Disney Jr. (India)

This article is about Disney Jr. in India. For Disney Jr. in the United States, see Disney Jr. For other international versions, see Disney Jr. (international).

Disney Jr.

Logo used since 12 July 2025
Type	Television Channel
Country	India
Broadcast area	India Sri Lanka [1] Bangladesh (until February 2013) Nepal Bhutan [2] Maldives [3]
Network	Jio Star
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Programming
Language(s)	English Hindi Tamil Telugu
Picture format	576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	JioStar (branding licensed from Disney India)
Sister channels	Disney Star Channels
History
Launched	2006 (as Playhouse Disney block) 4 July 2011 (block) 15 October 2012 (channel)
Former names	Playhouse Disney (2006–2011) Disney Junior (2011-2025)
Links
Website	disneyjunior.disney.in
Availability
Streaming media
Airtel Digital TV India	SD & HD

Disney Jr. is an Indian pay television channel owned by Jio Star, a Joint Venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. The channel is dedicated towards pre-schoolers. It is also available as a programming block on Disney Channel that replaced Playhouse Disney. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and broadcasts in Hindi , Tamil, Telugu and English.

History

Before 2006, Playhouse Disney was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior. ^[4] On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a channel. ^[5]

On 15 March 2023, the high definition version of Disney Channel launched a morning preschool block called Disney Junior Block. ^[6]

Logos

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  2012-2019; 2019-2025 (Screen Bug)
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  2019-2025
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  2025-present

References

1. "Sri Lanka to experience the magic of Disney Junior". Daily Mirror. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. "BICMA approves 56 channels for uniformity". Kuensel Online. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
3. "Dhiraagu TV launches four Disney channels in the Maldives". Corporate Maldives. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
4. "Disney Channel to make entry into Tamil and Telugu via pre-school block". Indian Television Dot Com. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
5. "Walt Disney launches its 4th offering Disney Junior". www.afaqs.com. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
6. Bhadra, Soham (3 March 2023). "Disney Star unfreezes new channel launches, sets 15 March 2023 as launch date". dreamdth.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.