games |
International businesses
| Divisions | Notes |
|---|---|
| International Network Brands | |
| BabyTV | |
| Cinecanal | Offered in Latin America |
| Disney Channel | |
| Disney Jr. | |
| Disney XD | |
| Dlife | Offered in Japan; formerly Fox |
| National Geographic Global Networks | 73% with National Geographic Society |
| FX | |
| 24Kitchen | |
| Star Channels | |
| Star Sports (China) | Offered in China Mainland |
| Now | Offered in Turkey; formerly Fox |
| Regional Operations | |
| The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East and Africa | |
| The Walt Disney Company Latin America | |
| The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific | |