Disney Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel)

This article is about Disney Channel in Southeast Asia. For original U.S. version, see Disney Channel. For other international channels, see Disney Branded Television.

Disney Channel Asia
Broadcast area
Headquarters1 Fusionopolis View, #06-01 Sandcrawler Building, Singapore 138577
Programming
Language(s)
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • 29 March 1995; 29 years ago (1995-03-29) (Taiwan feed)
  • 15 January 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01-15) (pan-Asian feed)
  • 2 April 2004; 20 years ago (2004-04-02) (Hong Kong feed)
Closed
  • 1 June 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-01) (Singapore)
  • 1 January 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-01) (Malaysia and Brunei)
  • 1 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01) (pan-Asian feed and Hong Kong)
  • 1 January 2022; 2 years ago (2022-01-01) (Taiwan)
Replaced by
  • Disney+ (Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan; de facto)
  • Disney+ Hotstar (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand; de facto)

Disney Channel is a defunct pan-Asian pay television kids channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia.

It began broadcasting in Taiwan on 29 March 1995,[1] until its main launch in January 2000, when it first broadcast in Malaysia, Singapore,[2] Brunei, and the Philippines.[3][4][5][6] It later expanded to most Southeast Asian countries in the months following. The channel was closed on 1 October 2021, while Taiwan's branch ended on 1 January 2022, as part of a wider switch to streaming services Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.[7]

Disney Channel Asia's programming consised of original first-run television series, theatrically released and original made-for-cable movies, selected other third-party programming, and Malaysian-based originals. Some programming were not aired due to government restrictions.

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  2. ^ "For all lions, big and small". New Straits Times. 16 February 2000. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Disney Channel comes to Manila". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. 4 January 2000. p. 24. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Disney Channel Goes Home". Manila Standard. 11 January 2000. p. 47. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Disney Channel Asia (Archived)". Wayback Machine. 10 June 2001. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ^ "World Briefs". Variety. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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