| Toon Disney/Jetix | |
|---|---|
| Launched | January 1, 2004 |
| Closed | November 14, 2009 |
| Owned by | Walt Disney International India |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Replaced by | Disney XD |
| Sister channel(s) | Disney Channel India Hungama TV |
| Website | Jetix Website Toon Disney Website |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish TV | Channel 524 |
| Tata Sky | 603 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Check Local Listings for channels |
| Hathway | 406 |
Toon Disney/Jetix India was a cable channel that first aired in India in 2004 based in Mumbai. It showed Jetix throughout the day and showed the Toon Disney programming from 11 am to 1pm during weekdays. It showed movies during the weekends.
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Although the majority of the network's programming was animation, live-action programming were only shown on Jetix,which included Power Rangers and movies were both animated and live action.New live programs were only be shown on Disney XD.Live actions programs were occasionally shown on Jetix, which were WWE 24/7, Monster Warriors,some of the programs from Disney Channel which included Agadam Bagadam Tigadam, Art Attack and Vicky & Vetaal, from other networks include Dharam Veer, Hero and Zoran.
Only animated programs were shown on Toon Disney,the meaning was clearly understood from the channel's name.
Toon Disney/Jetix India also showed animated films, both Disney and non-Disney. Toon Disney/Jetix aired many Disney classic films, which were not frequently shown on Disney Channel.
Toon Disney/Jetix frequently aired groups of series in blocks. Over the course of Toon Disney/Jetix India's broadcast history, it had several programming blocks that featured at least two of their shows.
There were many different contests during the history of Toon Disney/Jetix India.
Jetix Snakes and Ladders reloaded contest - (October–November 2009) was about the board game snakes and ladder,the rules of the game were same as the previous snakes and ladders contest,with little difference in story line and a new villain,cobra khan junior, a snake turned mutant from a cold virus ,is son of cobra khan (one of the friend of snake singh,who was the previous snake and ladders contest villain),has escaped from snake caves,with his snake foot soldiers,viewers could help the,hero ladder man by SMS ing the item code,when they see items like snake eggs and ladders which have number codes on them,ladders help ladder man go to higher levels,eggs help ladder man capture those snakes.
A Spanish language language audio track was available on Toon Disney and is now available on Disney XD via the SAP option within the United States; some cable and satellite systems also offered the Spanish language feed as a separate channel. Toon Disney networks also broadcasted in Germany, Italy, India, and Scandinavia. In the Indian version, it is the only channel available with English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu audio.[1] The British version was replaced by the channel Disney Cinemagic in March 2006. The French and Spanish version was also replaced by Disney Cinemagic.
In Israel, Toon Disney was a one-hour block on the Israeli Jetix service; the block began on that channel in the Summer of 2007.
In the Philippines, Toon Disney's Teamo Supremo is aired on ABS-CBN 2 every Saturday. Toon Disney was planned to be launched in Australia in March 2008 onto TV carriers Foxtel and Austar, But the channel was scheduled to launch Between October 2009 and March 2010 after the Optus D3 Satellite launch (albeit probably as Disney XD).
After successfully rolling out Disney XD in the United States in February 2009, Disney-ABC Television Group re-branded Jetix France to Disney XD on April 1, 2009 and it was expected to be rolled out to other European territories in 2009.[2][3] Disney XD replaced Jetix in the UK & Ireland on Monday, 31 August 2009 with the first show aired being Kid vs Kat. In Latin America and Brazil the change to Disney XD took place on July 3, 2009. In Japan, Toon Disney and Jetix Japan is broadcast in English and Japanese and was relaunched as Disney XD on August 1.
On February 13, 2009, Toon Disney/Jetix USA was replaced by Disney XD. There have been some commercials about Disney XD airing sometime in November. It was sure that Toon Disney/Jetix India will be replaced by Disney XD, since Disney is ending Toon Disney channels worldwide,with most of them being replaced with XD or Disney Channel (countries where there were no Disney Channel), but it is not sure if Jetix will be a block on Disney XD or not. However Disney Channel India and Jetix India will air shows made for Disney XD, until Disney XD was officially launched on November 14, 2009, at 12:00 noon IST.