Disney Channel (European, Middle Eastern and African TV channel)

Disney Channel Europe, Middle East and Africa
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Africa; Balkans; Baltics; Cyprus; Middle East;
Headquarters	3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE
Programming
Language(s)	English; Arabic (dubbing/subtitles); Greek (dubbing/subtitles); Albanian (subtitles); Serbian (subtitles); Croatian (subtitles); Slovene (subtitles);
Picture format	HDTV 1080i; SDTV 576i; ;
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company Limited; Disney Branded Television (Disney Entertainment);
Sister channels	List BabyTV; Disney Junior; National Geographic; National Geographic Abu Dhabi; National Geographic Wild; Star World; Star Movies; ;
History
Launched	2 April 1997 (MENA Feed); 25 September 2006 (Africa); 8 November 2009 (Greece and Cyprus); 2009-2012 (distribution in the Balkans); 28 February 2023 (distribution in the Baltics); 5 June 2023 (distribution in the Nordics); ;
Closed	1 April 2024 (distribution in the Nordics)
Links
Website	Sub-Saharan African website; English MENA website; Arabic MENA website; Greek website; ;

Disney Channel is a British-managed children's pay television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited, the international business division of the Walt Disney Company serving television markets across the Middle East (except Iran, Israel, Syria, and Turkey), North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Greece, Cyprus, the Baltics, and most of the Balkans (excluding Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova).

Originally launched on 2 April 1997 as a channel in the Middle East and North Africa; exclusively for Orbit TV (now OSN) subscribers, it began expanding to markets in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2006 and the Balkans.

The channel previously used to cover Poland and Turkey, with respective audio tracks for the two markets, until 2010 and 2012 respectively when two fully-localized feeds were launched for the two countries. In Albania, the EMEA feed was previously available from 2012 to 2018, with Albanian subtitles available for programs.

Majority of programming from Disney Channel are also available on Disney+ throughout the regions and South Africa.

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