Disney Channel (Hungarian TV channel)

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Disney Channel
DisneyChannelEMEA.svg
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast area
  • Hungary
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
Headquarters3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format SDTV 576i (16:9)
Ownership
Owner
History
Launched
  • September 2000;23 years ago (2000-09) (as Fox Kids)
  • 1 January 2005;19 years ago (2005-01-01) (as Jetix)
  • 19 September 2009;14 years ago (2009-09-19) (as Disney Channel)
Former names Fox Kids
Jetix
Links
Website tv.disney.hu

Disney Channel (on-air known as Disney Csatorna) is a British-managed [1] Hungarian pay television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company based on the original United States television channel, It is aimed at children and teens. It used to be known as Fox Kids, [2] and later as Jetix. [3]

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The channel is broadcast in Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, the two latter sharing its feed with a Czech audio track.

History

The channel was launched in Hungary in November 2000 as Fox Kids. One year later, it increased its coverage area to the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the addition of a Czech audio track to the channel. On 18 April 2004, Fox Kids launched Jetix as a programming block, and later, on 1 January 2005, the channel was rebranded as Jetix.

On 11 August 2008, Jetix started broadcasting a block of "Disney stars", featuring the series Kim Possible, Phineas and Ferb, American Dragon, Hannah Montana and later Wizards of Waverly Place . After Disney XD was launched on 19 February 2009 in the US, the Disney-ABC Television Group has started re-branding Jetix channels in all countries. However, in certain countries (including Hungary), Jetix was replaced by Disney Channel, marking that channel's introduction in these countries.

On 8 July 2009, Jetix started broadcasting promotional ads that announced the launch of Disney Channel in Hungary with the series Phineas and Ferb , Hannah Montana , JONAS, Kim Possible , American Dragon and Wizards ofWaverlyPlace. Thus, Jetix was rebranded as Disney Channel on 19 September 2009. [4] [5]

On 21 July 2014, the channel adopted the new logo. The channel switched to 16:9 widescreen on 29 January 2015.

On 3 May 2011, Disney Channel Central Europe started using the same and updated on-air logo as in the United States, along with several other Disney Channels across Europe, completing its transitional rebrand to the new look. The new logo has debuted on the Czech feed first, prior to appearing on the UK, German, French, Dutch and Spanish feeds. The Playhouse Disney programming block was rebranded to Disney Junior in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on June 1, 2011.

Since 2012, most of the channel's promos are being produced in widescreen. In December 2012, Disney Channel Central Europe has adapted the same on-air presentation and graphics, with minor differences, used by Disney Channel UK. This update has been fully complete in spring.

In June 2014, Disney Channel Central Europe adapted the new logo currently used by Disney Channel Germany. It started broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen format from 29 January 2015. [6]

On July 1, 2015, Disney Junior launched in Hungary, [7] but closed on December 5, 2017.


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References

  1. ↑ "Rólunk". Disney Magyarország (in Hungarian). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jetix Europe N.V. Annual Review and Financial Statements 2006" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Financial Results –Six Months to March 31, 2005" (PDF). Jetix Europe NV. 9 June 2005. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jetix to become Disney". Broadband TV News. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Disney Channel Hungary Launch 19-09-09 ( reupload ) , retrieved 20 December 2022
  6. ↑ "Disney Channel in 16:9 beginning with January (Czech)". Parabola.cz. 29 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Infók a Disney Juniorról". Gyerek-Világ. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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