Disney_Junior_(Nordic)
Disney Junior (Scandinavian TV channel)
Scandinavian television channel
Disney Junior was a Scandinavian television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited;[1] targeted for preschoolers targeting the Nordic countries. It does not screen advertising and is funded by subscriptions instead.
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Broadcast area | Nordic countries |
| Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE, United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
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| Picture format | SDTV 576i |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| Sister channels | Disney Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) |
| Closed | 28 February 2023; 13 months ago (2023-02-28) (on Allente) 1 March 2024; 49 days ago (2024-03-01) (Denmark) 1 April 2024; 18 days ago (2024-04-01) |
| Replaced by | Disney Channel |
| Former names | Playhouse Disney (2006-2011) Fox Kids Play (2003-2004) Jetix Play (2005-2006) (Baltic states only) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| dna Welho (Finland) | Channel 89 |
It was launched in 2006 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite platforms. Cable networks launched it later on. Com Hem, the largest cable network in Sweden, launched it on 2 April 2007. Before 10 September 2011, this channel was called Playhouse Disney; the last show as Playhouse Disney was Special Agent Oso at 6:30 PM.[citation needed]
The network closed on Allente on 28 February 2023; however, it remains in other providers.[2]
On 19 January 2024, The Walt Disney Company Nordic announced that Disney Junior in Denmark would be closed on 1 March 2024 and its content would be moved to Disney Channel;[3] while in February 2024, the company announced that Disney Junior would be shut down and merged with Disney Channel, at the same time to relaunch a new version of the main channel on 1 April 2024 and would also include a Disney Junior branded block during mornings and at weekends.[4][5]
- "Television Broadcast Licensing Update September 2011". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- "Disneykanaler utgår – Allente". 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Norlys varsler prisstigning og kanalændringer på tv-pakker fra 1. marts - den lille tv-pakke stiger med 45,- / måned". digitalt.tv (in Danish). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- "Disney combines Junior with Disney Channel in the Nordics". Broadband TV News. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- "Ny Disney-kanal lanseras i Sverige i april". MovieZine. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
