The Walt Disney Company Latin America

The Walt Disney Company's international division

  • Pilar, Argentina
  • São Paulo, Brazil
  • Santiago, Chile
  • Bogotá, Colombia
  • México City, Mexico
  • Miami, United States
Area served
  • Latin America
  • United States
Key people
Diego Lerner (President)
  • Maitena de Amorrortu (Vice President)
  • Cristina Giosa (Chief Marketing Officer)
Products
  • Television
  • Streaming services
  • Radio
Total assets
  • Patagonik Film Group (30%)
  • Star Distribution
  • Disney Channel
  • Disney Junior
  • ESPN (Latin America)
  • ESPN (Brazil)
  • Star Channel
  • FX
  • Cinecanal
  • National Geographic
  • BabyTV
  • Rede Telecine
  • Radio Disney Latin America
  • Radio Disney (Argentina)
  • Rádio Disney Brasil (29%)
  • Disney+ (Latin America)
  • Star+
  • ESPN App
OwnerThe Walt Disney CompanyParentDisney EntertainmentSubsidiariesThe Walt Disney Company Argentina
Rede Telecine (12.5%)Websitedisneylatino.com (Latin America region)
disney.com.br (Brazilian region)Footnotes / references
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The Walt Disney Company Latin America is one of The Walt Disney Company's international divisions. It is responsible for the Disney brand and its businesses throughout the region. It has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Miami.[3]

The company owns and operates the Latin American versions of Disney Channel, Disney Junior, ESPN and Radio Disney. The Walt Disney Company Latin America also produces content as well with other media companies.

Assets

Home video and Television production companies

TV channels

  • Disney Channel
  • Disney Junior (except Brazil)
  • Star Channel
  • National Geographic
  • Cinecanal
  • Baby TV (operated from Europe)
  • ESPN
    • Latin America: ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN 4, ESPN 5 (except Argentina and Mexico), ESPN 6 (except Argentina and Mexico), ESPN 7 (except Mexico, Argentina and Central America)
    • Argentina and Chile: ESPN Premium[9]
    • Brazil: ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN 4, ESPN 5, ESPN 6
    • Caribbean: ESPN, ESPN 2
  • FX
  • Rede Telecine (with Globosat, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and MGM. Only distribution)
    • Megapix
    • Telecine Action, Telecine Cult, Telecine Fun, Telecine Pipoca, Telecine Premium, Telecine Touch

Streaming services

Radio networks and stations

Former assets

  • Disney Junior Brazil (formerly Playhouse Disney)[7] – closed on April 1, 2022[10]
  • Disney XD (formerly Fox Kids; later Jetix) – closed on April 1, 2022[11]
  • Fox Sports Latin America
    • Fox Sports, Fox Sports 1 (Chile), Fox Sports 2 (Central and South America), Fox Sports 3 (Latin America except Brazil) and Fox Sports Premium (Argentina) – channels rebranded as ESPN on December 1, 2021, May 1, 2022 and February 15, 2024 and closed on June 14, 2023 for Fox Sports 2 in Central America[12][13][14][15]
  • Fox Sports Argentina – sold to Mediapro in 2022
  • Fox Sports Mexico – sold to Grupo Multimedia Lauman in 2021
  • FXM Latin America – closed on April 1, 2022[11]
  • Nat Geo Wild – closed on April 1, 2022[11]
  • Nat Geo Kids – closed on April 1, 2022
  • TeleColombia – sold to Paramount Networks Americas owned by Paramount Global in 2021
  • Buena Vista International Latin America – retired and replaced by Star Distribution in early 2022
  • Buena Vista Original Productions – renamed to Star Original Productions on May 19, 2021
  • Star Life (formerly Fox Life) – closed on April 1, 2022,[11] replaced by Cinecanal (for Brazil)[10]
  • Star Premium (formerly Fox Premium) – closed on January 31, 2022
    • Latin America and Caribbean: Star Action, Star Cinema, Star Classics, Star Comedy, Star Fun, Star Hits, Star Series
    • Brazil: Star Hits, Star Hits 2

References

  1. ^ Cieri, José Luis (May 19, 2014). "Oficinas y locales en un punto clave". La Nacion. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Constructora Sudamericana S.A. | Oficinas Disney". Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Oficinas centrales de The Walt Disney Company Latin America Archived February 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Jorge Edelstein – Río Content Market Archived May 7, 2015, at archive.today (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ La filial latinoamericana de Disney incorpora una división de negocios discográficos – Soitu.es Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Con base en la Argentina – La Nación of Argentina Archived July 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  7. ^ a b Planeta Disney – Infobae.com Archived August 7, 2013, at archive.today (in Spanish)
  8. ^ a b Carpeta De Acceso Público – Resolución AFSCA 173/2010 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium". www.anmtvla.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Jungbluth, Marcos (January 11, 2022). "Disney planeja descontinuar Disney Junior e lançará Cinecanal no Brasil" [Disney plans to discontinue Disney Junior and launch Cinecanal in Brazil]. TVLaint (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d "Disney cesará transmisiones de los canales Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies y Star Life en Latinoamérica" [Disney will cease transmissions of Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies and Star Life channels in Latin America]. TVLaint (in Spanish). Nopales. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Confirmado: Disney lanza Espn 4 en sustitución de Fox Sports" (in Spanish). November 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium". www.anmtvla.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "Fox Sports 2 será descontinuado de Centroamérica en Junio". TVLaint (in Spanish). May 17, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  15. ^ Amaya, Hernán (November 15, 2023). "Latinoamérica: Disney crea Espn 5, Espn 6 y Espn 7 para abandonar definitivamente la marca Fox Sports en la región". TAVI (in European Spanish). Retrieved November 18, 2023.

External links

  • DisneyLatino.com
  • Disney.com.br
  • ESPNDeportes.com
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Official YouTube Account
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