Disney XD was an Indian

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channel, which was launched in 2004 as

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 ...

. It was later relaunched as Disney XD on 14 November 2009. The network was the Indian equivalent to the original American network, and primarily aired a mix of animated and live action content. The channel was replaced by

Marvel HQ Super Hungama is an Indian pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It airs primarily children's animated series and is a direct sister channel to Hungama TV. It was launched as ...

on 20 January 2019 at 22:00.

History

In December 2004, as a part of expanding their South Asian market,

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launched the Indian feeds of

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and

. Both channels broadcast in English,

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, and

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. Toon Disney initially broadcast in English, Tamil, and Telugu, with a Hindi-language audio track being added on 1 September 2005. Toon Disney carried the

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block in the country. Among all children's television channels in India, Toon Disney had the lowest number of local programming. It was also one of the leading Indian children's channels at the time. In November 2009, Disney XD was launched in India, replacing both Toon Disney and Jetix. In December 2011, Disney India planned to launch

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and

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language audio tracks for Disney XD in 2012 as a part of its regional expansion within the Indian subcontinent. In February 2013, the Government of Bangladesh banned the broadcast of Disney XD, along with Disney Channel India, in the country, as it was accused of broadcasting in Hindi throughout the day. Unrelated Pogo was also banned. Later, the Southeast Asian feed of

Disney XD Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years ...

was made available on specific cable providers in Bangladesh. On 20 January 2019, Disney XD ceased to be distributed in India and was replaced by Marvel HQ, which itself was shut down and replaced with

Super Hungama Super Hungama is an Indian pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It airs primarily children's animated series and is a direct sister channel to Hungama TV. It was launched as M ...

on 1 March 2022, after several delays.

Programming

References

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