Disney Kids & Family

Disney Kids & Family is a unit of Disney Entertainment Television which oversees development, production and acquisition of content geared towards children, teenagers and families for Disney+, Disney Jr., Disney Channel and Disney XD. Disney-branded unscripted series, documentaries and specials for Disney+ and Disney channels are also produced.

Its predecessor or former incarnation, Disney Channels Worldwide, oversaw all local and global Disney television networks and channels until a conglomerate restructuring on March 14, 2018 brought forth a new division; Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International, which then took over the supervision of the global variations of the Disney channels and other non-US channels like Disney International HD, Dlife and Hungama TV. The supervision of the local channels and Radio Disney remained with Disney Channels Worldwide until October 1, 2020, when the division took its current name to reflect the growth of Disney+ and the gradual shift away from focusing on linear television at the time.

Disney Channel was originally established in the United States on April 18, 1983 as a premiumchannel, but converted to a basic service in 1997 where it remained ever since. Since March 1995, Disney Channel expanded globally with the launch of various country-specific and regional variants of the channel, as well as program licensing agreements reached with television networks and channels not bearing the Disney Channel brand or name.

Previous corporate names for this division were: Walt Disney Entertainment, Inc. (1982–83), The Disney Channel, Inc. (1983–97), Disney Channel, Inc. (1997–2001), ABC Cable Networks Group (2001–05), Disney Channels Worldwide (2005–2020) and Disney Branded Television (2020–2026). In June 2026, the company was officially rebranded to Disney Kids & Family.