Disney XD (Latin American TV channel)
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.
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| Country | Argentina Brazil Mexico |
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| Broadcast area | Latin America Caribbean |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires São Paulo Mexico City Bogotá Santiago, Chile |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish Portuguese (for Brazil) English (only via SAP audio track) |
| Picture format | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Media Networks Latin America |
| Parent | The Walt Disney Company Latin America |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 8 November 1996 (as Fox Kids) 1 August 2004 (as Jetix) 3 July 2009 (as Disney XD) |
| Closed | 1 April 2022[1] |
| Former names | Fox Kids Network (1996–1998) Fox Kids (1998–2004) Jetix (2004–2009) |
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]
History
As Fox Kids (1996–2004)
The channel was launched on November 8, 1996, as Fox Kids, originally owned by Fox Kids Worldwide Inc.,[5] a joint venture of Saban Entertainment and News Corporation. It was the third international version of the network to launch after those in Australia and the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the first version in another language besides English. On July 24, 2001, FKW was sold to The Walt Disney Company for US$5.3 billion.[6]
As Jetix (2004–2009)
On August 1, 2004, the TV network transitioned to Disney's new international children's action brand, Jetix, with Disney content merged into the schedule throughout the two years before.[7] It was the first Fox Kids network to rebrand as Jetix.
As Disney XD (2009–2022)
In May 2009, after Toon Disney was rebranded to Disney XD in the United States, the Latin American-Disney branch confirmed Disney XD would replace Jetix in Latin America on July 3, 2009. On January 18, 2010, a Pacific feed was introduced for all South American Pacific countries and Bolivia outside Colombia. In August 2016, the channel moved to a full-time widescreen presentation, launching high-definition operations in each territory when technically able to. The Pacific South American feed shifted to a -1 hour feed of the eastern feed in June 2017.
Feeds
Disney XD Latin America was split into three feeds across the region.[8] The network's three feeds were timed to UTC–6 (identified within network promotions as Mexico City) and UTC−05:00 (identified as Bogotá or "Sureste") in Spanish, and in Brazilian Portuguese, defaulted to UTC−03:00 (identified as Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo).
Programming
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Stiletano, Marcelo (October 5, 1996). "La TV tiró un buen cable" [The TV threw a good cable]. La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- "Disney compra 100% de Fox Family Worldwide" [Disney buys 100% of Fox Family Worldwide]. Mercado Argentina (in Spanish). July 25, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- "El canal Fox Kids cambia de nombre: nace Jetix" [The Fox Kids channel changes its name: Jetix is born.]. Adlantina (in Spanish). January 9, 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- Disney XD llega a América Latina y reemplazará a Jetix – Anime, Manga y TV. Anmtvla.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-09.
