Disney XD (Italian TV channel)

Disney XD
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersMilan
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Timeshift service
  • Disney XD +1
  • Disney XD +2 (2011–2018)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Italy
Sister channelsDisney Channel
Disney Junior
Disney in English
History
Launched1 April 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-01)
ReplacedJetix
Closed1 October 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-01)
Replaced byRai Gulp
Former names
  • Fox Kids (2000–2005)
  • Jetix (2005–2009)
Availability
Terrestrial
Sky ItaliaChannel 616 (HD)
Channel 617 (+1)
Channel 676 (SD)

Disney XD was an Italian television channel aimed primarily at children and teenagers, specifically boys. The channel was owned by Walt Disney Television Italia, a subsidiary of Disney. It was officially version of the namesake American channel launched exclusively on the Sky Italia platform on 28 September 2009,[1] and closed on 1 October 2019.[2]

The channel's official announcer was the voice actor Maurizio Merluzzo.[3]

  1. ^ Simone Rossi (28 September 2009). "Novità digitali: Disney XD (su Sky)". Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Programmazione Sky: FAQ per il 2019 | Sky". assistenza.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Francesco Menichella (7 April 2015). "Youtubers. Cotto e frullato, la dimensione gastronomica della comicità". GQ. Retrieved 24 October 2019.