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Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED), formerly Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI), was a business segment of the Walt Disney Company that operated from March 14, 2018 until the establishment of its successor, Disney Entertainment on February 8, 2023.
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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.
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Buena Vista International Television
Buena Vista International Television (BVIT) was the international television distribution arm of the original Walt Disney Television, and the international television arm of Buena Vista Televisionthemselves. BVIT was established in 1985 to produce non-American series and distribute all Disney-owned libraries around the world. In 1987, Buena Vista International Television had inked a three-year deal to provide five hours a week for Disney-related material, such as feature films, television mov...
ABC Pictures International, Inc.
The company made its origins as early as 1978 when American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. formed ABC Pictures International to handle sales in the international television market. It was incorporated on January 3, 1978.Erwin H. Ezzes, former CEO of United Artists Television was signed on as a consultant to the company. In 1979, ABC Pictures International has launched its instructional arm ABC Learning Resources, Inc., and Donna B. Sessa would run ABC Learning Resources, Inc.Later that year, it...
ABC Video Enterprises, Inc.
On July 2, 1979, ABC had formed ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. to develop and market programing domestically for cable, pay cable, videodisks, cassettes and other new communications forms, and it was headed up by Herbert A. Granath, who was vice president of the ABC television network.Later that year, ABC Pictures International was merged into the company.
Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises
Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises (CAVE) was incorporated on January 27, 1987. as an ancillary production, video and distribution company owned by Capital Cities/ABC. In 1992, CAVE launched Capital Cities/ABC Video Publishing as its subsidiary to release videotapes under the ABC Video label.In December 1992, CAVE realigned its upper management by adding a president position to Capital Cities/ABC Video Productions for overseas control of its production units Ultra Entertainment, the Hemisph...
ABC Cable and International Broadcast Group
In early October 1993, CAVE became part of the newly formed ABC Cable and International Broadcast Group (ACIBG), moving out of the broadcasting group to directly report to the CEO of CC/ABC, with Herb Granath continuing as president. The group continued oversiting its stakes in cable companies ESPN, A&E and Lifetime, international program sales, co-production and interests in foreign program services Eurosport, Germany's RTL-2, Japan Sport Network and animation company DIC. On October 12, Amb...
Disney–ABC International Television
When the Disney-CC/ABC merger led Disney Television and Telecommunications to be split up in April 1996, Walt Disney Television International was transferred to Capital Cities/ABC. CC/ABC combined the international units, Walt Disney Television International and ACIBG, into Disney–ABC International Television (DAIT) in July 1996. On October 19, 1999, ABC Cable and International Broadcast Group was renamed Disney–ABC International Television, Inc.By February 1999, DAIT began operating under th...
Current
The company distributes movies from Disney units including: 1. Walt Disney Pictures 2. Walt Disney Animation Studios 3. Pixar Animation Studios 4. 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox) 4.1. 20th Century Animation(formerly 20th Century Fox Animation) 5. Searchlight Pictures(formerly Fox Searchlight Pictures) 6. Marvel Studios 6.1. Marvel Studios Animation 7. Lucasfilm 7.1. Lucasfilm Animation 8. Disneynature 9. ESPN Films 10. The Muppets Studio 11. Star Studios The company distribut...
Former
1. Miramax Films (1993–2010) 1.1. Dimension Films(Pre-2005) 2. DIC Entertainment(Post-1990 catalogue from 1996 to 2000, including newer shows from the time) 3. DreamWorkslive-action (2011–2016), library to select international television audiences
Ultra Entertainment, Inc.
Ultra Entertainment was a TV production division of Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises for cable, network home video and foreign outlets. Ultra was expected to development and produce for cable channels Arts & Entertainment and Lifetime, both of which has a stake owned by CAVE, but also for other cable channels. On May 8, 1989, the formation of Ultra Entertainment was announced CC/ABC Video Enterprises (CAVE) to produce programs for cable, home video and foreign markets. A staff of three em...
Disney Media Distribution (DMD) is responsible for the international distribution of The Walt Disney Company’s branded and non-branded content to all platforms, encompassing television, broadband and mobile outlets. The division distributes more than 30,000 hours of programming to over 1,300 platform partners across 240 territories worldwide.
Disney Entertainment oversees the company's full portfolio of entertainment media and content businesses globally, including Walt Disney Studios, Disney General Entertainment Content, Disney Streaming and Disney Platform Distribution. The division is led by Alan Bergman and Dana Walden.
Disney Media Networks was a business segment of The Walt Disney Company that oversaw the company's television networks, cable channels, television production and distribution studios, and owned-and-operated television stations. The segment's primary divisions were Walt Disney Television and A&E Networks (50% stake).
Disney General Entertainment Content (DGEC), formerly Capital Cities/ABC, ABC Group, Disney–ABC Television Group and the second incarnation of Walt Disney Television, is part of Disney Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company that oversees its owned-and-operated television content, assets and sub-divisions.
