 Logo debuted since 22 August 2022 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street,Hammersmith, London W6 9PE, United Kingdom |
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| Picture format | HDTV1080i (downscaled to576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Limited Disney Branded Television (Disney Entertainment) |
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| History | |
| Launched | 28 February 2003; 22 years ago (2003-02-28) (original) 1 April 2024; 19 months ago (2024-04-01) (relaunch) |
| Replaced | Disney Channel EMEA (original and relaunch) Disney Junior (relaunch) |
| Closed | 28 February 2023; 2 years ago (2023-02-28) (onAllente & the Baltics) 5 June 2023 (2023-06-05) (all platforms) at 6:00 am (original) |
| Replaced by | Disney Channel EMEA (original) |
| Links | |
| Website | |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| RiksTV (Norway) | Channel 14 |
| Boxer (Denmark) | Channel 25[1] |
| Televarpið (Faroe Islands) | Channel 18 |
| Digitalísland (Iceland) | Channel 60[2][3] |
Disney Channel is aBritish-managed Scandinavian children's television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited. On 5 June 2023, it was shut down and merged intoDisney Channel EMEA, but was relaunched on 1 April 2024. After the closure ofDisney Junior in 2024, Disney Channel is currently the only Disney-branded TV channel in Scandinavia.
On 28 February 2003, almost 80 years since the founding ofThe Walt Disney Company and almost 20 years since the launch of the originalDisney Channel in theUnited States, the Disney Channel was launched, and was then at the time exclusive to theViasat satellite platform (Sirius 4).[4]
Later that year, it became available on digital cable networks, such as the SwedishCom Hem.
In 2003, the channel also applied for a license to broadcast in the Swedish digital terrestrial television network. The Disney Channel was among the channels recommended by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority, and the government granted the Disney Channel a broadcasting license on 29 January 2004. The terrestrial transmissions could start on 15 February via theBoxer TV Access platform. Soon after that, the channel celebrated its first anniversary by dropping encryption for one weekend. On 1 August 2005, the channel became available to subscribers of theCanal Digital (Thor 2) satellite platform. Simultaneously, a sister channel calledToon Disney was launched. A third sister channel,Playhouse Disney, was launched on 1 October 2006.[citation needed]
In the fall of 2009, the channel started broadcasting its first original productions. Among these are a sitcom calledNår klokkerne ringer, produced by the Danish production company Nobody, and the music competitionMy Camp Rock, produced by Titan Television.[5]
In January 2012, Disney Channel Scandinavia got the same on-air logo and graphics as theUK version of Disney Channel at the time. Later in May 2012, the channel updated to16:9 (widescreen).[citation needed]
Since 1 August 2012, the channel has been airing advertisements between the shows. In the fall of 2012, the Disney Channels in Sweden, Norway and Denmark split feeds during the commercial breaks so it would be easier to air localadvertisements; however, the promos and schedule are the same in the Nordic countries.[6][7]
In October 2020, Disney Channel closed its regional channels and replaced them with a Nordic-wide version.[8]
On 28 February 2023, Disney Channel ceased broadcasting onAllente, along with the Russian-language audio track.[9][10] However, it remains in other providers. The same day, the feed ceased broadcasting in the Baltics (Since the addition of the Baltic satellite serviceViasat in 2003) and was replaced by theEMEA feed of Disney Channel, on 3 April as Home3, satellite service.
On 5 June 2023 the channel was fully disconnected and it was merged into thePan-European version.[citation needed]
In February 2024, it was announced that the channel would be relaunched on 1 April 2024 and would also include aDisney Junior branded block during mornings and at weekends as the channel merges with the main one.[11][12]
The channel is mainly aimed at children, broadcasting Disney television series 24 hours daily. Disney feature films are also an important part of the channel's programming. All of the programs are dubbed into local languages. Since autumn 2012, Disney Channel broadcast with different video streams between the countries with its audio stream, but schedule is still the same. Many syndicated programs have been aired on Disney Channel, such asThe Fairly OddParents andScaredy Squirrel.
Disney Junior was a channel aimed at preschoolers which was launched in October 2006 on theCanal Digital andViasat satellite operators asPlayhouse Disney. Later on, the channel was launched on cable operators. OnCom Hem, the largest cable operator in Sweden, the channel was launched on 2 April 2007. On 10 September 2011, Playhouse Disney was rebranded as Disney Junior. The channel closed on 1 March 2024 in Denmark and on 1 April 2024 in other Scandinavian countries and has merged with the main channel.[13][14][15]
Disney XD was a male-skewed children's channel which broadcast 16 hours a day between 6:00 AMCET and 10:00 PM CET. It replacedJetix andToon Disney on 12 September 2009.[16][17]Jetix used to end its daily broadcasts at 6:00 PM. Disney XD is funded by advertising, as was Jetix, while Toon Disney was commercial-free. It closed down on 31 December 2020.
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| Warner Bros. Discovery | |
| The Walt Disney Company | |
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