ABC Family Worldwide Inc.

ABC Family Worldwide
Industry Television production
Predecessor International Family Entertainment Inc.
Fox Kids Worldwide Inc.
Fox Family Worldwide Inc.
Founded 1990
Area served Worldwide
Products ABC Family
Jetix
Parent The Walt Disney Company

ABC Family Worldwide Inc. is a producer and distributor of family entertainment and information programming worldwide. The company is owned by The Walt Disney Company and was founded in 1990 by Pat Robertson as International Family Entertainment Inc. ABC Family Worldwide's principal business is ABC Family, a satellite delivered cable-television network. The company is located in Burbank, California.

History

References

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History
Current original programming
Upcoming original programming
Baby Daddy · Bunheads · Intercept · Village People
Former original programming
1990s debuts
2000s debuts
10 Things I Hate About You · Back on Campus  · Beautiful People · Brat Camp · The Brendan Leonard Show · Da Möb · Greek · Kyle XY · Knock First · Las Vegas Garden of Love · Lincoln Heights · The Middleman · My Life is a Sitcom · Roommates · Ruby & The Rockits · Scariest Places On Earth · Slacker Cats · State of Grace · Switched! · Three Moons Over Milford · Venus and Serena: For Real · Wildfire
2010s debuts
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