The Walt Disney Company CIS, LLC is one of The Walt Disney Company's international divisions. The Walt Disney Company CIS was founded in April 2006. It was headquartered in Moscow, the capital of Russia.
In 2007, Walt Disney Company CIS and Sony Pictures Russia have created a joint venture of «Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Relesing CIS» which would remain active until 2020.
The company owns and operates Russian versions of Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney. Disney Channel was originally planned to launch in 2009, but a Disney Americas deal with Media-One Holdings was denied by Russian authorities. The Walt Disney Company CIS also produced the film The Book of Masters. Marina Zhigalova-Ozkan is head of The Walt Disney Company CIS. Disney Russia planned to make two new films in the summer of 2011, but after the lackluster financial results of The Book of Masters Disney Russia abandoned those plans. The next feature film from Disney Russia was The Last Warrior released in 2017, which was followed by two sequels, one in 2020 and another in 2021.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Disney announced on March 10, 2022 that it would suspend all of its business in Russia, starting with halting the theatrical output in the region[1]. Later on October 1, 2022 all of the Russian Disney social media accounts were deleted including Youtube channels, and all Pay TV channels in Russia under the control of Disney were discontinued as well (including FOX, FOX Life, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild and Baby TV), leaving the Russian Disney Channel as the only active asset from Disney in Russia until December 14, 2022, when it also closed down and was replaced by an original Russian channel named "Solntse" (Солнце), thus discontinuing any activities from The Walt Disney Company in the Russian market.[2]
By the end of March 2023, most Disney owned movies and TV shows were permanently removed from digital stores in Russia.
Divisions[]
- Walt Disney Studios (Distribution) (Currently Halted)
Closed divisions[]
- Disney Channel (Russia) (Formally Fox Kids and Jetix) (Closed in 2022)
- Jetix Play (Formally Fox Kids Play)
- Fox Networks Group Russia (Baby TV, FOX, FOX Life, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild) (Closed in 2022)
- Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) (2007–2020, with partnership from Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Productions[]
Feature films
- The Book of Masters (2009)
- The Last Warrior (2017)
- The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (2020)
- The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness (2021)
TV and short films
- As the Bell Rings, TV series (2010–2012)
- After School, TV series (2012)
- Rules of Style, fashion show (2013–2019)
- That's My Room!, home renovation show (2015–2017)
- Happiness is..., collection of short films (2015)
- Best Friends, game show (2018)
- Happiness Is... Part 2, collection of short films (2019)
See also[]
External links[]
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