ABC Signature

television production studio of Walt Disney Television
(Redirected from ABC Studios (US))

ABC Studios[1] is an American television production studio under the Disney Television Studios unit of Walt Disney Television that was named in 2020 (both ultimately owned by The Walt Disney Company). The studio is the production arm of the ABC television network, and originally started in 1950 as the television unit of Walt Disney Productions, later Walt Disney Television in 1985, and launched a subsidiary, the first incarnation of Touchstone Television, established in 1985 (later to be merged into ABC in 1999, and merged Walt Disney Network Television into Touchstone Television) and renamed ABC Studios in 2007. it has a Signature unit, ABC Signature Studios, which was formed in 2013. it is not to be confused with the unit of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with the same name.

ABC Signature
Formerly
  • Walt Disney Network Television (1983–2003)
  • Touchstone Television (first incarnation, 1985–2007)
  • ABC Studios (2007–2020)
  • ABC Signature Studios (2013–2020)
Company typeDivision
IndustryTelevision production
Home video
Predecessors
FoundedMarch 21, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-21)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Tracy Underwood (President)
  • Josh Sussman (EVP, Business Affairs)
OwnerDisney Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
ParentDisney Television Studios

References change

  1. Low, Elaine (August 10, 2020). "Disney Rebrands TV Studios, 20th Century Fox TV to Become 20th Television". Variety. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020.