Disney XD (Latin American TV channel)

This article is about Disney XD in Latin America. For original American version, see Disney XD. For other channels, see List of Disney XD TV channels.
Disney XD
CountryArgentina
Brazil
Mexico
Broadcast areaLatin America
Caribbean
HeadquartersBuenos Aires
São Paulo
Mexico City
Bogotá
Santiago
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Portuguese (for Brazil)
English
(only via SAP audio track)
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerDisney Media Networks Latin America
ParentThe Walt Disney Company Latin America
Sister channels
History
Launched8 November 1996; 28 years ago (1996-11-08) (as Fox Kids)
1 August 2004; 20 years ago (2004-08-01) (as Jetix)
3 July 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-03) (as Disney XD)
Closed1 April 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-01)[1]
Former namesFox Kids Network
(1996–1998)
Fox Kids
(1998–2004)
Jetix
(2004–2009)

Disney XD was a Latin American pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company and one of the channels of Disney Branded Television which operated across Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean region. It is based on namesake American television channel.

It was directly operated by Disney Media Networks and The Walt Disney Company Latin America. Launched on November 8, 1996, as an international feed of Fox Kids, it was rebranded as Disney XD in 2009 after five years under Disney's interim Jetix branding. The network closed on April 1, 2022,[1] with its content shifting to Disney Channel and Disney+.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Hermosilla, Ignacio (April 1, 2022). "¿Qué pasó con Disney XD? Los canales que salen y llegan a la TV". biobiochile.cl. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Moderna, Pipoca (January 13, 2022). "Disney renomeia e facha canais de TV paga no Brasil" [Disney renames and closes pay TV channels in Brazil]. Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Disney cesará transmisiones de los canales Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies y Star Life en Latinoamérica" [Disney will cease transmissions of Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies and Star Life channels in Latin America.]. TVLaint (in Spanish). January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Disney XD, Nat Geo Kids, Wild, FXM y Star Life salen de TV por cable de Latinoamérica". Caraota Digital (in Spanish). January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.