Disney Channel (Dutch TV channel)

Disney Channel
Country	Netherlands
Broadcast area	Netherlands; Belgium;
Headquarters	Bergweg 50, Hilversum
Programming
Language(s)	Dutch (dubbing/subtitles); English;
Picture format	HDTV 1080i; SDTV 576i, 16:9 (downscaled);
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV
Sister channels	Disney Junior (Benelux); Disney XD (Netherlands)
History
Launched	3 October 2009; 15 years ago
Links
Website	Official website
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GO	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
KPN iTV	KPN iTV (Europe only)
XS4All	WebTV (Netherlands only)
Online.nl TV app	Watch live; (Netherlands only)

Disney Channel is the Dutch edition based on the American channel of the same name, owned by the Walt Disney Company. The channel is broadcasting free-to-cable, and all content is dubbed in Dutch. The channel features a mix of original sitcoms, teen drama series, animation movies and original movies (presented as DCOMs). English audio is also available on the operators Ziggo, Canal Digitaal, TV Vlaanderen, Caiway, Proximus and Telenet. There are two different versions with local advertisements. While currently not using a slogan, the tagline 'Dat moet je meemaken!' (English: 'You have got to experience this!') has been used in the past.

Since 2012, a dedicated version is proposed for Belgium (except on satellite).

History

The channel first launched on UPC Netherlands on 3 October 2009.^[1] On 30 October 2009 it launched in Flanders on Telenet and Belgacom.^[2] On 22 June 2010 it was added to analogue. In September 2011 the Playhouse Disney block became Disney Junior. On 1 September 2011 it launched on Ziggo.^[3] The channel was scheduled for a release on Caiway in October 2011, but that has been cancelled.^[4]

In early 2012 hours were expanded and a new logo was adopted. On 16 August 2012 it launched on CanalDigitaal and TV Vlaanderen at Astra 23.5 East.^[5] In July 2013 subtitled programs were moved to late night.^[6] In October 2013 subtitled programs were moved to the weekend nights.^[7] On 1 April 2014, Disney Channel started transmitting with dual audio channels (Dutch and Original). There are standard no Dutch subtitles, however in most cases subtitles can be activated with text page 888.^[8]

Disney Channel, Disney XD 24 hours and Disney Junior became available on KPN Interactive TV and on KPN's subsidiary Telfort on 2 April 2014. However, the Disney channels are solely in Dutch dub on these two operators. It is currently unknown when the original English audio channel will become available on KPN.

From 25 March 2015 Disney Channel HD and Disney XD HD is available at KPN, XS4All and Telfort.

From 1 July 2015 Disney Channel HD, Disney XD 24 and Disney Junior become available through Caiway and Caiway Albrandswaard. However, in Albrandswaard only the SD version of Disney Channel is available.

On 2 November 2015 Disney Channel is available through KPNs web IPTV service KPN Play however it was sooner available for the Play beta testers.

On 1 April 2019, Disney Junior closed in the Netherlands.

Programming

Current

Source:^[9]

Animated series

An asterisk (*) means that the program is a acquired programming

Title	Premiere date	Number of Seasons
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir*	May 16, 2016 – present	4
Big City Greens	2018 – present	3
101 Dalmatian Street	2019 – present	1
Best Bugs Forever*	June 2, 2019 – present	1
Amphibia	September 2, 2019 – present	3
The Owl House	August 24, 2020 – present	2
I, Elvis Riboldi*	November 14, 2020 – present	1
Ghostforce*	2021 – present	1
The Ghost and Molly McGee	November 9, 2021 – present	1
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese*	2021 – present	2
Droners*	2022 – present	1