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{{short description|Canadian French television channel}}
{{Short description|Canadian French television channel}}
{{About||the European French version of Disney Channel|Disney Channel (France)|the former television programming block in France|Le Disney Channel}}
{{About||the European French version of Disney Channel|Disney Channel (France)|the former television programming block in France|Le Disney Channel}}
{{redirect|Disney Junior (French Canada)|the French-language Canadian channel previously known as Disney Junior|Télémagino}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox television channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = La Chaîne Disney
| name = La Chaîne Disney
| logo = DisneyLaChaine.svg
| logo = DisneyLaChaine.svg
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2015|09|01}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2015|09|01}}
| closed_date =
| closed_date =
| network = [[Disney Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Disney Channel]]
| network = [[Disney Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Disney Channel]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| owner = Teletoon Canada, Inc.<br />([[Corus Entertainment]])
| owner = Teletoon Canada, Inc.<br />([[Corus Entertainment]]), (Branding licensed from [[Disney Branded Television]])
| slogan =
| slogan =
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
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| replaced_by =
| replaced_by =
| headquarters = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| headquarters = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| sister_channels = {{ubl|[[Disney Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Disney Channel]]|[[Télétoon]]|[[Teletoon]]|[[Disney Junior (Canada)|Disney Junior]]|[[Disney XD (Canada)|Disney XD]]|[[ABC Spark]]}}
| sister_channels = {{ubl|[[Disney Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Disney Channel]]|[[Télétoon]]|[[Disney Junior (Canada)|Disney Jr.]]|[[Disney XD (Canada)|Disney XD]]|[[ABC Spark]]}}
| timeshift_service =
| timeshift_service =
| website = {{URL|http://www.disneylachaine.ca/|La Chaîne Disney}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.disneylachaine.ca/|La Chaîne Disney}}
}}
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'''La Chaîne Disney''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[French language]] [[specialty channel]] owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of [[Corus Entertainment]], and launched on September 1, 2015, replacing [[Télétoon Rétro]]. It is a localized version of the U.S. subscription network [[Disney Channel]], broadcasting live-action and animated programming aimed at children in French in Canada.


'''La Chaîne Disney''' is a Canadian French-language [[specialty channel]] owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of [[Corus Entertainment]] under license from [[The Walt Disney Company]], and launched on September 1, 2015, replacing [[Télétoon Rétro]]. It is a localized version of the U.S. subscription network [[Disney Channel]], broadcasting live-action and animated programming aimed at children in French in Canada.
The launch of the network came alongside a licensing deal reached between Disney and Corus, who acquired Canadian rights to Disney Channel's programming library, and the announcement of a [[Disney Channel (Canada)|Canadian version of Disney Channel]] broadcasting in English that launched concurrently. Previous rightsholder [[DHX Media]] never operated any Disney Channel-branded services in English or French, and its only French-language Disney-branded property was a French-language Canadian version of the preschool children's brand [[Disney Junior]].

The launch of the network came alongside a licensing deal reached between Disney and Corus, who acquired Canadian rights to Disney Channel's programming library, and the announcement of a [[Disney Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Canadian version of Disney Channel]] broadcasting in English that launched concurrently. Previous rightsholder [[DHX Media]] never operated any Disney Channel-branded services in English or French, and its only French-language Disney-branded property was a French-language Canadian version of the preschool children's brand [[Disney Junior]].


==History==
==History==
French-language dubs of Disney Channel programs were historically aired by [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]] and later [[Vrak|Vrak.TV]]. The latter channel was co-owned with [[Family Channel (Canadian TV network)|Family Channel]]. Vrak.TV was separated from Family with the acquisition of [[Astral Media]] by [[Bell Media]]; in an attempt to relieve concerns surrounding Bell's total market share in English-language television following the merger, Bell elected to divest Family Channel and its sister networks to [[DHX Media]], which included Astral's [[Télémagino|French-language version of Disney Junior]].<ref name=fp-corusdisney/>
French-language dubs of Disney Channel programs were historically aired by [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]] and later [[Vrak|Vrak.TV]]. The latter channel was co-owned with [[Family Channel (Canadian TV network)|Family Channel]]. Vrak.TV was separated from Family with the acquisition of [[Astral Media]] by [[Bell Media]]; in an attempt to relieve concerns surrounding Bell's total market share in English-language television following the merger, Bell elected to divest Family Channel and its sister networks to [[DHX Media]], which included Astral's [[Télémagino|French-language version of Disney Junior]].<ref name=fp-corusdisney/>


On April 16, 2015, [[Corus Entertainment]] announced that it had acquired long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to Disney Channel's programming library; the cost and duration of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Alongside the licensing deal, Corus announced that it would officially launch a Canadian version of Disney Channel; the service will consist of linear television channels in English and French, along with [[TV Everywhere]] and [[video on demand|video-on-demand]] services for digital platforms.<ref name=corus-pr>{{cite press release|title=Corus Entertainment and Disney/ABC Television Group join forces in landmark licensing agreement|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1518997/corus-entertainment-and-disney-abc-television-group-join-forces-in-landmark-licensing-agreement|agency=[[CNW Group]]|publisher=[[Corus Entertainment]]|date=April 16, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref name=fp-corusdisney>{{cite news|title=Corus Entertainment snaps up Disney content from DHX Media, plans to launch Disney channel in Canada|url=http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/corus-entertainment-secures-rights-to-disney-channel-content-in-canada?__lsa=0f27-3aec|newspaper=[[Financial Post]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|date=April 16, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>
On April 16, 2015, [[Corus Entertainment]] announced that it had acquired long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to Disney Channel's programming library; the cost and duration of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Alongside the licensing deal, Corus announced that it would officially launch a Canadian version of Disney Channel; the service will consist of linear television channels in English and French, along with [[TV Everywhere]] and [[video on demand|video-on-demand]] services for digital platforms.<ref name=corus-pr>{{cite press release|title=Corus Entertainment and Disney/ABC Television Group join forces in landmark licensing agreement|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1518997/corus-entertainment-and-disney-abc-television-group-join-forces-in-landmark-licensing-agreement|agency=[[CNW Group]]|publisher=[[Corus Entertainment]]|date=April 16, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417062006/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1518997/corus-entertainment-and-disney-abc-television-group-join-forces-in-landmark-licensing-agreement|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=fp-corusdisney>{{cite news|title=Corus Entertainment snaps up Disney content from DHX Media, plans to launch Disney channel in Canada|url=http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/corus-entertainment-secures-rights-to-disney-channel-content-in-canada?__lsa=0f27-3aec|newspaper=[[Financial Post]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|date=April 16, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>


The French-language service, La chaîne Disney, launched concurrently with its English-language counterpart on September 1, 2015. It replaced [[Télétoon Rétro]] in its previous channel allotments, and operates under the same CRTC license.<ref name=CRTC-corusspecialtychart>{{cite web|title=Corus speciialty services - Ownership chart|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf|publisher=CRTC|access-date=October 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006001743/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=cartt-teletoonfrench>{{cite web|title=Corus trading Télétoon Rétro for La chaîne Disney|url=https://cartt.ca/article/corus-tradingt%C3%A9l%C3%A9toon-r%C3%A9tro-la-cha%C3%AEne-disney|website=Cartt.ca|access-date=August 13, 2015|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
The French-language service, La chaîne Disney, launched concurrently with its English-language counterpart on September 1, 2015. It replaced [[Télétoon Rétro]] in its previous channel allotments, and operates under the same CRTC license.<ref name=CRTC-corusspecialtychart>{{cite web|title=Corus speciialty services - Ownership chart|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf|publisher=CRTC|access-date=October 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006001743/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032b.pdf|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=cartt-teletoonfrench>{{cite web|title=Corus trading Télétoon Rétro for La chaîne Disney|url=https://cartt.ca/article/corus-tradingt%C3%A9l%C3%A9toon-r%C3%A9tro-la-cha%C3%AEne-disney|website=Cartt.ca|access-date=August 13, 2015|url-access=subscription}}</ref>


In 2018, the channel was rebranded to match its English-language counterpart while keeping its logo.
In 2018, the channel was rebranded to match its English-language counterpart modifying slightly its logo.


==Programming==
==Programming==
La Chaîne Disney's programming mainly consists of French-language dubs of existing programs from [[Disney Channel]]. As no French versions of each brand exist, [[Disney XD]] and [[Disney Junior]] programs are also included, as part of their respective programming blocks, ''Disney Junior sur la chaîne Disney''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneylachaine.ca/junior |title=Le monde de Disney Junior {{!}} La chaîne Disney |website=www.disneylachaine.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118190206/http://www.disneylachaine.ca/junior |archive-date=2015-11-18}} </ref> and, previously, ''XD Zone'' (shown on air as ''Disney XD Zone''). Disney Channel shows also air on the blocks based on their respective themes.<ref>{{cite web|title=La chaîne Disney : New TV Offer for the Whole Family Starting September 1!|url=http://corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=3056|website=Corus Entertainment|publisher=Corus|access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=launch>{{cite press release|url=http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=3055|title=Get Ready Canada! Disney Channel Arrives on September 1!|publisher=[[Corus Entertainment]]|date=August 11, 2015|location=Toronto|access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> In order to fulfill [[CanCon]] requirements, the channel also airs content from other Corus-owned networks. Original series from the three channels are labelled in '''bold'''.
La Chaîne Disney's programming mainly consists of French-language dubs of existing programs from [[Disney Channel]]. As no French versions of each brand exist, [[Disney XD]] and [[Disney Junior]] programs are also included, as part of their respective programming blocks, ''Disney Junior sur la chaîne Disney''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneylachaine.ca/junior |title=Le monde de Disney Junior {{!}} La chaîne Disney |website=www.disneylachaine.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118190206/http://www.disneylachaine.ca/junior |archive-date=2015-11-18}} </ref> and, previously, ''XD Zone'' (shown on air as ''Disney XD Zone''). Disney Channel shows also air on the blocks based on their respective themes.<ref>{{cite web|title=La chaîne Disney : New TV Offer for the Whole Family Starting September 1!|url=http://corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=3056|website=Corus Entertainment|publisher=Corus|access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=launch>{{cite press release|url=http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=3055|title=Get Ready Canada! Disney Channel Arrives on September 1!|publisher=[[Corus Entertainment]]|date=August 11, 2015|location=Toronto|access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref>

===Current===
====Main programming====
*''[[6teen]]''
*'''''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'''''
*'''''[[Bunk'd|Camp Kikiwaka]]''''' (Bunk'd)
*''[[Scaredy Squirrel (TV series)|Eddy Noisette]]'' (Scaredy Squirrel)
*''[[The ZhuZhus|Frankie et les ZhuZhu Pets]]'' (The ZhuZhus)
*'''''[[Big City Greens|Les Green à Big City]]''''' (Big City Greens)
*''[[Hotel Transylvania: The Series|Hôtel Transylvanie]]'' (Hotel Transylvania)
*''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series)|Il pleut des hamburgers]]'' (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs)
*'''''[[The Owl House|Luz à Osville]]''''' (The Owl House)
*'''''[[The Ghost and Molly McGee|Molly McGee et le fantôme]]''''' (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
*'''''[[Raven's Home|Raven]]''''' (Raven's Home)
*''[[Detentionaire|La Retenue]]'' (Detentionaire)
*''[[Braceface|Sourire d'enfer]]'' (Braceface)
*'''''[[The Villains of Valley View|Les Super Vilains de Valley View]]''''' (The Villains of Valley View)
*'''''[[Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion|Ultra Violet et Black Scorpion]]''''' (Ultra Violet and Black Scorpion)
*''[[Go Away, Unicorn!|Va t’en, licorne!]]'' (Go Away, Unicorn!)
*''[[Wayside (TV series)|Wayside, l'école sens dessus dessous]]'' (Wayside)
*''[[Spliced (TV series)|Les Zybrides]]'' (Spliced)

====Disney Junior programming====
*'''''[[Alice's Wonderland Bakery|Alice et la pâtissserie des merveilles]]''''' (Alice's Wonderland Bakery)
*''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]''
*'''''[[Eureka! (2022 TV series)|Eureka]]'''''
*''[[The Berenstain Bears (2003 TV series)|La Famille Berenstain]]'' (The Berenstain Bears)
*'''''[[Firebuds|Firebuds, Premiers Secours]]''''' (Firebuds)
*''[[Kingdom Force|La Force des Royaumes]]'' (Kingdom Force)
*''[[Gigantosaurus (TV series)|Gigantosaurus]]''
*''[[Maggie and the Ferocious Beast|Marguerite et la bête féroce]]'' (Maggie and the Ferocious Beast)
*'''''[[Mickey Mouse Funhouse|La maison magique de Mickey]]''''' (Mickey Mouse Funhouse)
*''[[Super Wish|Mega Souhait]]'' (Super Wish)
*''[[Little Charmers|Les Mini Sorcières]]'' (Little Charmers)
*''[[Snowsnaps|Les Mini-Tuques]]'' (Snowsnaps)
*'''''[[Puppy Dog Pals|Le monde de Bingo et Rolly]]''''' (Puppy Dog Pals)
*''[[Peppa Pig|Peppa]]'' (Peppa Pig)
*''[[Pikwik Pack]]''
*''[[PJ Masks|Les Pyjamasques]]'' (PJ Masks)
*'''''[[Spidey and His Amazing Friends|Spidey et ses amis extraordinaires]]''''' (Spidey and His Amazing Friends)

Along with the programs above, the channel airs movies as part of the programming block, ''Disneyrama'' (formerly ''Cinéma la chaîne Disney'').

===Upcoming===
*'''''[[Hamster & Gretel|Hamster et Gretel]]''''' (Hamster and Gretel)

===Former===
====Main programming====
*'''''[[The 7D|Les 7N]]''''' (The 7D)
*'''''[[K.C. Undercover|Agent K.C.]]''''' (K.C. Undercover)
*'''''[[Andi Mack|Andi]]''''' (Andi Mack)
*'''''[[Austin and Ally|Austin et Ally]]''''' (Austin and Ally)
*'''''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Rassemblement]]'''''
*'''''[[Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures|Les aventures de Mickey et ses amis]]''''' (Mickey Mouse's Mixed-Up Adventures)
*'''''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|La bande à Picsou]]''''' (DuckTales)
*'''''[[Big Hero 6: The Series|Baymax et les Nouveaux Héros]]''''' (Big Hero 6)
*'''''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'''''
*'''''[[Lab Rats (U.S. TV series)|Les Bio Teens]]''''' (Lab Rats)
*'''''[[Lab Rats: Elite Force|Les Bio Teens : Forces spéciales]]''''' (Lab Rats: Elite Force)
*'''''[[Walk the Prank|Blagues Squad]]''''' (Walk the Prank)
*'''''[[Goldie and Bear|Boucle d'Or et Petit Ours]]''''' (Goldie and Bear)
*'''''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|C'est pas moi !]]''''' (I Didn't Do It)
*'''''[[Packages from Planet X|Colis de la Planète X]]''''' (Packages From Planet X)
*'''''[[Coop & Cami Ask the World|Coop et Cami]]''''' (Coop and Cami Ask the World)
*'''''[[Pickle and Peanut|Cornich' et 'Cahuète]]''''' (Pickle and Peanut)
*'''''[[Doc McStuffins|Docteur Lapeluche]]''''' (Doc McStuffins)
*'''''[[Dog with a Blog|Doggyblog]]''''' (Dog With a Blog)
*'''''[[Elena of Avalor|Elena d'Avalor]]''''' (Elena of Avalor)
*'''''[[Bizaardvark|Frankie et Paige]]''''' (Bizaardvark)
*'''''[[Gabby Duran & the Unsittables|Gabby Duran, baby-sitter d'extraterrestres]]''''' (Gabby Duran and the Unsittables)
*'''''[[The Lion Guard|La Garde du Roi lion]]''''' (The Lion Guard)
*'''''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Les Gardiens de la Galaxie]]''''' (Guardians of the Galaxy)
*'''''[[Stuck in the Middle (TV series)|Harley, le cadet de mes soucis]]''''' (Stuck in the Middle)
*'''''[[Henry Hugglemonster|Henry Câlimonstre]]''''' (Henry Hugglemonster)
*'''''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates|Jake et les pirates du Pays imaginaire]]''''' (Jake and the Never Land Pirates)
*'''''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'''''
*'''''[[Kirby Buckets]]'''''
*'''''[[Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures|Lego Star Wars : Les aventures de Freemaker]]''''' (Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures)
*'''''[[Liv and Maddie|Liv et Maddie]]''''' (Liv and Maddie)
*'''''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse|La maison de Mickey]]''''' (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)
*'''''[[Mech-X4|MECH-X4]]'''''
*'''''[[Mighty Med|Mighty Med, super urgences]]''''' (Mighty Med)
*'''''[[Miles from Tomorrowland|Miles dans l'espace]]''''' (Miles From Tomorrowland)
*'''''[[Girl Meets World|Le monde de Riley]]''''' (Girl Meets World)
*'''''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|Les Muppet Babies]]''''' (Muppet Babies)
*'''''[[Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero|Penn Zero : Héros à Mi-Temps]]''''' (Penn Zero: Part Time Hero)
*'''''[[Phineas and Ferb|Phinèas et Ferb]]''''' (Phineas and Ferb)
*'''''[[Sofia the First|Princesse Sofia]]''''' (Sofia the First)
*'''''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure|Raiponce]]''''' (Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure)
*'''''[[Future-Worm!|Robover]]''''' (Future-Worm!)
*'''''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West|Shériff Callie au Far West]]''''' (Sheriff Callie's Wild West)
*'''''[[Gravity Falls|Les souvenirs de Gravity Falls]]''''' (Gravity Falls)
*'''''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil|Star Butterfly]]''''' (Star vs the Forces of Evil)
*'''''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'''''
*'''''[[Star Wars Resistance]]'''''
*'''''[[Wander Over Yonder|Wander]]''''' (Wander Over Yonder)
*'''''[[Vampirina]]'''''

====Acquired programming====
*''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]''
*''[[Franklin (TV series)|Benjamin]]'' (Franklin)
*''[[Endangered Species (TV series)|Drôles de colocs]]'' (Endangered Species)
*''[[Jane and the Dragon (TV series)|Jane et le dragon]]'' (Jane and the Dragon)
*''[[Guess with Jess|Joue avec Jess]]'' (Guess with Jess)
*''[[Just Kidding (TV series)|Juste pour rire : Les gags Full Ado]]'' (Just Kidding)
*''[[The Haunting Hour: The Series|L'heure de la terreur]]'' (The Haunting Hour)
*''[[My Babysitter's a Vampire (TV series)|Ma gardienne est un vampire]]'' (My Babysitter's a Vampire)
*''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends|Miss Spider et ses amis]]'' (Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends)
*''[[Ricky Zoom]]''
*''[[Rolie Polie Olie]]''
*''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man (1967)]]''
*''[[The Amazing Spiez!|Spiez! Nouvelle génération]]'' (The Amazing Spiez!)
*''[[Splatalot]]''
*''[[Stoked (TV series)|Stoked]]''
*''[[3 Amigonauts|Les Trois Amigonautes]]'' (The Three Amigonauts)
*''[[My Life Me|Trois et moi]]'' (My Life Me)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:16, 12 October 2024

For the European French version of Disney Channel, see Disney Channel (France). For the former television programming block in France, see Le Disney Channel.

La Chaîne Disney
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkDisney Channel
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerTeletoon Canada, Inc.
(Corus Entertainment), (Branding licensed from Disney Branded Television)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-01)
ReplacedTélétoon Rétro
Links
WebsiteLa Chaîne Disney

La Chaîne Disney is a Canadian French-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment under license from The Walt Disney Company, and launched on September 1, 2015, replacing Télétoon Rétro. It is a localized version of the U.S. subscription network Disney Channel, broadcasting live-action and animated programming aimed at children in French in Canada.

The launch of the network came alongside a licensing deal reached between Disney and Corus, who acquired Canadian rights to Disney Channel's programming library, and the announcement of a Canadian version of Disney Channel broadcasting in English that launched concurrently. Previous rightsholder DHX Media never operated any Disney Channel-branded services in English or French, and its only French-language Disney-branded property was a French-language Canadian version of the preschool children's brand Disney Junior.

History

[edit]

French-language dubs of Disney Channel programs were historically aired by Radio-Canada and later Vrak.TV. The latter channel was co-owned with Family Channel. Vrak.TV was separated from Family with the acquisition of Astral Media by Bell Media; in an attempt to relieve concerns surrounding Bell's total market share in English-language television following the merger, Bell elected to divest Family Channel and its sister networks to DHX Media, which included Astral's French-language version of Disney Junior.[1]

On April 16, 2015, Corus Entertainment announced that it had acquired long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to Disney Channel's programming library; the cost and duration of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Alongside the licensing deal, Corus announced that it would officially launch a Canadian version of Disney Channel; the service will consist of linear television channels in English and French, along with TV Everywhere and video-on-demand services for digital platforms.[2][1]

The French-language service, La chaîne Disney, launched concurrently with its English-language counterpart on September 1, 2015. It replaced Télétoon Rétro in its previous channel allotments, and operates under the same CRTC license.[3][4]

In 2018, the channel was rebranded to match its English-language counterpart modifying slightly its logo.

Programming

[edit]

La Chaîne Disney's programming mainly consists of French-language dubs of existing programs from Disney Channel. As no French versions of each brand exist, Disney XD and Disney Junior programs are also included, as part of their respective programming blocks, Disney Junior sur la chaîne Disney[5] and, previously, XD Zone (shown on air as Disney XD Zone). Disney Channel shows also air on the blocks based on their respective themes.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Corus Entertainment snaps up Disney content from DHX Media, plans to launch Disney channel in Canada". Financial Post. Postmedia Network. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Corus Entertainment and Disney/ABC Television Group join forces in landmark licensing agreement" (Press release). Corus Entertainment. CNW Group. April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Corus speciialty services - Ownership chart" (PDF). CRTC. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Corus trading Télétoon Rétro for La chaîne Disney". Cartt.ca. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Le monde de Disney Junior | La chaîne Disney". www.disneylachaine.ca. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "La chaîne Disney : New TV Offer for the Whole Family Starting September 1!". Corus Entertainment. Corus. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Get Ready Canada! Disney Channel Arrives on September 1!" (Press release). Toronto: Corus Entertainment. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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