Disney Channel () was a South Korean
pay television
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channel owned by Disney Channels Korea Ltd., a
joint venture
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between The Walt Disney Company (Korea) LLC and the
Disney Branded Television
Disney Branded Television is a unit of Disney General Entertainment Content which oversees development and production of content geared towards children, teenagers and families for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The unit ...
unit of
Disney International Operations
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Corporate
Walt Disney Studios
Live-action production
Animated production
Disney Studio Services
Disney Theatrica ...
. The South Korean version of
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
, which is separated from the
pan-Asian version which was available in the country with Korean subtitles from June 1, 2002, until June 30, 2011.
History
On June 1, 2002, it started broadcasting with
Korean
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People and culture
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subtitles on-screen of
Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel was a pan-Asian pay television kids channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia; part of The Walt Disney Company Asia-Pacific.
It began broadcasting in Taiwan on 29 March 1995, until its main launch on Jan ...
. Then in May 2010, Disney Channel Worldwide (now
Disney Branded Television
Disney Branded Television is a unit of Disney General Entertainment Content which oversees development and production of content geared towards children, teenagers and families for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The unit ...
in 2020) and
SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( or ) is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. S ...
joined to establish Television Media Korea Ltd. (now Disney Channels Korea in 2016), a joint venture, and on July 1, 2011, it started broadcasting Korean
dubbing
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and voice multi-service through its own channel.
On November 2, 2011, SK Telecom physically spin-off its platform business, including TV Media Korea, into its new subsidiary, SK Planet. After that, SK Planet sold all of its stock in TV Media Korea to The Walt Disney Company Korea, a Korean corporation of The Walt Disney Company, on September 30, 2015. As a result, Disney directly operates the Disney Channel and its sister channel,
Disney Junior
Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven yea ...
.
Closure
On July 4, 2021, a report said Disney Channel and Disney Junior would cease transmission at the end of September to select and focus ahead of the launch of
Disney+
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in South Korea on November 12, 2021.
On August 25, 2021, MediaLog, a subsidiary of
LG Uplus
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, a release partner of Disney+ in South Korea, acquired Disney Channel.
Disney Channel and Disney Junior ceased transmission at midnight on September 30, 2021,
after airing the last episode of ''
Milo Murphy's Law
''Milo Murphy's Law'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series premiered on October 3, 2016 on Disney XD. It revolves around the title character, Milo ...
'' and ''Cuby Zoo,'' respectively. At the same time as the closure, some TV providers, including LG Uplus’ U+ TV and its cable subsidiary LG HelloVision, replaced Disney Channel with MediaLog's new children's channel, The Kids ().
Programming
See also
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Tooniverse
Tooniverse (; portmanteau short for ''Cartoon Universe'') is a cartoon and anime channel broadcast by CJ ENM E&M Division (formerly On-Media), in South Korea.
Tooniverse commenced airing in December 1995 and is currently one of the leading anima ...
*
Nickelodeon
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*
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
References
External links
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{{Disney Channel Original Movies
South Korea
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Children's television networks
Children's television channels in South Korea
Korean-language television stations
Television channels in South Korea
Television channels and stations established in 2011
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
2011 establishments in South Korea