Disney XD (Latin American TV channel)

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Disney XD
CountryArgentina
Brazil
Mexico
Broadcast areaLatin America
Caribbean
Headquarters Buenos Aires
São Paulo
Mexico City
Bogotá
Santiago
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Portuguese (for Brazil)
English
(only via SAP audio track)
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerDisney Media Networks Latin America
Parent The Walt Disney Company Latin America
Sister channels
History
Launched8 November 1996;28 years ago (1996-11-08) (as Fox Kids)
1 August 2004;20 years ago (2004-08-01) (as Jetix)
3 July 2009;15 years ago (2009-07-03) (as Disney XD)
Closed1 April 2022;2 years ago (2022-04-01) [1]
Former namesFox Kids Network
(1996–1998)
Fox Kids
(1998–2004)
Jetix
(2004–2009)

Disney XD was a Latin American pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company and one of the channels of Disney Branded Television which operated across Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean region. It is based on namesake American television channel.

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It was directly operated by Disney Media Networks and The Walt Disney Company Latin America. Launched on November 8, 1996, as an international feed of Fox Kids, it was rebranded as Disney XD in 2009 after five years under Disney's Jetix branding. The network closed on April 1, 2022, [1] with its content shifting to Disney Channel and Disney+. [2] [3] [4]

History

As Fox Kids (1996–2004)

Fox Kids logo used from 1998 to 2004. FOX Kids logo.svg
Fox Kids logo used from 1998 to 2004.

The channel was launched on November 8, 1996, as Fox Kids, originally owned by Fox Kids Worldwide Inc., [5] a joint venture of Saban Entertainment and News Corporation. It was the third international version of the network to launch after those in Australia and the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the first version in another language besides English.

Fox Kids launched on Sky México on February 4, 1997 [6] and on SKY Brasil on April 8, 1997. [7]

On July 24, 2001, FKW was sold to The Walt Disney Company for US$5.3 billion. [8]

As Jetix (2004–2009)

On August 1, 2004, the TV network transitioned to Disney's new international children's action brand, Jetix, with Disney content merged into the schedule throughout the two years before. [9] It was the first Fox Kids network to rebrand as Jetix.

As Disney XD (2009–2022)

Disney XD logo used from 2009 to 2016 Logo Disney XD.svg
Disney XD logo used from 2009 to 2016

In May 2009, after Toon Disney was rebranded to Disney XD in the United States, the Latin American-Disney branch confirmed Disney XD would replace Jetix in Latin America on July 3, 2009. On January 18, 2010, a Pacific feed was introduced for all South American Pacific countries and Bolivia outside Colombia. In August 2016, the channel moved to a full-time widescreen presentation, launching high-definition operations in each territory when technically able to. The Pacific South American feed shifted to a -1 hour feed of the eastern feed in June 2017.

Feeds

Disney XD Latin America was split into three feeds across the region. [10] The network's three feeds were timed to UTC–6 (identified within network promotions as Mexico City) and UTC−05:00 (identified as Bogotá or "Sureste") in Spanish, and in Brazilian Portuguese, defaulted to UTC−03:00 (identified as Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo).

Programming

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  7. ↑ "Line-up do Sky". Tela Viva. April 9, 1997. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Disney compra 100% de Fox Family Worldwide" [Disney buys 100% of Fox Family Worldwide]. Mercado Argentina (in Spanish). July 25, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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