Country | Italy |
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Headquarters | Milan |
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Picture format | |
Timeshift service | Disney Channel +1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Walt Disney Company (Italia) S.R.L. Disney Channels Worldwide |
Sister channels | Disney Junior |
History | |
Launched | 3 October 1998 |
Closed | 1 May 2020 |
Replaced by | Disney+ (most of its content) |
Links | |
Website | disney |
Disney Channel was an Italian pay television channel that was owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Italy. It was launched on 3 October 1998,[1] and its programming consists on the also known as a US channel on the either American, European or locally produced and third party programming acquired by the network.
Disney Channel and its timeshift ceased broadcasting on May 1, 2020 due to Disney failing to renew a deal with Sky Italy, with content moving to Disney+.[2]