Disney Channel (German TV channel)
Disney Channel is a German free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Germany. The channel is based in Munich and for children.
| Country | Germany |
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| Broadcast area | Germany Austria Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Lilli-Palmer-Str. 2 80636, Munich, Germany |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH |
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| History | |
| Launched |
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| Replaced | Das Vierte (relaunch) |
| Closed | 30 November 2013 (original) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
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| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television (Germany) | Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted) |
Aimed at all ages, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The original programming is mainly supplied by its U.S. counterpart.
The channel was originally launched on 16 October 1999 as a subscription television channel on the Sky Deutschland platform. However, it was later closed down on 30 November 2013. It was transformed into a free-TV channel on 17 January 2014 replacing Das Vierte.
The network competes with other channels primarily aimed at children such as Super RTL (50% owned by Disney Television until March 2021), KiKa and Nickelodeon Germany.