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Disney offers $20M for Character.AI assets as startup files for…

Character.AI has filed for bankruptcy, and Disney's twenty million dollar offer covers its assets; the chatbots are reportedly still taking questions.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Deadline: “Disney Offers $20M For Character.AI Assets As Startup Files For Bankruptcy”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Disney.

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DeadlineDisney Offers $20M For Character.AI Assets As Startup Files For Bankruptcy

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn other news, Disney has offered twenty million dollars for the assets of Character.AI, which has filed for bankruptcy, according to Deadline.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe chatbots that talked to teenagers all night are being bought by the company that made a mouse immortal. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

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