Disney Junior (German TV channel)

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Disney Junior
Disney Junior EMEA.svg
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany, Austria, Switzerland
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company Limited
Disney Channels Worldwide
(Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International)
Sister channels
History
Launched10 November 2004 (2004-11-10) (as Playhouse Disney)
14 July 2011 (2011-07-14) (as Disney Junior)
Closed30 September 2021;2 years ago (2021-09-30)
Replaced by Disney Channel (Programming)
Former namesPlayhouse Disney (2004–2011)

Disney Junior was a German pay kids television channel, launched on November 10, 2004, as Playhouse Disney.

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History

As Playhouse Disney (2004-2011)

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Logo used from 10 November 2004 to 14 July 2011

He started his program on November 10, 2004, in the pay television offer of Vodafone Kabel Deutschland and via satellite since September 13, 2007 via the pay television package Sky Welt (formerly Premiere Star) and broadcast daily from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . The program should be tailored to the needs of preschool children and promote the children's development through play. Five presenters accompanied the children's everyday lives every day; the shows always revolved around a topic such as: B. Animals, plants or human food. There was also cooking and singing. The program was violence-free and commercial-free. In addition to Germany, Playhouse Disney also existed in Great Britain, the US and France. The broadcasting license was applied for by The Walt Disney Company and granted by the Bavarian State Center for New Media in October 2004.

On April 18, 2011, it was announced that Playhouse Disney, now also in Germany, would be replaced by Disney Junior. The changeover, which began in the US at the beginning of February 2011, was completed in Germany on July 14, 2011. [1] Vom 7. Juli bis zum Sendeschluss, lief ein Countdown From July 7 until the end of the broadcast, a countdown ran that indicated the start of Disney Junior's broadcast. On July 14, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. Vom 7. Juli bis zum Sendeschluss, lief ein Countdown, Playhouse Disney was replaced by Disney Junior. The last show broadcast on Playhouse Disney was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Space Adventures. The first show on Disney Junior was Jake and the Never Land Pirates.

As Disney Junior (2011-2021)

It started with the premiere of the new season of the craft show Art Attack, Lalaloopsy and the new Disney Junior series Jake and the Neverland Pirates. From 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the station ran under the name Playhouse Disney in the same time slot. [2]

Disney Junior HD launched on September 5, 2013, and was available on Vodafone TV Variety HD via cable as well as on Telekom Entertain and Sky in the World Package via satellite. The channel has no longer been broadcast on Sky since April 1, 2020. On September 30, 2021, Disney Junior was discontinued in German-speaking countries. [3]

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References

  1. digitalfernsehen.de: Am 14. Juli 2011 wurde aus Playhouse Disney Disney Junior
  2. "Fernsehsender Playhouse Disney wird zu Disney Junior (für Kinder)". 18 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. Staff Reporter (7 July 2021). "Disney to close FOX, Disney Junior channels in Germany". BroadcastPro ME. Retrieved 27 January 2024.