Disney XD was a children's channel that broadcast 16 hours a day, between 6:00 and 22:00 CET. It replaced

Jetix Jetix (stylized as JETIX) was a children's entertainment brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The brand was for a slate of action/adventure-related programming blocks and television channels. Jetix programming mainly originated from the S ...

and

Toon Disney Toon Disney was an American multinational pay television channel owned by Disney Channels Worldwide, a subsidiary of Disney-ABC Television Group. The channel's target audience was children ages 2–11, and children ages 6–13 during the Jetix ...

on September 12, 2009. Jetix used to end its broadcast daily at 6:00 PM. Disney XD was funded by advertising, as was Jetix, while Toon Disney was commercial-free. Much of the distribution used by the two former channels was taken over by Disney XD. This includes the analogue frequency in

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's cable network, previously used by Jetix and

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. The channel was also available terrestrially in Denmark from November 1, 2009, via the

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platform. Jetix was granted a license to broadcast terrestrially in Sweden in March 2008, but were yet to use it due to transmission disputes. The channel was shut down on December 31, 2020, simultaneously with the discontinuation of Southeast Asian version of the channel.

Programming

The programming of Disney XD initially included some series that were previously broadcast on

and Jetix, but its scope had since then been extended to also include live-action series such as ''

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'' and feature films. Series carried over from Jetix included '' Pokémon Battle Dimension'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. The first program aired on Disney XD was '' The Legend of Tarzan''. The first film aired was ''

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''. Series from Disney Channel were also aired. In the channel's final months of broadcast, its programming consisted primarily of various animated shows from

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such as ''

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'', ''

Big City Greens ''Big City Greens'' is an American animated comedy adventure television series created by The Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series features the voices of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, and ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel (Kristen Schaal) wh ...

'', ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created b ...

'', '' Big Hero 6: The Series'' and ''

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'', but also included programs like ''

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'', EU and UK productions such as ''

Dude, That's My Ghost! ''Dude, That's My Ghost!'' (French: ''Mon Pote le fantôme'') is a 2013 Anglo- French animated television series created by Jan Van Rijsselberge, produced by Alphanim, and directed by Frédéric Martin. The series aired on Disney XD in the United ...

'' and ''

Counterfeit Cat ''Counterfeit Cat'' is an animated television series developed by Aardman Animations, Cristina Fiumara, and Ben Marsaud. The series is produced by Wildseed Kids, Tricon Kids & Family, and Aardman Animations, in association with Teletoon, with ...

'', and selected live-action programs such as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Films

Whenever films were aired on the channel, they were usually shown on weekends, with a few exceptions.

References

External links

Official website
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