Disney Channel around the world
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Disney Channel
, originally established as a cable channel in the United States
, has expanded worldwide. Countries using English Language are South Africa, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Scandinavia, Baltic states, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Caribbean.
, Angola
, Botswana
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
, Ghana
, Kenya
, Lesotho
, Madagascar
, Malawi
, Mauritius
, Mozambique
, Namibia
, Nigeria
, Swaziland
, Tanzania
, Zambia
and Zimbabwe
.
, Burkina Faso
, Cape Verde
, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana
, Guinea
, Guinea-Bissau
, Liberia
, Mali
, Mauritania
, Niger
, Nigeria
, Senegal
, Sierra Leone
and Togo
.
, Indonesia
, Philippines
, Singapore
, Thailand
, Vietnam
, South East Asia.
Disney Channel Japan also has American shows dubbed in Japanese.
from December 13, 2010 to present, but shows only 2 programs for morning and afternoon, it starts on weekday mornings at 8:00 AM and Sunday 10:30 AM.
in Korea. Disney Channel Korea is expected to launch on April 11, 2011, following an agreement between Korean company SK Telecom
and The Walt Disney Company to form a joint venture for operating all future Disney-branded channels. SK will own the majority 51% of the new company. It'll replace the Disney Channel Asia
available in Korea.
since April to July 2008. During July 2008 to May 2010 there was no DC in Thailand, and returned as a separate channel but available only in cable & satellite.
platform and on cable systems and other broadcasting services in Pakistan.
analog and digital cable network on October 3, 2009. The channel broadcasts a range of Disney series in a Dutch/Flemish dub. Only after 6 PM, series are broadcast with Dutch subtitles. Since 1 November the channel also broadcast in Belgium
with a Flemish voice who does the announcements onTelenet Digital TV (digital cable) and Belgacom TV
(IPTV). 22 June 2009 it also launched on the analog cable network of Telenet.
The Disney Channel launched on the digital cable network of Ziggo
on 1 September 2011 and is announced to launch via the Caiway digital cable network, a date however is not yet known.
The Dutch Jetix channel has been rebranded as Disney XD Netherlands. That rebranding took place on 1 January 2010.
is composed of:
, Polsat
and N
satellite platforms. On July 22, 2011 it changed logo.
on channel 40 too, Cabovisão
on bhannel 55 and Ar Telecom on channel 26. It's now available for free to every customer on the cable/satellite/IPTV networks above. It's funded through publicity and subscription fee. Since 2008 that, Disney Channel in Portugal broadcast without encryption on digital networks. It still premium on analogue networks. It was launched in November 2001.
on channel 169 and on Digiturk
on channel 167. All live action series are subtitled except Hannah Montana
which is Turkish. All animation series and movies are dubbed in Turkish
. On May 1, 2011 it changed logo.
, but later returned and both channels were on DirecTV, as Fox Kids was previously exclusive to SKY) and it came back in 2004 as part of the basic channel grid. In Latin America, programming includes Zapping Zone.
bought Brazilian Directv
, the channel became available in other cable companies and turn a regular channel with weekdays schedules. The channel has its own regular schedule, and is aired in Portuguese
.
.
On September 23, 2007 as part of the network's 2007 re-brand campaign, the "Hip" brand name was dropped, and introduced its rectangular current logo along with cuadrilar new graphics.
Red Bee Media
transformed the channel into a modern-looking scene and new promos started the week before. Idents started that next Sunday at midnight.
Cuba and Dominican Republic receive the Latin America Disney Channel
.
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
, originally established as a cable channel in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, has expanded worldwide. Countries using English Language are South Africa, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Scandinavia, Baltic states, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Caribbean.
Southern Africa
Disney Channel South Africa is available in Southern Africa. It was launched on December 1, 2000. The channel is available in South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Lesotho
Lesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
, Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
, Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
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West Africa
Disney channel Ghana and Nigeria is available in West Africa. The channel is available in BeninBenin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
, Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
, Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
, Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
, Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
, Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
and Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
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Asia & Pacific
Disney Channel Asia is broadcast in the Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, South East Asia.
Hong Kong
Aired on now TV (Channel 441), Hong Kong BBTV and Cable TV Hong KongJapan
"Disney Channel (Japan)" (ディズニー・チャンネル) is the Japanese version of Disney Channel, on Disney Channel Japan, celebrities such as Miley Cyrus often make short, commercial messages to their Japanese fans.Disney Channel Japan also has American shows dubbed in Japanese.
Philippines
The morning block is named Disney Clubhouse, and afternoon block is named Disney Club. It is aired on TV5Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
from December 13, 2010 to present, but shows only 2 programs for morning and afternoon, it starts on weekday mornings at 8:00 AM and Sunday 10:30 AM.
South Korea
Disney Channel is available through Disney Channel AsiaDisney Channel Asia
Disney Channel Asia, a franchise of Disney Channel, airs in most parts of Southeast Asia.- Programming :Disney Channel Asia airs a variety of shows, aimed particularly at children and teenagers. Most of the programming is similar to the American counterpart with some shows exclusive to the Asian...
in Korea. Disney Channel Korea is expected to launch on April 11, 2011, following an agreement between Korean company SK Telecom
SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as...
and The Walt Disney Company to form a joint venture for operating all future Disney-branded channels. SK will own the majority 51% of the new company. It'll replace the Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel Asia, a franchise of Disney Channel, airs in most parts of Southeast Asia.- Programming :Disney Channel Asia airs a variety of shows, aimed particularly at children and teenagers. Most of the programming is similar to the American counterpart with some shows exclusive to the Asian...
available in Korea.
Taiwan
All of program on Disney Channel Taiwan are broadcast in Mandarin.Thailand
Disney Channel in Thailand was formerly a TV block on TV5 since December 2006 to March 2008, and broadcast as TV block on NBTNational Broadcasting Services of Thailand
National Broadcasting Services of Thailand was formed by Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand' and is a national public broadcasting state media government mass media conglomerate of radio and television services in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is owned and operated by Government's Public...
since April to July 2008. During July 2008 to May 2010 there was no DC in Thailand, and returned as a separate channel but available only in cable & satellite.
Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan
It is broadcasts over the Orbit ShowtimeOrbit Showtime
Orbit Showtime Network, now officially branded as OSN, is a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. The platform is owned by Panther Media Group, and the company is registered in DIFC. OSN is a joint venture between the Kuwait-based KIPCO and Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid...
platform and on cable systems and other broadcasting services in Pakistan.
Netherlands & Belgium
Disney launched a completely new Disney Channel via the UPC NetherlandsUPC Netherlands
UPC Netherlands is the second largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing cable television , broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers.-History:...
analog and digital cable network on October 3, 2009. The channel broadcasts a range of Disney series in a Dutch/Flemish dub. Only after 6 PM, series are broadcast with Dutch subtitles. Since 1 November the channel also broadcast in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
with a Flemish voice who does the announcements onTelenet Digital TV (digital cable) and Belgacom TV
Belgacom TV
Belgacom TV, subsidiary of the Belgacom Group, provides Digital TV and Video On Demand over its own IPTV System in Belgium. It was launched in the summer of 2005....
(IPTV). 22 June 2009 it also launched on the analog cable network of Telenet.
The Disney Channel launched on the digital cable network of Ziggo
Ziggo
Ziggo is the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing cable television , broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers....
on 1 September 2011 and is announced to launch via the Caiway digital cable network, a date however is not yet known.
The Dutch Jetix channel has been rebranded as Disney XD Netherlands. That rebranding took place on 1 January 2010.
Central and Eastern Europe
Disney Channel (Central and Eastern Europe)Disney Channel (Central and Eastern Europe)
Disney Channel Eastern and Central Europe is a children's television channel owned by Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in Romania, Bulgaria and other countries. It was previously known as Fox Kids, then Jetix. It is broadcast simultaneously in seven languages : Romanian, English, Bulgarian,...
is composed of:
- Disney Channel Bulgaria, Romania & Ukraine
- Disney Channel (Romania)
- Disney Channel (Bulgaria)
- Disney Channel (Ukraine)Disney Channel (Ukraine)Disney Channel is a Ukrainian version of Disney Channel broadcasting to children in Ukrainian. On May 1, 2011 it changed logo.-Disney rebrand:...
- Disney Channel Hungary and Disney Channel (Czech Republic)Disney Channel (Czech Republic)Disney Channel is a children's television channel owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It was previously known as Fox Kids, and later as Jetix...
- Disney Channel Hungary and Disney Channel (Czech Republic)
- Disney Channel (Hungary)Disney Channel (Hungary)Disney Channel is a children's television channel owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in Hungary. It was previously known as Fox Kids, and later as Jetix.-History:The channel has launched on November 2000 as Fox Kids....
- Disney Channel (Czech Republic)Disney Channel (Czech Republic)Disney Channel is a children's television channel owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It was previously known as Fox Kids, and later as Jetix...
- Disney Channel (Croatia)Disney Channel (Croatia)For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.-History:Disney Channel Croatia started airing on Max TV 2009.There are Disney Channel and Disney XD channels on Max tv.The most popular shows in Croatia are The Suite Life of Zack...
Russia and CIS
Disney Channel launched on August 10, 2010 and replaced Jetix.Germany Austria & Switzerland
Disney Channel was launched on October 16, 1999 and broadcast on Sky Deutschland.Greece
Disney Channel launched in Greece on November 7, 2009.Israel
Disney Channel launched on September 9, 2009 and replaced Jetix.Poland
From December 2, 2006, Disney Channel is available on the Cyfra+Cyfra+
Cyfra+ is a Polish digital satellite platform, owned and operated by French media company Canal+ . It offers 95 channels. By 2010, Cyfra+ had 1,6 million subscribers.-Setbacks:...
, Polsat
Polsat
Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak.Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group , which also owns other channels:*Polsat HD*Polsat 2 International*Polsat News*TV Biznes...
and N
N (Poland)
n is a Polish DTH platform. It was launched on October 12, 2006 and is owned by ITI Neovision. On June 30, 2011 the company had reached 826,000 subscribers.- Channels :There are currently:* 94 encrypted channels...
satellite platforms. On July 22, 2011 it changed logo.
Portugal
Disney Channel is available on ZON TVCabo on channel 40, on meoMeo (IPTV)
Meo is the commercial name of a TV subscription service provided by PT Comunicações. The service can be delivered either through IPTV or Satellite link and is available throughout Portugal....
on channel 40 too, Cabovisão
Cabovisão
Cabovisão is a Portuguese private telecommunications operator, founded on September 27, 1993, and in 1995 obtains the licences to start operating.It bought Pluricanal Aveiro S.A...
on bhannel 55 and Ar Telecom on channel 26. It's now available for free to every customer on the cable/satellite/IPTV networks above. It's funded through publicity and subscription fee. Since 2008 that, Disney Channel in Portugal broadcast without encryption on digital networks. It still premium on analogue networks. It was launched in November 2001.
Spain
Disney Channel and Disney Channel +1 are available on the Digital+ satellite platform on channels 30 and 31, and in cable platforms. Also Disney Channel is available for free on digital terrestrial system since July 1, 2008 (channel 68). The channels broadcast in Spanish with an original language option, American and British programmes broadcast in English on the second track while anime broadcast in Japanese.Turkey
Disney Channel was launched on April 29, 2007 and is available on TeledünyaTeledünya
Teledünya is a Turkish digital cable TV service that was founded on November 1, 2008 by Turksat. It also provides internet by the same cable.-Channel list:...
on channel 169 and on Digiturk
Digiturk
Digiturk is a Turkish Satellite television provider, founded in 1999, with services starting in mid-2000. They offer, both national cable TV channels and their own channels, national radio, and music streams of different genres. Digiturk is also the current owner of the broadcasting rights of...
on channel 167. All live action series are subtitled except Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
which is Turkish. All animation series and movies are dubbed in Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
. On May 1, 2011 it changed logo.
United Kingdom & Ireland
Disney Channel is available in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland since 1 October 1995. A 1 hour timeshift service called Disney Channel +1 is available on Sky and Virgin Media. Disney Channel HD launched on September 16th 2011 along with the new logo.Latin America
In the 90's Disney Channel started airing in Latin America via DirecTV as a premium channel. Later, around the 2000s it became available in other cable companies. In 2003, because of the crisis in Argentina and Mexico, DirecTV removed the channel from all the subscriptions (The gap was "covered" by a few period of time by Fox KidsFox Kids
Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
, but later returned and both channels were on DirecTV, as Fox Kids was previously exclusive to SKY) and it came back in 2004 as part of the basic channel grid. In Latin America, programming includes Zapping Zone.
Brazil
In the early 2000s the Disney Channel Brazil started airing only on weekends via DirecTV as a premium channel. Later around the same time, when Sky Brazil and GlobosatGlobosat
Globosat is a multichannel cable and satellite TV service in Brazil, created in 1991, after the creation of cable and satellite TV services. It has also operated a channel in Portugal, TV Globo Portugal, having earlier operated a similar channel, GNT Portugal, until 2006...
bought Brazilian Directv
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
, the channel became available in other cable companies and turn a regular channel with weekdays schedules. The channel has its own regular schedule, and is aired in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
.
Caribbean
Viewers in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Haiti, and all of the Caribbean receive the US Disney ChannelDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
.
On September 23, 2007 as part of the network's 2007 re-brand campaign, the "Hip" brand name was dropped, and introduced its rectangular current logo along with cuadrilar new graphics.
Red Bee Media
Red Bee Media
Red Bee Media Limited is a media management company.Headquartered in west London, United Kingdom at the Broadcast Centre, with international offices in Scotland, Australia, France, Germany and Spain, Red Bee Media has 1500 employees worldwide including homeworkers and revenues of £153m in...
transformed the channel into a modern-looking scene and new promos started the week before. Idents started that next Sunday at midnight.
Cuba and Dominican Republic receive the Latin America Disney Channel
Disney Channel Latin America
Disney Channel Latin America is an cable television channel and is an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting to Latin America and the Caribbean. It is broadcast in five feeds, North Zone, Center Zone, South Zone,and the Pacific Zone...
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