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{{short description|German television channel}}
{{For|the American basic cable and satellite television Disney Channel|Disney Channel}}
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{{Infobox TV channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Disney Channel
| name = Disney Channel (Germany)
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| launch = October 16, 1999
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| picture_format = * [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
| network =
* [[SDTV]] [[576i]] (downscaled)
| owner = The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH<br>([[The Walt Disney Company]])
| owner = The Walt Disney Company (Germany) [[GmbH]]
| slogan =
| type =
| country = [[Germany]]
| language = [[Germany|German]]
| country = [[Germany]]
| language = * [[German language|German]]
| broadcast area = [[Germany]]<br>[[Austria]]<br>[[Switzerland]]<br>[[Liechtenstein]]
* [[English language|English]] (via [[Disney+]])
| headquarters = [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
| area = [[Germany]]<br>[[Austria]]<br>[[Switzerland]]
| former names =
| headquarters = Lilli-Palmer-Str. 2
| replaced names = [[Das Vierte]] (Free-TV only)
80636, [[Munich]], Germany
| sister names = [[Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD]]<br>[[Disney Junior (international)#Germany|Disney Junior]]<br>[[Disney Cinemagic (Germany)|Disney Cinemagic]]
| replaced = [[Das Vierte]] (relaunch)
| timeshift names =
| sister_channels = {{plainlist|
| web = [http://disneychannel.de/ DisneyChannel.de]
* [[National Geographic (German TV channel)|National Geographic]]
| terr serv 1 =
* [[National Geographic Wild (European TV channel)|Nat Geo Wild]]
| terr chan 1 =
}}
| sat serv 1 = [[Sky Deutschland]]
| website = [https://tv.disney.de Official website]
| sat chan 1 = Channel 555 (HD)
| terr_serv_1 = [[Digital terrestrial television]] (Germany)
| sat serv 2 =
| terr_chan_1 = Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted)
| sat chan 2 =
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'''Disney Channel''' is a [[Germany|German]] language television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH, subsidiary of [[Disney Channels Worldwide]], which itself is a unit of [[Disney-ABC Television Group]] that manages all of [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s Disney and ABC-branded television properties. The channel is based in [[Munich]].
'''Disney Channel''' is a German [[free-to-air]] [[television channel]] owned by The Walt Disney Company Germany. The channel is based in [[Munich]] and is for children.


Aimed mainly for all ages, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The original programming is mainly brought by the American [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[Disney Channel]].
Aimed at all ages, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The original programming is mainly supplied by its [[Disney Channel|American counterpart]].


The channel – which formerly operated as a premium service – was originally launched on October 16, 1999<ref name=kidscreen>{{cite news|last=Brockmeyer|first=Dieter|title=Disney Channel gets digital in Germany|url=http://kidscreen.com/1999/03/01/24586-19990301/|accessdate=18 July 2013|newspaper=Kidscreen|date=March 1, 1999}}</ref> and a subscription television channel of [[Sky Deutschland]]. As of January 17, 2014, the German Disney Channel has become a [[Cable television|basic cable]] and [[satellite television]] channel.
The channel was originally launched on 16 October 1999<ref name=kidscreen>{{cite news|last=Brockmeyer|first=Dieter|title=Disney Channel gets digital in Germany|url=http://kidscreen.com/1999/03/01/24586-19990301/|access-date=18 July 2013|newspaper=Kidscreen|date=March 1, 1999|archive-date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003035327/http://kidscreen.com/1999/03/01/24586-19990301/|url-status=live}}</ref> as a subscription television channel on the [[Sky Deutschland]] platform. However, it was later closed down on 30 November 2013. It was transformed into a free-TV channel on 17 January 2014, replacing [[Das Vierte]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}


The network competes with [[Super RTL]] (50% owned by [[Disney-ABC Television Group]]), [[KiKa]] and [[Nickelodeon (Germany)|Nickelodeon Germany]] similarly-formatted networks whose primary sources of programming is children focused.<ref name=thr0>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney Channel Germany Tops Nickelodeon in Ratings on Launch Weekend|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-channel-germany-tops-nickelodeon-672457|accessdate=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 20, 2014}}</ref>
The network competes with other channels primarily aimed at children, such as [[Super RTL]] (50% owned by [[Disney-ABC Television Group|Disney Television]] until March 2021), [[KiKa]] and [[Nickelodeon (Germany)|Nickelodeon Germany]].<ref name=thr0>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney Channel Germany Tops Nickelodeon in Ratings on Launch Weekend|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-channel-germany-tops-nickelodeon-672457|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 20, 2014|archive-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226231927/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-channel-germany-tops-nickelodeon-672457|url-status=live}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Walt Disney Television International opened their German offices near Munich on 1 March 1999. Disney Channel Germany was launched on 16 October 1999 as a subscription channel.<ref name=kidscreen/>
Disney Channel Germany opened their offices near Munich by March 1, 1999. was launched on October 16, 1999 by Walt Disney Television International.<ref name="kidscreen"/> Disney purchased [[Das Vierte]] TV station by December 2012. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte would become a Disney Channel in January 2014 as a 24-hour family entertainment network.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Walt Disney to Launch Free-TV Channel in Germany|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/walt-disney-launch-free-tv-441396|accessdate=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> Initial daytime programming included standard Disney channel fare [[Jessie (TV series)|Jessie]], [[Austin & Ally]], [[Phineas and Ferb]] and [[Gravity Falls]] while prime time saw Pixar films and older drawing shows like [[ABC Family]] shows plus Hallmark Channel's [[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]. Disney formed an in house ad sales company, Disney Media +, for the channel given that two competitors control most ad sales companies.<ref name=thr>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney Betting on Pixar Movies, ABC Series in German Network Launch|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-betting-pixar-movies-abc-655983|accessdate=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 14, 2013}}</ref><ref name=dwdl>[http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/42763/disney_ein_datum_ein_vermarkter_und_etwas_programm/ Disney: Ein Datum, ein Vermarkter und etwas Programm - DWDL.de] [http://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/42763/disney_ein_datum_ein_vermarkter_und_etwas_programm/ Disney: A Date, a marketer and a little program (English Translation)].</ref> The channel will also be offered on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.<ref name=thr/> The channel launched over the air on January 17, 2014.<ref name=dwdl/> It debuted at 6 AM with Mickey Mouse's first cartoon, the classic animated [[short film]] ''[[Steamboat Willie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dwdl.de/interviews/44265/wagner_im_zweifelsfall_haben_wir_einen_langen_atem/ |title= Lars Wagner über den Disney Channel (German) |last=Krei |first=Alexander |accessdate=17 January 2014 |date=15 January 2014}}</ref> Disney reported that its launch weekend pushed them past Nick in to third place amongst kid broadcast channels.<ref name=thr0/>


Disney purchased [[Das Vierte]] (lit. The Fourth), a free-to-air TV station, in December 2012 from [[Dmitry Lesnevsky]], a Russian media mogul, and former owner of Russia's [[REN-TV]]. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte would become Disney Channel in January 2014 as a 24-hour family entertainment network under Disney Channel's German head Lars Wagner.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Walt Disney to Launch Free-TV Channel in Germany|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/walt-disney-launch-free-tv-441396|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228023626/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/walt-disney-launch-free-tv-441396|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Programming <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fernsehserien.de/serien-nach-sendern/disney |title= Das aktuelle TV-Programm des Disney Channel |work=Fernsehserien.de |accessdate= 4 December 2014}}</ref>==


[[File:Disney Channel Germany Logo 2014.png|thumb|200px|Evening Logo, used from '''20:15''' (Primetime) daily, it used till 1 February 2024.]]
===Daytime===
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Initial daytime programming included standard Disney Channel fare including ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'', ''[[Austin & Ally]]'', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' and ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' while prime time saw [[Pixar]] films and older drawing shows including those from [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] as well as [[Hallmark Channel]]'s ''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]''. Disney formed an in house ad sales company, Disney Media +, for the channel given that two competitors control most ad sales companies.<ref name=thr>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney Betting on Pixar Movies, ABC Series in German Network Launch|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-betting-pixar-movies-abc-655983|access-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 14, 2013|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318063515/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-betting-pixar-movies-abc-655983|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=dwdl>{{cite news|last1=Lückerath|first1=Thomas|title=Disney: Ein Datum, ein Vermarkter und etwas Programm|url=http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/42763/disney_ein_datum_ein_vermarkter_und_etwas_programm/|access-date=April 19, 2017|work=DWDL.de|date=September 26, 2013|language=de|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928135555/http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/42763/disney_ein_datum_ein_vermarkter_und_etwas_programm/|url-status=live}}</ref> The channel will also be offered on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.<ref name=thr/> The channel suspended transmission on 30 November 2013 and launched over the air on 17 January 2014<ref name=dwdl/> at 6 AM with the classic animated [[short film]] ''[[Steamboat Willie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dwdl.de/interviews/44265/wagner_im_zweifelsfall_haben_wir_einen_langen_atem/ |title=Lars Wagner über den Disney Channel (German) |last=Krei |first=Alexander |access-date=17 January 2014 |date=15 January 2014 |archive-date=17 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117014031/http://www.dwdl.de/interviews/44265/wagner_im_zweifelsfall_haben_wir_einen_langen_atem/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Disney reported that its launch weekend pushed them past Nick in to third place among kid broadcast channels.<ref name=thr0/>
====Current Series====
* ''[[Aaron Stone]]''
* ''[[Crash and Bernstein]]''
* ''[[Doc McStuffins]]'' (Doc McStuffins, Spielzeugärztin)
* ''[[Dog with a Blog]]'' (Hund mit Blog)
* ''[[Girl Meets World]]'' (Das Leben und Riley)
* ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' (Willkommen in Gravity Falls)
*''[[Mighty Med]]'' (Mighty Med – Wir heilen Helden)
* ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]'' (Jake und die Nimmerland-Piraten)
* ''[[Kickin' It]]'' (Karate-Chaoten)
* ''[[Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil]]'' (Kick Buttowski - Keiner kann alles)
* ''[[Lab Rats]]'' (S3 – Stark, schnell, schlau)
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'' (Micky Maus Wunderhaus)
* ''[[Pair of Kings]]'' (Pair of Kings - Die Königsbrüder)
* ''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]'' (Randy Cunningham: Der Ninja aus der 9. Klasse)
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' (Phineas and Ferb)
* ''[[Sofia the First]]'' (Sofia die Erste – Auf einmal Prinzessin)
* ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]''
* ''[[Packages from Planet X]]'' (Paket von X)
* ''[[Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures]]''
* ''[[Zeke and Luther]]''


== Programming ==
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====Planned Series <ref name="dc" />====
* ''[[Evermoor]]''
* ''[[Wander Over Yonder]]'' (Sie nannten ihn Wander)

====Former Series====
* ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'' (101 Dalmatiner)
* ''[[A Kind of Magic (TV series)|A Kind of Magic]]'' (A Kind of Magic – Eine magische Familie)
* ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'' (Gummibärenbande)
* ''[[Aladdin (TV series)|Aladdin]]''
* ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'' (A.N.T.: Achtung Natur-Talente)
* ''[[Atomic Betty]]''
* ''[[Austin & Ally]]''
* ''[[Binny and the Ghost]]'' (Binny und der Geist)
* ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]''
* ''[[The Buzz on Maggie]]'' (Maggie)
* ''[[Captain Flamingo]]''
* ''[[Cars Toons]]'' (Cars Toons – Hooks unglaubliche Geschichten)
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' (Chip und Chap – Die Ritter des Rechts)
* ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' (Barbaren-Dave)
* ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]'' (Die Dinos)
* ''[[Dinosaur Train]]'' (Dino Zug)
* ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' (Cosmo und Wanda – Wenn Elfen helfen)
* ''[[Fillmore!]]''
* ''[[Fish Hooks]]'' (Der Fisch-Club)
* ''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'' (Meine Schwester Charlie)
* ''[[Goof Troop]]'' (Goofy und Max)
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]''
* ''[[Hercules: The Animated Series|Hercules]]''
* ''[[The Hive!]]'' (Summ, summ, super!)
* ''[[House of Mouse]]'' (Mickys Clubhaus)
* ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn’t Do It]]'' (Ich war’s nicht)
* ''[[Jungle Cubs]]'' (Die Dschungelbuch-Kids)
* ''[[Kim Possible]]''
* ''[[The Land Before Time (TV series)|The Land Before Time]]'' (In einem Land unserer Zeit)
* ''[[Lanfeust Quest]]'' (Lanfeust)
* ''[[The Legend of Tarzan]]'' (Tarzan)
* ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload]]'' (Marvel Super Heroes-Maximale Superkräfte)
* ''[[Lilo and Stitch: The Series]]'' (Lilo & Stitch)
* ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (Arielle, die Meerjungfrau)
* ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''
* ''[[Mighty Ducks (TV series)|Mighty Ducks]]'' (Mighty Ducks – Das Powerteam)
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' (My Little Pony: Freundschaft ist Magie) Moved to Disney XD
* ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' (Neue Abenteuer mit Winnie Puuh)
* ''[[Pepper Ann]]''
* ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' (Pound Puppies – Der Pfotenclub)
* ''[[Quack Pack]]'' (Quack Pack – Onkel D. und die Boys)
* ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]'' (Große Pause)
* ''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'' (Tauschrausch)
* ''[[Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch]]'' (Sabrina – Verhext nochmal!)
* ''[[Sally Bollywood]]''
* ''[[The Secret Show]]'' (Die Top Secret Show)
* ''[[Shake It Up (TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' (Shake It Up – Tanzen ist alles)
* ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' (Sonny Munroe)
* ''[[Special Agent Oso]]'' (Spezialagent Oso)
* ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]'' (Hotel Zack & Cody)
* ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'' (Zack & Cody an Bord)
* ''[[Stitch!]]'' (Yuna & Stitch)
* ''[[TaleSpin]]'' (Käpt’n Balu und seine tollkühne Crew)
* ''[[That's So Raven]]'' (Raven blickt durch)
* ''[[Timon and Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon and Pumbaa]]'' (Abenteuer mit Timon und Pumbaa)
* ''[[Totally Spies]]''
* ''[[The Weekenders]]'' (Wochenend-Kids)
* ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' (Die Zauberer vom Waverly Place)
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===Primetime===
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====Current Series====
*''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' (Meine wilden Töchter)
*''[[According to Jim]]'' (Immer wieder Jim)
*''[[Baby Daddy]] ''
*''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]'' (Cedar Cove – Das Gesetz des Herzens)
*''[[Chasing Life]]''
*''[[Friends]]''
*''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
*''[[Grand Hotel (TV series)|Grand Hotel]]''
*''[[Jane by Design]]''
*''[[Life Unexpected]]'' (Life Unexpected - Plötzlich Familie)
*''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' (What’s Up, Dad?)
*''[[Pushing Daisies]]''
*''[[Roseanne]]''
*''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' (Scrubs – Die Anfänger)
*''[[Seed (TV series)|Seed]]''
*''[[Star-Crossed (TV series)|Star-Crossed]]''
*''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]''
*''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''
*''[[The Golden Girls]]'' (Golden Girls)
*''[[The Lying Game]]''
*''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (Die Muppet Show)
*''[[The Nanny (TV series)|The Nanny]]'' (Die Nanny)

====Own Production====

*''[[Disney Magic Moments]]''

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====Planned Series <ref name="dc">{{cite web |url=http://www.disneycentral.de/index.php/News/82-Disney-Channel-Jahres-Programm-Wir-zeigen-euch-was-ihr-zu-sehen-bekommt/ |title=Disney Channel Jahres-Programm - Wir zeigen euch, was ihr zu sehen bekommt!|work=Disney Central|accessdate=2014-10-30}}</ref>====

* ''[[The Goldbergs (TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''
* ''[[Suburgatory]]''

====Former Series====

*''[[Blossom (TV series)|Blossom]]''
*''[[Boy Meets World]]'' (Das Leben und Ich)
*''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]'' (Wilde Brüder mit Charme!)
*''[[Bunheads]]'' (New in Paradise)
*''[[Everwood]]''
*''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'' (Alle lieben Raymond)
*''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' (Hör mal, wer da hämmert)
*''[[Little House on the Prairie (miniseries)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' (Unsere kleine Farm)
*''[[Men in Trees]]''
*''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]''
*''[[The Golden Palace]]'' (Golden Palace)
*''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''

====Former Own Production====

*''[[Das Fest im Griff?!]]''
*''[[Ducks & Friends]]''
*''[[Family Time(TV Show)|Family Time]]''
*''[[Mein Auftrag: Der perfekte Antrag]]''
*''[[Mission Freundlichkeit - Mein 100 Tage Experiment]]''
*''[[Vollpension bei Fremden]]''

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==Availability==
==Availability==
Via the air waves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households plus on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.<ref name=thr/>
Via the airwaves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households plus on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.<ref name=thr/>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Germany|Media
}}
*[[Disney XD (Germany)]]
*[[Super RTL]]
*[[Super RTL]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://disneychannel.de/}} {{de icon}}
* {{official website|https://tv.disney.de}} {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/DisneyChannelGermany Disney Channel] on YouTube
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/DisneyChannelGermany Disney Channel] on YouTube
* [https://twitter.com/DisneyChannelDE Disney Channel] on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/DisneyChannelDE Disney Channel] on Twitter
{{Portal bar|Disney|Television|Germany|Media}}{{Disney Channel}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/DisneyChannelDeutschland Disney Channel] on Facebook (disabled outside of Germany)
{{Television in Germany}}
* [http://www.fernsehserien.de/serien-nach-sendern/disney/2014/ Programming by Disney Channel (Germany) ] on Fernsehserien.de


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Latest revision as of 17:39, 17 December 2024

Disney Channel (Germany)
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
Austria
Switzerland
HeadquartersLilli-Palmer-Str. 2 80636, Munich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • 16 October 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-16) (pay TV)
  • 17 January 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-17) (free TV)
ReplacedDas Vierte (relaunch)
Closed30 November 2013; 11 years ago (2013-11-30) (pay TV)
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television (Germany)Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted)

Disney Channel is a German free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Germany. The channel is based in Munich and is for children.

Aimed at all ages, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The original programming is mainly supplied by its American counterpart.

The channel was originally launched on 16 October 1999[1] as a subscription television channel on the Sky Deutschland platform. However, it was later closed down on 30 November 2013. It was transformed into a free-TV channel on 17 January 2014, replacing Das Vierte.[citation needed]

The network competes with other channels primarily aimed at children, such as Super RTL (50% owned by Disney Television until March 2021), KiKa and Nickelodeon Germany.[2]

History

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Walt Disney Television International opened their German offices near Munich on 1 March 1999. Disney Channel Germany was launched on 16 October 1999 as a subscription channel.[1]

Disney purchased Das Vierte (lit. The Fourth), a free-to-air TV station, in December 2012 from Dmitry Lesnevsky, a Russian media mogul, and former owner of Russia's REN-TV. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte would become Disney Channel in January 2014 as a 24-hour family entertainment network under Disney Channel's German head Lars Wagner.[3]

Evening Logo, used from 20:15 (Primetime) daily, it used till 1 February 2024.

Initial daytime programming included standard Disney Channel fare including Jessie, Austin & Ally, Phineas and Ferb and Gravity Falls while prime time saw Pixar films and older drawing shows including those from ABC Family as well as Hallmark Channel's Cedar Cove. Disney formed an in house ad sales company, Disney Media +, for the channel given that two competitors control most ad sales companies.[4][5] The channel will also be offered on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.[4] The channel suspended transmission on 30 November 2013 and launched over the air on 17 January 2014[5] at 6 AM with the classic animated short film Steamboat Willie.[6] Disney reported that its launch weekend pushed them past Nick in to third place among kid broadcast channels.[2]

Programming

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Main article: List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel (Germany)

Availability

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Via the airwaves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households plus on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Brockmeyer, Dieter (1 March 1999). "Disney Channel gets digital in Germany". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (20 January 2014). "Disney Channel Germany Tops Nickelodeon in Ratings on Launch Weekend". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ^ Roxborough, Scott (17 April 2013). "Walt Disney to Launch Free-TV Channel in Germany". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Roxborough, Scott (14 November 2013). "Disney Betting on Pixar Movies, ABC Series in German Network Launch". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b Lückerath, Thomas (26 September 2013). "Disney: Ein Datum, ein Vermarkter und etwas Programm". DWDL.de (in German). Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ Krei, Alexander (15 January 2014). "Lars Wagner über den Disney Channel (German)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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