Disney XD (British and Irish TV channel)
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 U.S. television network 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, 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 |
| Closed | 30 September 2020 |
| 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.
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