Disney Junior was a German pay kids television channel, launched on November 10, 2004, as Playhouse Disney.
History
As Playhouse Disney (2004–2011)
He started his program on November 10, 2004, in the pay television offer of Vodafone Kabel Deutschland and via satellite since September 13, 2007 via the pay television package Sky Welt (formerly Premiere Star) and broadcast daily from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. The program should be tailored to the needs of preschool children and promote the children's development through play. Five presenters accompanied the children's everyday lives every day; the shows always revolved around a topic such as: B. Animals, plants or human food. There was also cooking and singing. The program was violence-free and commercial-free. In addition to Germany, Playhouse Disney also existed in Great Britain, the US and France. The broadcasting license was applied for by The Walt Disney Company and granted by the Bavarian State Center for New Media in October 2004.
On April 18, 2011, it was announced that Playhouse Disney, now also in Germany, would be replaced by Disney Junior. The changeover, which began in the US at the beginning of February 2011, was completed in Germany on July 14, 2011.[1] From July 7 until the end of the broadcast, a countdown ran that indicated the start of Disney Junior's broadcast. July 14, 2011 was the final full day of Playhouse Disney's broadcast at 6:00 a.m., and at 1:30 p.m., Playhouse Disney was replaced by Disney Junior. The last show broadcast on Playhouse Disney was the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Space Adventure" at 12:40 p.m.
As Disney Junior (2011–2021)
This era started at 1:30 p.m. on July 14, 2011 with the premiere of the new Disney Junior series Jake and the Neverland Pirates, followed by the new season of the craft show Art Attack and Lalaloopsy. From 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the station ran under the name Playhouse Disney in the same time slot.[2]
Disney Junior HD launched on September 5, 2013, and was available on Vodafone TV Variety HD via cable as well as on Telekom Entertain and Sky in the World Package via satellite. The channel has no longer been broadcast on Sky since April 1, 2020. On September 30, 2021, Disney Junior was discontinued in German-speaking countries, simultaneously with the discontinuation of the Southeast Asian version of this channel.[3]
Logos
References
- Redaktion. Pay-TV-Umbau: Playhouse Disney wird zu Disney Junior DIGITAL FERNSEHEN, 2011-04-18, retrieved 2024-05-20^
- Fernsehsender Playhouse Disney wird zu Disney Junior (für Kinder) 2011-06-18, retrieved 2011-07-10^
- Staff Reporter. Disney to close FOX, Disney Junior channels in Germany BroadcastPro ME, 2021-07-07, retrieved 2024-01-27^