Disney XD (Dutch TV channel)
Disney XD is a Dutch children's television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. It broadcasts 14 hours a day, time-sharing with Dutch TV station Veronica, and is primarily aimed at children roughly between the ages of 7 and 15. The channel used to have a pay television 24-hour feed that was distributed throughout the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders); however, it was closed down on 31 July 2018. Viewers in Belgium (Wallonia) and Luxembourg received Disney XD France, until that feed was later shut down in 2020.
| Broadcast area | Netherlands Belgium (Flanders; formerly) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bergweg 50 Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Dutch (dubbing) English (subtitled in Dutch; formerly) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV The Walt Disney Company |
| Sister channels | Disney Channel Disney Junior (Belgium and Flanders only) |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 August 1997 (as Fox Kids) 13 February 2005 (as Jetix) 1 January 2010 (as Disney XD) |
| Closed | 31 July 2018 (24-hour channel feed) |
| Former names | Fox Kids (1997-2005) Jetix (2005-2010) |
| Links | |
| Website | tv.disney.nl |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 9 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
All series on the channel air in Dutch, either dubbed or originally produced in that language. However, the 24-hour feed of the network used to offer an optional English audio track for most programming. Dutch subtitles were distributed through teletext-page 888, as there is currently no DVB subtitle track available.
Prior to its aforementioned shutdown near the end of July 2018, the 24-hour version of Disney XD used to broadcast certain shows in English subtitled in Dutch, mainly in the evening and night.