Disney Entertainment
Entertainment business segment of Disney
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Disney Entertainment is one of the three major divisions of the Walt Disney Company created on February 8, 2023. It consists of the company's entertainment media and content businesses, including its motion picture film studios, television divisions and streaming services. Disney operates the largest television and films studio in Hollywood.[1]
Company typeDivision
PredecessorDisney Media and Entertainment Distribution
FoundedFebruary 8, 2023
FounderBob Iger
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |
| Founded | February 8, 2023 |
| Founder | Bob Iger |
| Headquarters | Walt Disney Studios, , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Parent | The Walt Disney Company |
| Divisions | |
Background and 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.[2] 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".[3]
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.[4]
On February 9, Rebecca Campbell, chairman of international content and operations, announced that she would step down from her position.[5] 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.[6]
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
- Joe Earley, Co-President, Direct-to-Consumer
- Alisa Bowen, President, Disney+
- Eric Schrier, President, Disney Television Studios and Head of Global Original Television Strategy
- Josh Sussman, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs
- Carol Turner, Head of Production, Disney Entertainment Television
- Jon Wax, Executive Vice President, International Original Television
- Lauren Tempest, General Manager, Hulu
- Rita Ferro, President, Global Advertising
- 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
- Luke Kang, President, Asia Pacific
- Martin Iraola, President, The Walt Disney Company Latin America
- Debra OConnell, Chairman, Disney Entertainment Television
- Sean Shoptaw, Executive Vice President, Games and Digital Entertainment
- Adam Smith, Co-President, Direct-to-Consumer and Chief Product & Technology Officer
- Jimmy Zasowski, President, Platform Distribution
Units
Walt Disney Studios
| Divisions | Sub-divisions | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Pictures | Disneynature | |
| Walt Disney Animation Studios | ||
| Pixar Animation Studios | ||
| Marvel Studios | Marvel Music | |
| Marvel Film Productions LLC | ||
| Marvel Studios Animation | ||
| MVL Development LLC (Delaware) | ||
| MVL Productions LLC | ||
| Lucasfilm | Lucasfilm Animation | |
| Lucasfilm Games | ||
| Lucas Licensing | LucasBooks (licensed book publishing imprint) | |
| Lucas Online | ||
| Lucasfilm Story Group | ||
| Skywalker Sound | ||
| Industrial Light & Magic | ILM Art | |
| ILM Immersive | ||
| ILM StageCraft | ||
| ILM Technoprops | ||
| ILM TV | ||
| 20th Century Studios | 20th Century Family | |
| 20th Century Animation | ||
| 20th Century Games | ||
| 20th Century Comics | ||
| Regency Enterprises (20%)[7] | New Regency Television International | |
| Searchlight Pictures | Searchlight Television | |
| Searchlight Shorts |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
| Divisions | Assets | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista International | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International | Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing joint venture in 15 countries (as of December 2006), including Mexico, Brazil, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines,[8] and Russia before 2022. |
| Star Distribution | Formerly Buena Vista International Latin America and Buena Vista International Brazil. | |
| Walt Disney Japan | Merging between Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Japan and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Japan on March 1, 2010. (Known as Walt Disney Studios Japan from March 1, 2010, to November 22, 2016.)[9] | |
| Buena Vista Theatres, Inc.[10] (basically) El Capitan Entertainment Centre |
Disney Studio Store | Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store, collocated with a Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop in the El Capitan Building is next to the theater. |
| El Capitan Theatre | ||
| Hollywood Masonic Temple | ||
| Walt Disney Studios Marketing | ||
| Worldwide Special Events |
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[11] | |
| 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.[12] | |
| 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.[13] | |
| S-Curve Records | ||
| RMI Recordings | A joint "digital-first" talent label with the founders of DigiTour Media | |
| Disney Concerts[14] | ||
| Disney Music Publishing | Agarita Music[15] | |
| Buena Vista Music Co.[15] | ||
| Falferious Music[15] | ||
| Five Hundred South Songs[15] | ||
| Fuzzy Muppet Songs | ||
| Holpic Music, Inc.[15] | ||
| Hollywood Pictures Music[15] | ||
| Pixar Music | ||
| Pixar Talking Pictures | ||
| Seven Peaks Music | ||
| Seven Summits Music[15] | ||
| Touchstone Pictures Music & Songs, Inc.[15] | ||
| Utapau Music | ||
| Mad Muppet Melodies | ||
| Marvel Comics Music | ||
| Walt Disney Music Company[15] | ||
| Wampa-Tauntaun Music | ||
| Wonderland Music Company[15] |
Disney Studio Services
| Divisions | Assets | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Disney Digital Studio Services – Studio Post Production[16][17] | ||
| 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.[18] | |
| Disney Studios Australia |
Disney Entertainment Television
| Divisions | Sub-divisions |
|---|---|
| Disney Television Studios |
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| Disney Television Group[6] |
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Disney Branded Television
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FX, National Geographic and Onyx Collective[6]
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| News Group and Networks |
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A+E Global Media
50% equity holding; joint venture with Hearst Communications
| Divisions | Subdivisions | Note |
|---|---|---|
| A+E Networks International | Blaze | |
| A+E Networks Consumer Enterprises | Conventions, consumer products, and live events | |
| A+E Studios | A&E Originals | |
| A&E IndieFilms | ||
| A+E Films | ||
| 45th & Dean | ||
| A+E Networks Digital | Lively Place OTT channel | |
| Lifetime Movie Club | ||
| History Vault | ||
| A+E Ventures[19] | Propagate Content | Equity partner[20] |
| Reel One Entertainment (35% stake)[21] | Owned with Newen | |
| Vice Media Group, LLC (36% stake) | Viceland | |
| Vice TV | ||
| Philo (stake) | Owned with AMC Networks, Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery | |
| A&E TV networks | A&E | |
| Crime & Investigation | ||
| FYI | ||
| History | ||
| History en Español | ||
| Military History | ||
| History TV18 (50% stake) | ||
| History Films | ||
| Defy | Broadcast network; owned with Free TV Networks | |
| Six West Media | ||
| Lifetime Entertainment Services | Lifetime | |
| LMN | ||
| Lifetime Real Women | ||
| Lifetime Movie Club | ||
| Lifetime Radio for Women | ||
| Lifetime Press | ||
| Lifetime Digital | Lifetime Games |
Disney Streaming
| Asset | Subdivision | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Disney+ | Streamboat Willie Productions LLC | |
| Hulu | Hulu Documentary Films | [22] |
| Hulu + Live TV | ||
| Onyx Collective | ||
| ESPN (72%) | Joint venture with Hearst Communications | |
| FuboTV (70%) | [23] | |
| NHL.tv |
Disney Platform Distribution
| Divisions | Subdivisions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Disney–ABC Domestic Television | ||
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | 20th Century Home Entertainment and ESPN Home Entertainment | Japanese unit was merged with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Japan on March 1, 2010.[9] |
| Movies Anywhere |
International businesses
| Divisions | Notes |
|---|---|
| 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 |