Disney Channel (Latin America)
| Disney Channel | |
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| Launched | July 27, 2000 |
| Owned by | The Walt Disney Company Latin America |
| Picture format |
16:9 480i/576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country |
Argentina Brazil Caribbean Central America Chile Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru United States (Depends on network) Uruguay Venezuela |
| Language | Spanish Portuguese (only in the Brazilian feed of the channel) English (via SAP audio track) |
| Broadcast area | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Headquarters | California, United States With studios in: Mexico City, Mexico Caracas, Venezuela São Paulo, Brazil Bogotá, Colombia Vicente López, Argentina |
| Formerly called | Disney Weekend (1997–2001) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Disney XD Disney Junior ESPN |
| Website | Official Website |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network Mexico | 302 (north feed) |
| DirecTV Latin America | 312 (South Atlantic feed) 1312 (HD) |
| SKY México | channel 320; 1320 (HD) |
| VTR | 21 (Pacific feed) |
| DirecTv Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. | channel 314 (Mexican feed) (English) |
| Cable | |
| NET | channel 102 (Brazilian feed) |
| TVA | channel 27 (Brazilian feed) |
| Flow Trinidad | channel 39 (Mexican feed, English audio track only) |
Disney Channel is a cable television channel and an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It is available as five different feeds, each with different programming schedules and timings. It is mostly marketed to children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has expanded to include an older audience. Disney Channel is operated by Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America and The Walt Disney Company Latin America, which are owned by The Walt Disney Company (: DIS). It started broadcasting in 2000 as a premium channel and it became a basic cable channel in 2004.
In 2000, while Disney Channel in the United States was changing from "premium" to "basic", the channel began broadcasting in Latin America with the same format as Disney Channel UK but with the same programming as the US version. In the beginning, the channel was transmitted in the North Zone Feed and the South Zone Feed, each with different schedules according to the countries. The channel also launched its first original production, Zapping Zone, with hosts bringing news and introducing the Disney Channel Original Series.
On April 5, 2001 a Brazilian feed was launched. During that time, Disney Channel Latin America adopted a new logo and idents created by GÉDÉON. In 2004, Anne Sweeney, a veteran cable executive, took control of Disney–ABC Television Group and changed the design from the channels worldwide. The same year, Disney Channel Latin America became a "basic" cable channel and used the 2002 look of Disney Channel US. Along with the new look, the channel started to air new series, mainly focused on teenagers and placing the original animated cartoons in earlier schedules. In the morning schedule, Playhouse Disney was aired with programming for children aged 2–6.
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