Disney Channel (Spain)

Disney Channel
Launched April 17, 1998
Owned by The Walt Disney Company
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)(December 1, 2011)
Broadcast area Nacional
Formerly called Fly Music (only in TDT)
Sister channel(s) Intereconomía TV
Disney Cinemagic
Disney Junior
Disney XD
Website http://home.disney.es/tv/
Availability
Terrestrial
 Spain TDT España: 68UHF y 23UHF
Satellite
 Spain Digital+ Dial: 30
Cable
 Spain ONO Dial: 49
 Spain R Dial: 29
Dial 30 (DC+1)
 Spain Euskaltel Dial: 76
 Spain telecable Dial: 33
IPTV
 Spain Imagenio Dial: 50
Dial 51 (DC+1)
 Spain Orange TV Dial: 41
Dial 42 (DC+1)

Disney Channel Spain is a free-to-air television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting in Spain. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience. It is owned by Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group. which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. It began broadcasting in 1998 as a satellite television channel. On July 1, 2008, it replaced the channel Fly Music on the Spanish digital terrestrial television, thus becoming the first Disney Channel available in open television, that is disney channel in Spain is free.

A 1 hour timeshift channel called Disney Channel +1 is available on some satellite television services. It has three sister channels, Playhouse Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Cinemagic.

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History

Disney Channel Spain was born in 1998, when The Walt Disney Company and Sogecable came to an agreement to distribute a version in Spanish of the American "Disney Channel" on the satellite platform Canal Satellite Digital. The channel began broadcasting on April 17, 1998.

For the launch of the channel was used, in addition to the file cartoon series and film Disney-produced programs that bring the channel to the Spanish public. Spaces were made as well Art Attack, Spanish version of the American program by Jordi Cruz among others.

3 years after the diversified supply channel in the same satellite platform, and offers 3 channels: an timeshift called Disney Channel +1, Toon Disney and Playhouse Disney. The first issue is devoted exclusively to animation of Disney, while the second is a channel for preschool children and with special schedules. In 2008, Toon Disney became Disney Cinemagic.

Issues in Digital Terrestrial Television

In February 2008 the Disney company decided to buy 20% stake in the group of digital terrestrial television Net TV, and the contract involved the possibility of exploiting one of the 2 licenses for the company's current DTT.

Finally, the company announced in late May 2008 the launch of Disney Channel as an open channel from July the 1st, 2008 under the provision of DTT. This way, the frequency where Fly Music, a channel that was managed by Europroducciones, was broadcasting, was assigned to Disney Channel. The director of the chain at that time, Jose Vila, confirmed that the schedule would be similar to the time the channel was pay per view, but increasing advertising to cover costs. The launch includes an advertising campaign under the slogan Disney Channel, at last for everybody.

With this announcement, Disney Channel Spain became the first Disney Channel in the world completely open and free.

Starting on 1 May 2010 Disney Channel Spain started 16:9 widescreen broadcasting.

Disney Channel will launch their new International Logo in 20 june 2011.

Programming

Series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel Original Series takes most of the schedule.

Notable Programming

Disney Channel Original Series (Live-action)
Year Series Notes
2010 Shake It Up Emission Current: Season 1, New Episodes
2011 La Gira Emission Current: Season 1, New Episodes
2010 Good Luck Charlie Emission Current: Season 2, New Episodes
2006 Hannah Montana Emission Current, Repetition
2008 The Suite Life on Deck Emission Current: Season 3, New Episodes
2007 Wizards of Waverly Place Emission Current: Season 4, New Episodes
2009 Sonny with a Chance Emission Current: Season 2, New Episodes (Final Episode: August 26, 2011)
2006 Cambio de Clase Emission Current, Repetition
2008 Cosas de la Vida Emission Current, Repetition
Disney Channel Original Series (Animated)
Year Series Notes
2010 Fish Hooks (Animated) Emission Current: Season 1, New Episodes
2007 Phineas and Ferb Emission Current: Season 1/2, Repetition; Season 3 - (Summer 2011)
2001 Recess Emission Current: Repetition
2006 The Emperor's New School Emission Current: Repetition (Part of "Los Desayunazos de Disney Channel")
2008 Stitch! Emission Current: New Episodes
Upcoming Series
Year Series Premiere
2011 A.N.T. Farm (Live-Action) November 11, 2011
2011 Jessie January 2012[1]
2011 Madison High 2012[2]
2011 Austin and Ally 2012[3]
2012 Gravity Falls 2013[4]
Non-original series
Year Series Notes
2005 Johnny Test Emission Current: Repetition (Part of "Los Desayunazos de Disney Channel")
2001 The Fairly OddParents Emission Current: Repetition
2008 The Saddle Club Emission Current: Repetition Season 3
Series aired on the Playhouse Disney block
Year Series Notes
2009 Special Agent Oso Emission Current: Repetition
2006 Handy Manny Emission Current: Repetition
2009 Jungle Junction Emission Current: Repetition
2005 Little Einsteins Emission Current: Repetition
2006 Charlie and Lola ("Juan y Tolola" in Spain) Emission Current: Repetition
2006 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Emission Current: Repetition
2008 Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures Emission Current: Repetition
Current Movies
Year Movie Premiere
2006 High School Musical September 30, 2006
2007 High School Musical 2 September 29, 2007
2003 The Cheetah Girls December, 2003
2006 The Cheetah Girls 2 December 16, 2006
2008 The Cheetah Girls: One World December 20, 2008
2005 The Proud Family Movie May, 2006
2005 Twitches February, 2006
2007 Twitches Too March 28, 2008
2006 Return to Halloweentown October, 2006
2006 Cow Belles May, 2008
2006 Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior January 16, 2007
2007 Jump In! November 16, 2007
2007 Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board January 26, 2008
2008 Camp Rock September 20, 2008
2008 Minutemen November 29, 2008
2009 Dadnapped March 14, 2009
2009 Princess Protection Program June 13, 2009
2009 Hatching Pete September 26, 2009
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie October 17, 2009
2010 Starstruck May 15, 2010
2010 Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars July 24, 2010
2010 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam September 18, 2010
2010 16 Wishes October 2, 2010
2010 Den Brother December 3, 2010
2010 Avalon High February 25, 2011
2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure June 17, 2011
2011 Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension August 31, 2011 At Cinemas; December 2, 2011 (Disney Channel)
Upcoming Movies
Year Movie Premiere
2011 Lemonade Mouth November 18, 2011
2011 The Suite Life Movie September 23, 2011
2011 Good Luck Charlie: The Movie December 16, 2011
Reality Series
Year Reality Notes
2003 Art Attack Emission Current: Repetition
1997 Movie Surfers Current Movie: Tron: Legacy
 ? Disney 365 Current Issue: Disneyland Paria (Christmas 2010)
2009 My Camp Rock Finalized - Winner: Lucia Gil
2010 My Camp Rock 2 Finalized - Winner: Ana Mena

See also

References

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