Disney Junior (Italy)

This article is about Disney Junior in Italy. For other international versions, see Disney Jr. (international).

Disney Junior

Final logo, used from 11 February 2019 to 30 April 2020
Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy Malta San Marino Vatican City
Headquarters	Milan
Programming
Language(s)	Italian
Picture format	HDTV 1080i SDTV 576i (downscaled)
Timeshift service	Disney Junior +1
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (Italia) S.R.L. Disney Channels Worldwide
Sister channels	Disney Channel Disney XD
History
Launched	1 May 2005;20 years ago (2005-05-01) (as Playhouse Disney) 14 May 2011;14 years ago (2011-05-14) (as Disney Junior)
Closed	1 May 2020;5 years ago (2020-05-01)
Replaced by	Disney+ (most of its content)
Former names	Playhouse Disney (2005-2011)
Links
Website	disneyjunior.it

Disney Junior was an Italian pay television channel that was owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Italy. It was launched on May 14, 2011, after it replaced Playhouse Disney with the channel being available on pay TV via Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium (until September 30, 2016). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In October 2019, Disney Junior began broadcasting in Switzerland replacing Disney XD, However on April 1, 2020, the channel would also stop airing in Switzerland. ^{[4] [5]}

Disney Junior and its timeshift ceased broadcasting on May 1, 2020 due to Disney failing to renew a deal with Sky Italy, with content moving to Disney+. ^[6]

Logos

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  2005-2011
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  2011-2019
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  2019-2020

See also

• Italy portal
• Media portal

• Disney Junior
• Disney Channel (Italy)

References

1. "AUDITEL CANALI SKY GENNAIO 2015: BENE EUROSPORT, ANCORA MALE SKY ATLANTIC". Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "MEDIASET: DAL 1° OTTOBRE STOP A DISNEY CHANNEL E DISNEY JUNIOR SU PREMIUM". 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
3. "Disney Channel e Disney Junior da oggi anche su Premium Play". 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
4. "Change day il 26.11.2019 / 27.11.11.2019". UPC Community (in Italian). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
5. "Modifications des chaînes Disney au 31.03.2020". UPC Community (in French). 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
6. "Nuovi Canali Cartoon Network. Chiude Disney Channel". tv.upgo.news. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2020.