Disney General Entertainment Content

Disney General Entertainment Content
Formerly	ABC Group (1996–2004); Disney–ABC Television Group (2004–2019); Walt Disney Television (2019–2021);
Company type	Division
Industry	Broadcast; Cable television; Mass media;
Predecessor	American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres (1949–1985); Capital Cities/ABC (1985–1996);
Founded	November 15, 1949 (as American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres); March 18, 1985 (as Capital Cities/ABC); September 5, 1996 (as ABC Group);
Headquarters	Burbank, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide, but mainly United States
Key people	Dana Walden (chairwoman);
Products	Television channels; Television programming;
Brands	ABC; Freeform; Disney Channel; Disney Junior; Disney XD; National Geographic; Nat Geo Wild; FX; FXX; FX Movie Channel;
Services	Television production and distribution
Number of employees	7,000+ (2016)
Parent	Disney Entertainment
Subsidiaries	Disney Television Studios; A&E Networks (50%);
Website	Official website
	Footnotes / references;

Disney General Entertainment Content (DGEC),^[a] formerly ABC Group,^[5] Disney–ABC Television Group and the second incarnation of Walt Disney Television,^[b] is part of Disney Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company that oversees its owned-and-operated television content, assets and sub-divisions.^[6]

Following the full acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney on March 20, 2019, the division was given the unification name Walt Disney Television and rebranded two years later as Disney General Entertainment Content. Sub-divisions of DGEC include the American Broadcasting Company, ABC News, Disney Branded Television, Disney Television Studios, ABC Signature, ABC Family Worldwide, Hulu Original Content Teams as well as assets acquired from 21st Century Fox and then fully integrated, i.e. FX Networks, FX Productions, 20th Television and 20th Television Animation.

^ Low, Elaine (October 12, 2020). "Disney Reorganizes Content and Distribution Units to Bolster Streaming Businesses". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^ "About The Walt Disney Company". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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^ 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. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ Newcomb, Horace (2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-19472-7 – via Google Books.
^ Low, Elaine (October 12, 2020). "Disney Reorganizes Content and Distribution Units to Bolster Streaming Businesses". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

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[1] Low, Elaine (October 12, 2020). "Disney Reorganizes Content and Distribution Units to Bolster Streaming Businesses". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[2] "About The Walt Disney Company". The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

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[4] 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. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

[6] Newcomb, Horace (2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-19472-7 – via Google Books.

[:0-8] Low, Elaine (October 12, 2020). "Disney Reorganizes Content and Distribution Units to Bolster Streaming Businesses". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

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Formerly	ABC Group (1996–2004) Disney–ABC Television Group (2004–2019) Walt Disney Television (2019–2021)
Company type	Division
Industry	Broadcast Cable television Mass media
Predecessor	American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres (1949–1985) Capital Cities/ABC (1985–1996)
Founded	November 15, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-11-15) (as American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres) March 18, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-18) (as Capital Cities/ABC) September 5, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-09-05) (as ABC Group)
Headquarters	Burbank, California , United States
Area served	Worldwide, but mainly United States
Key people	Dana Walden (chairwoman)^[1]
Products	Television channels Television programming
Brands	ABC Freeform Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney XD National Geographic Nat Geo Wild FX FXX FX Movie Channel
Services	Television production and distribution
Number of employees	7,000+ (2016)
Parent	Disney Entertainment
Subsidiaries	Disney Television Studios A&E Networks (50%)
Website	Official website
Footnotes / references ^[2]^[3]^[4]