Disney Junior (Indian TV channel)
Disney Junior is an Indian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company India. a wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel is dedicated towards pre-schoolers. It is also available as a programming block on Disney Channel that replaced Playhouse Disney. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and broadcasts in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil.
| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | India Sri Lanka[1] Nepal Bhutan[2] Maldives[3] |
| Network | Disney Star |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi Telugu and Tamil |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company India |
| Sister channels | Disney Star Channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 4 July 2011 (block) 15 October 2012 (channel) |
| Former names | Playhouse Disney (2006-2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | disneyjunior |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Tata Play | India |
History
Before 2006, Playhouse Disney was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior.[4] On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a channel.[5]
References
- "Sri Lanka to experience the magic of Disney Junior". Daily Mirror. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "BICMA approves 56 channels for uniformity". Kuensel Online. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "Dhiraagu TV launches four Disney channels in the Maldives". Corporate Maldives. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- "Disney Channel to make entry into Tamil and Telugu via pre-school block". Indian Television Dot Com. 29 June 2011.
- "Walt Disney launches its 4th offering Disney Junior". www.afaqs.com. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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