Disney XD was a Latin American

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owned by

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and one of the channels of

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which operated across Mexico, Central America, South America and the

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region. It was directly operated by Disney Media Networks and

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. Launched on November 8, 1996, as an international feed of

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, it was rebranded as Disney XD in 2009 after five years under Disney's interim Jetix branding. The network closed on March 31, 2022, with its content shifting to

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and

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History

As Fox Kids (1996–2004)

The channel was launched on November 8, 1996, as

, originally owned by Fox Kids Worldwide Inc., a joint venture of

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and

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. It was the third international version of the network to launch after those in

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and the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the first version in another language besides English. On July 24, 2001, FKW was sold to

for US$5.3 billion.

As Jetix (2004–2009)

On August 1, 2004, the TV network transitioned to Disney's new international children's action brand,

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, with Disney content merged into the schedule throughout the two years before. It was the first Fox Kids network to rebrand as Jetix.

As Disney XD (2009–2022)

In May 2009, after

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was rebranded to

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 ...

in the United States, the Latin American-Disney branch confirmed Disney XD would replace Jetix in Latin America on July 3, 2009. On January 18, 2010, a Pacific feed was introduced for all South American Pacific countries and Bolivia outside Colombia. In August 2016, the channel moved to a full-time widescreen presentation, launching high-definition operations in each territory when technically able to. The Pacific South American feed shifted to a -1 hour feed of the eastern feed in June 2017.

Feeds

Disney XD Latin America was split into three feeds across the region.Disney XD llega a América Latina y reemplazará a Jetix – Anime, Manga y TV
Anmtvla.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-09. The network's three feeds were timed to UTC–6 (identified within network promotions as

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) and UTC−05:00 (identified as

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or "Sureste") in Spanish, and in

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, defaulted to UTC−03:00 (identified as

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Programming

References

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