Disney Junior (Southeast Asian TV channel)

This article is about Disney Junior in Asia. For the original American version, see Disney Junior. For other international versions, see List of Disney Junior TV channels.

Disney Junior
Broadcast area
  • Singapore
    (until 31 May 2020)
  • Malaysia
    (until 31 December 2020)
  • South Korea
    (until 30 June 2011)
  • Rest of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, and parts of Oceania
    (until 30 September 2021)
  • Taiwan
    (block; until 31 December 2021)
Headquarters1 Fusionopolis View, #06-01 Sandcrawler Building, Singapore 138577
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format
    • HDTV 1080i
    • (downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd.
Sister channels
History
Founded2000 (as a programming block on Disney Channel)
Launched
  • 2 April 2004 (2004-04-02) (first broadcast in Hong Kong and Indonesia; as Playhouse Disney)
  • 11 July 2011 (2011-07-11) (as Disney Junior)
Closed
  • 1 June 2020 (2020-06-01) (Singapore)
  • 1 January 2021 (2021-01-01) (Malaysia)
  • 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) (Pan-Asian, and Hong Kong feeds)
  • 31 December 2021 (2021-12-31) (Taiwan; programming block)
Replaced by
  • Disney+ (Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan; de facto)
  • Disney+ Hotstar (Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand; de facto)
Former namesPlayhouse Disney (2000–2011)

Disney Junior is a defunct Southeast Asian pay television preschool channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia. Aimed mainly at children between ages 2 to 7 years old.[1][2] its programming consisted of original first-run television series and theatrically released and made-for-DVD movies, as well as other select third-party programming, some of which originally having aired on PBS Kids in the United States.

Launched in 2004 as Playhouse Disney, Disney Junior also lent its name to an early morning program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as Disney Junior on Disney Channel until 31 July 2018. The preschool channel ceased operations at the end of 2021 in favor for Disney+.

  1. ^ "Disney Channels – About Us". Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ Toh, Christopher (24 September 2014). "Don't dumb down children's shows". Today Online. Retrieved 26 December 2023.