Disney Channel (Scandinavia)
For Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel (international). For the original version of Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.
| Disney Channel Scandinavia | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | February 28, 2003 |
| Owned by | The Walt Disney Company |
| Picture format | 16:9 (Widescreen) |
| Audience share | 1.1% (Sweden, 2008, [1]) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Broadcast area | Nordic countries |
| Sister channel(s) |
Disney XD, Disney Junior |
| Website | disneychannel.tv |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Boxer | Channel 31 (Sweden) |
| PlusTV | Channel 52 (Finland) |
| TV Viihde | Channel 52 (Finland) |
| RiksTV | Channel 14 (Norway) |
| Boxer | Channel 25 (Denmark) |
| Televarpið | (Faroe Islands) |
| Satellite | |
| Canal Digital | Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland: Ch. 25 |
| Viasat | Channel 12, Channel 9 or Channel 60 |
| Cable | |
| Com Hem | Channel 154 (Sweden) |
| YouSee | (Denmark) |
| Welho | Channel 234 (Finland) |
| IPTV | |
| Canal Digital | Channel 90 (Sweden) |
| Waoo | (Denmark) |
| TDC TV | (Denmark) |
Disney Channel is a Scandinavian children's channel owned by The Walt Disney Company
History
In 28 February 2003, Disney Channel was launched, and was then at the time exclusive to the Viasat satellite platform (Sirius 4). Later that year, it became available in digital cable networks, such as Swedish Com Hem.
Once the channel was originally launched, the only programmes aired were animated programmes. A lot of them were not Disney Channel Original Series (as they are called in the US). The first live-action series aired on Disney Channel was Smart Guy, which debuted in 2005. [citation needed]
In 2003, the channel also applied for a license to broadcast in the Swedish Digital Terrestrial Television network. They were among the channels recommended by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority, and the government granted the Disney Channel a broadcasting license on January 29, 2004. The terrestrial transmissions could start on February 15 via the Boxer TV Access platform. Soon after that, the channel celebrated its first anniversary by dropping encryption for one weekend.
On August 1, 2005, the channel became available to subscribers of the Canal Digital (Thor 2) satellite platform. Simultaneously, a sister channel called Toon Disney was launched. A third sister channel, Playhouse Disney, was launched on October 1, 2006.
In the autumn of 2009, the channel started broadcasting its first original productions. Among these are a sitcom called Når klokkerne ringer, produced by the Danish production company Nobody, and the music competition My Camp Rock, produced by Titan Television.[2]
In January 2012, Disney Channel Scandinavia got the same on air logo and graphics as Disney Channel UK. Later in May 2012 the channel updated to 16:9 (Widescreen)
Since August 1, 2012 the channel started to air advertisements between the shows.
Info
The channel is mainly aimed at children, broadcasting Disney television series 24 hours daily. Disney feature films are also an important part of the channel's programming.
All of the animated programmes are dubbed into Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish with separate audio streams being available, but on Tele2Vision the audio can be changed into (English). In addition, subtitles are carried for some live-action programmes like Home Improvement, Dinosaurs, Phil of the Future, Smart Guy, That's So Raven, My Babysitter Is a Vampire, most of the live-action Disney Channel Original Movies (except some of them, like Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas, which is BOTH dubbed and subbed at the same time) and older episodes of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, which are not dubbed. The broadcast in Iceland on -Digital-ísland--(Fjölvarp) has the audio in English only, (except for the newly introduced commercials.) and subtitles are not available.
Since autumn 2012, Disney Channel broadcast with different video streams between the countries with its audio stream, but schedule is still the same.
Many syndicated programmes have been aired on Disney Channel, such as The Fairly OddParents and Scaredy Squirrel.
Logo
When Disney Channel Scandinavia was launched in 2003, it used the 2002 logo (designed by CA Square). In January 2012, Disney Channel adopted the current US "smartphone app" logo, which was launched in early 2010.
Programming
Current
Animated
- Phineas and Ferb (1 February 2008-present)
- Fish Hooks (18 February 2011-present)
- Gravity Falls (9 November 2012-present)
- Wander Over Yonder (11 January 2014-present)
Live-action
- Good Luck Charlie (25 December 2010-present)
- Shake It Up (25 March 2011-present)
- A.N.T. Farm (21 October 2011-present)
- Austin and Ally (16 March 2012-present)
- Jessie (27 April 2012-present)
- Dog With a Blog (13 April 2013-present)
- Violetta (TV series) (14 October 2013-present)
- Liv and Maddie (24 January 2014- present)
Disney Junior
- Doc McStuffins (10 September 2011-present)
- Handy Manny (10 September 2011-present)
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates (10 September 2011-present)
Upcoming
- I Didn't Do It (TV series) (11 April 2014)
- Skylanders: Swap Force (4 April 2014)
- Cloud 9 (2014 film) (11 April 2014) [3]
Movies
- The Suite Life Movie (23 September 2011)
- Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (26 August 2011)
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (14 October 2011)
- Lemonade Mouth (11 November 2011)
- Geek Charming (16 March 2012)
- Frenemies (18 May 2012)
- Radio Rebel (8 June 2012)
- Let It Shine (23 November 2012)
- Girl vs. Monster (9 November 2012)
- The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (10 May 2013)
- Teen Beach Movie (13 September 2013)
Former
- American Dragon: Jake Long
- The Buzz on Maggie
- Dave the Barbarian
- Famous 5: On the Case
- I Got a Rocket!
- Pippi Longstocking
- Totally Spies
- Troll Tales
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Aladdin
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
- Darkwing Duck
- Disney's Doug
- DuckTales
- Fillmore!
- Goof Troop
- Higglytown Heroes
- JoJo's Circus
- Jungle Cubs
- House of Mouse
- Little Einsteins
- Lloyd in Space
- Pepper Ann
- Quack Pack
- Stanley
- TaleSpin
- Teacher's Pet
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- The Weekenders
- Timon and Pumbaa
- The Fairly OddParents
- Scaredy Squirrel
- My Babysitter's a Vampire
- Cory in the House
- Jonas L.A.
- Jake and Blake
- LazyTown
- Sweet Valley High
- Bear in the Big Blue House
- Boy Meets World
- Dinosaurs
- Home Improvement
- Smart Guy
- The Book of Pooh
Website
The Disney Channel Scandinavia website has games like the American one. In 2006. Disney Channel Scandinavia stopped having Halloween games on their website due to the fact that Scandinavians do not celebrate Halloween. In 2007, Disney Channel in Scandinavia added videos on their website, only Scandinavians can watch them as they are not available to other countries. Disney Channel Scandinavia brought back Halloween-themed episodes and movies in October 2011.
Availability
Disney Channel is available on satellite from Canal Digital/Thor 5 and Viasat/Astra 4A.
In Sweden, it became available through the DTT network via Multiplex 3 in February 2004. It is also available on the Faroe Islands.
It launched in Finland via Canal Digital in April 2006. The channel was only available in the daytime between 7 am and 5 pm[4] Nowadays, the channel broadcasts until 6 pm, with Urheilu+kanava taking its broadcast space in the evening. The channel is not available around Turku. Canal Digital transferred the terrestrial transmissions of Disney Channel to PlusTV in October 2008.[5]
In September 2007, the digital terrestrial television package launched in Norway with Disney Channel broadcasting via RiksTV.
On November 1, 2009, the channel was launched via the terrestrial network in Denmark through Boxer TV A/S.[6]
Various cable companies, such as Com Hem, Tele2vision and YouSee, also offer the channel.
In Estonia, it is possible to see Disney Channel Scandinavia through Elion DigiTV, with the children's pack.[citation needed]
In Iceland, Disney Channel can be seen on -Digitalísland--(Fjölvarp) terrestrial microwave broadcasting system by vodafone and (stod2/bylgjan) on ch.60.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Årsrapport 2008. Mediamätning i Skandinavien
- ↑ "Disney Channel stärker upp med lokalproduktioner". Dagens Media. June 5, 2009.
- ↑ Disney Channel Sverige Facebook.
- ↑ "Maanpäällisen digi-tv-verkon ohjelmatarjonta kasvaa – Disney Channel osaksi CANAL+ -pakettia". April 10, 2006.
- ↑ http://www.bakercapital.com/press/pdf/082908a.pdf
- ↑ "Disney Channel på Boxers tv-sendenet" (Press release). Boxer. April 16, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.vodafone.is/sjonvarp/dagskra/disney program-listing cable-tv network provider
- ↑ http://www.stod2.is/Dagskra/dagskra?stod=DSE program channel subscription provider
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