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Disney Channel (European, Middle Eastern and African TV channel)

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This article is about Disney Channel in EMEA. For the original U.S. version, see Disney Channel. For other international versions, see Disney Branded Television.

Disney Channel (Arabic: قناة ديزني; Greek: Κανάλι της Disney; Serbian: Дизни Канал) is a pan-regional pay television channel, originally owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company EMEA. It currently broadcasts in the Arab World, most of Sub-Saharan Africa; Greece, Cyprus, and most of the Balkans (excluding Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Romania and Moldova). The channel separates and broadcasts into four main feeds; MENA, Greek, African, and Serbian.

Disney Channel
TypePay television channel
Country
Broadcast area
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company EMEA
ParentDisney Branded Television
Sister channelsDisney Junior
History
Launched
  • 2 April 1997; 27 years ago (1997-04-02) (MENA Feed)
  • 25 September 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-25) (African Feed)
  • 8 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-08) (Greek Feed)
  • 6 April 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-06) (Serbian Feed)
Links
Website

It was originally launched on 2 April 1997 as a channel in the Arab World; exclusively for Orbit TV subscribers in the Middle East;[1][2] and in 2006, it began expanding to markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeastern Europe. The channel previously used to cover Poland and Turkey, with respective audio tracks for the two markets, until 2010[3] and 2012[4] respectively when two fully-localized feeds were launched for the two countries. In Albania, the EMEA feed was previously available from 2012 to 2018, with Albanian subtitles available for programs.[5]

History

The Disney Channel began broadcasting on 2 April 1997 on satellite provider Orbit in the Middle East & North Africa region.[1][2][6]

Initially, the channel was only available in English, but on 1 April 1998, a separate Arabic sub-feed was added. Animated films and series were dubbed in Arabic,[7] while live-action films and series were subtitled. Disney Channel Middle East was then picked up by satellite provider Showtime in fall 2001. The channel featured the logos (resembling Mickey Mouse head) in two versions (the one with the channel's name written in English and the other in Arabic for each feed), until June 2003 when it adopted the 2002 US Disney Channel logo.

Somewhere at that time, both the Arabic and English feeds of the channel were merged. In consequence, on 3 January 2005 Disney Channel Middle East started to simulcast Disney Channel Scandinavia, including its schedule and the prints of the series and movies for this feed (which were modified to also include Arabic dubbing credits). Then somewhere between November and December 2005, Disney Channel Scandinavia and Middle East started to add dubbing credits to its programming through subtitles.

Disney Channel Scandinavia and Middle East started gradually becoming individual feeds in 2006, starting with a different rotation of films (that gradually got more different), though this did not stop Arab satellite provider Orbit from adding a Swedish audio track to the Middle Eastern feed on 16 April 2007 (which was subsequently removed years later).

The Middle Eastern feed became a pan-regional network, as the channel was launched in Sub-Saharan Africa on 25 August 2006,[8] in Poland on 2 December 2006,[9] in Turkey on 29 April 2007; and Greece along with Cyprus on 8 November 2009.

In fall of 2009, when the feed separation from Disney Channel Scandinavia was complete, the Middle East feed (now broadcasting in most of the EMEA region) started to share promotions and events with the CEE feed.

On 1 August 2010, the EMEA feed in Poland was seperated and replaced with a fully localized Polish feed.

On 12 January 2012, Disney Channel EMEA in Turkey was replaced by an independent Turkish feed,[4] which became free-to-air.

On 6 April 2012, Disney Channel EMEA began broadcasting in the Serbia, along with Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina; and expanded in Croatia & Slovenia on 1 September 2012. Its headquarters is based from Belgrade, with Marcon Agency as it distribution. And on 1 June 2012, Disney Channel EMEA was launched in Albania with Albanian-language subtitles available.[5]

The channel adopted a new logo and underwent a rebrand on 21 July 2014.[10] In 2015, Disney Channel EMEA switched its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9.

In 2017, a high-definition feed of the channel was launched. It includes Arabic subtitles for live-action films and TV series. Also in that year, Disney Channel EMEA rebranded using the 2017 European branding package.

In 2018, the Albanian sub-feed was closed down.

Disney Channel programs are currently available on Disney+ in South Africa, which is launched in the country on 18 May 2022.[11] The service will be launched in Arab countries on 8 June 2022, and in additional European countries such as Greece on 14 June 2022.[12]

Sub-feeds

Greece

The Greek sub-feed was launched in Greece and Cyprus on 8 November 2009; exclusively to NOVA subscribers. It's headquarters is based in Marousi, Athens. Most programs whether live-action or animated are generally dubbed into Greek on this sub-feed, although some programs are aired with Greek subtitles instead. It also have a website in Greek.

Serbia

The Serbian sub-feed was first launched in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina on 6 April 2012, with Marcon Agency as its distribution; and was later expanded in Croatia and Slovenia on 1 September 2012. All programs are exclusively aired with English audio; and are subtitled in Serbian, as well as Croatian and Slovene.

Middle East & North Africa

The MENA sub-feed is the oldest sub-feed, and began broadcasting in the Middle East on 2 April 1997.[1] The feed is currently available in both English and Arabic. The vast majority of all animated series can be watched with Arabic dubbing, but live-action programs are almost always aired in English only with Arabic subtitles instead. It also have a website in both English and Arabic versions.

Africa

The African sub-feed was launched on 25 September 2006 on Multichoice's DStv;[8] its headquarters is based from Johannesburg, and also broadcasts on most of Sub-Saharan Africa. This feed airs programs in English only, without foreign-language subtitles. It also have a website and schedule, based from South Africa.

Programming

Current programming

Former programming

Upcoming programming

Disney Channel Original Movie premieres

See also: List of Disney Channel original films

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

References

  1. ^ a b c Disney Channel - Arabic VHS Trailer, retrieved 1 May 2022
  2. ^ a b "A Salute to Disney Channel: International: Vive le Mickey". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ Disney Channel - Scandinavia/MENA/Poland - Promos + Idents (2008), retrieved 1 May 2022
  4. ^ a b "Walt Disney şifresiz yayına başlayacak - CNN TÜRK". 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Disney Channel në Digitalb - Telekomanda". 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Disney Factbook 1997 - Disney Through the Decades" (PDF). The Walt Disney Company. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ Disney in Arabic! [90's Disney Channel Middle East], retrieved 1 May 2022
  8. ^ a b "Disney Channel expands to South Africa". C21Media. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Disney Channel przyciąga widzów". Media2.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Disney Channel unveils its new logo and on-air branding across Africa". mediaupdate.co.za. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  11. ^ The Walt Disney Company EMEA (18 May 2022). "Disney+ Arrives Today in South Africa". African.business. APO Group. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  12. ^ Szalai, Georg (29 March 2022). "Disney+ Sets South Africa, Middle East Launch Dates, Prices". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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