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In July 2003, Disney Channel adopted the new logo designed by CA Square. Presentation changed again in 2007, with the logo being formed by a ribbon. The new logo came into use on 6 February 2012, when the music video "Turn It Up" aired showing brand new shows coming and featuring the new logo. The logo was first used on an episode of [[Shake It Up (TV series)|Shake It Up]] after "Turn It Up" premiered. All promos that featured the old logo have all been re-branded to the new logo adopted from the US The new logo came into use on Disney Channel's website.
In July 2003, Disney Channel adopted the new logo designed by CA Square. Presentation changed again in 2007, with the logo being formed by a ribbon. The new logo came into use on 6 February 2012, when the music video "Turn It Up" aired showing brand new shows coming and featuring the new logo. The logo was first used on an episode of [[Shake It Up (TV series)|Shake It Up]] after "Turn It Up" premiered. All promos that featured the old logo have all been re-branded to the new logo adopted from the US The new logo came into use on Disney Channel's website.


==Programming==
==Current programming==
===Current programming===
Disney Channel's schedule is original live-action and animated series. Non-original productions also air. Short series, Disney XD programs, and Disney Junior completes the schedule. Film, both original and not air on the weekends.

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===Original programming===
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====Comedy====
====Original====
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* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' (18 September 2007 - present)
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* ''[[Fish Hooks]]'' (2 October 2010 - present)
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* ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'' (15 August 2011 – present)
* ''[[Jessie (TV series)|Jessie]]'' (25 November 2011 – present)
* ''[[Jessie (TV series)|Jessie]]'' (25 November 2011 – present)
* ''[[Austin & Ally]]'' (23 March 2012 – present)
* ''[[Austin & Ally]]'' (23 March 2012 – present)
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* ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' (24 September 2012 -present)
* ''[[Dog With a Blog]]'' (25 March 2013 – present)
* ''[[Dog With a Blog]]'' (25 March 2013 – present)
* ''[[Liv and Maddie]]'' (11 October 2013 – present)
* ''[[Liv and Maddie]]'' (11 October 2013 – present)
* ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]'' (7 April 2014 - present)
* ''[[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|I Didn't Do It]]'' (7 April 2014 - present)


====Animated====
====Reruns====
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* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' (18 September 2007 - present)
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* ''[[Fish Hooks]]'' (2 October 2010 - present)
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* ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' (24 September 2012 -present)

=====Animated short series=====
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* ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'' (1 July 2013 - present)
* [[List of Gravity Falls episodes#Shorts|''Gravity Falls'' short series]] (12 January 2014 – present)

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===Reruns===
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' (2007 - present)
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' (2007 - present)
* ''[[That's So Raven]]'' (2007 - present)
* ''[[That's So Raven]]'' (2007 - present)
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* ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'' (2011 - present)
* ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'' (2011 - present)
* ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' (2012 - present)
* ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' (2012 - present)
* ''[[Lab Rats (2012 TV series)|Lab Rats]]'' (2013 – present)
* ''[[Shake It Up (TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' (2014 - present)
* ''[[Shake It Up (TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' (2014 - present)
* ''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'' (2014 - present)
* ''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'' (2014 - present)
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* ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'' (2014 - present)


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====Acquired====
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===Acquired programming===
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====[[Family Channel]] original series====
*''[[The Next Step (TV series)|The Next Step]]'' (31 January 2014 - present)
*''[[The Next Step (TV series)|The Next Step]]'' (31 January 2014 - present)


====Repeats of [[Disney XD]] series====
====[[Disney Junior]]====
* ''[[Lab Rats (2012 TV series)|Lab Rats]]'' (10 January 2013 – present)
* ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]'' (29 May 2011 - present)
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* ''[[Doc McStuffins]]'' (8 June 2012 - present)

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* ''[[Sofia the First]]'' (4 March 2013 - present)
====Mini-series====
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* ''[[Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales]]'' (27 October 2008 – present)
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* ''[[Have a Laugh!]]'' (26 October 2009 - present)
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* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story Toons]]'' (24 June 2011 - present)

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===Shorts===
====Shorts====
* ''[[Movie Surfers]]'' (1997-present)
* ''[[Movie Surfers]]'' (1997-present)
* ''Disney 365'' (2006-present)
* ''Disney 365'' (2006-present)
* ''Get'cha Head in the Game'' (2006-present)
* ''Get'cha Head in the Game'' (2006-present)
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* ''[[Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales]]'' (2008 – present)
* ''TTI (The Time I...)'' (2009-present)
* ''TTI (The Time I...)'' (2009-present)
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* ''[[Have a Laugh!]]'' (2009 - present)
* ''[[Disney's Friends for Change]]'' (2009-present)
* ''[[Disney's Friends for Change]]'' (2009-present)
* ''[[My Family Tree]]'' (2010-present)
* ''[[My Family Tree]]'' (2010-present)
* ''This is Me'' (2010-present)
* ''This is Me'' (2010-present)
* ''Make Your Mark'' (2010-present)
* ''Make Your Mark'' (2010-present)
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* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story Toons]]'' (2011 - present)
* ''Hit Play'' (2011-present)
* ''Hit Play'' (2011-present)
* ''Game On'' (2011-present)
* ''Game On'' (2011-present)
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* ''Inside Disney'' (2012-present)
* ''Inside Disney'' (2012-present)
* ''[[This is Who I Am (short)|This Is Who I Am]]'' (2013-present)
* ''[[This is Who I Am (short)|This Is Who I Am]]'' (2013-present)
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* ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'' (2013-present)
* ''Dogs Rule! Cats... Not So Much'' (2014–present)
* ''[[List of Gravity Falls episodes#Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained|Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained]]'' (2014-present)
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===Former programming===
===[[Disney Junior]] ===
* ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]'' (29 May 2011 - present)
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* ''[[Doc McStuffins]]'' (8 June 2012 - present)
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* ''[[Sofia the First]]'' (4 March 2013 - present)

==Former programming==
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*''[[The Emperor's New School]]'' (2006–2008)
*''[[The Emperor's New School]]'' (2006–2008)
*''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'' (2006–2009)
*''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'' (2006–2009)
*''[[Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil]]'' (2010-2012)
*''[[Motorcity]]'' (2012–2013)
*''[[Tron: Uprising]]'' (2012–2013)


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*''[[Wizards Of Waverly Place]]'' (2007–2012)
*''[[Wizards Of Waverly Place]]'' (2007–2012)
*''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' (2009–2011)
*''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' (2009–2011)
*''[[Aaron Stone]]'' (2009–2010)
*''[[Zeke and Luther]]'' (2009-2012)
*''[[I'm in the Band]]'' (2009–2011)
*''[[Jonas L.A.]]'' (2009–2010)
*''[[Jonas L.A.]]'' (2009–2010)
*''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'' (2008–2011)
*''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'' (2008–2011)
*''[[Pair of Kings]]'' (2010-2013)
*''[[So Random!]]'' (2011–2012)
*''[[So Random!]]'' (2011–2012)
*''[[Shake It Up (TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' (2010–2014)
*''[[Shake It Up (TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' (2010–2013)
*''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'' (2010–2014)
*''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'' (2011-2014)
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Revision as of 10:28, 6 May 2014

Disney Channel
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerDisney-ABC Television Group
(The Walt Disney Company)

Disney Channel is a television channel that is broadcast in Australia and New Zealand. It is mainly aimed at children and their families. It does occasionally broadcast commercial advertisements and programming is broken up by a number of breaks, during which trailers for Disney's programming are usually shown. On 1 September 2009, Disney Channel started broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen.

History

The Disney Channel has been broadcast by Optus since 8 June 1996.[1] It became available though Austar on 1 April 2001,[2] Foxtel on 1 December 2001,[3][4] TransTV on 21 January 2002,[5] and is also available on Neighbourhood Cable. It was formerly available on SelecTV from September 2008 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.[6][7]

It has been broadcast on New Zealand's pay television network (SKY Network Television) since December 2003. On 5 December 2005, Disney Channel launched Playhouse Disney Channel in Australia on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television digital services and in New Zealand on the SKY Network Television digital service. On 1 September 2009 the channel started 16:9 widescreen broadcasting. On 6 February 2012 a new logo was adopted.

Presentation

When Disney Channel's Australian service commenced operations, it aired the same Disney Channel programs from America, but utilised the same Disney Channel idents from the UK. In 1997, to prepare for the launch of Disney Channel France, the network dropped "The" from its name and introduced a new logo with two red splats and a blue splat and also adopted idents with the logo formed by red and blue objects. In August 1999, the channel changed its presentation again and introduced a top Circles logo (with three circles forming Mickey's head) and adopted new idents with the logo being formed by various circular objects. The "Splat" logo from 1997 was still in use, but it adapted the new Circles style. The Circles logo and idents were first used on Disney Channel UK on 1 May 1999.

In July 2003, Disney Channel adopted the new logo designed by CA Square. Presentation changed again in 2007, with the logo being formed by a ribbon. The new logo came into use on 6 February 2012, when the music video "Turn It Up" aired showing brand new shows coming and featuring the new logo. The logo was first used on an episode of Shake It Up after "Turn It Up" premiered. All promos that featured the old logo have all been re-branded to the new logo adopted from the US The new logo came into use on Disney Channel's website.

Programming

Current programming

Former programming

Programming blocks

  • Disney Junior - Airs programs for ages 2–6. Aired in the morning hours.
  • Summer – The network's summer block airs from December to February. New episodes, series, and films air to gain the largest children's audience possible.
  • Halloween – In October, the channel airs Halloween themed episodes and films.
  • Christmas – The channel's schedule in December has Christmas themed episodes and films.
  • New Year's – On New Year's Eve the year is reviewed. Viewers vote for their favorite moments. Previews of the channel's new year air.

Sister channels

Disney Junior

Main article: Disney Junior (Australia and New Zealand)

Disney Junior is a 24-hour Australian cable and satellite channel available on local platforms. It launched on 5 December 2005 as Playhouse Disney and on 29 May 2011 as Disney Junior. All programs target younger kids.[8][9]

Disney XD

Main article: Disney XD (Australia)

Disney XD is a 24-hour Australia cable and satelite channel available on Foxtel. It launched on 10 April 2014. All programs target boys aged 6–14.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Elder, Bruce (2 June 1996). "Disney to the rescue". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. p. 1. Retrieved 21 December 2009. The Disney Channel, which kicks off with the TV premiere of Aladdin at 6.30 pm on Saturday, June 8
  2. ^ "News on the Hour". Illawarra Mercury. Illawarra, Australia: Fairfax Media. 17 March 2000. p. 55. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Hitting Disney heights". The Sunday Mail. 16 December 2001. p. T35. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Package Updates". Foxtel. 2001. Archived from the original on 14 December 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2009. You'll be able to enjoy a world of fun and adventure, with Disney Channel coming to FOXTEL for the first time! Disney Channel becomes part of our Entertainment Plus package, moving TCM from Entertainment Plus into the Movies package. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |separator= and |month= (help)
  5. ^ "Transact to screen 24-hour Disney films, animation, on its 12th channel". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia: Fairfax Media. 20 January 2002. p. 10.
  6. ^ Shoebridge, Neil (15 September 2008). "WIN's on to a winner as SelecTV ups service". The Australian Financial Review. p. 16. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  7. ^ Chessell, James (20 August 2010). "Bruce Gordon's SelecTV to make changes". The Australian. Retrieved 20 August 2010. {{cite news}}: |section= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Alarcon, Camille (29 May 2011). "Disney makes new friends". B & T Weekly. 54 (2546): 23. ISSN 1325-9210. Retrieved 15 May 2100. {{cite journal}}: |section= ignored (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ Tim Addington. "Disney to launch Junior channel". B&T. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.disney.com.au/disney-xd


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