Disney Channel (international)

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

Southern Africa

Main article: Disney Channel (Southern Africa)

Disney Channel South Africa is available in Southern Africa. It was launched on December 1, 2000. The channel is available in South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

West Africa

Main article: Disney channel Ghana and Nigeria

Disney channel Ghana and Nigeria is available in West Africa. The channel is available in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Asia & Pacific

Main article: Disney Channel Asia

Disney Channel Asia is broadcast in the Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, South East Asia.

Australia & New Zealand

Main article: Disney Channel (Australia)

Hong Kong

Main article: Disney Channel Hong Kong

Aired on now TV (Channel 441), Hong Kong BBTV and Cable TV Hong Kong

India

Main article: Disney Channel India

Japan

Main article: Disney Channel 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

Main article: Disney Channel 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 Sunday 10:30 AM.

South Korea

Main article: Disney Channel 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

Main article: Disney Channel Taiwan

All of program on Disney Channel Taiwan are broadcast in Mandarin.

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

Main article: Disney Channel Middle East

It is broadcasts over the Orbit Showtime platform and on cable systems and other broadcasting services in Pakistan.

Europe

Netherlands & Belgium

Main article: Disney Channel (Netherlands & Belgium)

Disney launched a completely new Disney Channel via the UPC Netherlands analog and digital cable network on October 3, 2009. The channel broadcasts a range of Disney series in a Dutch/Flemish dub. Only after 6 PM, series are broadcast with Dutch subtitles. Since 1 November the channel also broadcast in Belgium with a Flemish voice who does the announcements onTelenet Digital TV (digital cable) and Belgacom TV (IPTV). 22 June 2009 it also launched on the analog cable network of Telenet. The Disney Channel launched on the digital cable network of Ziggo on 1 September 2011 and is announced to launch via the Caiway digital cable network, a date however is not yet known.

The Dutch Jetix channel has been rebranded as Disney XD Netherlands. That rebranding took place on 1 January 2010.

Central and Eastern Europe

Main article: Disney Channel (Central and Eastern Europe)

Disney Channel (Central and Eastern Europe) is composed of:

• Disney Channel Bulgaria, Romania & Ukraine

1. Disney Channel (Romania)
2. Disney Channel (Bulgaria)
3. Disney Channel (Ukraine)

• Disney Channel Hungary and Disney Channel (Czech Republic)

1. Disney Channel (Hungary)
2. Disney Channel (Czech Republic)
3. Disney Channel (Croatia)

France

Main article: Disney Channel (France)

Russia and CIS

Main article: Disney Channel (Russia)

Main article: Disney Channel (KAzakhstan)

Disney Channel launched on August 10, 2010 and replaced Jetix.

Germany Austria & Switzerland

Main article: Disney Channel (Germany)

Disney Channel was launched on October 16, 1999 and broadcast on Sky Deutschland.

Greece

Main article: Disney Channel (Greece)

Disney Channel launched in Greece on November 7, 2009.

Israel

Main article: Disney Channel (Israel)

Disney Channel launched on September 9, 2009 and replaced Jetix.

Italy

Main article: Disney Channel (Italy)

Poland

Main article: Disney Channel (Poland)

From December 2, 2006, Disney Channel is available on the Cyfra+, Polsat and N satellite platforms. On July 22, 2011 it changed logo.

Portugal

Main article: Disney Channel (Portugal)

Disney Channel is available on ZON TVCabo on channel 40, on meo on channel 40 too, Cabovisão on bhannel 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.

Scandinavia & Baltic states

Main article: Disney Channel Scandinavia

Serbia

Main article: Disney Channel (Serbia)

Spain

Main article: Disney Channel (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.

Turkey

Main article: Disney Channel (Turkey)

Disney Channel was launched on April 29, 2007 and is available on Teledünya on channel 169 and on Digiturk on channel 167. All live action series are subtitled except Hannah Montana which is Turkish. All animation series and movies are dubbed in Turkish. On May 1, 2011 it changed logo.

United Kingdom & Ireland

Main article: Disney Channel (UK & Ireland)

Disney Channel is available in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland since 1 October 1995. A 1 hour timeshift service called Disney Channel +1 is available on Sky and Virgin Media. Disney Channel HD launched on September 16th 2011 along with the new logo.

Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America

Main article: Disney Channel 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

Main article: Disney Channel 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 April 9, 2006.

1. ^ "Disney Channel Korea Launch on April 11, 2011". 2010-08-27. http://www.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2010082615220220838&outlink=1. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
2. ^ 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, retro. 2010-05-13