On May 26, 2010, Disney-ABC Television Group announced the launch of a new digital cable and satellite channel targeted for young children called Disney Junior, which debuted on March 23, 2012. The Disney Junior channel – which like Disney Channel (though unlike Disney XD or the channel Disney Junior replaced, Soapnet), is commercial-free – competes with other preschooler-skewing cable channels such as Nick Jr., Qubo and Universal Kids. The channel features programs from Disney Channel's existing preschool programming library and movies from the Walt Disney Pictures film library. Disney Junior took over the channel space held by Soapnet – a Disney-owned cable channel featuring soap operas – due to that genre's decline in popularity on broadcast television, and the growth of video on demand, online streaming and digital video recorders, negating the need for a linear channel devoted to the soap opera genre.
Disney Junior
Disney Channel
Disney Channel | Disney Junior
Yes, Disney Junior Yes, Disney Channel Yes. Disney Junior Disney Channel
who plays the voice of john smith in pocahontas
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Mel Gibson
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when was the film released?
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June 16, 1995
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what was it's genre?
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History, romantic, drama, music are some them
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who was the director?
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Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
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was it a commercially successful one?
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Yes, its grossed collection was  $346.1 million worldwide.
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did it appear in any television channel?
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Yes, it appear on  Disney Channel
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has it produced any video games?
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Yes, "Disney Channel All Star Party"
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what was the game about?
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It is a party game based on several Disney Channel franchises.
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does it have any channel for kids?
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"Disney Junior in Disney Channel" was a preschool block. It used to air every morning, but the block ended, as Disney Junior shows can only be seen on the localized version of Disney Junior. All programs targeted children aged 2–6 years.
Disney Channel (Portuguese TV channel) | Disney Junior
Disney Junior is a cable television channel and is a version of the Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Junior, broadcasting in Brazil. It is marketed to preschoolers. Disney Junior is operated by Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America and the Walt Disney Company Latin America, both of the Walt Disney Company. It was launched on June 1, 2008 as Playhouse Disney. On April 1, 2011 it was rebranded as Disney Junior.
Disney Channel (Brazilian TV channel) | Disney Junior
Disney Junior is a television channel, launched as a programming block in June 2011, named as "Disney Junior Pė Disney Channel" and is Currently a channel since March 2012. Playhouse Disney was re-branded as Disney Junior on June 1, 2011. It is the kids aimed 2-7 programming block on Disney Channel. Every show on the channel is dubbed by Ager Film Studio.
Disney Junior (Romanian TV channel) | Introduction
Disney-ABC Television Group previously planned to launch a domestic Playhouse Disney Channel in the U.S. (which would have served the same target audience as Disney Junior) in 2001, however, this planned network never launched, although dedicated Playhouse Disney Channels did launch outside of the United States.
Disney Channel | Disney Junior
Disney Junior is a channel aimed at preschoolers which was launched in October 2006 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite operators as Playhouse Disney. Later on, the channel was launched on cable operators. On Com Hem, the largest cable operator in Sweden, the channel was launched on April 2, 2007. On September 10, 2011, Playhouse Disney was rebranded as Disney Junior.
Disney Channel (Scandinavian TV channel) | Disney Junior
Playhouse Disney was launched the same day as Disney Channel as a block. In 2010, Playhouse Disney was launched as a channel, replacing Jetix Play. In June 2011, Playhouse Disney was replaced by Disney Junior.
Disney Channel (European TV channel) | Disney Junior
Disney Junior (formerly known as Playhouse Disney) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly for children between 2 through 8 years of age, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and made-for-DVD movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Junior also lends its name to an early morning program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as "Disney Junior on Disney Channel." The block was discontinued on 31 July 2018 in favor of using the Disney Channel moniker. Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior ceased transmission in Singapore on 31 May 2020, on both Singtel and StarHub to make way for Disney+.
Disney Junior (Asian TV channel) | Introduction
Playhouse Disney started airing in 2006, as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior, which eventually became available as 24-hour channel. The block on Disney Channel has now been discontinued.
Disney Channel (Indian TV channel) | Disney Junior
Disney Junior is a channel focused on younger viewers, aged 2–6 years. It launched on 1 June 2011 as its own channel (channel 309) from Playhouse Disney; however, a Disney Junior block is shown weekday mornings on Disney Channel EMEA.
Disney Junior (Southern African TV channel) | Introduction
It is a pay television channel broadcasting in all Latin America using four feeds. It is directly marketed to preschoolers. It was launched on 1 June 2008 as Playhouse Disney Channel. Formerly it was only a programming block that aired on Disney Channel during mornings. Its programming is very similar to the US channel; however, it also airs non-original programming. On 23 December 2010 The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced that the channel would be rebranded as Disney Junior sometime in 2011, and the relaunched eventually happened on 1 April 2011.
Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel) | Disney Junior
On May 26, 2010, Disney-ABC Television Group announced the launch of a new digital cable and satellite channel targeted for young children called Disney Junior, which debuted on March 23, 2012. The Disney Junior channel – which like Disney Channel (though unlike Disney XD or the channel Disney Junior replaced, Soapnet), is commercial-free – competes with other preschooler-skewing cable channels such as Nick Jr., Qubo and Universal Kids. The channel features programs from Disney Channel's existing preschool programming library and movies from the Walt Disney Pictures film library. Disney Junior took over the channel space held by Soapnet – a Disney-owned cable channel featuring soap operas – due to that genre's decline in popularity on broadcast television, and the growth of video on demand, online streaming and digital video recorders, negating the need for a linear channel devoted to the soap opera genre.
Disney Channel | Disney Junior
Disney Junior is a brand of children's TV channels owned by The Walt Disney Company. Since its American debut on February 14, 2011, the brand was launched worldwide. In most countries the channel was formerly known as Playhouse Disney.
List of Disney Junior TV channels | Introduction
Disney Junior is an American pay television network that is owned by the Walt Disney Television unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Channels Worldwide. Aimed mainly at children 2–7 years old, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and home media-exclusive movies and select other third-party programming. From February 2011 until January 2017, Disney Junior also lent its name to a morning and early afternoon program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as "Disney Junior on Disney Channel", airing weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (6:00 to 10:00 a.m. during the summer months and designated school break periods) and weekends from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Disney Junior | Introduction
The website was launched on June 1, 2008 along with the channel and replacing the mini-website of the programming block on Disney Channel. There are two feeds, North Zone and South Zone. Brazil has its own website, Disney.com.br. Inside the website, each series has its own mini-website with information and downloads about the show. Different games and activities are also available. The users can listen to music from the shows, read stories or see programming schedules.
Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) | Disneylatino.com/Junior
Disney Junior Latin America is a cable television channel and is a version of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Junior, broadcasting in all Latin America. It is broadcast in three feeds: North Zone, South Zone and Brazil. It is marketed to preschoolers. Disney Junior is operated by Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America and The Walt Disney Company Latin America, both of The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on June 1, 2008 as Playhouse Disney Channel. Formerly it only was a programming block in the mornings of Disney Channel Latin America, where it still is a programming block, as Disney Junior en/no Disney Channel.
Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) | Introduction
The channel started as a programming block in the mornings of Disney Channel Latin America airing original programming focused on preschoolers. An original production, produced by RGB Entertainment, named "La Casa de Playhouse Disney" ("Playhouse Disney's House") aired on the block, with two hosts reading stories and playing games with kids, as well as introducing the series. On June 1, 2008 Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America launched Playhouse Disney Channel as a 24-hour independent channel, initially only in Argentina and Mexico, eventually reaching more countries in Latin America. The new channel was hosted by Ooh and Aah, two monkey hosts.
Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) | History
Eastern and Pacific Time. As of January 2016, the channel is available to 74.0 million households in the U.S.
Disney Junior | Introduction
Programming on the Disney Junior channel includes original series (such as "Vampirina"), shows formerly seen on the now-defunct Playhouse Disney block (such as "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse"), plus re-runs of former original shows (such as "Doc McStuffins") - including some that also air on the companion Disney Channel morning block and short-form series, as well as reruns of some older animated series that had previously been seen on sister network ABC, CBS (made prior to 1996) and programs from Disney Channel and Toon Disney, which are aired by the channel by popular demand (especially during the overnight graveyard slot). However, the channel also carries several non-Disney preschool shows (such as "PJ Masks" and "Bluey").
Disney Junior | Programming
Disney Junior is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment which launched on December 1, 2015. It is a localised version of the U.S. network, broadcasting animated programming aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 7.
Disney Junior (Canadian TV channel) | Introduction
The space between the ending of Disney Junior is mainly used as a cartoon block with animated Disney Channel Original Series and series from Walt Disney Television Animation. Some series aired in this block are "Phineas and Ferb", "Fish Hooks" and "Gravity Falls". The series that are aired and their schedules are different depending on the zone.
Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel) | Cartoon block
Disney Junior was a 24-hour Australian cable and satellite channel available on local platforms. It launched on 5 December 2005 as Playhouse Disney and rebranded on 29 May 2011 as Disney Junior, with programming targeted towards children aged 2–7. It ceased transmission along with Disney Channel on 30 April 2020.
Disney Channel (Australian TV channel) | Disney Junior
Disney Junior was a British pay television kids channel owned by Disney–ABC Television Group that focuses on preschool programming. It was launched on 29 September 2000 as Playhouse Disney. The channel was rebranded as Disney Junior on 7 May 2011.
Disney Junior (British and Irish TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Junior is a former Australian pay television channel. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company in Australia and was the sister network of the flagship property Disney Channel. The channel was originally launched 2005 as Playhouse Disney, with programming targeted towards children aged 2 to 7, as well as their families, with original series and movies. The channel was relaunched as Disney Junior on 29 May 2011. The channel's programming is composed of original animated series television series sourced from Disney Junior in the United States, as well as screenings of Disney's theatrical releases and other acquired programming.
Disney Junior (Australian TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Junior India is an Indian television network dedicated towards pre-schoolers that launched on 15 October 2012. It is also available as a programming block on Disney Channel that replaced India's Playhouse Disney. The channel telecasts in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Disney Junior (Indian TV channel) | Introduction
In 2010, "Disney Channel All Star Party" was released for the Nintendo Wii. The four-player mascot party game, in which the stages resemble board games, features characters from Disney Channel programs such as "Sonny with a Chance", "Wizards of Waverly Place", and "JONAS L.A." Several video games based on the Disney Channel animated series "Phineas and Ferb" were released by Disney Interactive Studios. The Disney Channel website also features various Flash games incorporating characters from the channel's various program franchises. There have also been games based on "Kim Possible" and "Hannah Montana".
Disney Channel | Video games
Disney Junior is a French pay television channel aimed at kids. It offers programming focused on preschoolers. It was launched as Playhouse Disney on 2 November 2002 and was rebranded as Disney Junior on 27 May 2011, receiving HD and . In France (including overseas territories) and Africa, Disney Junior is a Canal+ exclusive.
Disney Junior (French TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Junior broadcasts every day from 6am to 8am. Shows include "Handy Manny", "Imagination Movers", "Jake and the Never Land Pirates", "Jungle Junction", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", "Special Agent Oso", "The Hive", and "Timmy Time".
Disney Channel (Polish TV channel) | Disney Junior
During the rebrand of Disney Channel in 1997, a block titled "Disney Channel Underfives" was added, featuring programming aimed towards a young audience. In September 1999, it was rebranded as Playhouse Disney with the introduction of live presentation. In September 2000, Disney Television International launched Playhouse Disney as a standalone channel alongside Toon Disney and Disney Channel +1 on the Sky Digital platform. Since Playhouse Disney was exclusive to Sky Digital at this time, the Playhouse Disney block continued to broadcast on Disney Channel during school-term weekdays. Playhouse Disney was later launched on NTL and Telewest in 2002 and 2003 respectively.
Disney Junior (British and Irish TV channel) | History
Disney Junior, formerly known as Playhouse Disney, is available around the world.
Disney Junior | International channels
Disney Junior is a Portuguese pay television channel. Aimed mainly at children between 2 and 7 years of age, it replaced the Disney Cinemagic channel in 2012. Along with the new channel, Disney launched "Disney Movies On Demand" service on ZON.
Disney Junior (Portuguese TV channel) | Introduction
On the Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior sections, users can see videos, play games, look at characters, and see the "homepages" of the shows and films. Disney has services available on mobile phones. Disney and its channels have pages on, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel) | Website
Disney Junior's programming schedule mainly consisted of animated series for children, sourced from Disney Junior in the United States. Titles airing in the 2010s have included "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and "Jake and the Never Land Pirates". Disney Junior's schedule also included internationally produced series acquired by Disney Channel Worldwide, including "PJ Masks", "Claude", "Gigantosaurus", "101 Dalmatian Street" and "Go Away, Unicorn!". The channel aired event screenings of Disney's theatrical releases, including "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas".
Disney Junior (Australian TV channel) | Programming
Disney Channel (originally called The Disney Channel from 1983 to 1997 and commonly shortened to Disney from 1997 to 2002) is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of owner Disney Channels Worldwide unit of the Walt Disney Television subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Channel's programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically released and original made-for-TV movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Channel – which formerly operated as a premium service – originally marketed its programs towards families during the 1980s, and later at younger children by the 2000s. A majority of Disney Channel's original programming is aimed at children aged 6–14, while its Disney Junior programs are targeted at children aged under 8.
Disney Channel | Introduction
Disney Junior Israel is a digital Israeli-language television station owned by The Walt Disney Company. In Israel, the channel launched on 18 July 2011 on YES satellite and on 27 November 2013 on HOT Cable. Its programming is aimed at young children and their parents.
Disney Junior (Israeli TV channel) | Introduction
It aired on Disney Channel in both Italy, Japan, and Korea. In Canada, it plays on Disney Junior, TVOntario, Family Jr., Knowledge Kids, MBC 3 and Spacetoon in the Middle East, and e-Junior in the United Arab Emirates.
Thomas &amp; Friends | Broadcast
Disney Channel (formerly known as The Disney Channel from 1996 to 1997) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia). Most of its original programming is aimed at pre-teens and adolescents ages 10–16 while its Disney Junior programs are targeted at younger children, although certain programs are aimed at audiences of all ages. The channel's programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. Some countries do not carry the channel, due to either a lack of capacity or government restrictions.
Disney Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel) | Introduction
Eastern Time with the "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" episode "Mickey's Big Surprise" as the first program to air on the channel. Programming featured on the channel's initial lineup included "Jake and the Never Land Pirates", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and freshman original series "Doc McStuffins"; the channel also launched a new short-form series "A Poem Is." as well as the weekend movie block, the "Magical World of Disney Junior". Though it in effect took over the channel space held by Soapnet, an automated feed of that channel continued to exist for providers that had not yet reached agreements to carry Disney Junior (similar to other automated channel feeds that continued to operate during the transitions of Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids to The N (now TeenNick) and Fox Reality Channel to Nat Geo Wild), or held out so as to not lose subscribers due to the immediate loss of that network.
Disney Junior | Network and block launches
The Playhouse Disney programming block was rebranded to Disney Junior in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on June 1, 2011.
Disney Channel (Hungarian TV channel) | History
A list of programs currently broadcast on the Disney Junior programming block of Disney Channel.
Disney Channel (South Korean TV channel) | Disney Junior series
Playhouse Disney, which existed as 22 channels or blocks in 156 countries and territories, rebranded as Disney Junior in 2011. In the UK and Ireland, Disney Junior began in May 2011 with its first show as "Handy Manny". At the same time, Disney Junior started broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen. The last show that aired on Playhouse Disney before it became Disney Junior was "JoJo's Circus". A high-definition simulcast of Disney Junior was made available to Sky+ HD subscribers in April 2013. In September 2017, Disney XD +1 was turned into a pop-up channel titled Mickey and Pals, which aired various programming from Disney Junior.
Disney Junior (British and Irish TV channel) | Launch
Before 2006, Playhouse Disney was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior . On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a Channel.
Disney Junior (Indian TV channel) | History
Series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel Original Series take most of the schedule. Some non-original series are also aired. As of January 2009 the non-original productions aired are "Mortified", "Life with Derek", "The Fairly OddParents", "A Kind of Magic", "George of the Jungle" and "Um Menino Muito Maluquinho". The Disney Junior no Disney Channel block airs daily from very early in the morning until 8:30am. On weekends, it ends at 10:00am. After the Disney Junior block, the "cartoon block" is aired, with cartoon series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel Original Series.
Disney Channel (Brazilian TV channel) | Programming
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DStv Select 1 | Children
The channel is exclusively available on TV to all CanalSat subscribers which can be seen on channel 153 via SFR Evolution box and free subscription. The channel is also available on PC, tablet and on smartphone which makes it a multi-screen experience. Indeed, every child can start a session watching the channel on the TV and finish it on the tablet or computer screen. Similarly, two children from the same household can simultaneously watch all their custom string on two different screens. The channel's app can be downloaded on tablet via Google Play and on iPad or iPhone through the Apple App Store
Mon Nickelodeon Junior | Availability
"Mouse, Câmera, Ação!" ("Mouse, Camera, Action!") was an event aired once a month in which viewers can vote between three different movies, and the winner is aired at the end of the month. Viewers can vote via the website, on mobile services, or on social media. This block was discontinued by mid of 2017.
Disney Channel (Brazilian TV channel) | "Mouse, Câmera, Ação!"
A list of programs currently broadcast on the Disney Junior programming block of Disney Channel.
List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel | Disney Junior series
Besides the TV channel there is also a Disney Junior program block on Disney Channel from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
Disney Junior (Dutch TV channel) | Disney Junior on Disney Channel
Two other segments were also featured. The first was "Circle Time", presented by Jason Canning, where he alongside a few children, made up stories from animated drawings that viewers sent in. The other was "Art Play", presented by Sara-Louise Harper, which featured her and a few children creating a piece of artwork based on a popular Disney movie.
Disney Junior (British and Irish TV channel) | Presentation
Disney Junior Video is a video service where users can see the programming of the channel. It uses the same engine and similar design to Disney Channel Play in Disney Channel Latin America and Disney XD Play in Disney XD Latin America. It is similar to Disney Xtreme Digital in the United States.
Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) | Disney Junior Video
Programmes shown on the channel included: Disney Junior programs: Disney movies:
Disney Channel (Ukrainian TV channel) | Shows
The channel first launched on UPC Netherlands on 3 October 2009. On 30 October 2009 it launched in Flanders on Telenet and Belgacom. On 22 June 2010 it was added to analogue. In September 2011 the Playhouse Disney block became Disney Junior. On 1 September 2011 it launched on Ziggo. The channel was scheduled for a release on Caiway in October 2011, but that has been cancelled. In early 2012 hours were expanded and a new logo was adopted. On 16 August 2012 it launched on CanalDigitaal and TV Vlaanderen at Astra 23.5 East. In July 2013 subtitled programs were moved to late night.
Disney Channel (Dutch TV channel) | History
It is a pay television channel broadcasting throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It was launched on 8 November 1996 as Fox Kids, rebranded on 1 August 2004 as Jetix, and took on its current branding on 3 July 2009. It is broadcast using four feeds. It features male-focused series along with action, comedy and animated series. It is marketed to boys from 6 to 14. It is operated by Disney & ESPN Media Networks and The Walt Disney Company Latin America, which are owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel) | Disney XD
The programs are very similar to the Disney Junior channel and Disney Junior on Disney Channel block in the United States. However, the channel also airs non-original programming. On December 23, 2010 The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced that the channel would be replaced by Disney Junior sometime in 2011, and the relaunch happened on April 1, 2011.
Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Junior launched in Hungary as separate channel from 1 July 2015.
Disney Channel (Hungarian TV channel) | Disney Junior
It shares its video feed with Disney Junior China, America, Sweden and Africa while broadcasting in both Greece and Russia.
Disney Junior (Greek TV channel) | Introduction
This is a list of television programs broadcast on the cable and satellite TV channel Disney Junior in the United States.
List of programs broadcast by Disney Junior | Introduction
Disney Junior Scandinavia is a television channel for preschoolers targeting the Nordic countries and Arab world. It doesn't screen advertising and is funded by subscriptions instead. It was launched in October 2006 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite platforms. Cable networks launched it later on. Com Hem, the largest cable network in Sweden, launched it on April 2, 2007. Before September 10, 2011, this channel was called Playhouse Disney, the last show as Playhouse Disney was Special Agent Oso at 6:30 PM. It currently time shifts with Viasat Series from 6 AM to 7 PM
Disney Junior (Scandinavian TV channel) | Introduction
and Disney Junior – as they are not bound by the Children's Television Act's guidelines. Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network also have blocks that air late at night ("Adult Swim", "Nick at Nite"), that mainly show sitcoms, original and syndicated animation, and Japanese anime which have adult themes such as gore, sexual situations, and profanity.
Television in the United States | Children's programming
These included some providers such as Cox Communications, Optimum, DirecTV, Verizon FiOS, and Time Warner Cable, which continued to carry Soapnet while having added the Disney Junior channel onto their channel lineups in turn. Soapnet's operations continued sixteen months later than had been originally planned, until the network finally ceased operations on December 31, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. In 2012, Disney Junior launched the movie night anthology as Magical World of Disney Junior. The channel also premiered its first Disney Junior Original Movie, "Lucky Duck" during Magical World on Friday, June 20, 2014.
Disney Junior | Network and block launches
Disney Channel was a kids and teen's entertainment channel that was available in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland from 1 October 1995 until 1 October 2020. A one-hour timeshift service called Disney Channel +1 was available on Sky and Virgin Media. At the time of closure, the channel had two sister channels; Disney Junior and Disney XD.
Disney Channel (British and Irish TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Channel All Star Party is a party game based on several Disney Channel franchises, exclusively for Wii. This game uses characters, games, and stages from "Phineas and Ferb", "Jonas", "Sonny with a Chance", "Wizards of Waverly Place", "Hannah Montana", "The Suite Life on Deck", and "". It was released in North America on October 26, 2010, and in Europe on November 5, 2010. It is published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Page 44 Studios. The game would have been released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with options for support with Kinect and PlayStation Move, respectively, but it was cancelled for undisclosed reasons.
Disney Channel All Star Party | Introduction
The announcement also called for the 22 existing programming blocks and pay channels outside of the United States bearing the Playhouse Disney name being rebranded as Disney Junior. The flagship channel in the United States intended to replace Soapnet, a Disney-owned channel featuring daytime soap operas seen on the major broadcast networks (including sister network ABC) and reruns of former primetime drama series, due to the continued decline in popularity and quantity of soap operas on broadcast television, along the growth of video on demand services (including the online streaming availability for soap operas) and digital video recorders that negated the need for a linear channel devoted to the genre.
Disney Junior | Origins
Disney Channel is a Brazilian pay television channel aimed at kids. It is operated by Disney Media Networks Latin America and The Walt Disney Company Latin America Inc., which are owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was launched in 2001 as a premium channel, and became a basic-tier network in 2004.
Disney Channel (Brazilian TV channel) | Introduction
The Walt Disney Company first attempted to launch a 24-hour subscription channel for preschoolers in the United States, when the company announced plans to launch the Playhouse Disney Channel, a television offshoot of Disney Channel's daytime programming block Playhouse Disney, which launched on the channel on May 8, 1997 (airing during the morning hours seven days a week, with the Monday through Friday blocks lasting until the early afternoon). Plans for the United States network were ultimately shelved, however dedicated Playhouse Disney Channels were launched in other countries internationally. The development of Disney Junior began on May 26, 2010, when Disney-ABC Television Group announced the launch of the channel as a pay television service, which would compete with other subscription channels targeted primarily at preschool-aged children such as Nick Jr., Qubo, and Sprout; in addition, the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel would also be renamed under the Disney Junior banner, prior to the launch of the channel of the same name.
Disney Junior | Origins
The programming block on Disney Channel Latin America is still aired in the mornings but with a reduced schedule. The "Playhouse Disney" show with the two hosts was dropped both from the programming block and from the channel, being totally replaced with Ooh and Aah since June 1, 2008 (in Latin America Ooh and Aah were hosts only). This segment is renamed "La casa de Playhouse Disney in Brazil A Casa do Playhouse Disney" (Playhouse Disney's House).
Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) | History
Disney Channel is a children's television channel owned by Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International broadcast in Israel. It was previously known as Fox Kids and Jetix. It launched in its current form on 9 September 2009.
Disney Channel (Israeli TV channel) | Introduction
An automated Soapnet feed continued to exist for providers that had not yet made carriage agreements for Disney Junior (such as Dish Network) and those that have kept Soapnet as part of their lineups while adding Disney Junior as an additional channel (such as DirecTV and Cox Communications); After a period during which cable providers unwilling to drop the network immediately retained it to prevent subscriber cancellations, Soapnet ceased full operations on December 31, 2013. The former Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel was rebranded as Disney Junior on February 14, 2011; the 22 existing Playhouse Disney-branded cable channels and program blocks outside the United States rebranded under the Disney Junior name over the next two years, concluding with the rebranding of the Russian and Chinese versions in September 2013.
Disney Channel | Disney Junior
Disney Junior Latin America is divided into four feeds for its different transmissions, each with different schedules and hosts.
Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) | Feeds
Disney Channel is a children's television channel owned by Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International broadcast in Romania, Bulgaria and other countries. It was previously known as Fox Kids, then Jetix. There are several variations of the channel which broadcast simultaneously in seven languages (using DVB audio technology): Romanian, English, Bulgarian, Czech, and Hungarian. Advertising is shown in Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Czech.
Disney Channel (European TV channel) | Introduction
On November 30, 2007, Family launched Playhouse Disney Channel, a separate channel featuring programming aimed at a preschool audience, based on Disney's Playhouse Disney brand. Subject to carriage, the multiplex channel was made available at no additional charge to television providers and subscribers who receive its parent network. It was rebranded as Disney Junior on May 6, 2011, following the launch of the brand in the United States earlier that year. On September 18, 2015, due to Corus Entertainment's acquisition of rights to Disney's children's programming and brands, the channel was re-branded as Family Jr. As Family was licensed as a premium service, it is allowed to operate multiplex channels that carry additional programming consistent with its licensing and nature of service.
Family Channel (Canadian TV network) | Family Jr. and Télémagino
Disney XD is a digital cable and satellite television channel in the United States, which is aimed at boys and girls (originally aimed at young male audiences) aged 6–14. The channel was launched on February 13, 2009, and is the successor to Toon Disney; it carries action and comedy programming from Disney Channel and the former Jetix block from Toon Disney, along with some first-run original programming and off-network syndicated shows. Like its predecessor Toon Disney, but unlike parent network Disney Channel and its sister channel Disney Junior, Disney XD operates as an advertiser-supported service. The channel carries the same name as an unrelated mini-site and media player on Disney.com, which stood for Disney Xtreme Digital, though it is said that the "XD" in the "channel"s name does not have an actual meaning.
Disney Channel | Disney XD
Since its launch, Disney Junior became initially available to subscribers of Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Bright House Networks, and Verizon FiOS; other providers would sign carriage agreements to run the network following its launch:
Disney Junior | Television carriage
Disney Channel is a children's television channel owned by the Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International broadcast in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, the latter receiving it with a Hungarian audio track. It was previously known as Fox Kids, and later as Jetix. It was first launched in Hungary on November 2000, and was later expanded to Czechia and Slovakia in February 2001.
Disney Channel (Czech TV channel) | Introduction
The new logo has debuted on the Czech feed first, prior to appearing on the UK, German, French, Dutch and Spanish feeds. The Playhouse Disney programming block was rebranded to Disney Junior in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on June 1, 2011. Since 2012, most of the channel's promos are being produced in widescreen. In December 2012, Disney Channel Central Europe has adapted the same on-air presentation and graphics, with minor differences, used by Disney Channel UK. This update has been fully complete in spring.
Disney Channel (Czech TV channel) | History
Disney XD and a French-language version of Disney Junior were also owned by DHX Media, operating under separate licenses. DHX's program supply agreement with Disney ended on January 1, 2016; as a result of these re-alignments, its Disney-branded networks were re-launched as spin-offs of the Family brand beforehand on September 18, 2015 (Family Jr. and Télémagino) and October 9, 2015 (Family Chrgd).
Disney Channels Worldwide | Canada
Disney Junior is a Dutch pay television station for young children, owned by The Walt Disney Company. It shares its video feed with Disney Junior Scandinavia and featured an additional Dutch audio track for its viewers in the Netherlands and Flanders. It closed down in the Netherlands, but continues broadcasting in Flanders. Viewers in Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg receive the French version, which has the same schedule.
Disney Junior (Dutch TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Channel (on-air known as Disney Csatorna) is a Hungarian pay television channel owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group. It is aimed at children and teens. It used to be known as Fox Kids, and later as Jetix. The channel is broadcast in Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia, the two latter receiving it with a Czech audio track.
Disney Channel (Hungarian TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Channel Latin America produced an original show called "Zapping Zone", on which different hosts interact with the viewers with games and trivia. It was aired only on weekdays from July 27, 2000 to October 26, 2012. They also give news about Disney Channel, the channel's series, upcoming Walt Disney Pictures films and new Disney Channel Original Movies. It is transmission is not live, and viewers can call to participate in different games, all of them containing questions and trivia about Disney films and series. Just for participating, they can win T-shirts and caps, and if they win, the awards include DVDs, soundtracks and video games of different Disney films and characters.
Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel) | "Zapping Zone"
Along with the programs above, the channel airs movies as part of the programming block, "Disneyrama" (formerly "Cinéma la chaîne Disney").
La Chaîne Disney | Disney Junior programming
On May 6, 2011, the networks were re-launched under Disney's new preschool television brand Disney Junior.
Family Jr. | As Playhouse Disney and Disney Junior
The Playhouse Disney block later reduced its hours of programming featured and was eventually disposed of in July 2004. In June 2006, a Playhouse Disney block was added to the morning schedule of ABC1. It was removed after Disney ceased transmission of ABC1 in September 2007. ABC1's slot itself on Sky would be used to launch a 25-minute timeshift of Playhouse Disney + in October 2007.
Disney Junior (British and Irish TV channel) | History
Upon its launch on September 1, 2015, Disney Channel aired a programming block featuring Disney Junior programs. DHX's Disney Junior services were re-branded as Family Jr. and Télémagino on September 18. Corus's Disney Junior channel officially launched on December 1, 2015 along with Disney XD. DHX's rights to broadcast Disney Junior programming expired on January 1, 2016.
Disney Junior (Canadian TV channel) | History
Playhouse Disney is a former brand for a slate of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Television Group. It originated in the United States as a morning program block on the Disney Channel. Its programming was targeted at children ages 2–6, featuring a mix of live-action and animated series. The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel was rebranded as the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel on February 14, 2011. The 22 cable channels and blocks using the Playhouse Disney brand around the world were relaunched under the Disney Junior brand over the next two years, concluding with the rebranding of the Russian channel in September 2013.
Playhouse Disney | Introduction
"O Maravilhoso Mundo de Disney" ("Wonderful World of Disney") is the block after the "Zapping Zone", in which different Walt Disney Pictures are aired. This block airs on weekdays. The early-afternoon weekday film block is named "Cool After School". On weekends it's replaced with a Disney Cinemagic block. Movies are occasionally aired on Disney Junior. This is followed by "Filme Disney Channel" ("Disney Channel Movies"), which airs Disney Channel Original Movies. It airs on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays after "Zapping Zone" and sometimes any other weekday after "Wonderful World of Disney". Some of the movies air on Rede Telecine before airing on Disney Channel.
Disney Channel (Brazilian TV channel) | Movies
A live action quiz programme, "Around the World in 80 Seconds", was produced for the channel in 1993-4. Hosted by Timmy Mallett as Captain Everything, schoolchildren participated in a quiz based on geography and general knowledge of particular countries, before "replaying" famous scenarios from history of their chosen country. The top team received a prize of a four-day trip to the then-new Euro Disney. During school holidays, "Ratkan" aired 07:00-12:00, with "It's Droibee Time" off air.
The Children's Channel | Programmes
Disney Channel is a Romanian pay television channel centred towards kids. It was launched on 19 September 2009, replacing Jetix Eastern Europe. The channel's coverage area spans through Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria, the last one with an additional Bulgarian-language audio track.
Disney Channel (Romanian TV channel) | Introduction
In 2013, the show was update with segments based on "Sofia the First" and "Doc McStuffins" TV series from Disney Junior channel. On May 26, 2017, the California version was replaced by a new show named "Disney Junior Dance Party!", featuring characters from "Mickey and the Roadster Racers", "Sofia the First", "Doc McStuffins", and "The Lion Guard".
Disney Junior – Live on Stage! | Disney California Adventure
During the 90s and 2000s, Disney Channel would begin to air reruns of teen-themed comedies and dramas such as "Eerie, Indiana", "The Baby-Sitters Club", "Ready or Not", "The Torkelsons", "Growing Pains", "Brotherly Love", "Smart Guy", "Ocean Girl", "Dinosaurs", "", "Boy Meets World", "Sister, Sister", "Life with Derek" and "Naturally, Sadie".
Teen sitcom | Disney Channel
On 2 November 2002, the portfolio of Disney-branded channels in France expanded from one to four channel with the launch of Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior), and Disney Channel +1. The movie channel Disney Cinemagic (now Disney Cinéma) was launched in September 2007. On 1 April 2011, the channel was launched on IPTV platforms. On 19 April 2011, Disney and Free ISP launched a VOD service on Freebox called Disney-Tek On 1 May 2011 the channel rebranded its graphical package.
Disney Channel (French TV channel) | History
Disney Channel is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment under license from The Walt Disney Company, which first broadcasting on September 1, 2015, it is a localised version of the American basic cable network of the same name, broadcasting live-action and animated programming aimed at children between the ages of 9 to 16. The channel launched as part of a new licensing agreement between Corus Entertainment and the Disney–ABC Television Group (now known as Walt Disney Television), which succeeded a previous program supply agreement between Disney and Family Channel (owned by DHX Media). Its launch marked the first time that a Disney Channel-branded television service has operated in Canada.
Disney Channel (Canadian TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Channel is a Greek pay television channel aimed at kids, that was launched on 7 November 2009. It shares its video feed with the EMEA Disney Channel network. It switched its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 on 18 August 2015.
Disney Channel (Greek TV channel) | Introduction
Disney Junior, along with their sister channels Disney XD and Disney Channel, closed in the UK on 30 September 2020, after 20 years on-air, due to Disney failing to reach a new carriage deal with Sky and Virgin Media. The closure was announced on 25 June that year. All of the channel's content was transferred to Disney's streaming service, Disney+. Virgin Media removed the channels on 29 September, with CBBC and CBeebies taking the network's former Sky EPG slots on 1 October.
Disney Junior (British and Irish TV channel) | Closure
, Disney Channel is the only major American cable channel aimed at children that does not directly maintain a dual audience of both kids and adults (Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network each feature nighttime programming for families and/or adults). Movies shown during primetime were also reduced from an average of two to three features to only one each night of the week. The channel phased out reality and scripted drama series from its original programming slate, while substantially increasing the channel's reliance on live-action sitcoms and animated series. On October 7, 2002, Disney Channel introduced a new on-air logo designed by CA Square (using an outline of Mickey Mouse's head as its centerpiece) that would later be adopted by its international sister channels in May 2003, and unveiled a new graphical design to fit the network's new look.
History of Disney Channel | 2002–2007: Peak
The Polish version of Disney Channel launched on December 2, 2006 at 17:00 (GMT+1) with film "The Incredibles". It was started with Disney shows: "", "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers", "Kim Possible", "", "The Emperor's New School", "Classic Cartoons", "Fillmore!", "Goof Troop", "House of Mouse", "Lloyd in Space", "Recess", "The Buzz on Maggie", "The Legend of Tarzan", "Quack Pack", "Hannah Montana", "Boy Meets World", "Phil of the Future", "Smart Guy", "That's So Raven", "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", and the Nickelodeon show "The Fairly OddParents". Soon, the channel had many films, new shows, programs and Disney Channel Games. On May 1, 2011 the channel changed its logo.
Disney Channel (Polish TV channel) | History
Disney Junior has picked up "P. King Duckling" to air on its American, Latin American, Indian, Korean, and Southeast Asian channels. In Sweden, the show will air on SVT in Swedish, and in China, the show will air on CCTV-14 Kids Channel in Chinese, both following the show's sale to Disney Junior in the United States.
P. King Duckling | Broadcast
Most of the series broadcast by the cable television channel Disney Junior (Latin America) are Disney Junior Series as "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", "Handy Manny", "Jake and the Never Land Pirates", and "Sofia the First". Until 2011, the series were hosted by two monkey puppets, known as Ooh and Aah. "Mini Cine" ("Little Cinema" or "Little Movie Theater") airs movies.
List of programs broadcast by Disney Junior (Latin America) | Introduction
Disney Channel Games are a "Battle of the Network Stars"-based annual television series that aired on the Disney Channel during the summer from 2006 to 2008. Phill Lewis was the co-host of the first two editions in 2006 and 2007, and Brian Stepanek hosted all three editions, with various stars from Disney Channel television series competing for charity as team-based contestants. The "Games" were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando. "Disney Channel Games" were not aired after 2008, but a similar series called "Disney's Friends for Change Games" aired in 2011.
Disney Channel Games | Introduction
The channel originally launched as Playhouse Disney on November 30, 2007; as Family is licensed as a premium service which allows for the addition of multiplex channels that are consistent with the network's licence (which dictates that it provide a service with programming aimed at youth aged 17 and younger), no additional licence was required to launch the service, and the channel would be offered at no additional charge to television providers who already carry Family Channel. A French-language version, originally known as Playhouse Disney Télé, was launched on July 5, 2010. Unlike the English version, it operates under a separate Category B license.
Family Jr. | As Playhouse Disney and Disney Junior
"Wonderful World of Disney" is the block after the "Zapping Zone" where different Walt Disney Pictures are aired. The block airs on weekdays. The early-afternoon weekday film block is named "Cool After School". On weekends it is replaced with a Disney Cinemagic block. Movies are occasionally aired on Disney Junior. It is followed by another film block, but this one airs Disney Channel Original Movies. It airs on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays after Zapping Zone and sometimes any other weekday after Wonderful World of Disney. Some of the movies premier on Rede Telecine or HBO Family before they premiere here.
Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel) | Movies
On May 26, 2010, Disney-ABC Television Group announced the launch of Disney Junior, a relaunching of Playhouse Disney that would serve as the brand for the Disney Channel block and a new standalone digital cable and satellite channel in the United States, as well as the new brand for the existing Playhouse Disney-branded cable channels and program blocks outside the US. The Playhouse Disney block ended its 14-year run on February 13, 2011, with the last program to air being an episode of the short series "Handy Manny's School for Tools" at 1:55 p.m. Eastern Time. The Disney Junior block debuted on February 14, 2011, with "Little Einsteins" as its first program.
Playhouse Disney | Disney Junior