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| Formerly | Walt Disney Pictures Television Division (1983–1988) |
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| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Television production |
| Predecessor | Walt Disney Productions (TV industry) |
| Founded | April 18, 1983 |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Absorbed into the first incarnation of Touchstone Television (which changed name to ABC Studios, then ABC Signature Studios, ABC Signature, and finally folded into 20th Television), with the animation division (Walt Disney Television Animation (now just Disney Television Animation)) spun-out as a separate standalone subsidiary. |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Television shows and films |
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The first and original incarnation of Walt Disney Television was an American production company and the original/former television production division of the Walt Disney Company, which was active from 1983 to 2003.
Productions from this division were broadcast mostly on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD and ABC. Majority of productions from this division are a plethora of animated series and a notable live-action series named Smart Guy, the latter which ran for three seasons on The WB from 1997 to 1999.
In 2003, its animation division, then known as Walt Disney Television Animation (currently just Disney Television Animation) spun-out as its own subsidiary within the larger Disney conglomerate, with an acquired production company, It's a Laugh Productions, taking over its operations for live-action productions. Walt Disney Television itself was absorbed into the first incarnation of Touchstone Television, which changed names to ABC Studios in 2007, ABC Signature Studios in 2013 and currently ABC Signature since 2020. Following the completed acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019, Disney returned to using this name for its combined television segment for 2 years before they subtly changed name to Disney General Entertainment Content, with Disney Television Studios established on May 15, 2019.