Disney Junior (Dutch TV channel)
Disney Junior is a Dutch pay television station for young children, owned by The Walt Disney Company. It shares its video feed with Disney Junior Scandinavia and featured an additional Dutch audio track for its viewers in the Netherlands and Flanders. It closed down in the Netherlands, but continues broadcasting in Flanders. Viewers in Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg receive the French version, which has the same schedule.
| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands Belgium |
| Slogan | De magie begint hier! |
| Headquarters | Bergweg 50 Hilversum (Netherlands) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Dutch dubbing |
| Picture format | 16:9 576p (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Channels (Benelux) B.V. |
| Sister channels | Disney Channel French Disney Junior |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 May 2010 (as a programming block on Disney Channel) 17 November 2020 (as a "Mickey Mornings" on Disney Channel) |
| Closed | 1 April 2019 (Netherlands) |
| Former names | Playhouse Disney (2010-2011) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Telenet (Flanders) | Channel 38 |
| Telenet (Brussels) | Channel 128 |
| IPTV | |
| Proximus TV (Flanders) | Channel 36 |
| Proximus TV (Brussels and Wallonia) | Channel 286 |
| Scarlet | Channel 136 |
History
On 3 May 2010 Disney Junior was first launched as Playhouse Disney in the Netherlands and on 22 June in Belgium. It also launched under the same name as a block on the main Disney Channel.[1] Disney Junior replaced Playhouse Disney on 1 September 2011 and was launched in Proximus TV[2] and then Ziggo on 10 September 2011.
In 2018, one third of Disney Belgium's employees were laid off, as Disney decided to move its Benelux subsidiary to France, including among others Disney Channel activities.[3][4]
Ziggo announced that Disney Junior as a TV channel would close down in the Netherlands on 1 April 2019. Disney Channels Benelux is planning to distribute its programmes differently (on Disney+).[5][6] The Dutch channel continues broadcasting in Belgium.
After a year absence, the channel replaces "Mickey Mornings" on November 17, 2020.
Disney Junior on Disney Channel
Besides the TV channel there is also a Disney Junior program block on Disney Channel from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
Programming
- Aladdin
- Art Attack
- Caillou
- Cars Toons
- Chuggington
- Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Doc McStuffins
- DuckTales
- Goldie and Bear
- Handy Manny
- Henry Hugglemonster
- Imagination Movers
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates
- Jungle Cubs
- Jungle Junction
- Lalaloopsy
- The Lion Guard
- The Little Mermaid
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- Miles from Tomorrowland
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Quack Pack
- Sheriff Callie's Wild West
- Sofia the First
- Special Agent Oso
- Timon & Pumbaa
- Toy Story Toons
- The Lion Guard
References
- Robert Briel (23 April 2010). "UPC launches Playhouse Disney". Broadband TV News.
- Jarco Kriek (18 August 2011). "Disney Junior neemt plaats Playhouse Disney in" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
- "Une quinzaine de personnes licenciées chez Disney Belgique". RTBF Info (in French). 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- "Une quinzaine de personnes licenciées chez Disney Belgique". BX1 (in French). 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- Jarco Kriek (1 February 2019). "Disney Junior verdwijnt bij Ziggo" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
- Jarco Kriek (27 February 2019). "Verdere verschraling zenderaanbod: Disney Junior stopt bij alle distributeurs" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
