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Disney Junior (Scandinavia)

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Disney Junior
Final logo, used from 11 February 2019 to 1 April 2024 (1 March 2024 in Denmark)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaNordic countries
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom[1]
Programming
Languages
Picture formatSDTV 576i
Ownership
Owner
Sister channelsDisney Channel
History
Launched2006; 20 years ago (2006) (channel)
2024; 2 years ago (2024)
(block on Disney Channel)
Closed1 March 2024; 2 years ago (2024-03-01) (Denmark, channel)
1 April 2024; 2 years ago (2024-04-01)
(channel)
Former namesPlayhouse Disney (2006-2011)

Disney Junior was a British-managed Scandinavian television block owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited;[2] targeted for preschoolers targeting the Nordic countries.

History

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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]

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]

Logos

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References

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  1. ↑ "Television Broadcast Licensing Update September 2011". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Television Broadcast Licensing Update September 2011". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Norlys varsler prisstigning og kanalændringer på tv-pakker fra 1. marts - den lille tv-pakke stiger med 45,- / måned". digitalt.tv (in Danish). 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Disney combines Junior with Disney Channel in the Nordics". Broadband TV News. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ny Disney-kanal lanseras i Sverige i april". MovieZine. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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