Disney Channel
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Disney Channel is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company.[1]
Third variant of the May 23, 2014 logo used since 2019 | |
| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Entertainment |
| Parent | Disney Branded Television |
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| History | |
| Launched | April 18, 1983; 40 years ago (1983-04-18) |
| Former names | The Disney Channel (1983–1997) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Watch live |
| Website | Official website |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | Fubo TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV |
Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel, its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents between ages 7 and 17. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming.
As of September 2022[update], Disney Channel is available on basic cable and satellite in over 190 million American and global homes. Original programming/content on/from the channel spans television, online, mobile, video on demand and mobile platforms, with the latter dominated by the DisneyNOW website-app hybrid product. There were 46 Disney Channels available in 33 languages worldwide,[2] but some have either shut down or declined in viewership since 2016 in parts of Europe and most of the Asia-Pacific due to the rise of social media and streaming media platforms as well as the successful launch of Disney+ in certain countries/regions/territories from 2020 onward.