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As deputy general counsel supporting The Walt Disney
Company’s Direct-to-Consumer & International segment,
Linda Bagley leads a global team of lawyers responsible for
matters relating to Company priorities such as Disney's
subscription streaming services, International media
businesses, and global advertising sales.
Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International segment
includes Disney’s international media operations stretching
from Europe to Asia to Latin America and the Company’s
direct-to-consumer streaming businesses, including the
LINDA upcoming Disney+ service set to debut in the U.S. in late
2019 and ESPN+ which was launched in April 2018. DTCI
BAGLEY also houses global advertising sales and ad technology for
Disney media properties which include ABC, ESPN,
Freeform, FX Networks, National Geographic, and the
Deputy Disney Channels. The Company’s content sales
General operations—including global distribution of film and TV
content to Disney+, Hulu and other third-party platforms, as
Counsel well as Movies Anywhere—are also part of the Direct-to-
Direct-to-Consumer Consumer & International business segment.
& International During Bagley’s tenure at Disney she has held a variety of
roles. Most recently, Bagley served as deputy general
counsel supporting Disney ABC Television Group and Walt
Disney International. In this role, she led a team that
supported businesses throughout the world, including media
and distribution. Before that, Bagley served as chief
international counsel, leading a team of over 100 lawyers
and other professionals responsible for Disney’s legal
matters outside the United States.
Bagley began at Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) in 2001
as senior counsel and was promoted to executive counsel in
2003 and later to vice president - counsel. She has also held
the role of associate general counsel, Distribution.
Prior to joining WDIG, Bagley was an associate at Latham &
Watkins. Previous to that, she was an associate at
O’Melveny & Myers.
Born and raised in California, Bagley is a cum laude
graduate of Harvard Law School and holds an A.B. in
Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard and Radcliffe
Colleges. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her two
daughters and two sons.
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