Disney Junior is a Dutch
pay television
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block on
Disney Channel and a television station for young children, owned by
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Stud ...
. It shares its video feed with Disney Junior Scandinavia and featured an additional Dutch audio track for its viewers in the Netherlands and Flanders. It closed down in the Netherlands, but continues broadcasting in Flanders. Viewers in
Wallonia, Brussels and
Luxembourg
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receive
the French version, which has the same schedule.
History
On 3 May 2010 Disney Junior was first launched as
Playhouse Disney
Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Televi ...
in the Netherlands and on 22 June in Belgium. It also launched under the same name as a block on the main Disney Channel. Disney Junior replaced Playhouse Disney on 10 September 2011 and was launched in
Proximus TV
Proximus TV (former Belgacom TV), subsidiary of the Belgacom Group, provides Digital TV (IPTV) services over its own IPTV Platform in Belgium. It was launched in the summer of 2005.
Proximus TV is distributed using ADSL/ VDSL solution. This I ...
and
Ziggo
Ziggo Holding B.V. () is the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers.
History
The company is the result of the merger between ...
.
In 2018, one third of Disney Belgium's employees were laid off, as Disney decided to move its Benelux subsidiary to France, including among others Disney Channel activities.
Ziggo
Ziggo Holding B.V. () is the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers.
History
The company is the result of the merger between ...
announced that Disney Junior as a TV channel would close down in the Netherlands on 1 April 2019. Disney Channels Benelux is planning to distribute its programs differently (on
Disney+
Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by the Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. The service primarily distributes films and television se ...
).
The Dutch channel continues broadcasting in Belgium.
After a year absence, the channel's programs moved to "Mickey Mornings" on Disney Channel on 17 November 2020.
Disney Junior on Disney Channel
Besides the TV channel there is also a Disney Junior program block on Disney Channel from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
See also
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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 y ...
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Disney Channel (Dutch TV channel)
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Disney Channel (Belgium)
Disney Channel is the Belgian edition based on the American channel of the same name, owned by the Walt Disney Company.
Disney Channel was launched in Flanders on 1 November 2009, as a subfeed from the Dutch version. The Flemish channel was s ...
References
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{{Television in the Netherlands
Defunct television channels in the Netherlands
Defunct television channels in Belgium
2011 establishments in the Netherlands
2011 establishments in Belgium
2019 disestablishments in the Netherlands
Television channels and stations established in 2010
Netherlands and Flanders