Disney Jr. (European, Middle Eastern and African TV channel)
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Disney Jr. (formerly known as Disney Junior), officially Disney Jr. Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)[5] is a British-managed preschool pay television channel targeting younger viewers aged 2–7, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited, the international division of The Walt Disney Company serving Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[6] Launched on 1 June 2011 as a replacement for Playhouse Disney outside Africa and headquartered at Hammersmith, West London,[7] it broadcasts in 11 languages.[8]
Country | United Kingdom |
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Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, West London W6 9PE, United Kingdom |
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Picture format | SDTV 576i (16:9) HDTV 1080i |
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Owner | The Walt Disney Company Limited (Disney Entertainment) |
Sister channels | Disney Channel |
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Closed | December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12) (Hungary) |
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Terrestrial | |
GOtv | Channel 60 |
DStv | Channel 309 |
It is available through Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Poland, Romania, Turkey with the Middle East (except, Iran, Israel, and Syria), most of Africa, the Baltics, the Nordics, and the Balkan countries[9] (Including Albania).
Disney Jr. is partially available in the Czech Republic[10] through some satellite services, but does not air through its native language (Czech),[citation needed] unlike the former block on Disney Channel. It was previously available in Hungary between 2015 and 2017 in a Hungarian language track.[11] Since May 2016, it added an Arabic language counterpart for the MENA transmission via OSN.[12] Since April 2022, Disney Jr. is currently the only Disney-branded TV channel in Turkey since Disney Channel closed.
Disney Jr. programs are currently available on Disney+ which launched in South Africa on 18 May 2022, the Middle East and North Africa on 8 June; and Greece, Turkey, and in Central and Eastern Europe on 14 June,[13] concluding Europe's release.