Disney Junior (Asian TV channel)

Disney Junior (formerly known as Playhouse Disney) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly for children between 2 through 8 years of age,[2] its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and made-for-DVD movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Junior also lent its name to an early morning program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as "Disney Junior on Disney Channel."

This article is about Disney Junior in Asia. For the original American version, see Disney Junior. For other international versions, see List of Disney Junior TV channels.
Disney Junior
CountrySingapore
Broadcast areaAsia (except Malaysia & Singapore)
SloganWhere The Magic Begins
HeadquartersCorporate office: 1 #06-01 Sandcrawler, Fusionopolis View, Singapore 138577
Studios and production facility: 4 Loyang Ln #01-01/02 and #02-01/02., Singapore 508914
Suria KLCC, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Programming
Language(s)Chinese
Malay
Indonesian
Tamil
Thai
English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 / 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia)
Disney Channels Worldwide
(Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International)
Fox Networks Group
Sister channels
History
Launched24 May 2004 (2004-05-24) (as Playhouse Disney)
11 July 2011 (2011-07-11) (as Disney Junior)
Closed31 May 2020 (2020-05-31) (Singapore)
31 December 2020 (2020-12-31) (Malaysia) [1]
Former namesPlayhouse Disney (2004–2011)

The block was discontinued on 31 July 2018 in favor of using the Disney Channel moniker.

Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior ceased transmission in Singapore on 31 May 2020, on both Singtel and StarHub. The Singapore launch Disney+ is scheduled to take place on 23 February 2021.[3]

On 5 August 2020, Disney Junior upgraded to HD on Astro due to high viewership. On 10 December 2020, announcement Disney Junior, including its sister channels, ceased operations on 31 December 2020 at 11:59pm

Feeds
  • Main: Available in Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar and Vietnam.
  • Hong Kong: Available in Hong Kong and Macau with its own schedule. Broadcast in Cantonese and English.
  • Taiwan: Available in Taiwan with its own schedule. Broadcast in Taiwanese Mandarin and English
  • Mainland China: Available in Mainland China with its own schedule. Broadcast in Chinese

Defunct feeds
  • Singapore: Schedule was similar to the main feed, plus local advertisements. The feed ceased operations on 31 May 2020,[4] due to the launch of Disney+, set to take place on 23 February 2021.
  • Malaysia: Schedule was similar to the main feed, plus local advertisements. The feed ceased operations on 31 December 2020 on Astro, due to an expired contract and a possibility of a launch of Disney+.

Programming

Original programming from Disney Junior USA

Original programming from Disney Channel

Acquired programming

Original

Acquired

Original programming

Acquired programming

Disney Junior Magazine Philippines

Disney Junior Magazine Philippines (known as Disney Junior Magazine and formerly known as Playhouse Disney Magazine Philippines) is an educational magazine published in the Philippines by Summit Media in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia.

    References
    1. "Astro's kids offering gets a makeover!". Astro. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
    2. "Disney Channels – About Us". Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    3. Baroness, The (2020-06-01). "Disney+ Singapore Incoming: Disney Channels Dropped From Starhub & Singtel". Geek Culture. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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