| Disney Channel Asia | |
|---|---|
| Launched | October 1996 |
| Owned by | Buena Vista International Inc., The Walt Disney Company |
| Picture format | 480i, 576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Sister channel(s) | Playhouse Disney Asia (until 2011) Disney Junior Asia |
| Website | Disney Channel Asia Website |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro Malaysia | Channel 615 (SD)
Channel 635 (HD) |
| Choice TV | Channel 70 |
| Indovision Indonesia | Channel 45 |
| Telkom Vision Indonesia | Channel 203 |
| TrueVisions Thailand | Channel 35 |
| Aora TV Indonesia | Channel 32 |
| Cignal Digital TV Philippines | Channel 34 |
| Skylife Korean | Channel 77(HD) Channel 654(SD)(July, 1 Exit) |
| Cable | |
| SkyCable Philippines | Channel 47 |
| Global Destiny Cable Philippines | Channel 50 |
| Mountain View Satellite Corporation Philippines | Channel 36 |
| Cablelink Philippines | Channel 27 |
| StarHub TV Singapore | Channel 312 |
| First Media Indonesia | Channel 120 |
| Vietnam Cable Television VCTV Vietnam | Channel 40 |
| Ho Chi Minh City Cable Television HTV Vietnam | Channel 47 |
| Hanoi Cable Television BTS Vietnam | Channel 42 |
| Kristal-Astro Brunei | Channel 615 |
| TrueVisions Thailand | Channel 75 |
| Cambodia Cable Television Cambodia | Channel 21 |
| ultiNet Television Cabantuan Philippines | Channel 24 |
| Parasat Cable TV Philippines | Channel 51 |
| BOHOL COMMUNITY CABLE TV Philippines | Channel 34 Channel 39 (HD) |
| Hitron Limted Papua New Guinea | Channel 33 |
Disney Channel Asia, a franchise of Disney Channel, airs in most parts of Southeast Asia.
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Disney Channel Asia airs a variety of shows, aimed particularly at children and teenagers. Most of the programming is similar to the American counterpart with some shows exclusive to the Asian version such as Upin & Ipin and Waktu Rehat, both originally created in Malaysia. Disney Channel Asia often holds promos that offer prizes to promote shows or movies.
Weekend Night Laughs is a live-action block which airs Disney's live-action series. The block is held every Saturday to Sun at 10pm to 12am Series that currently in this block are:
Live-Action Belt is a block that airs Disney's live-action series. This block runs everyday on Disney Channel Singapore.
12pm to 2pm(Mon-Fri)(School Holiday Special)
4pm to 6pm Weekdays(Mon-Fri)
Weekends(Sat&Sun)
Animated and DQ Entertainment series is an animation and 3D TV shows and is held on Monday to Sunday. Series that currently in this block are:
Because of the Muslim population in countries that the channel broadcasts, content deemed not acceptable in Asian culture are edited out. Bad language, violence, and kisses are those that are often either shortened or removed altogether. However, suggestive dialog is sometimes not edited out. The Philippine feed, however, has been known to be very liberal in edits and thus programs are rarely edited as much as the other regional versions.
Since Disney Channel Asia follows the Disney Channel US guideline, the channel has received similar criticisms: being moved from premium, limited cables to more basic, widespread cables and showing less shows based on characters that made Disney famous, such as Mickey Mouse. It also has a reputation for having bad management, due to the move of the shows starring the original characters, and it has even come to the point where they don't air any of them.
Playhouse Disney Asia, formerly a time block, is a channel airing shoes geared at preschoolers. It is currently being aired in Brunei, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea.
In 2011, Disney announced that Playhouse Disney would be replaced by a new channel, Disney Junior. Playhouse Disney Asia ceased broadcast on July 11, 2011 and was replaced with Disney Junior launched on July 11, 2011 around 6.00 AM.
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