 Final Logo used from 6 July 2015 to 15 December 2022 | |
| Broadcast area | Spain Andorra |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | AMC Networks International Southern Europe |
| Sister channels | Biggs Canal Hollywood AMC Blaze Canal Cocina Crimen + Investigación Dark Decasa Historia Odisea Sol Música Somos Sundance TV XTRM |
| History | |
| Launched | 1996 (as Panda Club) 1 April 2011(relaunch) |
| Closed | 1 January 2001 15 December 2022(relaunch) |
| Former names | Panda Club (April 1996–September 1997) |
| Links | |
| Website | canalpanda |
Canal Panda was a Spanishpay television channel, which was one of the first country's subscription network dedicated tochildren's programming, mostlyanimated series.
Canal Panda was the firstPortuguese andSpanish channel exclusively dedicated to children and teens. Its daily broadcast was 20 hours a day, without interruptions, and with a big variety of programs such as cartoons, anime, live-action series, children's films and special programs about sports, music and culture.
It was founded in 1995 with the namePanda Club,[1][2] and rebranded toCanal Panda a year later, on 15 September 1997 for the launch of Via Digital.
Initially it was distributed inSpain, but on 1 January 2001, satellite provider Vía Digital stopped carrying the channel, justifying the strong competition in the Spanish market[3] and was replaced byMegatrix, with distribution deal withAntena 3.[4] In 2004, Megatrix closed down due to the merger between satellite providers Canal Satélite Digital and Vía Digital.
On 1 April 2011, Canal Panda was relaunched in Spain due to a decision of Chello Multicanal for recovering the brand and replacingKidsCo which Chello was the Spanish distributor and was not satisfied with the bill.[5] The focus of programming on the channel also shifted towards preschool shows. The relaunch was met with some controversy among the anime enthusiast community, as its Portuguese counterpart was showing some anime that were not airing in the Spanish version, but the Spanish version claimed that such titles didn't match the channel's content criteria.[6]
On 6 July 2015, the channel changed its look and logo.[7]
On 2 July 2019,Vodafone TV added the channel in HD to its pack offer.
On 1 June 2021, the channel launched an evening block aimed at older children and teenage audiences calledPanda Kids which airs live-action shows, game shows and reality shows.[8][9][10][11] In Portugal,Panda Kids is a pop-up channel.
On 15 December 2022, the channel closed down again. The channel got replaced byEnfamilia, with a morning block called Panda Enfamilia continuing until it got rebranded intoVinTV on 1 July 2025.[12][13][14][15]
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