Disney Branded Television
Disney Channel, originally established as a cable channel in the United States, has expanded worldwide. Countries using English Language are South Africa, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Scandinavia, Baltic states, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Caribbean.
Africa
South Africa
Disney Channel South Africa is available in Southern Africa. It was launched on December 1, 2000.
Asia & Pacific
Disney Channel Asia is broadcast in the South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
Australia & New Zealand
Hong Kong
Aired on now TV (Channel 441), Hong Kong BBTV and Cable TV Hong Kong
India
Japan
"Disney Channel (Japan)" (ディズニー・チャンネル) is the Japanese version of Disney Channel, on Disney Channel Japan, celebrities such as Miley Cyrus often make short, commercial messages to their Japanese fans. Disney Channel Japan also has American shows dubbed in Japanese.
Malaysia
Philippines
The morning block is named Disney Clubhouse, and afternoon block is named Disney Club. It is aired on TV5 from December 13, 2010 to present, but shows only 2 programs for morning and afternoon, it starts on weekday mornings at 8:00 AM and afternoons at 3:00 PM.
South Korea
Disney Channel is available through Disney Channel Asia in Korea. Disney Channel Korea is expected to launch on April 11, 2011[1] , following an agreement between Korean company SK Telecom and The Walt Disney Company to form a joint venture for operating all future Disney-branded channels. SK will own the majority 51% of the new company. It'll replace the Disney Channel Asia available in Korea.[2]
Taiwan
Thailand
Disney Channel in Thailand was formerly a TV block on TV5 since December 2006 to March 2008, and broadcast as TV block on NBT since April to July 2008. During July 2008 to May 2010 there was no DC in Thailand, and returned as a separate channel but available only in cable & satellite.
Middle East,North Africa and Pakistan
It is broadcasts over the Orbit Showtime platform and on cable systems and other broadcasting services in Pakistan.
Europe
Netherlands & Belgium
Disney will launch a completely new Disney Channel via the UPC Netherlands analog and digital cable network on October 3, 2009. The channel will broadcast a range of Disney series in a Dutch/Flemish dub. Only after 4 PM, series will be broadcast with Dutch subtitles. Since 1 November the channel will also broadcast in Belgium with a Flemish voice who does the announcements.
The Dutch Jetix channel has been rebranded as Disney XD Netherlands. That rebranding took place on 1 January 2010.
Central and Eastern Europe
Disney Channel (Central and Eastern Europe) is composed of:
- Disney Channel Bulgaria, Romania & Ukraine
France
Russia and CIS
Disney Channel launched on August 10, 2010 and replaced Jetix.
Germany Austria & Switzerland
Disney Channel was launched on October 16, 1999 and broadcast on Sky Deutschland.
Greece
Disney Channel launched in Greece on November 7, 2009.
Israel
Disney Channel launched on September 9, 2009 and replaced Jetix.
Italy
Poland
From December 2, 2006, Disney Channel is available on the Cyfra+, Polsat and N satellite platforms.
Portugal
Disney Channel is available on ZON TVCabo on channel 40, on meo on channel 40 too, Cabovisão on channel 55 and Ar Telecom on channel 26. It's now available for free to every customer on the cable/satellite/IPTV networks above. It's funded through publicity and subscription fee. Since 2008 that, Disney Channel in Portugal broadcast without encryption on digital networks. It still premium on analogue networks. It was launched in November 2001.
Serbia
Spain
Disney Channel and Disney Channel +1 are available on the Digital+ satellite platform on channels 30 and 31, and in cable platforms. Also Disney Channel is available for free on digital terrestrial system since July 1, 2008 (channel 68). The channels broadcast in Spanish with an original language option, American and British programmes broadcast in English on the second track while anime broadcast in Japanese.
Disney Channel changed their logo from 2010.
Turkey
Disney Channel was launched on April 29, 2007 and is available on Teledünya on channel 169 and on Digiturk on channel 67. All live action series are subtitled except Hannah Montana which is Turkish. All animation series and movies are dubbed in Turkish.
United Kingdom & Ireland
Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America
In the 90's Disney Channel started airing in Latin America via DirecTV as a premium channel. Later, around the 2000s it became available in other cable companies. In 2003, because of the crisis in Argentina and Mexico, DirecTV removed the channel from all the subscriptions (The gap was "covered" by a few period of time by Fox Kids, but later returned and both channels were on DirecTV, as Fox Kids was previously exclusive to SKY) and it came back in 2004 as part of the basic channel grid. In Latin America, programming includes Zapping Zone.
Brazil
In the early 2000s the Disney Channel Brazil started airing only on weekends via DirecTV as a premium channel. Later around the same time, when Sky Brazil and Globosat bought Brazilian Directv, the channel became available in other cable companies and turn a regular channel with weekdays schedules. The channel has its own regular schedule, and is aired in Portuguese.
Caribbean
Viewers in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Haiti, and all of the Caribbean receive the US Disney Channel.
On September 23, 2007 as part of the network's 2007 re-brand campaign, the "Hip" brand name was dropped, and introduced its rectangular current logo along with cuadrilar new graphics.
Red Bee Media transformed the channel into a modern-looking scene and new promos started the week before. Idents started that next Sunday at midnight.
Cuba and Dominican Republic receive the Latin America Disney Channel.
References
- Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) (2004) [1]. Retrieved Apr. 9 2006.
- ^ "Disney Channel Korea Launch on April 11, 2011". 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ http://disneyabctv.com/web/NewsRelease/DispDNR.aspx?id=051110_08 - THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND SK TELECOM ANNOUNCE INTENT TO FORM A JOINT VENTURE TO LAUNCH KOREAN-LANGUAGE DISNEY CHANNELS IN SOUTH KOREA, Disney-ABC Television Group, retr. 2010-05-13