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Disney XD is a brand of children's TV channels owned by The Walt Disney Company. Since its American debut on February 13, 2009,[1][2] the brand was launched in other markets. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney or Jetix in most areas.
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Disney XD has considerably reduced its footprint in favor of those markets mainly being served by Disney+, with the network's remaining presence being the American, Canadian and Polish channels, with a Dutch time-share.
Current channels
editMarket | Type | Formerly | Launch date | Operator |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | channel | Toon Disney | February 13, 2009[2] | Disney Branded Television |
Poland | Jetix | September 19, 2009 | The Walt Disney Company Limited | |
Netherlands | daytime time share with Veronica TV |
January 1, 2010[3] | ||
Canada (current) | channel | — | December 1, 2015 | Corus Entertainment[4] |
Defunct channels
editMarket | Type | Formerly | Active date | feeds/other countries | Operator | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada (Original) | channel | Family Extreme (license proposal name) | June 1, 2011[5] – October 9, 2015[6] | None | DHX Media[7] | Rebranded as Family CHRGD following loss of Disney intellectual property rights to Corus Entertainment. Now called WildBrainTV.[8][9] |
Canada (French) | programming block on La Chaîne Disney | — | June 27, 2016 – Summer 2019 | Corus Entertainment | Disney XD Zone was firstly a programming block on Disney Channel France between 2015 and 2016. The block was launched on the Canadian French-language channel La Chaîne Disney on 27 June 2016, called XD Zone. Disney Channel Canada also aired a Disney XD programming block over several periods. Disney XD shows are now part of regular La Chaîne Disney programming. | |
Israel[10] | pop-up channel | — | January 1, 2018[10] – February 1, 2018[10] | The Walt Disney Company Israel | Opened as a one-month temporary channel exclusively on Hot.[10] | |
Netherlands (24 hours signal) | HD 24h/24 channel | — | June 1, 2010[11] – August 1, 2018[12] | Belgium | Disney Channels (Benelux) B.V.[13] | The 24h channel was available on Belgium ISP and cable operators, while the free-to-air channel is not (only on satellite with TV Vlaanderen). |
Australia | channel | — | April 10, 2014[14] – January 6, 2019[15] | New Zealand | The Walt Disney Company Australia | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel following the channel's closure.[15] |
India | channel | November 14, 2009[16] – January 9, 2019[17] | Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh (until February 2013),[18] Nepal and Bhutan | The Walt Disney Company India | Replaced by Marvel HQ, which went on the air on January 20, 2019, and continues to air select Disney XD shows.[17] Replaced by Disney XD Asia in Bangladesh after ban in 2016. | |
Italy | channel | Jetix | September 28, 2009 – October 1, 2019 | Switzerland | The Walt Disney Company Italy | The Walt Disney Company Italy's deal with Sky Italia was not renewed, which caused the closure of the channel alongside other Disney and Fox networks.[19] Selected programming moved to Disney Channel following the channel's closure |
channel +1 | Jetix +1 | September 28, 2009 – October 1, 2019 | ||||
channel +2 | Toon Disney +1 | October 1, 2011 – April 9, 2018 | ||||
channel HD | — | May 9, 2012 – October 1, 2019 | ||||
Spain | channel | Jetix | September 18, 2009 – April 1, 2020 | Andorra, Equatorial Guinea | The Walt Disney Company Spain & Portugal | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ following the channel's closure. |
channel +1 | Jetix +1 | September 18, 2009 – April 1, 2020 | ||||
channel HD | — | June 1, 2013 – April 1, 2020 | ||||
Germany | channel | Jetix | October 18, 2009 – April 1, 2020[20][21] | Austria, Switzerland | The Walt Disney Company Germany | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ following the channel's closure |
channel +1 | Jetix +1 | April 15, 2010 – April 1, 2020 | ||||
channel HD | — | September 5, 2013 – April 1, 2020 | ||||
United Kingdom | +1 channel | Jetix +1 | September 1, 2009[22] – May 1, 2020[23] | Ireland | Disney Co. Ltd.
(UK/Europe) |
Closed alongside select Disney channels in Europe and Australia due to the popularisation content moving to Disney+, and its Sky EPG slot was given to BabyTV (now on Channel 626) and replace it. |
France | channel | Jetix | April 1, 2009 – May 1, 2020 | Belgium, Switzerland, Africa | The Walt Disney Company France | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ following the channel's closure. The channel closed on April 1 in Belgium and Switzerland, but was postponed along with the Disney+ launch in France to April 7. The channel ultimately closed in Overseas France and Africa on May 1, 2020. |
channel HD | — | September 20, 2011 – May 1, 2020 | ||||
United Kingdom | channel | Jetix | September 1, 2009 – October 1, 2020 | Ireland | Disney Co. Ltd. (UK/Europe) | Sky and Virgin Media declined to sign a new deal to keep the Disney-branded networks running after the successful launch of Disney+ in the country. Selected programming moved to the service following the channel's closure, and Sky Kids took its Virgin Media slot. |
channel HD | — | October 18, 2010 – October 1, 2020 | ||||
Scandinavia | channel | Toon Disney/Jetix | September 12, 2009 – January 1, 2021 | Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia | The Walt Disney Company Limited | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ following the channel's closure. |
Southeast Asia | September 15, 2012[24] – January 1, 2021[25] | Malaysia and Brunei | The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) | Selected programming moved to Disney+ Hotstar following the channel's closure on June 1, 2021. | ||
October 19, 2013[26][27] – January 1, 2021[25] | Indonesia | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ Hotstar following the channel's closure. | ||||
March 16, 2013 – June 1, 2020 | Singapore | Contract renewal failure with service providers in the country.[28] Selected programming available on Disney+. | ||||
October 19, 2013[27] – January 1, 2021[25] | Thailand | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ Hotstar following the channel's closure on June 30, 2021. | ||||
June 1, 2014[29] – January 1, 2021[25] | Philippines | Replaced by the Cignal channel space Metro Channel, selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ following the channel's closure on November 17, 2022. | ||||
Japan | channel | Toon Disney | August 1, 2009 – February 1, 2021 | None | The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. | Selected programming moved to Disney Channel and Disney+ following the channel's closure. |
channel HD | — | September 29, 2012 – February 1, 2021[30] | ||||
Greece (original) | channel | Jetix | October 3, 2009[31] – February 1, 2021[32] | Cyprus[13] | The Walt Disney Company Limited | |
EMEA | channel | Jetix | October 3, 2009 – February 1, 2021 | Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania | ||
October 3, 2009 – January 1, 2021 | Middle East and North Africa | |||||
— | May 12, 2011 – October 1, 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa | ||||
Latin America | channel | Jetix | July 3, 2009 – April 1, 2022 | Mexico/Caribbean (Spanish), Central America/South America (Spanish), Brazil (Portuguese); all three feeds with English on second audio program | Disney Media Networks Latin America | |
Greece (pop-up channel) | channel | June 1, 2024 – July 10, 2024 | Greece (satellite coverage in Western and nearly all of Eastern Europe, Türkiye (Turkey), Levant Region of the Middle East and small parts of North Africa) | Cosmote TV Greece, and the Walt Disney Company Limited | The newly unexpected Disney XD feed is a pop-up channel, it was broadcast for a limited time. |
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