Disney XD (British and Irish TV channel)
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Disney XD (formerly Fox Kids Network, Fox Kids and Jetix) was a British and Irish pay television channel. First launching in October 1996, it originated from the original namesake American channel and was operated under a joint-venture between Fox Television Entertainment and Saban Entertainment, before moving along to the Euronext-operating Fox Kids Europe. It rebranded itself to Jetix in January 2005 after The Walt Disney Company's prior-purchase of Fox Family Worldwide in October 2001,[3][4][5] and then reached its final name in August 2009 after Disney acquired Jetix Europe.
Broadcast area | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland |
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Headquarters | Hammersmith, London |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | Disney XD +1 (2009–30 April 2020) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Disney Channels Worldwide The Walt Disney Company Limited (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International) |
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History | |
Launched | 19 October 1996; 27 years ago (1996-10-19)[1] |
Closed | 30 September 2020; 3 years ago (2020-09-30)[2] |
Replaced by | Disney+ (most of its content) |
Former names | Fox Kids Network (1996–1998) Fox Kids (1998–2004) Jetix (2005–2009) |
The British version of Fox Kids was the first European variant before being expanded to other European countries in the late 1990s.[citation needed]