The Walt Disney Company to OpenAI: Three-year licence of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters for Sora and ChatGPT Images, with about one year of exclusivity (per Disney's CEO); Disney also invests in OpenAI.
No licence fee disclosed; Disney makes a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI (money flows to OpenAI, not a licence payment)
Dated 11 Dec 2025Source checked 11 Dec 2025Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: stated
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“The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year partnership with OpenAI that will bring its iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video generator. Disney is also making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI.”
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TechCrunch, checked 11 Dec 2025
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- The Walt Disney Company
- OpenAI
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