The Walt Disney Company Latin America

The Walt Disney Company Latin America
Trade name	Disney Latino
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Media conglomerate
Founded	1943; 81 years ago
Founder	Walt Disney
Headquarters	Pilar, Argentina
Number of locations	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 Jr.; 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); ESPN App;
Parent	Disney Entertainment
Subsidiaries	The Walt Disney Company Argentina; Rede Telecine (12.5%)
Website	disneylatino.com (Latin America region); disney.com.br (Brazilian region)
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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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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.

Home video and Television production companies

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

Disney Channel
Disney Jr. (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

Disney+
ESPN App

Radio networks and stations

Radio Disney Latin America
- LRL301 Radio Disney (4.75%; shares owned by The Walt Disney Company Argentina).^[8]
- Rádio Disney Brasil (29%)

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
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^[16]
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

[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.
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Oficinas centrales de The Walt Disney Company Latin America Archived February 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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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]
Planeta Disney – Infobae.com Archived August 7, 2013, at archive.today (in Spanish)
[8]
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]
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.
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"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.
[16]
"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.

[Oficinas_y_locales-1] [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] [2]
"Constructora Sudamericana S.A. | Oficinas Disney". Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[Disney_L.A.-3] [3]
Oficinas centrales de The Walt Disney Company Latin America Archived February 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

[Río_Content-4] [4]
Jorge Edelstein – Río Content Market Archived May 7, 2015, at archive.today (in Portuguese)

[Soitu-5] [5]
La filial latinoamericana de Disney incorpora una división de negocios discográficos – Soitu.es Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

[La_Nación-6] [6]
Con base en la Argentina – La Nación of Argentina Archived July 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

[Planeta_Disney_-_Infobae.com-7] [7]
Planeta Disney – Infobae.com Archived August 7, 2013, at archive.today (in Spanish)

[Resolución_AFSCA_173/2010-8] [8]
Carpeta De Acceso Público – Resolución AFSCA 173/2010 (in Spanish)

[9] [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.

[:0-10] [10]
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.

[:1-11] [11]
"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] [12]
"Confirmado: Disney lanza Espn 4 en sustitución de Fox Sports" (in Spanish). November 11, 2021.

[13] [13]
"Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium". www.anmtvla.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[14] [14]
"Fox Sports 2 será descontinuado de Centroamérica en Junio". TVLaint (in Spanish). May 17, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[15] [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.

[EndofStarPlus-16] [16]
"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.

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