Country | France |
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Headquarters | Quai Panhard-et-Levassor, Paris, France |
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Language(s) | French (dubbing/subtitles) English |
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Timeshift service | Disney Channel +1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Walt Disney Company France |
Sister channels | Disney Junior |
History | |
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Links | |
Website | tv |
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Canal+ |
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Disney Channel is a French television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. It is a localized version of the American cable network of the same name.
The channel was launched on 22 March 1997. It was free with ISPs from April 2011 to April 2020. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 2013, Disney Channel had the largest audience share of thematic pay channels in France (0.8%), according to a study carried out by Médiamétrie. [5]
The channel launched on 22 March 1997 at 6:00pm (Paris Time), [6] at its inception, was available on Canal Satellite at a price of 35 francs (around €5). [7] The channel was ad-free since its launched. [8]
On 2 November 2002, the portfolio of Disney-branded channels in France expanded from one to four channel with the launch of Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior), and Disney Channel +1. The movie channel Disney Cinemagic (now Disney Cinéma) was launched in September 2007. [9]
After an announcement at the end of November 2006, four Disney channels were available in the Belgian television offer via ADSL Belgacom TV from 1 December 2006. [10] [11]
On 23 October 2007, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (lit. 'Superior Audiovisual Council') pinned the various of channels of Disney in France for their programming in 2006. [12] The CSA alerts Playhouse Disney to the lack of investment in French and independent audiovisual production. For Disney Channel, the CSA warns the channel for its lack of investment in independent individual production and puts it on notice regarding its prime-time broadcasting quotas.
On 13 July 2009, Walt Disney Television and NRJ 12 announced an agreement to broadcast Disney Channel exclusives on the NRJ12 channel from 24 August 2009. [13] NRJ 12 will broadcast exclusively over-the-air series produced by Walt Disney Television and will be able to re-broadcast existing series after broadcast on Disney Channel [14] such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody , Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny with a Chance .
On 1 April 2011, the channel was launched on IPTV platforms. On 19 April 2011, Disney and Free ISP launched a VOD service on Freebox called Disneytek. [15] On 1 May 2011 the channel rebranded its graphical package. On 24 August 2011, Disney Channel and Disney Channel +1 switched to 16:9 format, taking the opportunity to put on a new logo. in 20 September 2011, Disney Channel has its own high-definition version.
Since 2 January 2012, it has been the most watched cable/satellite channel with 1.1% (including Disney Channel +1). It is the most watched youth channel.
On 29 June 2015, the channel ceased to be offered to Belgians, replaced by a new Belgian version, which have a French and Dutch speaking version.
The channel had a programming block, Les Grandes histoires de Disney Junior (lit. The Great Stories of Disney Junior), and from 2015 of the Disney XD Zone. The programs of these two channels were only diffused there in their block. The programming blocks disappeared in June 2016.
Disney Channel celebrates its 20th anniversary in France from January to March 2017, notably with the film, Mère et Fille: California Dream , a French Disney Channel Original Movie.
In parallel with the French launch of Disney+ scheduled for 24 March 2020, [16] but postponed to 7 April, [17] Disney XD, Disney Cinema and three services (Disney Channel Pop Pick, Disney English and Hola Disney) were shut down, and Disney Channel became back a Canal+ exclusive, being removed of Bouygues Telecom on 30 March, Free on 2 April, Orange on 9 April and finally SFR on 30 June. [18] [19]
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The channel's programming often varied between Disney live-action movies and series and Disney animated movies and series, but generally, the programming of Disney films and live-action series and Disney films and animated series was more accentuated on Tuesday evenings, Wednesdays and Weekends.
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