Disney Entertainment is one of the three major business segments of

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, consisting of Disney's entertainment media and content businesses, including its motion picture film studios, television content production and distribution,

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, and overseas media businesses. As part of the segment's formation on February 8, 2023,

Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED), formerly Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI), is one of The Walt Disney Company's five major business segments consisting of Disney's streaming services and overseas media bus ...

(DMED) was dissolved and consolidated into the Disney Entertainment unit.

Background

On November 20, 2022, The Walt Disney Company announced the return of

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as CEO of the company, following the unscheduled and immediate dismissal of his appointed successor,

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. The next day, on November 21, Iger announced that

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would be stepping down as chairman of

(DMED), and that DMED would be later reorganized into a new unit with

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, Alan Bergman,

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, and

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being involved in the creation of the new unit. Iger reasoned that the move was intended to return "more decision-making back in the hands of our creative teams and rationalizes costs". On February 8, 2023, Disney announced a corporate restructuring that included the establishment of Disney Entertainment, with Bergman and Walden serving as co-chairman. All the divisions of the Walt Disney Studios and Disney General Entertainment, as well as

Disney Streaming Disney Streaming (formerly known as BAMTech Media from 2015 to 2018, and Disney Streaming Services from 2018 to 2021) is a technology subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company located in Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 2015 as a spin ...

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, advertising and international operations were folded into the new segment. On February 9, it was announced that Rebecca Campbell, chairman of International Content and Operations, would be leaving her position. Later that month, Walden reorganized the television divisions in a structure that places

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and

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under

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chairman

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; and combines Freeform and

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Leadership

* Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman *

, Co-Chairman ** Justin Connolly, President,

** Rita Ferro, President, Disney Advertising ** Luke Kang, President, Asia Pacific ** Jan Koeppen, President, EMEA **

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, Chief Technology Officer ** Diego Lerner, President,

The Walt Disney Company Latin America 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. The company ...

** K Madhavan, President,

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** Michael Paull, President,

*** Alisa Bowen, President,

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*** Joe Earley, President,

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Units

Walt Disney Studios

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Disney Theatrical Group The Disney Theatrical Group, legally Buena Vista Theatrical Group Ltd., is the live show, stageplay and musical production arm of The Walt Disney Company. The company is led by Thomas Schumacher, and forms a part of Walt Disney Studios, one of ...

Disney Music Group Disney Music Group (DMG) is the music recording arm of Disney Platform Distribution, a division of The Walt Disney Company. It is located at the studio's headquarters in Burbank, California. The division's subsidiaries consist of two owned record ...

Disney Studio Services

Disney General Entertainment Content

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50% equity holding; joint venture with

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Disney Streaming

Disney Platform Distribution

International Network Brands

References

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