Disney Junior (Portuguese TV channel)

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Disney Junior (Portugal)
Disney Junior EMEA.svg
Country Spain (license)
Portugal (playout)
Broadcast areaPortugal
Angola
Mozambique
HeadquartersCalle de José Bardasano Baos, Madrid, Spain (license)
Lisbon, Portugal (playout)
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format HDTV 1080i
SDTV 576i (downscaled)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company Portugal
ParentThe Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.
Disney Branded Television (Disney Entertainment)
Sister channels
History
Launched1 November 2012;11 years ago (2012-11-01)
Replaced Disney Cinemagic
Links
Website tv.disney.pt/programacao/disney-junior

Disney Junior is a Spanish-managed [1] Portuguese pay television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Portugal. Aimed mainly at children between 2 and 7 years of age, it replaced the Disney Cinemagic channel on 1 November 2012. [2] [3] [4] [5] Along with the new channel, Disney launched "Disney Movies On Demand" service on ZON. [6]

On March 2021, an HD feed was launched on the TV operator MEO. [7]

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References

  1. "Sobre Nós". Disney Portugal (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. Santos, Joaquim Pedro (6 October 2012). "Disney Junior chega a Portugal em novembro". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. Ribeiro, Rui (1 November 2012). "Disney Junior – Novo Canal dia 1 de Novembro na ZON". MHD (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. "Disney Junior estreia «Os Contos da Amizade de Winnie the Pooh»". SAPO (in Portuguese). 27 December 2012.
  5. "Canal pré-escolar da Disney lançado dia 1 de Novembro". Activa (in Portuguese). 23 October 2012.
  6. "Zon lança canal de TV para crianças dos 2 aos 7 anos". ExameExpresso (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 November 2012.
  7. Oliveira, Diogo (25 March 2021). "Canal Panda HD e Disney Junior HD estreiam em Portugal". Unimado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 December 2022.