Latin American division of The Walt Disney Company
TheWalt Disney Company Latin America is one ofThe 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, Colombia, Mexico andMiami .[ 3]
The company owns and operates the Latin American versions ofDisney Channel ,Disney Jr. ,ESPN andRadio Disney . The Walt Disney Company Latin America also produces content as well with other media companies.
On 2 December 2024, Disney announced the closure of all its channels in Brazil exceptESPN on 28 February 2025.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Hispanic America , the channels will continue to operate.[ 12]
Home video and Television production companies [ edit ] TV channels in Latin America [ edit ] TV channels in Brazil [ edit ] Radio networks and stations [ edit ] Disney Media Networks Latin America [ edit ] Disney Media Networks Latin America is theHispanic American division of The Walt Disney Company Latin America that operates, distributes and markets the company's channels inHispanic America . Previously, sales for Disney Channel and Jetix were handled by HBO Latin America Group.[ 14]
Brazilian feeds ofDisney Channel ,Star Channel , National Geographic, Cinecanal, BabyTV and FX – Closed on March 1, 2025 Disney Junior Brazil (formerly Playhouse Disney)[ 7] [ 15] Disney XD Latin America (formerlyFox Kids ; laterJetix ) – Closed on April 1, 2022[ 16] Disney XD Brazil (formerly Fox Kids; later Jetix) – Closed on April 1, 2022[ 17] Fox Sports Latin America Fox Sports, Fox Sports 1 (Chile), Fox Sports 2 (Central and South America), Fox Sports 3 and Fox Sports Premium (Argentina) – Channels rebranded asESPN on December 1, 2021, May 1, 2022 and February 15, 2024, and closed on June 14, 2023 for Fox Sports 2 in Central America[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] Fox Sports Argentina – sold toMediapro in 2022[ 22] Fox Sports Mexico – sold to Grupo Multimedia Lauman in 2021[ 23] Fox Sports BrazilFox Sports and Fox Sports 2 – Channels rebranded asESPN on January 17, 2022 and February 15, 2024[ 24] FXM Latin America – Closed on April 1, 2022[ 16] Nat Geo Wild – Closed on April 1, 2022[ 16] Nat Geo Kids – Closed on April 1, 2022TIS Productions – sold toParamount Networks Americas owned byParamount Global in 202120th Century Fox Home Entertainment Latin America Buena Vista Original Productions – Renamed toStar Original Productions on May 19, 2021Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Latin America - Became dormant in late 2023 as Disney discontinued physical home media distribution in Latin American marketsStar+ – Closed on July 24, 2024[ 25] Star Distribution – Retired and replaced byBuena Vista International in early 2026Star Life Latin America (formerly Fox Life) – Closed on April 1, 2022[ 16] Star Life Brazil (formerly Fox Life) – Closed and replaced by Cinecanal on April 1, 2022[ 15] Star Premium Latin America (formerly Moviecity, Fox+ and Fox Premium) – Closed on January 31, 2022[ 26] Star Action, Star Cinema, Star Classics, Star Comedy, Star Fun, Star Hits and Star Series Star Premium Brazil (formerly Fox Premium) – Closed on January 31, 2022[ 27] Star Hits 1 and Star Hits 2 Rede Telecine (with Globosat, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and MGM. Only distribution)Megapix Telecine Action, Telecine Cult, Telecine Fun, Telecine Pipoca, Telecine Premium, Telecine Touch ^ Cieri, José Luis (May 19, 2014)."Oficinas y locales en un punto clave" .La Nacion .Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2020 . ^ "Constructora Sudamericana S.A. | Oficinas Disney" .Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. RetrievedJuly 21, 2017 .^a b Oficinas centrales de The Walt Disney Company Latin America Archived February 5, 2011, at theWayback Machine (in Spanish) ^ Jorge Edelstein – Río Content Market Archived May 7, 2015, atarchive.today (in Portuguese) ^ La filial latinoamericana de Disney incorpora una división de negocios discográficos – Soitu.es Archived May 18, 2015, at theWayback Machine (in Spanish) ^ Con base en la Argentina – La Nación of Argentina Archived July 11, 2017, at theWayback Machine (in Spanish) ^a b Planeta Disney – Infobae.com Archived August 7, 2013, atarchive.today (in Spanish) ^a b Carpeta De Acceso Público – Resolución AFSCA 173/2010 (in Spanish) ^ OLIVEIRA, VICTOR (December 3, 2024)."DISNEY DECIDE ENCERRAR CANAIS PAGOS NO BRASIL, INCLUSIVE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC E DISNEY CHANNEL" .Bahia Economica (in Brazilian Portuguese). RetrievedDecember 4, 2024 . ^ "Canais Disney Channel serão encerrados no Brasil em 2025; entenda - Zoeira" .Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 3, 2024. RetrievedDecember 4, 2024 .^ "Telecompaper" .www.telecompaper.com . RetrievedDecember 4, 2024 .^ "TVLaint" .tvlaint.com .^ "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium" .www.anmtvla.com .Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. RetrievedApril 3, 2022 .^ Adlatina."Walt Disney y ESPN formaron un equipo de ventas | Adlatina" .www.adlatina.com (in Spanish). RetrievedJune 30, 2025 . ^a b Jungbluth, Marcos (January 11, 2022)."Disney planeja descontinuar Disney Junior e lançará Cinecanal no Brasil" [Disney plans to discontinue Disney Junior and launch Cinecanal in Brazil].TVLaint (in Portuguese).Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2022 . ^a b c d "Disney cesará transmisiones de los canales Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies y Star Life en Latinoamérica" [Disney will cease transmissions of Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies and Star Life channels in Latin America].TVLaint (in Spanish). Nopales. January 10, 2022.Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2022 .^ TudoCelular.com (January 12, 2022)."Disney encerra canais pagos Disney XD, Nat Geo Kids e mais; veja como ficam as operadoras" .TudoCelular.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). RetrievedJune 30, 2025 . ^ "Confirmado: Disney lanza Espn 4 en sustitución de Fox Sports" (in Spanish). November 11, 2021.^ "Argentina: Fox Sports Premium pasará a ser ESPN Premium" .www.anmtvla.com (in Spanish). RetrievedApril 3, 2022 .^ "Fox Sports 2 será descontinuado de Centroamérica en Junio" .TVLaint (in Spanish). May 17, 2023. RetrievedJune 14, 2023 .^ Amaya, Hernán (November 15, 2023)."Latinoamérica: Disney crea Espn 5, Espn 6 y Espn 7 para abandonar definitivamente la marca Fox Sports en la región" .TAVI (in Spanish). RetrievedNovember 18, 2023 . ^ Amaya, Hernán (February 8, 2022)."Argentina: Disney le vende Fox Sports Argentina a Mediapro" .TAVI (in Spanish). RetrievedJuly 1, 2025 . ^ Amaya, Hernán (May 21, 2021)."México: Grupo Lauman le adquirió Fox Sports México a Disney" .TAVI (in Spanish). RetrievedJuly 1, 2025 . ^ colunista, GABRIEL VAQUER (November 12, 2021)."Disney 'mata' ESPN Brasil após 26 anos no ar e muda o nome do Fox Sports" .Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). RetrievedJune 30, 2025 . ^ MartinPixel (July 24, 2024)."Star+ cierra en México y esto es lo que pasará con tu suscripción a la app de streaming" .Xataka México (in Spanish). RetrievedJune 30, 2025 . ^ "Disney cerrará las señales Star Premium en Latinoamérica" .TVLaint (in Spanish). September 23, 2021. RetrievedJune 30, 2025 .^ TudoCelular.com (January 13, 2022)."Disney descontinua pacote Star Premium e tira canais Star Hits da grade de operadoras" .TudoCelular.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). RetrievedJune 30, 2025 .
Headquarters:
Pillar , Argentina
Media Networks
Other holdings Defunct or Former
