The Walt Disney Company
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The Walt Disney Company placed a $20 million opening bid for assets of the bankrupt AI platform Character.AI, securing a perpetual license to its model-building code and patents while hiring 66 of its employees, including former CEO Karandeep Anand as CTO.
InvestGame, 2026 · Flow Games’ Tencent-Led $46m Round and Disney’s $20m Character.AI Deal Lead the Week
Facebook remains the top US ad channel with $42.9 billion in spend, while Procter & Gamble leads all advertisers, followed by Amazon and The Walt Disney Company.
Sensor Tower, 2026 · State of Digital Advertising 2026: AI Integration and Streaming Growth
The Walt Disney Company is investing $1.5 billion in Epic Games to acquire an equity stake in the developer.
The Esports Advocate, 2024 · Disney to Invest $1.5B in Epic Games
Documents about The Walt Disney Company
Flow Games’ Tencent-Led $46m Round and Disney’s $20m Character.AI Deal Lead the Week
The gaming industry experienced a week of notable financial activity, characterized by significant venture capital investment in mobile gaming and strategic asset acquisitions.
- Tencent led a $46 million funding round for Türkiye-based mobile developer Flow Games, marking the studio's second round of financing and bringing its total funding to approximately $49 million.
- Türkiye has emerged as a global leader in private mobile game studio funding, raising roughly $400 million between January 2025 and mid-October 2026, which accounts for nearly 40% of the global total.
- The Walt Disney Company placed a $20 million opening bid for assets of the bankrupt AI platform Character.AI, securing a perpetual license to its model-building code and patents while hiring 66 of its employees, including former CEO Karandeep Anand as CTO.
State of Digital Advertising 2026: AI Integration and Streaming Growth
The digital advertising landscape in the United States underwent significant transformation between August 2025 and July 2026, characterized by a 15% year-over-year increase in total ad spend to $201 billion.
- US digital ad spend reached $201 billion between August 2025 and July 2026, marking a 15% year-over-year increase and generating over 19 trillion ad impressions.
- Facebook remains the top US ad channel with $42.9 billion in spend, while Procter & Gamble leads all advertisers, followed by Amazon and The Walt Disney Company.
- OTT streaming ad spend grew 17% year-over-year to $12 billion in the first seven months of 2026, while traditional Linear TV ad spend contracted by 3%.
Disney to Invest $1.5B in Epic Games
The Walt Disney Company has announced a strategic $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games to acquire an equity stake in the developer.
- The Walt Disney Company is investing $1.5 billion in Epic Games to acquire an equity stake in the developer.
- The partnership involves a multiyear project to build a persistent, open, and interoperable gaming and entertainment universe integrated with Fortnite.
- The new ecosystem will utilize Epic’s Unreal Engine to allow users to play, watch, shop, and engage with content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and Avatar.