Defunct Canadian children's television channel owned by Corus Entertainment (2015-2025)
This article is about a defunct Canadian television channel that was operated by Corus Entertainment and launched on December 1, 2015. For the Canadian television channel that was previously known as Disney XD, see WildBrainTV.
Television channel
Disney XD
Final logo used from December 1, 2015 to September 1, 2025.
A Canadian version of Disney XD was originally launched by Astral Media on June 1, 2011 as a spin-off of Family Channel, which had historically held rights to the programming of Disney Channel and its spin-off brands.[2][3] After Bell Media acquired Astral in 2013, the company sold Disney XD along with its sister channels (Family Channel and the French and English versions of Disney Junior) to DHX Media. On April 16, 2015, Corus Entertainment announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Canadian rights to Disney Channel programming and brands.[3]
Disney XD programming initially aired in a programming block on the Canadian version of Disney Channel, which Corus launched on September 1, 2015.[3][4] The Disney XD-branded channel owned by DHX was renamed Family Chrgd on October 9, 2015, then again to WildBrainTV on March 1, 2022. It will close on October 22, 2025.[5]
Relaunch and second closure (2015-2025)
The new Corus-owned Disney XD channel launched on December 1, 2015 as an exempt discretionary service.[6][7] On September 1, 2017, the channel obtained a discretionary service licence from the CRTC.[8] Through Corus Entertainment's acquisition of Shaw Media, Disney XD and its sister networks are now co-owned with the former Shaw Media channels as of April 1, 2016.[9]
On July 10, 2025, Corus Entertainment announced that they would close Disney XD alongside a selection of other Disney-licensed channels (La Chaîne Disney, Disney Jr. and ABC Spark), as well as the unrelated Nickelodeon, at midnight on September 1, 2025 due to existing financial pressure at the company, leaving the Polish version as the only remaining Disney XD-branded channel outside of the United States.[10] Despite the closure, Corus confirmed that it would continue to air the channel's content on Disney Channel. On August 12, 2025, a notice was put up on the channel's website notifying viewers about the closure.[11] On August 28, 2025, the website was redirected to the Disney Channel site. The last program to air on the channel ahead of its midnight closure was the Milo Murphy's Law episode "Picture Day / Agee Ientee Diogee", after which the channel ceased operations with a slate stating "This channel is no longer available".[12]
Marvel Universe - This block aired such Marvel programs as Guardians of the Galaxy and Marvel's Spider-Man, as well as some short series, such as Ant-Man and Rocket & Groot. This block was also mixed in with other Disney XD programs such as DuckTales, Milo Murphy's Law, Big Hero 6: The Series, Gravity Falls, Player Select, and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
Melty Summer - This block aired all summer long and aired weekdays with new episodes of select shows and new series.
25 Days of Christmas - This block featured a mix of holiday-themed specials all December long.
Halloween - This block featured a mix of Halloween specials.
Some of the assets listed above are majority-owned, wholly-owned, by Corus Entertainment, or are under license. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.
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