Disney Cinemagic

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Disney Cinemagic
Disney Cinemagic.svg
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaWestern Europe
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Timeshift serviceDisney Cinemagic +1
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • 16 March 2006;19 years ago (2006-03-16) (UK)
  • 4 September 2007 (2007-09-04) (France)
  • 1 July 2008 (2008-07-01) (Spain)
  • 1 October 2008 (2008-10-01) (Portugal)
  • 4 July 2009 (2009-07-04) (Germany)
  • 3 December 2011 (2011-12-03) (Italy)
Replaced Toon Disney (UK & Ireland, France and Spain)
Closed
  • 1 November 2012 (2012-11-01) (Portugal)
  • 28 March 2013 (2013-03-28) (UK)
  • 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (Spain)
  • 8 May 2015 (2015-05-08) (France)
  • 30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) (Italy)
    30 September 2019;5 years ago (2019-09-30) (Germany)
Replaced by
Links
Website cinemagic.disney.de (closed, but archived)

Disney Cinemagic was a European programming block and television channel brand that was used from 2006 to 2019, owned by The Walt Disney Company (UK) (50%) Sky plc (50%) [1] and operated by the Disney Channels Worldwide division of The Walt Disney Company. [2] It was broadcast in most countries in Western Europe; starting in the mid-2010s, formerly-branded Disney Cinemagic channels, including France (Disney Cinema) and the United Kingdom and Ireland (Sky Movies Disney), were run by third parties which primarily aired films by Walt Disney Studios, however, most of these channels shut down after Disney+ launched in 2019.

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History

Disney Cinemagic was launched in the UK and Ireland on 16 March 2006 on BSkyB's premium package. [3] On 4 September 2007, the France version of Disney Cinemagic was launched. [4]

On 30 November 2007 at 8:30pm, Disney Cinemagic HD launched in France, broadcasting on CANALSAT from 6am to 1am daily, [5] making Disney Cinemagic the first children and family HDTV channel in France. [6] In December 2008, Disney Cinemagic HD was launched in the UK with programming in high definition with initial availability through Sky+ HD with a Sky Movies subscription. [7] In October 2008, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was launched, and in January 2009, Disney Cinemagic HD was launched, being the first children's/family-oriented channel in Portugal to have an HD feed, with SIC K being the second.

In November 2012, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was replaced by Disney Junior, [8] while its HD feed was rebranded as Disney Movies on Demand. [9]

On 28 March 2013, Disney Cinemagic was replaced in the UK with Sky Movies Disney, as part of a deal between BSkyB and Disney which allowed Sky to stream Disney movies on Sky's video-on-demand services. The last program broadcast on Disney Cinemagic UK was an episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series . [10] In a similar move in Australia, Foxtel launched Foxtel Movies Disney in April 2014, along with Disney XD. [11]

Disney Cinemagic Spain closed in January 2015. [12] Disney Cinemagic France was replaced by Disney Cinema in May 2015. [13] Sky rebranded its Sky Movies channels to Sky Cinema, including Sky Movies Disney, in July 2016. [14] On 31 December 2020, Sky Cinema Disney closed.

Duplicating the Sky Movies Disney arrangement in the UK, Movistar+ launched Movistar Disney in December 2017. [15] The channel later closed after Disney+ was launched.

Disney Cinemagic, along with all other international Disney Channels, including Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD were transferred from Disney–ABC Television Group, part of Disney Media Networks, to Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International on 14 March 2018. [16]

On 30 September 2019, at 11:53 pm, Disney Cinemagic Germany closed with Zenon: Z3 being its last program. The channel was replaced with Sky Cinema Special, thus bringing an end to Disney Cinemagic after 13 years. [17] The first film broadcast on the German feed of Sky Cinema Special was The Greatest Showman at 12am on 1 October 2019.

Versions

MarketNameTypeFormerlyLaunch dateReplacementReplace date
United Kingdom, IrelandCinemagic [1] channel Toon Disney [18] 16 March 2006 [3] Sky Movies Disney 28 March 2013 [10]
France, Belgium, Switzerland, LuxembourgCinemagicchannelToon Disney [19] 4 September 2007 [20] Disney Cinema 8 May 2015 [13] [21]
Spain, AndorraCinemagicchannelToon Disney [22] 1 July 2008 [1] N/A1 January 2015 [12]
Germany, Austria, SwitzerlandCinemagicchannel4 July 2009 [23] [24] Sky Cinema Special [25] 30 September 2019
Cinemagic HDchannel, HDSky Cinema Special HD [25]
United Kingdom, IrelandCinemagic +1 [1] channel, timeshiftN/A28 March 2013
France, Belgium, Switzerland, LuxembourgCinemagic +1channel, timeshift [1] Toon Disney +1Disney Cinema +18 May 2015 [21]
Spain, AndorraCinemagic +1channel, timeshift [1] N/A1 January 2015 [12]
PortugalCinemagicchannel1 October 2008 [26] Disney Junior1 November 2012 [27]
France, Belgium, Switzerland, LuxembourgCinemagic HDchannel, HD30 November 2008 [5] Disney Cinema8 May 2015 [13] [21]
Spain, AndorraCinemagic HDchannel, HD [1] 1 July 2010 [28] N/A1 January 2015 [12]
United Kingdom, IrelandCinemagic HDchannel, HD1 December 2008 [7] Sky Movies Disney HD28 March 2013 [10]
PortugalCinemagic HDchannel, HD1 January 2009 [21] Disney Movies on Demand1 November 2012 [27]
ItalyCinemagicblock, weekends on Sky Cinema Family [29] 3 December 2011N/A30 June 2019
ScandinaviaCinemagicblock, weekends 19:00 CET on Disney Channel [30] 2014

Other channels

MarketNameTypeFormerlyLaunch dateReplacementReplace date
United Kingdom, Ireland Sky Cinema Disney [10] channelCinemagic [10] 28 March 2013 Sky Cinema Five Star Movies 31 December 2020
Sky Cinema Disney HDchannel, HDCinemagic HD [31] 2013 Sky Cinema Five Star Movies HD
Australia Foxtel Movies Disney channel [11] 10 April 2014 Foxtel Movies Kids 7 November 2019
France, Belgium, Switzerland, LuxembourgDisney Cinemachannel, HDCinemagic [13] [21] 8 May 2015 Disney+ 1 May 2020 [32]
New Zealand Sky Movies Disney channel, HD1 July 2015 Sky Movies Family 31 October 2019 [33]
Spain Movistar Disney channel, HD [15] 22 December 2017 Disney+ 31 March 2020 [34]
Middle East and North Africa OSN Movies Disney channel HD [35] 1 March 2018

See also

References

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