The Walt Disney Company Iberia is one subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company EMEA, 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 Portugal and Spain.[3][4]
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Disney Spain & Portugal | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Media conglomerate |
Founded | 1999; 26 years ago |
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain Lisbon, Portugal |
Area served | Portugal Spain |
Key people | Mariana Baroso (president for Portuguese region) Simon Amselem (president for Spanish region) |
Products | Television Streaming services |
Total assets | Buena Vista International, Inc. Disney Channel (Portugal) Disney Jr. (Portugal) Star Channel (Portuguese TV channel) National Geographic (Portugal) 24Kitchen (Portugal) BabyTV (Portugal) Disney Jr. (Spain) Star Channel (Spanish TV channel) National Geographic (Spain) BabyTV (Spain) Disney+ |
Parent | The Walt Disney Company EMEA Disney Entertainment |
Website |
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Footnotes / references [1][2] |
The company owns and operates the Portuguese versions of Disney Channel, Disney Jr. and National Geographic, and the Spanish versions of Disney Jr. and National Geographic. The Walt Disney Company Iberia also produces content as well with other media companies.
On 27 November 2024, Disney announced the closure of Disney Channel in Spain on 7 January 2025.[5][6][7] In Portugal, the channel will continue to operate.[8]
Assets
editHome video and Television production companies
editTV channels in Portugal
edit- Disney Channel
- Disney Jr.
- Star Channel
- Star Life
- Star Crime
- Star Comedy
- Star Movies
- Star Mundo (only in Angola and Mozambique)
- 24Kitchen
- National Geographic
- National Geographic Wild
- BabyTV
TV channels in Spain
editStreaming services
editThe Walt Disney Company Portugal
editThe Walt Disney Company Portugal is the Portuguese division of The Walt Disney Company Iberia that operates, distributes and markets the company's channels in Portugal.
Former assets
edit- Disney Channel Spain – Closed on January 7, 2025
- Disney XD Spain – Closed on April 1, 2020[9]
- Disney Cinemagic Portugal – Closed and replaced by Disney Jr. on November 1, 2012[10]
- Disney Cinemagic Spain – Closed on January 1, 2015[11]
- Movistar Disney – Closed on March 31, 2020[12]
- Fox Life Spain – Closed on January 1, 2022[13]
- Viajar – Closed on January 1, 2022[14]
- BemSimples Portugal – Closed on June 1, 2014
- Nat Geo Music Portugal – Closed in 2017
- Nat Geo People – Replaced by National Geographic Wild
- Fox News Channel – Formerly distributed in Portugal
- Sky News – Formerly distributed in Portugal
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel – Formerly distributed in Portugal
- Phoenix Infonews Channel – Formerly distributed in Portugal
- Fuel TV Portugal – sold to FYC[15]
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment - Disney discontinued physical home media distribution in Portugal and Spain[16]
- Disney Channel App – Discontinued on February 28, 2020
References
edit- ^ "Iberinform". iberinform.es.
- ^ "Iberinform". iberinform.pt.
- ^ "Sobre Nós - Disney Portugal". Disney Portugal.
- ^ "Sobre Nosotros - Disney España". Disney España.
- ^ SER, Redacción (2024-11-27). "Adiós a Disney Channel: el canal infantil abandona la televisión en España". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ MERENCIANO, CARLOS (2024-12-03). "Disney Channel dejará de emitirse a través de la TDT en España después de Reyes". La Opinión de A Coruña (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "Telecompaper". www.telecompaper.com. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ Cardoso, Joana Amaral. "👀 Olhar para a casa dos vizinhos". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ Franco, Gonzalo (2020-03-26). "El canal Disney XD desaparece en España tras la llegada de Disney+". eCartelera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ Magazine, C. H. (2012-10-29). "Lançamento do canal Disney Junior com programação especial entre 1 e 4 de Novembro | CH Magazine" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ Gómez, José (2015-01-02). "Cierra en España el canal de pago Disney Cinemagic". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "Baja del canal Movistar Disney en Movistar+ a partir del 31 de marzo 2020". ADSLZone (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ F.A.G (2022-01-02). "¿Por qué han desaparecido los canales Fox Life y Viajar?". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "Dos míticos canales de Disney desparecen a final de año". ADSLZone (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "Empresa portuguesa compra Fuel TV à Fox". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "The Walt Disney Company Announces Strategic Reorganization of Its Media and Entertainment Businesses".