Walt Disney Television (television division)

Disney–ABC Television Group (also known as Disney Television Group) manages all of The Walt Disney Company's television properties. The group includes the ABC Television Network (including ABC Daytime, ABC Entertainment and ABC News divisions), ABC Entertainment.

History
In September 11, 1995, Buena Vista Television Communications was launched. In 1996, Disney/Buena Vista acquired Capital Cities Communications. In 1998, the name was changed to Buena Vista Television Group. In 2001, Saban purchased Buena Vista, renaming to "BVS Entertainment". In 2002, the name changed to Disney–ABC Television Group.

Disney/iTunes video agreement
In a collaborative initiative with Apple, The Walt Disney Company and the Disney–ABC Television Group were first to debut episodes of hit TV series via iTunes. At present, the Group current and past season episodes of ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television) and Disney Channel television shows for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store.

The entire first and second seasons of ABC hit dramas Desperate Housewives and Lost, the fifth season of the ABC Studios comedy Scrubs; select episodes of popular Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney series including Wizards of Waverly Place, That’s So Raven, The Suite Life on Deck, Hannah Montana, Kim Possible, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; as well as current episodes of ABC Family's new original series Kyle XY are available to U.S. consumers for purchase.

As well, the Disney–ABC Television Group offers an extensive line-up of news, entertainment and audio podcast content on Apple's iTunes Store. Podcast content is now available for free download on the iTunes site in addition to Disney-ABC’s own websites.

On January 22, 2009, the Disney–ABC Television Group said it would merge ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios into a new unit called ABC Entertainment Group.

Units
Year in parentheses denotes when unit was brought into the Disney–ABC Television Group fold.


 * ABC Networks (1943 – Radio) (1948 – Television)
 * ABC (1948)
 * ABC Daytime (1960)
 * ABC Entertainment (1982)
 * ABC News (1945)
 * ABC News Now (2004)
 * ABC Family (2001)
 * LWN (2009)
 * A+E Networks (50%) (1984)
 * Lifetime Entertainment Services (50%) (2009)
 * Lifetime (2009)
 * Lifetime Movie Network (2009)
 * Lifetime Real Women (2009)
 * Lifetime Radio for Women (2009)
 * Lifetime Press (2009)
 * Lifetime Digital (2009)
 * Disney Channel (international)
 * Disney Channel (1983)
 * Disney Junior (2011) (formerly called Playhouse Disney)
 * Disney XD (2009) (formerly called Toon Disney)
 * Disney Cinemagic
 * Disney Cinemagic (France) (2007)
 * Disney Cinemagic (Germany) (2009)
 * Disney Cinemagic (Portugal) (2008)
 * Disney Cinemagic (Italy) (2012)
 * Disney Cinemagic (Spain) (2008)
 * Disney Cinemagic (UK & Ireland) (2006)
 * Family (20%) (1988)

International television investments by Disney Enterprises, Inc.

 * Super RTL (Germany) through Buena Vista International Television Investments (50%)
 * RTL II (Germany) through ABC Cable and International Broadcast Worldwide Holdings (15.75%)

Radio Stations currently owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group

 * Radio Disney (1996)
 * ABC News Radio (1968)
 * Radio Disney Latin America
 * Radio Disney Brazil