Disney Jr. (India)

This article is about Disney Jr. in India. For Disney Jr. in the United States, see Disney Jr. For other international versions, see Disney Jr. (international).

Disney Jr. is an Indian pay television channel owned by Jio Star, a Joint Venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. The channel is dedicated towards pre-schoolers. It is also available as a programming block on Disney Channel that replaced Playhouse Disney. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and broadcasts in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English.

Disney Jr.

Logo used since 12 July 2025
Type	Television Channel
Country	India
Broadcast area	India Sri Lanka[1] Bangladesh (until February 2013) Nepal Bhutan[2] Maldives[3]
Network	Jio Star
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Programming
Language(s)	English Hindi Tamil Telugu
Picture format	576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	JioStar, a Joint Venture between Viacom18 & Disney India
Sister channels	Disney Star Channels
History
Launched	2006 (as Playhouse Disney block) 4 July 2011 (block) 15 October 2012 (channel)
Former names	Playhouse Disney (2006–2011) Disney Junior (2011-2025)
Links
Website	disneyjunior.disney.in
Availability
Streaming media
Airtel Digital TV India	SD & HD

History

Before 2006, Playhouse Disney was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior.^[4] On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a channel.^[5]

On 15 March 2023, the high definition version of Disney Channel launched a morning preschool block called Disney Junior Block.^[6]

Logos

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  2012-2019; 2019-2025 (Screen Bug)
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  2019-2025
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  2025-present