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{{For|the American basic cable and satellite television Disney Channel|Disney Channel}}
{{short description|German television channel}}
{{Infobox TV channel
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| name = Disney Channel
{{Infobox television channel
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| name = Disney Channel (Germany)
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| logo = DisneyChannelEMEA.svg
| logoalt =
| logo_size = 240px
| logo2 =
| logo_alt =
| launch = October 16, 1999
| image =
| closed date =
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| closed_date = {{end date and age|2013|11|30|df=y}} (original)
| network =
| picture_format = * [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
| owner = The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH<br>([[The Walt Disney Company]])
* [[SDTV]] [[576i]] (downscaled)
| slogan =
| owner = The Walt Disney Company (Germany) [[GmbH]]
| country = [[Germany]]
| type =
| country = [[Germany]]
| language = [[Germany|German]]
| broadcast area = [[Germany]]<br>[[Austria]]<br>[[Switzerland]]<br>[[Liechtenstein]]
| language = * [[German language|German]]
| headquarters = [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
* [[English language|English]] (via [[Disney+]])
| former names =
| area = [[Germany]]<br>[[Austria]]<br>[[Switzerland]]
| replaced names = [[Das Vierte]] (Free-TV only)
| headquarters = Lilli-Palmer-Str. 2
| sister names = [[Disney XD (Germany)|Disney XD]]<br>[[Disney Junior (international)#Germany|Disney Junior]]<br>[[Disney Cinemagic (Germany)|Disney Cinemagic]]
80636, [[Munich]], Germany
| timeshift names =
| replaced = [[Das Vierte]] (relaunch)
| web = [http://disneychannel.de/ DisneyChannel.de]
| sister_channels = {{plainlist|
| terr serv 1 =
* [[National Geographic (German TV channel)|National Geographic]]
| terr chan 1 =
* [[National Geographic Wild (European TV channel)|Nat Geo Wild]]
| sat serv 1 = [[Sky Deutschland]]
}}
| sat chan 1 = Channel 555 (HD)
| website = [https://tv.disney.de Official website]
| sat serv 2 =
| terr_serv_1 = [[Digital terrestrial television]] (Germany)
| sat chan 2 =
| terr_chan_1 = Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted)
| cable serv 1 =
| cable chan 1 =
| adsl serv 1 =
| adsl chan 1 =
}}
}}


'''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.
'''Disney Channel''' is a [[Germany|German]] language television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH, a 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]].


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]].
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 brought by the American [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[Disney 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 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 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>
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>


== 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. It was launched on October 16, 1999 by Walt Disney Television International.<ref name="kidscreen"/>


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>
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]]''.
[[File:Disney Channel Germany Logo 2014.png|thumb|200px|Evening Logo, used from '''20:15''' (Primetime) daily, it used till 1 February 2024.]]


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 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/>
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/>
== Programming ==

{{main|List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel (Germany)}}
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 into third place amongst kid broadcast channels.<ref name=thr0/>

==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>
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===Daytime===
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==== Original series ====
* ''[[Binny and the Ghost]]'' (Binny und der Geist)

====Current series====
* ''[[Aaron Stone]]''
* ''[[Art Attack]]''
* ''[[Zeke & Luther]]''
* ''[[Boyster]]''
* ''[[Crash and Bernstein]]''
* ''[[Doc McStuffins]]'' (Doc McStuffins, Spielzeugärztin)
* ''[[Dog with a Blog]]'' (Hund mit Blog)
* ''[[Pair of Kings]]'' (Pair of Kings - Die Königsbrüder)
* ''[[Mighty Med]]'' (Mighty Med – Wir heilen Helden)
* ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' (Willkommen in Gravity Falls)
* ''[[Henry Hugglemonster]]'' (Henry Knuddelemonster)
* ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]'' (Jake und die Nimmerland-Piraten)
* ''[[Lab Rats (US TV series)|Lab Rats]]''
* ''[[Jungle Junction]]'' (Dschungel, Dschungel!)
* ''[[K.C. Undercover]]''
* ''[[Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil]]'' (Kick Buttowski - Keiner kann alles)
* ''[[Kickin' It]]''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'' (Micky Maus Wunderhaus)
* ''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]'' (Miles von Morgen)
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' (My Little Pony - Freundschaft ist Magie)
* ''[[Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures]]'' (Pac-Man und die Geisterabenteuer)
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' (Phineas and Ferb)
* ''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]
* ''[[Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero]]
* ''[[Sofia the First]]'' (Sofia die Erste – Auf einmal Prinzessin)
* ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'' (Star gegen die Mächte des Bösen)
* ''[[Packages from Planet X]]''
* ''[[Wander Over Yonder]]'' (Sie nannten ihn Wander)

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====Planned series ====
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* ''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'' (Best Friends - Zu jeder Zeit)
* ''[[Bunk'd]]'' (Camp Kikiwaka)
* ''[[Goldie & Bear]]'' (Goldie und Bär)
* ''[[Miraculous Ladybug]]''
* ''[[Soy Luna]]''

====Former series====
* ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'' (101 Dalmatiner)
* ''[[Aladdin (TV series)|Aladdin]]''
* ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'' (A.N.T.: Achtung Natur-Talente)
* ''[[Atomic Betty]]''
* ''[[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)
* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' (Darkwing Duck − Der Schrecken der Bösewichte)
* ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' (Barbaren-Dave)
* ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' (Cosmo und Wanda – Wenn Elfen helfen)
* ''[[Fillmore!]]''
* ''[[Fish Hooks]]'' (Der Fisch-Club)
* ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' (Gargoyles - Auf den Schwingen der Gerechtigkeit)
* ''[[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)
* ''[[Julius Jr.]]''
* ''[[Jungle Cubs]]'' (Die Dschungelbuch-Kids)
* ''[[Kickin' It]]''
* ''[[A Kind of Magic (TV series)|A Kind of Magic]]'' (A Kind of Magic – Eine magische Familie)
* ''[[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)
* ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (Arielle, die Meerjungfrau)
* ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'' (Neue Micky Maus Geschichten)
* ''[[Mighty Ducks (TV series)|Mighty Ducks]]'' (Mighty Ducks – Das Powerteam)
* ''[[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)
* ''[[Rugrats]]''
* ''[[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)
* ''[[Super 4: Heroes United]]'' (Super 4)
* ''[[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]]''
*''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
*''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]'' (Die Dinos)
*''[[Finding Carter]]''
*''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' (What’s Up, Dad?)
*''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''
*''[[The Goldbergs (TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'' (Die Goldbergs)
*''[[The Golden Girls]]'' (Golden Girls)
*''[[The Lying Game]]''
*''[[The Nanny (TV series)|The Nanny]]'' (Die Nanny)
*''[[Pushing Daisies]]''
*''[[Roseanne]]''
*''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' (Scrubs – Die Anfänger)
*''[[Suburgatory]]''
*''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]''

====Current original shows====
*''[[Disney Magic Moments]]''

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====Planned series ====
<ref name="dc">{{cite web |url=http://www.quotenmeter.de/n/81068/disney-channel-2015-16-mit-bewaehrtem-mehr-erreichen |title=Disney Channel 2015/16: Mit Bewährtem mehr erreichen!|work=Quotenmeter.de|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref>
* ''[[Hindsight (TV series)|Hindsight]]''

====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)
*''[[Friends]]''
*''[[The Golden Palace]]'' (Golden Palace)
*''[[Teen Angel (TV series)|Teen Angel]]''
*''[[Grand Hotel (TV series)|Grand Hotel]]''
*''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' (Hör mal, wer da hämmert)
*''[[Jane by Design]]''
*''[[Life Unexpected]]'' (Life Unexpected - Plötzlich Familie)
*''[[Little House on the Prairie (miniseries)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' (Unsere kleine Farm)
*''[[Men in Trees]]''
*''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]''
*''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'' (Parker Lewis – Der Coole von der Schule)
*''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (Die Muppet Show)
*''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''
*''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' (Sabrina – total verhext!)
*''[[Seed (TV series)|Seed]]''
*''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''
*''[[Star-Crossed (TV series)|Star-Crossed]]''

====Former original shows====

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

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


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


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{official website|https://tv.disney.de}} {{in lang|de}}
* {{official website|http://disneychannel.de/}} {{de icon}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/DisneyChannelGermany Disney Channel] on YouTube
* [http://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
* [https://www.facebook.com/DisneyChannelDeutschland Disney Channel] on Facebook (disabled outside of Germany)
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* [http://www.fernsehserien.de/serien-nach-sendern/disney/2014/ Programming by Disney Channel (Germany)] on Fernsehserien.de
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For the American basic cable and satellite television Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.
Disney Channel
CountryGermany
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)German
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH
(The Walt Disney Company)

Disney Channel is a German language television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH, a 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.

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 brought by the American flagship Disney Channel.

The channel – which formerly operated as a premium service – was originally launched on October 16, 1999[1] and a subscription television channel of Sky Deutschland. As of January 17, 2014, the German Disney Channel has become a basic cable and satellite television channel.

The network competes with Super RTL (50% owned by Disney-ABC Television Group), KiKa and Nickelodeon Germany similarly-formatted networks whose primary sources of programming is children focused.[2]

History

Disney Channel Germany opened their offices near Munich by March 1, 1999. It was launched on October 16, 1999 by Walt Disney Television International.[1]

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.[3]

Initial daytime programming included standard Disney channel fare 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.

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 launched over the air on January 17, 2014.[5]

It debuted at 6 AM with Mickey Mouse's first cartoon, the classic animated short film Steamboat Willie.[6]

Disney reported that its launch weekend pushed them past Nick into third place amongst kid broadcast channels.[2]

Programming

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