Disney Junior is a Dutch pay television block on Disney Channel and a television station for young children, owned by The Walt Disney Company. It shares its video feed with Disney Junior Scandinavia and featured an additional Dutch audio track for its viewers in the Netherlands and Flanders. It closed down in the Netherlands, but continues broadcasting in Flanders. Viewers in Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg receive the French version, which has the same schedule.
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Broadcast area | Belgium |
| Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE, United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Dutch |
| Picture format | 16:9 576p (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Limited (Disney International Operations) |
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| History | |
| Launched | 3 May 2010 (as a channel) 17 November 2020 (as a "Mickey Mornings" on Disney Channel) |
| Closed | 1 April 2019 (Netherlands) |
| Former names | Playhouse Disney (2010-2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | tv tv |
History edit
On 3 May 2010 Disney Junior was first launched as Playhouse Disney in the Netherlands and on 22 June in Belgium. It also launched under the same name as a block on the main Disney Channel, replacing Jetix Play[1] Before September 10, 2011, this channel was called Playhouse Disney, the last show as Playhouse Disney was Special Agent Oso at 6:30 PM.[2][3]
In 2018, one third of Disney Belgium's employees were laid off, as Disney decided to move its Benelux subsidiary to France, including among others Disney Channel activities.[4][5]
Ziggo announced that Disney Junior as a TV channel would close down in the Netherlands on 1 April 2019. Disney Channels Benelux is planning to distribute its programs differently (on Disney+).[6][7] The Dutch channel continues broadcasting in Belgium.
After a year absence, the channel's programs moved to "Mickey Mornings" on Disney Channel on 17 November 2020.
See also edit
References edit
- This article incorporates material derived from the "Disney_Junior_(Netherlands)" article on the Disney Wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (28 March 2021).
- ^ Robert Briel (23 April 2010). "UPC launches Playhouse Disney". Broadband TV News.
- ^ Playhouse Disney Scandinavia (Swedish) - LAST 3 MINUTES (SHUTDOWN), retrieved 22 October 2022
- ^ Jarco Kriek (18 August 2011). "Disney Junior neemt plaats Playhouse Disney in" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
- ^ "Une quinzaine de personnes licenciées chez Disney Belgique". RTBF Info (in French). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Une quinzaine de personnes licenciées chez Disney Belgique". BX1 (in French). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (1 February 2019). "Disney Junior verdwijnt bij Ziggo" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (27 February 2019). "Verdere verschraling zenderaanbod: Disney Junior stopt bij alle distributeurs" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.