Acquisition History / Disney / ABC Family Worldwide

Disney Acquires ABC Family Worldwide

Announced October 24, 2001 — $2.90B

What happened

ABC Family Worldwide (formerly Fox Family Worldwide) owned the Fox Family cable television network.

Disney's acquisition history

14th of 43 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

23 of 43 Disney deals

Disney's average disclosed price

$5.60B

Disney's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2001

42 across all acquirers

Disney in Cable television

1 acquisition

When did Disney acquire ABC Family Worldwide?

Disney acquired ABC Family Worldwide on October 24, 2001. This was Disney's 14th publicly tracked acquisition out of 43 we have on record.

How much did Disney pay for ABC Family Worldwide?

Disney paid $2.90B for ABC Family Worldwide.

What does ABC Family Worldwide do?

ABC Family Worldwide (formerly Fox Family Worldwide) owned the Fox Family cable television network.

What other Cable television companies has Disney acquired?

ABC Family Worldwide is Disney's only publicly tracked acquisition in Cable television so far.