Canal Panda
Broadcast area | Portugal Angola Mozambique USA |
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Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Dreamia in Portugal (NOS, AMCNI Southern Europe) |
Sister channels | Biggs Canal Hollywood AMC Odisseia A&E Más Chic Sundance Channel Panda Kids |
History | |
Launched | 1 April 1996 |
Former names | Panda Club (1996–1997) |
Links | |
Website | canalpanda |
Canal Panda is an Portuguese pay television channel, the first one dedicated to kids programming, mostly animated series for children aged 6–14. The channel was founded in 1996 as Panda Club in Spain and Portugal, but the name was changed to Canal Panda in 1997. In 2001, the channel was closed down in Spain, thus focusing on the Portuguese market. It was relaunched in Spain in 2011 and closed down again in 2022. Canal Panda is currently owned by Dreamia, a joint-venture between AMC Networks International Iberia and NOS.
Currently, Canal Panda is a Portuguese preschooler-focused channel, airing programs targeted at the 3-8 age range.
History
Canal Panda started operations under the name Panda Club on April 1, 1996 on cable operators in Spain and Portugal. In March 1997 the channel rebranded to the current name. Following the closure of the channel in Spain, in January 2001, the channel aimed exclusively at the Portuguese market.
Current programmes
- Masha and the Bear
- Masha's Tales
- Masha's Spooky Stories
- Peppa Pig
- Super Wings[1]
- Noddy, Toyland Detective[2]
- Heidi
- Ricky Zoom
- Simon
- Norman Picklestripes
- Pikwik Pack
- Enchantimals: Tales from the Everwilde
- True and the Rainbow Kingdom
- Super Monsters[3]
- Dragons: Rescue Riders
- Madagascar: A Little Wild
- Barbie: It Takes Two
- Gabby's Dollhouse
- Trolls: TrollsTopia
References
- ^ "SUPER WINGS - Canal Panda Portugal". canalpanda.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ Noddy, o Detective do País dos Brinquedos - Canal Panda Portugal (in European Portuguese), retrieved 2018-12-07
- ^ "SUPER MONSTRINHOS". Canal Panda Portugal (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
External links
- Official Spain website (in Spanish)
- Official Portugal website (in Portuguese)
- AMC Networks International
- Children's television networks
- Television stations in Spain
- Television stations in Portugal
- Television in Andorra
- Television in Gibraltar
- Spanish-language television stations
- Portuguese-language television stations
- Television channels and stations established in 1996
- 1996 establishments in Portugal
- Television in Macau
- Preschool education television networks