Disney Channel (Poland)
British-managed Polish children's television channel
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Disney Channel is a British-managed Polish children's television channel, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company and a localized version of the U.S. television channel of the same name.
- Polish (dubbing/subtitles)
- English
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Broadcast area | Poland |
| Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE, United Kingdom |
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It was launched on 2 December 2006,[1] on Canal+ Premium, Polsat Box, Orange TV and some local cable providers.[2] Within the launch, Disney Channel marked the 2nd most popular in Poland, next to MiniMini+.
It previously broadcast 16 hours a day, from 6:00am to 10:00 pm (UTC+01:00), and has aired 24 hours a day since 9 May 2010. It became a non-commercial channel since 2 December 2010, separating the EMEA feed. Disney Channel has won three times in Telekamery's Tele Tydzień in the "Children's Channel" category.[3][4]
Disney Channel programs are also available on Disney+ since 14 June 2022.
History
Pre-launch
Before the channel's launch, Disney Co. Ltd. made a block-time agreement to the television station TVP1, to air in their programming block "Walt Disney Przedstawia" (transl. Walt Disney Presents), which began on 5 January 1991, airing twice a week, especially on Saturdays.
For many years, the programming block changed its schedule and time. Its first schedule start time was at 2:30 pm until August 1994, then was scheduled earlier from 1:00 to 1:30 pm from September 1994. At 12:10 pm from March 1998, at 10:20 am from September 1998, at 10:00 am from July 1999, and at 9:30 to 9:35 am in September 1999.
It also aired on Sundays during "Wieczorynka" (transl. Evenings), until it ended on 1 January 2005.[5]
Post-launch
The Disney Channel began on 2 December 2006 at 5:00pm (UTC+01:00),[2] which shares the promo feeds from the Scandinavia and Middle Eastern version,[6] and its first program to air was the 2004 animated film The Incredibles. Ratings went up during the launch, and had an estimated 315,000 views.[2]
On 23 July 2010, Disney Co. Ltd. released Disney na Żądanie (transl.: Disney On Demand), a video on demand service which was exclusive to UPC Digital subscribers in the country.[7]
On 1 August 2010, Disney Channel was separated from Disney Channel EMEA.
On 1 October 2013, Disney Channel Poland launched in widescreen.[8]
On 1 October 2015, Disney Channel launched its HD channel.[9]
Related services
Disney Jr. (formerly Playhouse Disney and Disney Junior)
A preschool television channel targeted to children ages 2 to 7 years old. First launched in December 2006 as a morning block on Disney Channel as Playhouse Disney. It was later launched as a television channel on 1 September 2010.[10] Both rebranded to Disney Junior on 1 June 2011 at 6:00 am. (UTC+01:00).[11]
Disney XD
Disney XD targets children and teenagers 6–14 years old. It was launched on 19 September 2009, replacing Jetix.[12] It broadcasts both its own productions, including series thematically addressed to the target group,[13] as well as series and movies from Disney Channel.
As of 1 September 2025, it is the Final Disney XD branded channel outside the United States, following the closure of the Canadian channel.[14]
Programming blocks on TVP1 (former)
Prior to the launch of Disney Channel on 2 December 2006, Disney program were aired in TVP1 began on 5 January 1991. These programming blocks were used until 2014:
- Walt Disney Przedstawia (Walt Disney Presents) (5 January 1991 – 1 January 2005;[5] 2013–2014) - Disney animated series and films.
- Disneya! Cudowny Świat (Disney! Wonderful World) (24 February 2008 – 1 January 2013) - full and short movies, mostly from Pixar.
- Walt Disney w Jedynce (Walt Disney on Jedynka) (12 September 2009 – April 2012) - Disney's animated series and sitcoms.
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2017–2022
2022-present
Sister channels
Disney XD (Poland)
Disney XD is a Polish television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited.
Disney Jr. (Poland)
Disney Jr. is a Polish preschool channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited in London, England.[15] Initially part of the pan-CEMA feed.[16] It was originally launched as Fox Kids Play in January 2003,[17][18] it was later rebranded as Jetix Play on 1 January 2005,[19] and Playhouse Disney on 1 September 2010,[20][21][22] On 1 June 2011, the channel was later rebranded as Disney Junior.[23][24]
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