Disney Channel (French TV channel)

Last updated

Disney Channel (France)
DisneyChannelEMEA.svg
Country France
Broadcast area
HeadquartersQuai Panhard-et-Levassor, Paris, France
Programming
Language(s) French (dubbing/subtitles)
English
Picture format
Timeshift serviceDisney Channel +1
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company France
Sister channels Disney Junior
History
Launched
  • 22 March 1997;27 years ago (1997-03-22) (Disney Channel)
  • 2 November 2002;21 years ago (2002-11-02) (Disney Channel +1)
Links
Website tv.disney.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
Canal+
  • Channel 139 (Disney Channel)
  • Channel 140 (Disney Channel +1)

Disney Channel is a French television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company based on the American cable network of the same name

Contents

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]

History

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]

Visual identity (logo)

Slogans

Programming

The channel broadcasts all Disney movies and series, and rebroadcast them several times a year from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

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.

Programming blocks

Current programming blocks

  • Les Nouvelles Héroïnes (The New Heroines) (since 2017)
  • Toon Story (since 2017)
  • We Love Family (since 2019)
  • Trop School (Too School or Too Much School) (since 2020)
  • Disney Channel Party (since 2020)
  • Tous avec Miraculous (All with Miraculous) (since 2020)

Former programming blocks

  • Art Attack (1997-2006, now broadcast on Disney Junior)
  • Brian O'Brian (2008-2009)
  • DC Spot (2016-2019)
  • Disney Channel Games (2006-2008)
  • Disney Channel Talents (2006-2017)
  • Disney XD Zone (2015-2016)
  • "Extrasons", "Wazakid" et "Tousskissor" (2006-2007)
  • La Nuit du Court (Night of the Court )
  • Le Labo des blouses (The Lab Coat) (2001-2003)
  • Les Grandes histoires de Disney Junior (The Great Stories of Disney Junior) (2015-2016)
  • Les Trésors du sixième sens (The Treasures of the Sixth Sense) (2003-2004)
  • Shake It Up Dance Talents (2011-2012)
  • Disney Dance Talents (2013-2019)
  • Maxi séries
  • Star Buzz
  • Soy Luna : Le Mag (2016)
  • Spot Mag
  • Top Gag (2012-2013) (French version of America's Funniest Home Videos )
  • We Love Family, la Compil de Satine (2019-2020)
  • Zapping Zone (1997-2005)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toon Disney</span> Defunct American international pay television kids network

Toon Disney was an American multinational pay television channel owned by Disney Branded Television, a subsidiary of Disney-ABC Television Group. The channel's target audience was children ages 7–11, and children ages 6–13 during the Jetix programming block.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M6 (TV channel)</span> French national television network

M6, also known as Métropole Television, is the most profitable private national French television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production companies, and media-related firms. It is owned by RTL Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vrak</span> Canadian French-language specialty television channel

Vrak was a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcast live-action programming aimed at 13-to-35 age group audiences. Launched in 1988 as Le Canal Famille, the channel ceased operations on October 1, 2023, due to declining viewership and it being deemed "outdated" by Bell Media.

Disney Branded Television is an American television production company and a unit of Disney General Entertainment Content which oversees development, production and acquisition of content geared towards children, teenagers and families for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The unit also oversees Disney-branded unscripted series, documentaries and specials for Disney+ and the Disney channels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gulli</span> French television channel

Gulli is a French free-to-air television channel focused on kids' programming for those aged 3 to 14. It was created as a result of a partnership between Lagardère Active and state-owned broadcaster France Télévisions. In 2019, the M6 Group bought Gulli as well as the television division of the Lagardère Active Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NRJ 12</span> Television channel

NRJ 12 is a French private commercial general-interest television channel belonging to the NRJ Group, created on 31 March 2005 on DTT. The channel is available on DTT, cable, satellite and ADSL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disney Channel (Polish TV channel)</span> Polish TV channel

Disney Channel is a Polish television kids' channel, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel)</span> Latin American pay television network aimed at children and teens

Disney Channel is a Latin American pay television network broadcasting throughout Hispanic America and Brazil. It was officially launched on July 27, 2000 as a premium-label channel in Hispanic America, and also in Brazil back on April 5, 2001, and became a basic pay TV network in 2004.

Disney Junior is a cable and satellite television channel in Hispanic America. It is the local variant of the American channel of the same name. It is broadcast in two feeds: North Zone and South Zone. It is marketed to preschoolers. Disney Junior is operated by Disney Media Networks Latin America; part of The Walt Disney Company Latin America.

Ciné FX was a French television channel, owned by AB Groupe.

Discovery Channel is a French pay television channel that was launched on 1 September 2004. Until then, France had been the only region in Western Europe not reached by the Discovery Channel. It initially reached 3.2 million subscribers via the CanalSat platform. On 31 March 2009, the channel adopted the new Discovery Channel logo and look.

Disney Cinemagic was a European television brand that consisted of a group of television channels owned by The Walt Disney Company Limited (UK) plus two programming blocks by Disney Channels Worldwide. It used to be broadcast on most countries in Western Europe; currently, formerly-branded Disney Cinemagic channels in France and the United Kingdom and Ireland are run by third parties which primarily airs films by the Walt Disney Studios.

Cartoonito is a French pay television channel aimed at preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 6, and formerly at teenagers, which launched on 8 April 2010 as Boing. On 2 February 2023, it was announced that Boing would be replaced by a Cartoonito channel on 3 April.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boing (TV channel)</span> Childrens television channel

Boing is the brand name used by the International division of Warner Bros. Discovery co-owned by Mediaset for a collection of television networks outside of the United States that target children.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Discovery Science (European TV channel)</span> European pay television channel

Discovery Science is a pay television network, operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It targets several European countries' television markets. It primarily features programming in the fields of space, technology and science. The channel originally launched as Discovery Sci-Trek. Its programming is mainly in English and locally subtitled or dubbed. It is available through numerous subscription services across Europe. In some countries the advertisement and the announcements between programs are localized.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disney Junior (Canadian TV channel)</span> Canadian childrens television channel

Disney Junior is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment which launched on December 1, 2015. It is a localized version of the U.S. network owned by The Walt Disney Company, broadcasting animated programming aimed at children and preschoolers ages 2 to 8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disney XD</span> American pay television channel

Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Entertainment units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years old.

Ultra Nature was a French themed television channel owned by Mediawan Thematics. Disseminated in ultra-high definition, it is devoted to animal documentaries, discovery, travel and extreme sports. Mediawan Thematics is partnering with The Explorers Network, an ultra-high definition content producer with the documentary series "The Explorers".

Science et Vie TV is a French thematic television channel dedicated to the scientific world.

Angélique Gérard, born Angélique Dilscher in 1975 in Fontainebleau, France, is a French business personality specializing in telecommunications.

References

  1. ↑ "Arrivée de 2 chaînes Disney dans le bouquet basic de Free le 1er avril". Univers Freebox (in French). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Disney Channel investi l'offre de base et le bouquet Extra de la TV d'Orange". alloforfait.fr (in French). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Disney Channel arrive sur les box ADSL et devient gratuit définitivement". Toussus.Net (in French). Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Disney Channel joins IPTV platforms". rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Le classement des chaînes thématiques payantes en France". Challenges (in French). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mickey grimpe sur le satellite" . Le Monde.fr (in French). 22 March 1997. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Disney Channel dépasse ses objectifs". Les Echos (in French). 5 September 1997. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Dassonville, Aude. "Les petites chaînes qui poussent (25): Disney Channel. La souris se fait les dents. Mickey et ses amis, en version française, ont déjà conquis 500 000 foyers". Libération (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "CanalSat : lancera une nouvelle chaîne Disney à la rentrée". Boursier.com. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  10. ↑ Bourguignon, Grégoire (30 November 2006). "Les chaînes Disney débarquent sur Belgacom TV". Astel (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tuner Production". Tuner Production (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Bilan 2006 de 17 chaînes payantes". csa.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "NRJ 12 acquiert l'exclusivité des séries Disney pour les "Tweens"". Univers Freebox (in French). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "NRJ 12 acquiert l'exclusivité des séries Disney pour les "Tweens"". Univers Freebox (in French). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tutoriel : Télécharger une vidéo Disney ou abc sur votre ordinateur". universfreebox.com. 19 April 2011.
  16. ↑ "Disney+ confirme son lancement le 24 mars". Le Monde.fr (in French). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Coronavirus: Netflix dégradé, Disney + menacé". Les Echos (in French). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  18. ↑ Mihu, Florian (5 March 2020). "Disney Channel devient une exclusivité CANAL". Disneyphile (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  19. ↑ Mihu, Florian (26 May 2021). "Disney prévoit de fermer une centaine de chaînes dans le monde en 2021". Disneyphile (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.