Disney Junior (Scandinavian TV channel)
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Broadcast area | Nordic countries |
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Picture format | SDTV 576i |
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Sister channels | Disney Channel |
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Launched | 2006 |
Closed | 1 March 2024 1 April 2024 | (Denmark)
Former names | Playhouse Disney (2006-2011) Fox Kids Play (2003-2004) Jetix Play (2005-2006) |
Disney Junior was a Scandinavian television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited;[1] targeted for preschoolers targeting the Nordic countries.
History
[edit]It was launched in 2006 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite platforms. Cable networks launched it later on. Com Hem, the largest cable network in Sweden, launched it on 2 April 2007. Before 10 September 2011, this channel was called Playhouse Disney; the last show as Playhouse Disney was Special Agent Oso at 6:30 PM.[citation needed]
On 19 January 2024, The Walt Disney Company Nordic announced that Disney Junior in Denmark would be closed on 1 March 2024 and its content would be moved to Disney Channel;[2] while in February 2024, the company announced that Disney Junior would be shut down and merged with Disney Channel, at the same time to relaunch a new version of the main channel on 1 April 2024 and would also include a Disney Junior branded block during mornings and at weekends.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Television Broadcast Licensing Update September 2011". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Norlys varsler prisstigning og kanalændringer på tv-pakker fra 1. marts - den lille tv-pakke stiger med 45,- / måned". digitalt.tv (in Danish). 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Disney combines Junior with Disney Channel in the Nordics". Broadband TV News. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Ny Disney-kanal lanseras i Sverige i april". MovieZine. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Disney Junior Gateway Archived 23 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine