Disney Junior (Scandinavian TV channel)

This article is about Disney Junior in Scandinavia. For the original, American version, see Disney Junior. For other international versions, see List of Disney Junior TV channels.

Disney Junior
Broadcast areaNordic countries
Programming
Language(s)
Picture formatSDTV 576i
Ownership
Owner
Sister channelsDisney Channel
History
Launched2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Closed1 March 2024; 8 months ago (2024-03-01) (Denmark)
1 April 2024; 7 months ago (2024-04-01)
Former namesPlayhouse 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Television Broadcast Licensing Update September 2011". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ny Disney-kanal lanseras i Sverige i april". MovieZine. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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