The British-based Disney Junior channels in the EMEA are originally owned by The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East & Africa, based in the U.S. counterpart. Targeted to preschoolers 2 to 7 years old. Began in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2011, and later expanded into several countries throughout the year. Most EMEA feeds (except for the Israeli feed) are synced in the same schedule also based in the United Kingdom, despite the UK feed loss.

Availability

Current

France

Originally launched as

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on 2 November 2002, along with Disney Channel +1 and

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; later rebranded as Disney Junior on 28 May 2011 in both SD and HD. Available through France and its overseas territories,

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, Haiti, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Switzerland.

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

A pan-regional feed available through Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Poland, Romania, Turkey with the Middle East (except, Iran, Israel, and Syria), most of Africa, The Baltics, The Nordics, and the

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countries. Launched on 1 June 2011, while 1 March 2012 in Romania. The Polish and Romanian transmissions airs local advertisements. Since 2016, it began broadcasting in

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. In the Czech Republic, it only aired with Czech subtitles. In Turkey, it is the only Disney-branded TV channel since April 2022.

Spain

Disney Junior launched on 11 June 2011, replacing Playhouse Disney (which was launched on 16 November 2001) with a Spanish language track. It is also available in Andorra.

Israel

Launched on 18 July 2011 on

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satellite and on 27 November 2013 on

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Cable, under The Walt Disney Company Israel. The programming' not synced with the other EMEA feeds.

Belgium

Launched on 10 September 2011, available in Dutch.

Portugal

The Portuguese version of the channel launched on 1 November 2012, replacing

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. An HD version of the channel debuted in March 2021. It is also available in

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and

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via Zap and

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packages.

Defunct

Hungary

Initially available between 1 July 2015 to December 2017 with a

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audio track.

Netherlands

Initially available between 10 September 2011 to 1 April 2019. Selected programs moved to

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in 2020.

Italy

Rebranded on 14 May 2011 and closed on 1 May 2020, after the launch of

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UK and Ireland

It was the first Disney Junior to launch in the EMEA; originally launched as Playhouse Disney on 29 September 2000. Later rebranded as Disney Junior on 7 May 2011. It ceases broadcast on 1 October 2020 with programs moving to

Germany

It was available across Germany, Austria and Switzerland between 14 July 2011 to 30 September 2021. Programs continues to air morningly on

Scandinavia and Baltic

Launched on 10 September 2011, available through Nordic and

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countries. Available with the

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, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian and

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languages; airing local advertisements in selected Nordic countries. The channel closed on Allente on 28 February 2023.

References

External links

{{Portal, United Kingdom, Disney, Media

TV schedules

Belgium (Dutch)

Belgium (French)

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Greece

MENA (Arabic)

MENA (English)

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

South Africa

Spain

Sweden
Disney Junior Mass media in the United Kingdom 2011 establishments in Europe