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Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand) is a television channel that is broadcast in Australia and New Zealand. It is mainly aimed at children and their families. It does occasionally broadcast commercial advertisements and programming is broken up by a number of breaks, during which trailers for Disney's programming are usually shown. On 1 September 2009 Disney channel started broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen.

History and Availability

Disney Channel has been broadcast by Optus since 8 June 1996. It became available though Austar on 1 April 2001, Foxtel on 1 December 2001, TransTV on 21 January 2002, and is also available on Neighbourhood Cable. It was formerly available on SelecTV from September 2008 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.

It has been broadcast on New Zealand's pay television network (SKY Network Television) since December 2003.

On 5 December 2005, Disney Channel launched Playhouse Disney Channel in Australia on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television digital services and in New Zealand on the SKY Network Television digital service.

Starting on 1 September 2009 Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand started 16:9 widescreen broadcasting.

Ratings

Almost all of Disney's shows are rated G and usually feature low level violence. When there is a DCOM, the ratings sometimes go up to PG, being the cause of violence, action and sci-fi themes throughout the showing of the movie.

• The G rating is used for most of the sitcoms on the channel.
• The PG rating is used for some DCOM's on the channel.
• The M rating is used very rarely on Disney Channel, but has been used for some movies.

Shows

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Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand) features many of the shows the U.S. version broadcasts. The channel also airs shows made in Australia, such as H2O: Just Add Water, Wicked Science, As The Bell Rings and Double Trouble, and New Zealand, such as Camp Rock the Tasman.

Shows are often shown on Disney Channel a few months after their US counterpart, although there are some exceptions.

Current shows

Sitcoms

Drama/Sci Fi

Animated Shows

• Phineas and Ferb
• Stitch!
• Kick Buttowski
• Fish Hooks

Other Shows

• Disney Channel Games (Annually during January- February)

Upcoming Series

• A.N.T. Farm
• Madison High
• Austin and Ally
• Lights, Camera, Muppets!
• Gravity Falls
• Aly and AJ: Around The World

Former Programming

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Movies

Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand) traditionally broadcasts most of Disney's movies, including Walt Disney Studio movies and Disney Channel Original Movies. Until 2003, these broadcasted daily at 7pm under the title of The Wonderful World of Disney, which was aired since the mid 1990s. They now broadcast under the title of Disney Channel Movie or Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). Movies, like all Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand content as of 1 September 2009, are broadcast in a 16:9 format, presented in letterbox (film) format for those viewing on regular 4:3 television sets.

Starting on 1 September (when Disney Channel went 16:9 widescreen) all movies are now shown in their original 16:9 widescreen format.

Disney Channel also airs many movies produced by Disney Channel, and Fox Family and ABC Family Channel, many of which are no longer shown in the United States, among them include Searching for David's Heart, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, Escape to Witch Mountain, Stepsister From Planet Weird, and Au Pair.

Disney Channel also played the following successful DCOMs:

• High School Musical
• High School Musical 2
• High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• Camp Rock
• Dadnapped
• Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
• Jump In
• Read it and Weep
• The Cheetah Girls
• The Cheetah Girls 2
• The Cheetah Girls: One World
• Cow Belles
• Tru Confessions
• You Wish!

See also

• Disney
• Disney Channel
• List of television networks by country
• Playhouse Disney
• Disney Channel Around a World

References

1. ^ Elder, Bruce (2 June 1996). "Disney to the rescue". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 1. Retrieved 21 December 2009. The Disney Channel, which kicks off with the TV premiere of Aladdin at 6.30 pm on Saturday, June 8
2. "News on the Hour". Illawarra Mercury. Illawarra, Australia: Fairfax Media. 17 March 2000. p. 55. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
3. "Hitting Disney heights". The Sunday Mail. 16 December 2001. p. T35. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |section= ignored (help)
4. "Package Updates". Foxtel. 2001. Archived from the original on 14 December 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2009. You'll be able to enjoy a world of fun and adventure, with Disney Channel coming to FOXTEL for the first time! Disney Channel becomes part of our Entertainment Plus package, moving TCM from Entertainment Plus into the Movies package. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |separator= and |month= (help)
5. "Transact to screen 24-hour Disney films, animation, on its 12th channel". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia: Fairfax Media. 20 January 2002. p. 10. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
6. Shoebridge, Neil (15 September 2008). "WIN's on to a winner as SelecTV ups service". The Australian Financial Review. p. 16. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
7. Chessell, James (20 August 2010). "Bruce Gordon's SelecTV to make changes". The Australian. Retrieved 20 August 2010. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
8. http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2010/doc/dc_af_111110.doc
9. http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/disney-channel-preps-first-musical-series/#more-83717
10. http://disneyinfonet.com/2010/12/08/disney-channel-orders-pilot-for-new-show/
11. http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2010/doc/dc_new_120810.doc

External links

• Official Site
• Disney Australia
• Playhouse Disney Channel
• Disney Girl Magazine
• Disney Adventures Magazine
• Disney Music Australia

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