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Disney Junior, previously known as Playhouse Disney was a British and Irish preschool pay television channel that existed from 29 September 2000 to 30 September 2020. Owned by the Walt Disney Company Limited with branding obtained from Disney Channels Worldwide unit of Disney's Disney–ABC Television Group division, the channel focused on preschool programming.
The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel UK & Republic of Ireland was eventually disposed of in July 2004 after reducing hours of programming. [29] The Playhouse Disney channel available there, however, continued to air until it was replaced by Disney Junior on May 7, 2011. [30]
This is a list of programmes shown or removed before the closure on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland. The first programme to be aired on the channel on 1 October 1995 was the 1967 movie The Jungle Book.
By 2002, Disney Channel UK moved to new facilities at Chiswick Park. [8] On 17 August 2004, Disney Channel Play, a games service, was launched on Sky Gamestar. [18] In September 2004, the channel expanded to a 24-hour service. [1] On 16 March 2006, Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney shifted from premium channels to basic-level subscription ...
The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel UK & Republic of Ireland was eventually disposed of in July 2004 after reducing hours of programming. [4] The Playhouse Disney channel available there, however, continued to air until it was replaced by Disney Junior on May 7, 2011.
Like Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney was a commercial-free service, but it did show short "promotional spots" (structured as short-form segments for Disney products targeted at the block's demographics) alongside – beginning in 2002 – underwriter sponsorships (with companies such as McDonald's [5]) within breaks between programs [6] (preschool-targeted programs that aired between 3:00 and ...
March – Changes are made to Disney services in the UK. Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney stop being premium add-on channels. [16] Disney Cinemagic is launched to take on the Disney slot in the Sky Movies premium bundle and replaces Toon Disney. Disney Channel +1 closed and was replaced with Disney Cinemagic +1.
Also in 2005, Sky started carrying the channel. [8] In Summer 2006, a Playhouse Disney block was added to the schedule in the morning. [1] It was announced on 7 September 2007, that ABC1 would close down, due to Disney deciding to concentrate on their other channels and lack of primetime availability on Freeview UK. [9]