Disney's Acquisition Of HBO

On December 4 2012, the Walt Disney Co. announced that was in talks with Time Warner in buying half (50%) of Home Box Office, with Time Warner still retaining full ownership with the company. The deal would allow Disney Animated films from the past and current Disney releases to air on the HBO channels, and that the deal would begin with theatrical releases in 2016 after Disney wraps up its deal with Starz in 2015.

After months of shareholder meetings, on February 13 2014, it was announced that the Walt Disney Co. has acquired / bought HBO and Cinemax, while Time Warner still retains full ownership of the company, after getting approval by the Justice Department. However, it was announced that Disney animated films from the past would not air on the channel until July 2015.

The deal also allows past Disney animated films to air on Freeform (formerly called ABC Family) and any of the other Disney channels while also airing on HBO.

The deal would also allow HBO to air current Disney films from Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm LTD starting in 2016 with The Finest Hours.

In mid-2015, Disney Television Animation announced that they made a deal with HBO to bring some of their animated shows onto the HBO channels as HBO Originals for primetime airing, as well as produce original animated shows for the channel. Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil and Gravity Falls are the first Disney TVA shows to move to HBO, while many others soon joined in the following years, including DuckTales (2017), Big City Greens, and Big Hero 6 - The Series.

In August 2017, Disney announced it was starting its own streaming service to compete with Netflix. A week later, it was announced that HBO would associate with Disney's Streaming Service, confirming that HBO and Disney have not ended their deal and that HBO would still air current Disney films, with them appearing on the streaming service after their premiere on HBO.

List of past Disney Animated Films that aired on HBO (in year order they aired)
Most of the Disney Animated Films aired on Cinemax first before moving to HBO. Those noted with * means that they started their run on HBO first.

2015 (July 2015 - December 2015): 2016 (January 2016 - December 2016): 2017 (January 2017 - December 2017): 2018 (January 2018 - December 2018): 2019 (January 2019 - December 2019):
 * Pocahontas (Premiered July 26 2015 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Mulan (Premiered September 6 2015 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Tarzan (Premiered September 27 2015 on Cinemax at 8:15 PM)
 * Dinosaur (Premiered November 15 2015 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Premiered November 29 2015 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Chicken Little (Premiered December 20 2015 on Cinemax at 8:20 PM)
 * Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Premiered January 24 2016 on Cinemax at 8:15 PM)
 * Monsters Inc.* (Started airing on HBO in March 2016)
 * Mulan II* (Started airing on HBO in March 2016)
 * Recess: School's Out* (Started airing on HBO in March 2016)
 * Teacher's Pet* (Started airing on HBO in March 2016)
 * Toy Story* (Started airing on HBO in March 2016)
 * Toy Story 2* (Started airing on HBO in March 2016)
 * The Lion King (Premiered March 20 2016 on Cinemax at 8:15 PM)
 * A Bug's Life (Premiered March 27 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * The Incredibles (Premiered April 22 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh* (Started airing on HBO in June 2016)
 * Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin* (Started airing on HBO in June 2016)
 * Doug's 1st Movie (Started airing on Cinemax in June 2016)
 * Lilo & Stitch (Premiered June 19 2016 on Cinemax at 8:20 PM)
 * The Emperor's New Groove (Premiered July 3 2016 on Cinemax at 8:10 PM)
 * Hercules (Premiered July 10 2016 on Cinemax at 8:20 PM)
 * Home On The Range (Premiered July 17 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Treasure Planet (Premiered July 24 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Beauty & The Beast (Premiered July 31 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * A Goofy Movie (Started airing on Cinemax in August 2016)
 * An Extremely Goofy Movie (Started airing on Cinemax in August 2016)
 * Brother Bear (Premiered August 14 2016 on Cinemax at 8:30 PM)
 * Aladdin (Premiered August 28 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Oliver & Company* (Started airing on HBO in September 2016)
 * The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride* (Started airing on HBO in September 2016)
 * The Lion King 1 1/2* (Started airing on HBO in September 2016)
 * The Little Mermaid (Premiered September 2 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * The Rescuers (Premiered September 18 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * The Rescuers Down Under (Premiered September 18 2016 at 9:20 PM)
 * The Black Cauldron (Premiered September 25 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * The Fox And The Hound (Started airing on Cinemax in October 2016)
 * Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World (Started airing on Cinemax in October 2016)
 * Mickey's House Of Villains (Started airing on Cinemax in October 2016)
 * The Tigger Movie (Premiered October 23 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Piglet's Big Movie (Premiered October 23 2016 on Cinemax at 9:20 PM)
 * Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (Started airing on Cinemax in November 2016)
 * Toy Story 3* (Started airing on HBO in November 2016)
 * Finding Nemo (Premiered November 6 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Cars (Premiered November 20 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Return To Neverland (Premiered November 27 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Pooh's Heffalump Movie* (Started airing on HBO in December 2016)
 * Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (Started airing on Cinemax in December 2016)
 * Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (Started airing on Cinemax in December 2016)
 * Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas (Started airing on Cinemax in December 2016)
 * Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In At The House Of Mouse (Started airing on Cinemax in December 2016)
 * The Jungle Book 2 (Premiered December 18 2016 on Cinemax at 8 PM)
 * Fantasia
 * Dumbo
 * Cinderella
 * The Sword In The Stone
 * The Artistocats
 * Robin Hood
 * The Great Mouse Detective
 * DuckTales The Movie: Treasure Of The Lost Lamp
 * Fantasia 2000
 * Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True
 * The Hunchback Of Notre Dame II
 * Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time*
 * Recess: Taking The 5th Grade
 * Mickey, Donald, & Goofy: The Three Musketeers
 * Kim Possible The Movie: So The Drama*
 * Valiant
 * Kronk's New Groove*
 * Brother Bear 2
 * The Wild
 * Meet The Robinsons
 * Ratatouille
 * Cinderella 3: A Twist In Time
 * WALL-E
 * Bolt
 * Up
 * The Princess And The Frog*
 * Tangled
 * Mars Needs Moms
 * Cars 2
 * Winnie The Pooh*
 * Brave
 * Frankenweenie
 * Wreck-It Ralph
 * Monsters University
 * Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
 * Pinocchio
 * Bambi
 * Alice In Wonderland
 * Peter Pan
 * Lady And The Tramp
 * Sleeping Beauty*
 * 101 Dalmatians
 * Beauty & The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas*
 * Belle's Magical World*
 * Winnie The Pooh: Seasons Of Giving*
 * A Very Merry Pooh Year*
 * Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
 * 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
 * Atlantis: Milo's Return
 * Stitch! The Movie
 * Tarzan II
 * Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch
 * Bambi II
 * Leroy & Stitch
 * Tinker Bell*
 * Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure*
 * A Christmas Carol*
 * Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue*
 * Secret Of The Wings*
 * The Pirate Fairy*
 * Tinker Bell And The Legend Of The NeverBeast*
 * Gnomeo And Juliet
 * Frozen*
 * Big Hero 6
 * Strange Magic
 * Inside Out*
 * The Good Dinosaur*
 * The Three Caballeros
 * Fun And Fancy Free*
 * Melody Time*
 * The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad
 * Mary Poppins* (NOTE: Live Action/Animated film)
 * The Return Of Jafar*
 * Aladdin And The King Of Thieves*
 * The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea
 * Recess: All Growed Down
 * Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo*
 * The Proud Family Movie*
 * Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie*
 * The Fox And The Hound 2
 * Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams*
 * The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning*
 * Phineas & Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension
 * Planes*
 * Planes: Fire And Rescue*
 * Tangled: Before Ever After*