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.
Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | Nordic countries |
Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE, United Kingdom |
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Picture format | SDTV 576i |
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Owner | |
Sister channels | Disney Channel |
History | |
Launched | 2006 |
Closed | 28 February 2023Allente) 1 March 2024 (Denmark) 1 April 2024 | (on
Replaced by | Disney Channel |
Former names | Playhouse Disney (2006-2011) Fox Kids Play (2003-2004) Jetix Play (2005-2006) (Baltic states only) |
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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]
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