Disney Channel (Italy)
| Disney Channel | |
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| Launched | July 4, 1998 |
| Owned by | The Walt Disney Company |
| Audience share | 3.91% (2012 June, ) |
| Country | Italy |
| Broadcast area |
Italy Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Sister channel(s) |
Disney Junior Disney XD Disney in English |
| Timeshift service | Disney Channel +1 Disney Channel +2 |
| Website | disneychannel.it |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | DVB-T, on Italy with Mediaset 1 e Mediaset 5 pay with Mediaset Premium (LCN 350 e 351/354) |
| Satellite | |
| Digital | DVB-S, on Hot Bird 8 e Hot Bird 9 pay |
| Sky | Channel 613 (HD Sky Box HD) - (SD Sky Box) Channel 614 (+1) Channel 615 (+2) Channel 673 (SD Sky Box HD) |
| Cable | |
| Digital | IPTV, on Italy on networks Fastweb and Telecom Italia pay with TV di FASTWEB and IPTV di Telecom Italia (Channel 613, 614 e 615) |
| Streaming media | |
Disney Channel is an Italian TV channel. Disney Channel Italy also includes a +1 hour timeshift service (Disney Channel +1), a +2 hours timeshift service (Disney Channel +2), a channel for pre-school children (Disney Junior), an English-audio channel with subtitles (Disney in English), and a channel for male teenagers (Disney XD). In December 3, 2011, Disney Cinemagic launched as a block on Sky Cinema Family.
Disney Channel Italia is broadcast live on Sky Go. This application allows the viewer to see live some Sky channels, like FOX, Discovery, and Disney Channel.
On July 4, 1998, Disney Channel officially began broadcasting in Italian on Telepiù. The channel used the slogan "Libera la tua Immaginazione". Among the first programs on the channel were classic Disney cartoons, such as Timon & Pumbaa and Aladdin: The Series. It also showed classic Disney films and some Disney Channel Original Movies on "Il Fantastico Mondo Disney" (The Wonderful World of Disney) each evening at 20.30 (8:30pm). A new film was shown every Saturday at the same time slot. In January 1999, Disney Channel Italy launched its original live presentation show: Disney Channel Live (later called Live Zone). In this program, hosted by Isabella Arrigoni and Massimiliano Ossini, viewers interact with the hosts and join games. Other popular programs were Live Zone - Musica, Live Zone - Sport, Live Zone - Da scoprire, Live Zone - Da ridere and Una stella per te (A Star for You).
On November 15, 1999, Disney Channel Italy adopted the new "Circles" logo and idents of Disney Channel UK (created by GÉDÉON) while still keeping the slogan "Free your Imagination".
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