Disney Channel (Spain)

Disney Channel
Launched	April 17, 1998
Owned by	The Walt Disney Company
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)(December 1, 2011)
Broadcast area	Nacional
Formerly called	Fly Music (only in TDT)
Sister channel(s)	Intereconomía TV Disney Cinemagic Disney Junior Disney XD
Website	http://home.disney.es/tv/
Availability
Terrestrial
Spain TDT	España: 68UHF y 23UHF
Satellite
Spain Digital+	Dial: 30
Cable
Spain ONO	Dial: 49
Spain R	Dial: 29 Dial 30 (DC+1)
Spain Euskaltel	Dial: 76
Spain telecable	Dial: 33
IPTV
Spain Imagenio	Dial: 50 Dial 51 (DC+1)
Spain Orange TV	Dial: 41 Dial 42 (DC+1)

Disney Channel Spain is a free-to-air television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting in Spain. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience. It is owned by Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group. which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. It began broadcasting in 1998 as a satellite television channel. On July 1, 2008, it replaced the channel Fly Music on the Spanish digital terrestrial television, thus becoming the first Disney Channel available in open television, that is disney channel in Spain is free.

A 1 hour timeshift channel called Disney Channel +1 is available on some satellite television services. It has three sister channels, Playhouse Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Cinemagic.

History

Disney Channel Spain was born in 1998, when The Walt Disney Company and Sogecable came to an agreement to distribute a version in Spanish of the American "Disney Channel" on the satellite platform Canal Satellite Digital. The channel began broadcasting on April 17, 1998.

For the launch of the channel was used, in addition to the file cartoon series and film Disney-produced programs that bring the channel to the Spanish public. Spaces were made as well Art Attack, Spanish version of the American program by Jordi Cruz among others.

3 years after the diversified supply channel in the same satellite platform, and offers 3 channels: an timeshift called Disney Channel +1, Toon Disney and Playhouse Disney. The first issue is devoted exclusively to animation of Disney, while the second is a channel for preschool children and with special schedules. In 2008, Toon Disney became Disney Cinemagic.

Issues in Digital Terrestrial Television

In February 2008 the Disney company decided to buy 20% stake in the group of digital terrestrial television Net TV, and the contract involved the possibility of exploiting one of the 2 licenses for the company's current DTT.

Finally, the company announced in late May 2008 the launch of Disney Channel as an open channel from July the 1st, 2008 under the provision of DTT. This way, the frequency where Fly Music, a channel that was managed by Europroducciones, was broadcasting, was assigned to Disney Channel. The director of the chain at that time, Jose Vila, confirmed that the schedule would be similar to the time the channel was pay per view, but increasing advertising to cover costs. The launch includes an advertising campaign under the slogan Disney Channel, at last for everybody.

With this announcement, Disney Channel Spain became the first Disney Channel in the world completely open and free.

Starting on 1 May 2010 Disney Channel Spain started 16:9 widescreen broadcasting.

Disney Channel will launch their new International Logo in 20 june 2011.

Programming

Series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel Original Series takes most of the schedule.

Notable Programming

Disney Channel Original Series (Live-action)
Year	Series	Notes
2010	Shake It Up	Emission Current: Season 1, New Episodes
2011	La Gira	Emission Current: Season 1, New Episodes
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Emission Current: Season 2, New Episodes
2006	Hannah Montana	Emission Current, Repetition
2008	The Suite Life on Deck	Emission Current: Season 3, New Episodes
2007	Wizards of Waverly Place	Emission Current: Season 4, New Episodes
2009	Sonny with a Chance	Emission Current: Season 2, New Episodes (Final Episode: August 26, 2011)
2006	Cambio de Clase	Emission Current, Repetition
2008	Cosas de la Vida	Emission Current, Repetition
Disney Channel Original Series (Animated)
Year	Series	Notes
2010	Fish Hooks (Animated)	Emission Current: Season 1, New Episodes
2007	Phineas and Ferb	Emission Current: Season 1/2, Repetition; Season 3 - (Summer 2011)
2001	Recess	Emission Current: Repetition
2006	The Emperor's New School	Emission Current: Repetition (Part of "Los Desayunazos de Disney Channel")
2008	Stitch!	Emission Current: New Episodes
Upcoming Series
Year	Series	Premiere
2011	A.N.T. Farm (Live-Action)	November 11, 2011
2011	Jessie	January 2012[1]
2011	Madison High	2012[2]
2011	Austin and Ally	2012[3]
2012	Gravity Falls	2013[4]
Non-original series
Year	Series	Notes
2005	Johnny Test	Emission Current: Repetition (Part of "Los Desayunazos de Disney Channel")
2001	The Fairly OddParents	Emission Current: Repetition
2008	The Saddle Club	Emission Current: Repetition Season 3
Series aired on the Playhouse Disney block
Year	Series	Notes
2009	Special Agent Oso	Emission Current: Repetition
2006	Handy Manny	Emission Current: Repetition
2009	Jungle Junction	Emission Current: Repetition
2005	Little Einsteins	Emission Current: Repetition
2006	Charlie and Lola ("Juan y Tolola" in Spain)	Emission Current: Repetition
2006	Mickey Mouse Clubhouse	Emission Current: Repetition
2008	Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures	Emission Current: Repetition
Current Movies
Year	Movie	Premiere
2006	High School Musical	September 30, 2006
2007	High School Musical 2	September 29, 2007
2003	The Cheetah Girls	December, 2003
2006	The Cheetah Girls 2	December 16, 2006
2008	The Cheetah Girls: One World	December 20, 2008
2005	The Proud Family Movie	May, 2006
2005	Twitches	February, 2006
2007	Twitches Too	March 28, 2008
2006	Return to Halloweentown	October, 2006
2006	Cow Belles	May, 2008
2006	Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior	January 16, 2007
2007	Jump In!	November 16, 2007
2007	Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board	January 26, 2008
2008	Camp Rock	September 20, 2008
2008	Minutemen	November 29, 2008
2009	Dadnapped	March 14, 2009
2009	Princess Protection Program	June 13, 2009
2009	Hatching Pete	September 26, 2009
2009	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie	October 17, 2009
2010	Starstruck	May 15, 2010
2010	Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars	July 24, 2010
2010	Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam	September 18, 2010
2010	16 Wishes	October 2, 2010
2010	Den Brother	December 3, 2010
2010	Avalon High	February 25, 2011
2011	Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure	June 17, 2011
2011	Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension	August 31, 2011 At Cinemas; December 2, 2011 (Disney Channel)
Upcoming Movies
Year	Movie	Premiere
2011	Lemonade Mouth	November 18, 2011
2011	The Suite Life Movie	September 23, 2011
2011	Good Luck Charlie: The Movie	December 16, 2011
Reality Series
Year	Reality	Notes
2003	Art Attack	Emission Current: Repetition
1997	Movie Surfers	Current Movie: Tron: Legacy
?	Disney 365	Current Issue: Disneyland Paria (Christmas 2010)
2009	My Camp Rock	Finalized - Winner: Lucia Gil
2010	My Camp Rock 2	Finalized - Winner: Ana Mena

See also

• Disney Channel
• Net TV
• Disney Cinemagic (Spain)
• Playhouse Disney (Spain)
• Disney XD Spain

References

1. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/disney-channel-preps-first-musical-series/#more-83717
2. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/disney-channel-preps-first-musical-series/#more-83717
3. ^ http://disneyinfonet.com/2010/12/08/disney-channel-orders-pilot-for-new-show/
4. ^ http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2010/doc/dc_new_120810.doc

External links

• Web de Disney Channel Spain
• Disney Channel TDT