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| Country | Italy |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Headquarters | Milan |
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| Picture format | |
| Timeshift service | Disney Channel +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company (Italia) S.R.L. Disney Branded Television |
| Sister channels | Disney Junior |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 October 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10-03) |
| Closed | 1 May 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05-01) |
| Replaced by | Disney+ (most of its content) |
| Links | |
| Website | tv |
Disney Channel was an Italian pay television channel that was owned and operated byThe Walt Disney Company Italy. It was launched on 3 October 1998,[1] and its programming consists on thealso known as a U.S. television channel on the either American,European or locally produced and third party programming acquired by the network.
Disney Channel and its timeshift ceased broadcasting on 1 May 2020 due to Disney failing to renew a deal with Sky Italy, with content moving toDisney+.[2]
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On 3 October 1998, Disney Channel officially began broadcasting in Italian onTELE+ Digitale. The channel used the slogan "Libera la tua Immaginazione" (English: "Free your imagination"). Among the first programs on the channel were Disney animated television series, such asTimon & Pumbaa andAladdin: The Series. It also showed Disney films and someDisney Channel Original Movies on "Il Fantastico Mondo Disney" (The Wonderful World of Disney) each evening at 20.30 (8:30 pm). A new film was shown every Saturday at the same time slot. In January 1999, Disney Channel launched its original live presentation show:Disney Channel Live (later calledLive Zone). In this program, hosted by Isabella Arrigoni and Massimiliano Ossini, viewers interact with the hosts and join games. Other popular programs wereLive Zone – Musica,Live Zone – Sport,Live Zone – Da scoprire,Live Zone – Da ridere andUna stella per te (A Star for You).
On 1 November 1999, Disney Channel adopted the new "Circles" logo and idents ofDisney Channel UK (created by GÉDÉON).
In 2002, Disney Channel launched two new programs:Quasi Gol andL'ora della magia.
The channel had been available since 2003 onSky Italia, after the merger between TELE+ Digitale andStream TV.
On 18 May 2003, Disney Channel adopted the American Disney Channel's new logo (designed by CA Square), along with new graphics and idents.
Live Zone ended in September 2003; it was replaced byPrime Time, led by the hosts ofLive Zone, Isabella Arrigoni and Massimiliano Ossini. Even programs secondary toLive Zone were replaced by newer ones likeTok,Eta Beta, andSkatenati. Another program was added,Scooter.
On 24 December 2004, Disney introduced Disney Channel +1, where all regular programs from Disney Channel are postponed an hour.
In 2006, almost all live shows were taken off air.
Prime Time got a refresh in September 2005, with a new logo, new computer-generated graphics, and Arrigoni being the voice-over host who presented the programs.
In 2005, Disney Channel launched a new series calledQuelli dell'intervallo, which led to the similar versions in the UK, US, Australia and other countries under the titleAs the Bell Rings. In 2006, Disney Channel began airing many English language series from the Disney Channel US. These versions were moved to a new channel calledDisney in English in 2008.
In January 2007,Prime Time changed its logo once again, and Patrizio Prata became its new voice-over host, although the set design and cartoons remained the same. On 14 May 2007,Prime Time ended and Disney Channel adopted the Ribbon graphics of the Disney Channel (US).
On 8 December 2008, Disney Channel and its +1 timeshift began broadcasting onMediaset Premium.
On 1 October 2011, Disney Channel adopted new "Smartphone App" logo that was introduced in the US in 2010, and began broadcasting in the16:9 aspect ratio area (reruns of some series still air in the4:3 aspect ratio). On the same day, sister channel Toon Disney, which was the last one under this brand, ceased broadcasting along with its timeshift. Toon Disney and Toon Disney +1 were replaced by Disney Channel +2 and Disney XD +2.
Since 1 February 2012, Disney Channel began broadcasting inHD onSky Italia.
On 8 June 2014, the channel renewed its logo and graphics like the Disney Channel US ones.
On 30 September 2016, Disney Channel and Disney Channel +1 ceased broadcasting onMediaset Premium.
On 15 May 2017, the channel renewed its logo, which became two-dimensional and changed the graphics.
On 9 April 2018, timeshift channels Disney Channel +2 and Disney XD +2 were discontinued on air.
On 1 October 2019, Disney XD and Disney in English ceased broadcasting after a deal withSky Italia was not renewed.
On 1 May 2020, at midnight, Disney Channel, along with Disney Junior, were closed, with content moving toDisney+.
It was the high definition version of Disney Channel, launched on 1 February 2012. It was only available on the Sky Italia platform for owners of Sky Box HD.[3][4] On this version, moreover, subtitles were available (where present) inItalian andEnglish.
It was the time-shift version, launched on 24 December 2004, which re-aired the Disney Channel programs an hour later.
It was the time-shift version of the Disney Channel, launched on October 1, 2011, which re-aired the programs two hours later. It was later ceased its broadcasts on 9 April 2018.
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