ABC Media

Circle 7 Media, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), is an American broadcast and cable television and production/distribution company headquartered in Burbank, California. It was established on March 12, 2021 through the divesture of the former Disney-ABC Television Group unit of The Walt Disney Company, which included ABC, Disney Channel, and ESPN.

Name and logo
The name and logo come from the Circle 7 logo originally designed in the early 1960s for ABC's five owned-and-operated stations, and will be applied to prepare for the split from Disney. The new company chose this name and logo because it reflects the heritage of the ABC brand in particular. The Circle 7 name was also used for a now-defunct division of Walt Disney Animation Studios specifically designed to create direct-to-video sequels to the Pixar films.

History
Two primary reasons The Walt Disney Company chose to spin off its television and media networks business was to reposition itself to focus on film production, publishing/consumer products, and theme park operations using four core brands, Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. ABC, and ESPN bring prestige to the new company. The Disney name, used on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD, is used under license from its former parent.

The newly spun-off company is lead by Ben Sherwood, who was brought in by Disney to succeed Anne Sweeney in leading the media networks division in 2014, and was tasked to oversee its transition from an arm of Disney into an independent corporation.

Divisions
Circle 7 is divided into three core groups:
 * ABC Television Group (formerly Disney-ABC Television Group)
 * ABC Television Network
 * ABC Owned Television Stations Group
 * Live Well Network
 * ABC National Television Sales
 * ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales
 * Disney Channels Worldwide
 * Disney Channel
 * Disney XD
 * Disney Junior
 * Disney Cinemagic
 * Hungama
 * Radio Disney
 * Disney Channel Animation (formerly Disney Television Animation)
 * ABC Family Worldwide (Freeform)
 * A+E Networks (50%)
 * A&E
 * History
 * FYI
 * Military History
 * Crime & Investigation Network
 * A+E Networks International
 * A+E Networks Consumer Pruducts
 * A+E Studios
 * A&E IndieFilms
 * A+E Films
 * A+E Networks Digital
 * ESPN, Inc. (80%)
 * ESPN
 * ESPN2
 * ESPN3
 * ESPNU
 * ESPNews
 * ESPN Classic