List of Disney Junior TV channels
Disney Junior is a brand of children's TV channels owned by The Walt Disney Company. Since its American debut on February 14, 2011,[1] the brand was launched worldwide. In most countries the channel was formerly known as Playhouse Disney.
Current channels
| Market | Name | Type | Formerly | Launch date | Closing date | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom[2] | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 7, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Junior +1 | Channel, time shift | Playhouse +1 | ||||
| United States[3] | Junior | Block on Disney | Playhouse | February 14, 2011 | N/A | Disney Channels Worldwide |
| Junior | Channel | Soapnet (Except for DirectTV, which replaced NASA TV, which moved to another channel and is still airing today. In DirectTV’s case, Soapnet was replaced by an Informercial Channel) | March 23, 2012 (except for DirectTV) | |||
| France[2] | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 28, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Junior | Channel, HD | Playhouse | May 28, 2011 | |||
| Germany | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | July 14, 2011[2] | N/A | Disney Co. (Germany) |
| Romania | Junior | Block on DC | Playhouse | June 1, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Junior | Channel | As a block on DC | March 1, 2012 | |||
| Latin America | Junior | As a block on Fox Channel (2 feeds) | N/A | March 22, 2020 | N/A | The Walt Disney Company Latin America – Media Networks |
| Junior | Channel (3 feeds) | Playhouse | April 1, 2011[4] | N/A | ||
| Canada (Corus) | Junior | Channel | N/A | December 1, 2015[5] | N/A | N/A |
| Middle East & North Africa | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | April 1, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Spain | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | June 2011[2] | N/A | N/A |
| Junior | Block on Disney | Playhouse | June 2011[2] | |||
| South Africa | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | June 1, 2011[6] | N/A | N/A |
| Netherlands | Junior | Block on Disney | Playhouse Disney op Disney Channel | 2017 | N/A | N/A |
| Asia | Junior | Block | Playhouse[7] | July 11, 2011[8] | N/A | The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia |
| Indonesia | Channel, Block on MNCTV | Playhouse[9] | ||||
| Korea | Channel | Playhouse[9] | ||||
| Thailand | Channel | Playhouse[10] | ||||
| Cambodia | Channel | Playhouse[11] | ||||
| Vietnam | Channel | Playhouse[12] | ||||
| Philippines | Channel | Playhouse [13] | ||||
| Hong Kong | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | July 11, 2011[14] | N/A | N/A |
| Israel | Junior | Channel | N/A | July 18, 2011 (yes)[15] November 27, 2013 (HOT)[16] | N/A | N/A |
| Poland | Junior[2] | Channel | Playhouse | 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Portugal[17] | Junior | Block on Disney Channel (DC) | N/A | June 1, 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Junior | Channel | Disney Cinemagic | November 1, 2012 | |||
| India | Junior | Channel, block on Disney (1.45 Hr.) | Playhouse | 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Taiwan | Junior | Channel | N/A | December 1, 2013 | N/A | N/A |
| Japan | Junior | Block on Disney | Playhouse | July 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| Junior | Channel | N/A | October 1, 2012 |
Former channels
| Market | Name | Type | Formerly | Launch date | Discontinued date | Replaced by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Canada (Astral Media and DHX Media) |
Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 6, 2011[18] | September 18, 2015[19] | Family Jr. | Operated under a brand licensing agreement by DHX Media. A different English-language Disney Junior was launched by Corus Entertainment on December 1, 2015 |
| Junior | Channel, French | Playhouse Disney Télé | Télémagino | ||||
| Hungary | Junior | Block on Disney Channel (DC) | Playhouse | 2011 | October 12, 2018[20] | discontinued | Replaced by Disney+ in 2020 |
| Junior | Channel | Jr. Block on DC | July 1, 2015[21] | ||||
| Netherlands and Flanders | Junior | Channel | Playhouse Disney | September 10, 2011[22] | April 1, 2019[23] | Owned by Disney Channels (Benelux) B.V. Replaced by Disney+ in 2020 | |
| New Zealand | Junior | Channel | Playhouse [24] | May 29, 2011 | November 30, 2019 | Disney+ | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Australia) |
| Latin America | Junior | As a block on Disney Channel (4 feeds) | Playhouse | April 11, 2011 | March 21, 2020 | As a block on Fox Channel (2 feeds) | Owned by The Walt Disney Company Latin America – Media Networks |
| Australia | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 29, 2011 | April 30, 2020 | Disney+ | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Australia) |
| Italy[2][25] | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 14, 2011 | May 1, 2020 | Owned by The Walt Disney Company Italia SPA | |
| Junior +1 | Channel, time shift | Playhouse +1 | |||||
| Singapore | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | July 11, 2011 | May 31, 2020 | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) | |
| Russia | Junior | Block | Playhouse | September 1, 2013 | May 1, 2020 | As a block Mickey Mornings | Owned by The Walt Disney Company CIS with UTH. |
See also
- List of programs broadcast by Disney Junior
- Disney Xtreme Digital, a video streaming service on Disney.com
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