FACT SHEET
Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group develops and manages all general entertainment (non-sports)
cable networks and kids' television production and programming worldwide for The Walt Disney Company.
Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group also manages Disney’s interest in global television businesses including 22
wholly-owned international Disney Channels and the company’s majority interest in the international Fox Kids
channels, plus Disney-branded and Jetix-branded programming (formerly known as Fox Kids programming)
around the world. In addition, Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group manages Disney’s equity interest in the
cable groups Lifetime Entertainment Services, A&E Television Networks and E! Networks.
U.S. WHOLLY-OWNED CABLE NETWORKS
ABC FAMILY
ABC Family features quality, contemporary entertainment for today's families. Programming includes original
series and movies, acquired hit series and special holiday events. Ad supported, ABC Family is currently available
in over 87 million homes via basic cable and is delivering double-digit increases in primetime across all key
demographics 2Q04-to-date. Building upon an impressive slate of original movies, Crimes of Fashion with Kaley
Cuoco and Dominic Chiansese premieres in July and Pop Rocks! with Gary Cole and Sherilyn Fenn in September.
Original series on ABC Family include "Switched!" where two teens trade lives for four days, and the decorating
show from Scout Productions ("Queer Eye For The Straight Guy"), "Knock First." JETIX, the kids' action/adventure
programming block with "Power Rangers" as its centerpiece, airs mornings on ABC Family.
DISNEY CHANNEL
Disney Channel is a 24-hour general entertainment television network designed for kids and families and is
currently available in 84 million homes via basic cable. Featuring original series and movies, plus contemporary
acquired programming, Disney Channel is well-known for its hit series "That's So Raven," "Lizzie McGuire,"
"Kim Possible" and the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie franchise. The network also features a
daily learning-based programming block for preschoolers, Playhouse Disney, which includes the original series
"JoJo's Circus," "Stanley," "Rolie Polie Olie" and "Bear in the Big Blue House." For 2003, Disney Channel was
the #1 rated basic cable network in primetime with Kids 6 -14 and tied for #2 in Households and Total Viewers.
In total day measurement, Disney Channel was #2 in Kids 6 -11, #1 in Tweens 9-14 and tied for #2 in Households
and Total Viewers. Disney Channel is not advertiser supported, although some programming is underwritten via
select sponsorships.
SOAPNET
SOAPnet, Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group’s 24-hour soap opera channel, is the first and only cable channel
dedicated to soap operas and their fans. The ad-supported network is one of the fastest growing cable channels
in terms of percent subscriber growth and is currently available in over 38 million homes. SOAPnet offers same
day episodes of popular daytime dramas including "All My Children," "Days of our Lives," "One Life to Live" and
"General Hospital" in the evening. In addition, the network provides inside access to stars and story lines with
original programs including the Daytime Emmy-nominated talk show "Soap Talk" and the half-hour series,
"Soapography."
TOON DISNEY
Toon Disney, the 24-hour basic cable network, showcases Disney’s vast library from seven decades of magic with
a variety of acquired movies and animated programs including "Disney/Pixar's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"
and "The Legend of Tarzan." The JETIX-branded action/adventure programming block including "Power Rangers
DinoThunder," "Beyblade" and "Digimon," is presented evenings on Toon Disney. Ad-supported, Toon Disney is
currently available in over 46 million homes.
FACT SHEET
INTERNATIONAL CABLE HOLDINGS
Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group’s international holdings include 22 Disney Channels, three Playhouse
Disney Channels (UK, France and Spain), three Toon Disney Channels (UK, France and Spain), and more than a
dozen Fox Kids channels (soon transitioning to the JETIX name). The group distributes over 100 Disney-branded
blocks of programming in 51 countries, reaching 600 million television viewers worldwide. In addition,
JETIX-branded programming (formerly Fox Kids-branded) is distributed to more than 119 different terrestrial,
cable and satellite broadcasters, operating in more than 50 countries across Europe and the Middle East.
PRODUCTION
Walt Disney Television Animation was integrated into the cable networks group in 2003, bringing programming
and production expertise together under the same leadership. The television animation studio is now more
active than at any other time in its 20-year history.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS
Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group, in association with its cable affiliates, produces the successful
"Learning Together!" public affairs events throughout the United States. "Learning Together!" encompasses
all four networks within the group – ABC Family, Disney Channel, SOAPnet and Toon Disney – with five
different programs, each designed to improve children’s learning and personal growth through increased family
involvement. Each network has a customized program to meet the goals of the initiative. The five programs are:
Disney Channel’s "Imagineer That!" and "Stanley’s Great Big Story Time Adventure" from Playhouse Disney,
SOAPnet’s "Talk it Over Soaps," Toon Disney’s "Passport To Reading" and ABC Family’s "Here to Volunteer."
In its first year, over 15,000 children participated in 19 "Learning Together!" events in 15 markets across the
country. Thousands of books and dollars were collected to be donated to local schools and charities, and an
equivalent of $25 million dollars in Public Service Announcements promoting the value of reading,
communication and creativity, rotated on each channel within Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group.
KEY EXECUTIVES
Anne Sweeney, Co-Chairman, Media Networks, The Walt Disney Company, and President, Disney-ABC Television
Eleo Hensleigh, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Brand Strategy, Disney • ABC Cable Networks Group
Frederick Kuperberg, Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs
Jewell Engstrom, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Ben Pyne, Executive Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing
Vincent H. Roberts, Senior Vice President, Technology and Operations
Andrew T. Martin, Vice President, Human Resources
PRESS CONTACTS
ABC Family
Nicole Nichols, (818) 460-6703
Disney Channel/JETIX
Patti McTeague, (818) 955-6743
SOAPnet
Jori Petersen, (818) 955-6742
Toon Disney
Karen Hobson, (818) 569-7789
HEADQUARTERS
3800 West Alameda Avenue
Burbank CA 91505
(818) 569-7500