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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

Premium Video & Streaming AdvertisingPublisherthewaltdisneycompany.com

Disney offers advertisers unmatched access to premium, brand-safe content environments across the most beloved entertainment brands in the world, combined with first-party audience data and advanced targeting capabilities across linear and streaming platforms.

Last updated Aug 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Aug 17, 2026

Founded
1923
HQ
Burbank, California, United States
Connections
48

At a glance

Employees
10001+
Funding
$50M
Revenue
$85B-$90B annually (total company revenue)
Stock
DIS
18integrations1competitors19corporate family1partners1acquisitions

About

One of the largest premium video advertising platforms globally, commanding top CPMs and significant share of brand advertising budgets across linear and streaming TV

The Walt Disney Company is one of the world's largest and most recognizable entertainment conglomerates, with a history spanning nearly a century. In the AdTech ecosystem, Disney operates as a major premium publisher and advertising platform, offering brands access to some of the most sought-after audiences across its portfolio of properties including Hulu, ESPN, ABC, FX, National Geographic, and Disney+. Disney's advertising business spans linear television, connected TV (CTV), digital video, and programmatic channels, making it one of the most comprehensive media advertising destinations available to marketers.

Business model

Media & Advertising Platform

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Disney+ Ad-Supported Tier

    Advertising inventory within the Disney+ streaming platform, launched in late 2022, offering premium video ad placements to a massive subscriber base

  • Hulu Advertising

    One of the largest streaming ad platforms in the US, offering pause ads, binge ads, gateway ads, and addressable advertising across Hulu's content library

  • ESPN Advertising

    Premium sports advertising across ESPN linear channels, ESPN+, and ESPN digital properties, reaching highly engaged sports audiences

  • Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange (DRAX)

    Disney's proprietary programmatic advertising exchange enabling real-time bidding and automated buying of Disney inventory

  • Disney Audience Graph

    First-party data platform aggregating audience signals across Disney's ecosystem to enable precise audience targeting for advertisers

  • Disney Select

    Audience-based targeting solution that allows advertisers to reach specific demographic and psychographic segments across Disney's portfolio

  • Disney Clean Room

    Privacy-safe data collaboration environment allowing advertisers to match their first-party data with Disney's audience data without exposing raw data

  • ABC & Broadcast Network Advertising

    Linear television advertising across ABC's national broadcast network, including premium tentpole programming and live events

  • Disney Advertising Sales

    The unified commercial sales organization managing advertising across all Disney properties including upfront and scatter market sales

  • Addressable TV Advertising

    Household-level targeted advertising delivered across Disney's linear and streaming inventory using set-top box and streaming data

Key features

First-party audience data from hundreds of millions of consumer touchpointsCross-platform advertising across linear TV, CTV, and digital videoProprietary clean room for privacy-safe data collaborationReal-time programmatic buying via DRAXAddressable advertising at household levelPremium brand-safe content environmentsAdvanced audience targeting via Disney Audience GraphUnified measurement and attribution across platformsPause ads, binge ads, and interactive ad formats on HuluUpfront and scatter market buying options

Use cases

Brand awareness campaigns targeting premium streaming audiencesSports marketing and sponsorships via ESPN propertiesFamily and kids advertising across Disney+ and Disney ChannelAddressable TV campaigns targeting specific household segmentsProgrammatic video buying via DRAXFirst-party data matching via Disney Clean RoomTentpole event advertising (Super Bowl, Oscars, NBA Finals)Direct-to-consumer brand campaigns leveraging Disney's lifestyle audience dataUpfront TV buying for guaranteed premium inventoryInteractive and innovative ad format testing on Hulu

Customer segments

Fortune 500 brand advertisersAutomotive advertisersConsumer packaged goods (CPG) brandsFinancial services advertisersPharmaceutical and healthcare brandsRetail and e-commerce advertisersTechnology companiesEntertainment and media advertisersTravel and hospitality brandsQuick service restaurant (QSR) brands

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange (DRAX) — proprietary SSP/exchangeDisney Audience Graph — first-party data platformDisney Clean Room — privacy-safe data collaborationHulu Ad Manager — self-serve advertising platformProgrammatic buying integrations (DSPs)Server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for streamingMachine learning for audience segmentationIdentity resolution technologyCross-device measurement and attribution

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPACOPPAChildren's Online Privacy ProtectionIAB standards complianceBrand safety certifications

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 1923 · Founded
How it came together
  • 2019·AcquiredThe Walt Disney Company
  • 2019·AcquiredThe Walt Disney Company
Year unknown
  • · rebranded
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