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]
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| Disney Latino | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Media conglomerate |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Founder | Walt Disney |
| Headquarters | , Argentina |
Number of locations | |
Area served |
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Key people | Diego Lerner (president)
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| Total assets | |
| Parent | Disney Entertainment |
| Subsidiaries | The Walt Disney Company Argentina Rede Telecine (12.5%) |
| Website | disneylatino disney |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |
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.
On 2 December 2024, Disney announced the closure of all its channels in Brazil except ESPN on 28 February 2025, focusing completely on the streaming service Disney+.[9][10][11]
Assets
editHome video and Television production companies
edit- Patagonik Film Group (30%)
- Star Distribution (formerly Buena Vista International Latín America)
- Star Original Productions (formerly Buena Vista Original Productions (2019–2021) and Fox Producciones Originales (2015–2021))
TV channels
edit- Disney Channel
- Disney Jr. (except Brazil)
- Star Channel
- National Geographic
- Cinecanal
- Baby TV (operated from Europe)
- ESPN
- 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
edit- Disney+
- ESPN App
Radio networks and stations
edit- Radio Disney Latin America
- LRL301 Radio Disney (4.75%; shares owned by The Walt Disney Company Argentina).[8]
- Rádio Disney Brasil (29%)
Former assets
edit- Disney Junior Brazil (formerly Playhouse Disney)[7] – closed on April 1, 2022[13]
- Disney XD (formerly Fox Kids; later Jetix) – closed on April 1, 2022[14]
- 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[15][16][17][18]
- 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[14]
- Nat Geo Wild – closed on April 1, 2022[14]
- 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
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Latin America - became dormant in late 2023 as Disney discontinued physical home media distribution in Latin American markets
- Star+ – closed on July 24, 2024[19]
- Star Life (formerly Fox Life) – closed on April 1, 2022,[14] replaced by Cinecanal (for Brazil)[13]
- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Constructora Sudamericana S.A. | Oficinas Disney". Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Oficinas centrales de The Walt Disney Company Latin America Archived February 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Jorge Edelstein – Río Content Market Archived May 7, 2015, at archive.today (in Portuguese)
- ^ La filial latinoamericana de Disney incorpora una división de negocios discográficos – Soitu.es Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Con base en la Argentina – La Nación of Argentina Archived July 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Planeta Disney – Infobae.com Archived August 7, 2013, at archive.today (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Carpeta De Acceso Público – Resolución AFSCA 173/2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ OLIVEIRA, VICTOR (December 3, 2024). "DISNEY DECIDE ENCERRAR CANAIS PAGOS NO BRASIL, INCLUSIVE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC E DISNEY CHANNEL". Bahia Economica (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Canais Disney Channel serão encerrados no Brasil em 2025; entenda - Zoeira". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Telecompaper". www.telecompaper.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium". www.anmtvla.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Confirmado: Disney lanza Espn 4 en sustitución de Fox Sports" (in Spanish). November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium". www.anmtvla.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Fox Sports 2 será descontinuado de Centroamérica en Junio". TVLaint (in Spanish). May 17, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fim do Star+ e fusão com Disney+ acontecerá em duas etapas. Entenda" [End of Star+ and merger with Disney+ begins in two steps. Know more]. Além da Tela (in Portuguese). April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.