Disney Channel () was a South Korean

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channel owned by Disney Channels Korea Ltd., a

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between The Walt Disney Company (Korea) LLC and the

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unit of Disney International Operations. The South Korean version of

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, which is separated from the pan-Asian version which was available in the country with Korean subtitles from June 1, 2002, until June 30, 2011.

History

On June 1, 2002, it started broadcasting with

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subtitles on-screen of

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. Then in May 2010, Disney Channel Worldwide (now

in 2020) and

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joined to establish Television Media Korea Ltd. (now Disney Channels Korea in 2016), a joint venture, and on July 1, 2011, it started broadcasting Korean

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and voice multi-service through its own channel. On November 2, 2011, SK Telecom physically spin-off its platform business, including TV Media Korea, into its new subsidiary, SK Planet. After that, SK Planet sold all of its stock in TV Media Korea to The Walt Disney Company Korea, a Korean corporation of The Walt Disney Company, on September 30, 2015. As a result, Disney directly operates the Disney Channel and its sister channel,

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Closure

On July 4, 2021, a report said Disney Channel and Disney Junior would cease transmission at the end of September to select and focus ahead of the launch of

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in South Korea on November 12, 2021. On August 25, 2021, MediaLog, a subsidiary of

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, a release partner of Disney+ in South Korea, acquired Disney Channel. Disney Channel and Disney Junior ceased transmission at midnight on September 30, 2021, after airing the last episode of '' Milo Murphy's Law'' and ''Cuby Zoo,'' respectively. At the same time as the closure, some TV providers, including LG Uplus’ U+ TV and its cable subsidiary LG HelloVision, replaced Disney Channel with MediaLog's new children's channel, The Kids ().

Programming

References

External links

* {{Disney Channel Original Movies

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History

Closure

Programming

See also

References

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