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Disney Channel (Turkey)
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Disney Channel was a Turkish free-to-air television network owned and operated by Disney Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş.[1] (transl.: Disney Television Broadcasting Inc.); part of The Walt Disney Company Turkey. Broadcasting for children and youth-oriented shows in Turkish, targeted for ages 7 to 14 years old. There was also a Disney Junior block from 6am to 11am Monday through Thursday. In this way, it also appealed to smaller audiences. It is based on original United States channel of the same name.
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It launched on 29 April 2007 on Digiturk.[2][3] All the programming were dubbed in Turkish, while the network was headquartered in Etiler, Istanbul. On 1 May 2011, Disney Channel updated the logo by putting the Mickey Mouse silhouette in a smartphone application icon. The same thing happened in other countries from Europe and CEE.
On 21 December 2011, Disney started the test transmission for the Turkish Disney Channel and started broadcasting mainly promotional ads; no advertising or programs included. It later became a free-to-air channel on 12 January 2012,[4][5] with an episode of Phineas & Ferb as its first program.[6]
On 28 October 2013, Disney Channel launched its VOD service in Turkey.[7]
The channel was closed on 31 March 2022 (with Ludo, Where Art Thou? episode of Star vs. the Forces of Evil as its last program), and removed from the channel list 3 days later, on 2 April 2022, and its programming became part of Disney+ when it launched on 14 June 2022.[8][9][10]
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Disney Jr.
Disney Jr. is a British-managed pre-school channel, under The Walt Disney Company Limited. It began as Disney Channel's morning block, known as Playhouse Disney on 29 April 2007. It launched as a television channel on 1 September 2010, and rebranded as Disney Junior on 1 June 2011.[citation needed]
As of 31 March 2022, Disney Jr. is currently the only Disney-branded channel in Turkey since the closure of Disney Channel.
Disney XD (closed)
Disney XD launched on 3 October 2009, becoming a 24-hour channel on 3 October 2018, and was exclusive to Digiturk.
On 31 January 2021, Disney XD was closed simultaneously with the discontinuation of the Japanese and Greece versions of the channel ; but however, Disney Channel continued to operate until 31 March 2022, with programming moving to Disney+ when it launched on 14 June 2022. ; After Disney Channel Turkey shutdown, Disney Junior is the only Disney Branded Channel
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Disney Channel
- 2007–2011
- 2011–2014
- 2014–2017
- 2017–2022
Disney Jr.
- 2003–2004
- 2010–2011
- 2011–2019
- 2019–2024
- 2024–present
Disney XD
- 2000–2005
- 2005–2009
- 2009–2015
- 2015–2021
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