Disney Junior is an Indian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company India, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is dedicated towards pre-schoolers. It is also available as a programming block on Disney Channel that replaced Playhouse Disney. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and broadcasts in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English..
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| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | India Sri Lanka[1] Nepal Bhutan[2] Maldives[3] |
| Network | Disney Star |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company India |
| Sister channels | Disney Star Channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 4 July 2011 (block) 15 October 2012 (channel) |
| Former names | Playhouse Disney (2006–2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | disneyjunior |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Tata Play | India |
History
editBefore 2006, Playhouse Disney was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior.[4] On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a channel.[5]
On 15 March 2023, DIsney Channel HD India launched a morning preschool Block called Disney Junior Block.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Sri Lanka to experience the magic of Disney Junior". Daily Mirror. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BICMA approves 56 channels for uniformity". Kuensel Online. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Dhiraagu TV launches four Disney channels in the Maldives". Corporate Maldives. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Disney Channel to make entry into Tamil and Telugu via pre-school block". Indian Television Dot Com. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Walt Disney launches its 4th offering Disney Junior". www.afaqs.com. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Bhadra, Soham (3 March 2023). "Disney Star unfreezes new channel launches, sets 15 March 2023 as launch date". dreamdth.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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