Television channel
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| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | India Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan Maldives |
| 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 |
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..
History
Before 2006, Playhouse Disney was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior. On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a channel.
On 15 March 2023, the high definition version of Disney Channel launched a morning preschool block called Disney Junior Block.
References
- "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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 Television in India | |
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| Direct-broadcast satellite | |
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