Disney Channel (German TV channel)
Disney Channel is a German free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH, itself owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel is based in Munich.
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Country | Germany |
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Broadcast area | Germany Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein |
Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH (The Walt Disney Company) |
Sister channels | Disney Junior |
History | |
Launched | 16 October 1999 (original) 17 January 2014 (relaunch) |
Replaced | Das Vierte (relaunch) |
Closed | 30 November 2013 (original) |
Links | |
Website | DisneyChannel.de |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television (Germany) | Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted) |
Cable | |
Kabel Deutschland | Channel 203 (SD) Channel 226 (HD) |
UPC Switzerland | Channel 35 (SD) |
Satellite | |
Sky Deutschland | Channel 555 (HD) |
IPTV | |
Telekom Entertain | Channel 63 (SD/HD) |
A1 TV (Austria) | Channel 31 (SD) |
Streaming media | |
Watch Disney Channel Germany |
Aimed at all ages, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The original programming is mainly supplied by the American flagship Disney Channel.
The channel was originally launched on 16 October 1999[1] as a subscription television channel on the Sky Deutschland platform. However, The Pay-TV version closed down on 30 November 2013. It was relaunched as a Free-to-air platform on 17 January 2014 replacing Das Vierte
The network competes with other channels primarily aimed at children such as Super RTL (50% owned by Disney Television), KiKa and Nickelodeon Germany.[2]
History
Walt Disney Television International opened their German offices near Munich on 1 March 1999. Disney Channel Germany was launched on 16 October 1999 as a subscription channel.[1]
Disney purchased Das Vierte (literally The Fourth), a free-to-air TV station, in December 2012 from Dmitry Lesnevsky, a Russian media mogul, and former owner of Russia's REN-TV. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte would become Disney Channel in January 2014 as a 24-hour family entertainment network under Disney Channels German head Lars Wagner.[3]

Initial daytime programming included standard Disney channel fare Jessie, Austin & Ally, Phineas and Ferb and Gravity Falls while prime time saw Pixar films and older drawing shows like ABC Family shows plus Hallmark Channel's Cedar Cove. Disney formed an in house ad sales company, Disney Media +, for the channel given that two competitors control most ad sales companies.[4][5] The channel will also be offered on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.[4] The channel launched over the air on January 17, 2014[5] at 6 AM with the classic animated short film Steamboat Willie.[6] Disney reported that its launch weekend pushed them past Nick in to third place among kid broadcast channels.[2]
Programming
Daytime
Title | Genre | Premiere Date | Final Date | Seasons | Trailer | Source |
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Kurze Pause | Sitcom | September 18, 2006 | October 24, 2008 | 3 seasons, 80 episodes + 1 special | [7] | |
Binny and the Ghost | Crime-Fantasy-Comedy-drama-Series | March 23, 2013 | May 15, 2016 | 2 seasons, 23 episodes | Official Trailer | [8] |
An die Töpfe, fertig, lecker! | Cooking show | April 2, 2017 | TBA | 4 seasons, 60 episodes + 1 special | Official Trailer | [9] |
Die Beni Challenge | Challenge / Educational show | April 21, 2018 | TBA | 5 seasons, 61 episodes + 1 special | Official Trailer | [10] |
Gag Attack | Sketch comedy | January 12, 2019 | TBA | 2 season, 12 episodes + 2 specials | Official Trailer | [11] |
Tierduell | Challenge / Educational show | September 8, 2019 | TBA | 2 season, 27 episodes | Official Trailer | [12] |
Primetime
Title | Genre | Premiere Date | Final Date | Seasons | Trailer | Source |
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Ducks & Friends | Talk show | January 18, 2014 | April 12, 2014 | 1 season, 13 episodes | Official Trailer | [13] |
Disney Family Time | Game show | February 28, 2014 | September 21, 2014 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Official Trailer | [14] |
Vollpension bei Fremden | Dokutainment | May 20, 2014 | August 5, 2014 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Official Trailer | [15] |
Mein Auftrag: Der perfekte Antrag | Dokutainment | August 12, 2014 | September 2, 2014 | 1 season, 4 episodes | Official Trailer | [16] |
Das Fest im Griff?! | Dokutainment | September 9, 2014 | September 30, 2014 | 1 season, 4 episodes | Official Trailer | [17] |
Mission Freundlichkeit - Mein 100 Tage Experiment | Social experiment | October 7, 2014 | November 11, 2014 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Official Trailer | [18] |
Disney Magic Moments | Ranking show | November 25, 2014 | December 18, 2017 | 4 seasons, 25 episodes + 12 specials | Official Preview | [19] |
Disney Magic Moments – Die große Quizshow | Game show | February 4, 2019 | TBA | 1 season, 4 episodes | Official Trailer | [20] |
Other programs
Daytime
Current series
Upcoming series
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Former series
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Primetime
Current series
Upcoming series
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Former series
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Availability
Via the airwaves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households plus on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.[4]
Audience share
Germany
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Annual average | |
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2014[23] | - | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
2015[24] | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
2016[25] | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | ![]() |
2017[26] | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
See also
References
- Brockmeyer, Dieter (March 1, 1999). "Disney Channel gets digital in Germany". Kidscreen. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- Roxborough, Scott (January 20, 2014). "Disney Channel Germany Tops Nickelodeon in Ratings on Launch Weekend". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- Roxborough, Scott (April 17, 2013). "Walt Disney to Launch Free-TV Channel in Germany". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- Roxborough, Scott (November 14, 2013). "Disney Betting on Pixar Movies, ABC Series in German Network Launch". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- Lückerath, Thomas (September 26, 2013). "Disney: Ein Datum, ein Vermarkter und etwas Programm". DWDL.de (in German). Retrieved April 19, 2017. Disney: A Date, a marketer and a little program (English Translation).
- Krei, Alexander (15 January 2014). "Lars Wagner über den Disney Channel (German)". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- "Disneys kurze Pause - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Binny und der Geist - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "An die Töpfe, fertig, lecker! - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Die Beni Challenge - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Gag Attack - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Tierduell - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Ducks & Friends - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Disney Family Time - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Vollpension bei Fremden - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Mein Auftrag: Der perfekte Antrag - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Das Fest im Griff?! - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Mission Freundlichkeit - Mein 100 Tage Experiment - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Disney Magic Moments - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Disney Magic Moments – Die große Quizshow" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "2020: Erfolgreiches TV-Jahr für Disney" (PDF) (in German). January 1, 2021.
- "Disney Channel zeigt "Desperate Housewives"" (in German). January 3, 2021.
- "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Disney Channel on YouTube
- Disney Channel on Twitter
- Disney Channel on Facebook (disabled outside of Germany)
- Programming by Disney Channel (Germany) on Fernsehserien.de
- Disney Channel Germany Schedule