Walt Disney Television

Disney General Entertainment Content
Formerly	ABC Group (1996–2004); Disney–ABC Television Group (2004–2019); Walt Disney Television (2019-2021)
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Broadcast and cable television; Mass media
Predecessor	American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres; the production company of the same name
Founded	March 18, 1985; 39 years ago
Headquarters	Burbank, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide, mainly serving United States
Key people	Peter Rice (Chairman, DGE); Dana Walden (Chairman, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television); Craig Hunegs (President, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television);
Products	Television channel; Television program
Brands	ABC; Freeform; Disney Channel; Disney Junior; Disney XD; FX; FXX; FXM; National Geographic; Nat Geo Wild;
Services	Television production and distribution
Number of employees	7,000+ (2016)
Parent	The Walt Disney Company
Divisions	\|ABC News\|Disney Television Studios\|ABC Entertainment\|Disney Branded Television (US channels)\|The Walt Disney Company Australia\|The Walt Disney Company Latin America\|The Walt Disney Company France}}
Subsidiaries	FX Networks; National Geographic Networks (73%);
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History

It was started in 1983, as the Walt Disney Pictures Television Division, the name was later shortened to Walt Disney Pictures Television and in 1986 was later shortened to Walt Disney Television in 1988. Until 1983, Disney shows were aired under the banner of the parent company, then named Walt Disney Productions.

References

↑ Low, Elaine (October 12, 2020). "Disney Reorganizes Content and Distribution Units to Bolster Streaming Businesses". Variety. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/walt-disney-structural-reorganization-media-entertainment-business-1234801683/. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
↑ "About - Leadership, Management Team : Media Networks". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
↑ Guthrie, Marisa (September 14, 2016). "Disney/ABC TV's Ben Sherwood on a 'Star Wars' Series, "Mistakes" in Michael Strahan's 'Live' Exit and Bob Iger's Future". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-sherwood-interview-star-wars-928151. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

Other websites

Walt Disney Television at the Internet Movie Database
Walt Disney Television at Museum.tv Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine

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[:0-1] Low, Elaine (October 12, 2020). "Disney Reorganizes Content and Distribution Units to Bolster Streaming Businesses". Variety. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/walt-disney-structural-reorganization-media-entertainment-business-1234801683/. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[DisneyMediaNetworks_Official-2] "About - Leadership, Management Team : Media Networks". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[3] Guthrie, Marisa (September 14, 2016). "Disney/ABC TV's Ben Sherwood on a 'Star Wars' Series, "Mistakes" in Michael Strahan's 'Live' Exit and Bob Iger's Future". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-sherwood-interview-star-wars-928151. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

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Formerly	ABC Group (1996–2004) Disney–ABC Television Group (2004–2019) Walt Disney Television (2019-2021)
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Broadcast and cable television Mass media
Predecessor	American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres the production company of the same name
Founded	March 18, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-18)
Headquarters	Burbank, California , United States
Area served	Worldwide, mainly serving United States
Key people	Peter Rice (Chairman, DGE) Dana Walden (Chairman, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television) Craig Hunegs (President, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television)
Products	Television channel Television program
Brands	ABC Freeform Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney XD FX FXX FXM National Geographic Nat Geo Wild
Services	Television production and distribution
Number of employees	7,000+ (2016)
Parent	The Walt Disney Company^[1]
Divisions	\|ABC News\|Disney Television Studios\|ABC Entertainment\|Disney Branded Television (US channels)\|The Walt Disney Company Australia\|The Walt Disney Company Latin America\|The Walt Disney Company France}}
Subsidiaries	FX Networks National Geographic Networks (73%)
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