Disney Junior (UK & Ireland)

This article is about Disney Junior in the United Kingdom & Ireland. For the original, American version, see Disney Junior. For other international versions, see Disney Junior (disambiguation).
Disney Junior
Launched Playhouse Disney
28 September 1999 (Block)
29 September 2000 (Channel)
Disney Junior
7 May 2011
Owned by Disney–ABC Television Group
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share 0.40%
0.14% (+) (September 2015 (2015-09), BARB)
Country United Kingdom
Ireland
Headquarters Chiswick, London
Formerly called Playhouse Disney
(29 September 2000 – 7 May 2011)
Replaced Playhouse Disney + / Disney Junior +
Disney Junior HD
Disney Cinemagic HD
Sister channel(s) Disney Channel
Disney XD
Sky Movies Disney
Timeshift service Disney Junior +
Website Disney Junior
Availability
Satellite
Sky Channel 611
Channel 612 (+)
Channel 628 (HD)
Cable
Virgin Media
(UK)		 Channel 727
Virgin Media Ireland Channel 616
WightFibre Channel 107
IPTV
TalkTalk Plus TV Channel 481
BT Channel 481
Plusnet Channel 481
Streaming media
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (United Kingdom)
UPC Horizon Watch live (Ireland)

Disney Junior is a British television channel owned by Disney–ABC Television Group.

History

The channel launched on 29 September 2000 as Playhouse Disney, on the same day as the now defunct sister channel, Toon Disney.

Presenters were added to the channel in September 2009; they appear on air between 6pm and 8pm.

The Playhouse Disney brand, which existed as 22 channels or blocks in 156 countries and territories, rebranded as Disney Junior in 2011.[1] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Disney Junior began on 7 May 2011,[2] with its first show as Handy Manny. At the same time the channel started broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen.

A high-definition simulcast of Disney Junior was made available to Sky+ HD subscribers on 9 April 2013.[3]

Presentation

When Playhouse Disney was launched, it had the same logo style as Disney Channel, with 2D idents featuring lines and circles. The idents were also carried on Disney Channel.

In September 2007, the channel logo in the external promotionals (programme press releases, promos for terrestrial television) were changed to include the inscription "Channel" as in all Playhouse Disney Europe channels, but on the channel itself the logo was not changed. This move probably is to differentiate the channel from the "Playhouse Disney" block, shown all mornings on the American Disney Channel.

Disney Junior +

A one-hour timeshift service of the channel, Disney Junior +, launched on 30 October 2007 as Playhouse Disney +, replacing the now defunct channel ABC1. It launched on the same day that the Disney Channels were reshuffled on Sky, involving Disney Cinemagic and Disney Cinemagic +1 moving down the EPG, to enable Playhouse Disney to move up the EPG to allow Playhouse Disney + to launch next to it on Sky 611 and 612 respectively. Playhouse Disney + was initially a 25-minute timeshift service until 11 April 2011 when it became a 1-hour timeshift service.

Playhouse Disney Live Tour

A live tour took place in 2008. It was shown in several cities, across the United States and Europe. In the United Kingdom, the tour included Bristol, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Brighton.

Programming

Original series

Shorts

Acquired from Disney Junior (US)

Shorts

Other acquired series

References

  1. ↑ "Disney Junior to replace SoapNet, Playhouse". C21Media. 2010-05-26.
  2. ↑ "Disney to launch new Disney Junior brand". Digital Spy. 28 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Disney, Sky bow co-branded movie net". C21Media. 21 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Waller, Ed (5 May 2011). "Disney takes Art Attack global". C21 Media. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (24 January 2013). "Henry Hugglemonster' Arrives on Disney Jr. in Feb.". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Rushton, Katherine (14 December 2009). "Jungle Junction to air in 70 countries". Broadcast. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (13 December 2013). "Disney Junior Greenlights 'Nina Needs to Go'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (3 January 2013). "'Doc Mcstuffins' Reaps High UK Ratings". Animation World Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Disney Junior sets U.K. launch". Variety (London). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Cath, Nicky (23 April 2015). "Disney May Highlights". Baby World. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Disney Junior TV Listings". TV Guide UK. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Methven, Nicola (1 March 2013). "Fairy good for mouth of Minnie Mouse: Legendary Disney actress Russi Taylor to voice fairy godmother for Sofia the First". Mirror. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Callan, Patrick (23 September 2015). "The Hive returns for second season". Kidscreen. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (8 January 2015). "Millimages’ ‘Mouk’ Gets New Euro Licensees". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ White, Peter (1 July 2014). "Disney hunts out Wildlife Jack". Broadcast. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (25 July 2013). "Sprout Adopts Cyber Group’s ‘Zou’". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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