Disney Channel Scandinavia
| Disney Channel Scandinavia | |
|---|---|
| Launched | February 28, 2003 |
| Owned by | The Walt Disney Company |
| Picture format | 16:9 (widescreen) |
| Audience share | 1.1% (Sweden, 2008, ) |
| Slogan | "Share the Joy" (May 2014-) |
| Broadcast area | Nordic countries, Baltic states |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Sister channel(s) |
Disney XD Disney Junior |
| Website |
disneychannel.se, disneychannel.dk, disneychannel.no, disneychannel.fi |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Boxer (Sweden) | Channel 31 |
| PlusTV (Finland) | Channel 52 |
| RiksTV (Norway) | Channel 14 |
| Boxer (Denmark) | Channel 25 |
| Digitalísland | Channel 60 |
| Satellite | |
| Canal Digital (Finland and Norway) | Channel 105 |
| Viasat | Channel 12, Channel 9 or Channel 60 |
| Cable | |
| Com Hem (Sweden) | Channel 154 |
| dna Welho (Finland) | Channel 160 |
| Anvia (Finland) | Channel 78 |
| IPTV | |
| Canal Digital (Sweden) | Channel 90 |
For Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel (international). For the original version of Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.
Disney Channel is a Scandinavian children's channel owned by The Walt Disney Company.
On February 28, 2003, the Disney Channel was launched, and was then at the time exclusive to the Viasat satellite platform (Sirius 4). Later that year, it became available on digital cable networks, such as the Swedish Com Hem. Once the channel was originally launched, the only programs aired were animated, many of which were not Disney Channel Original Series (as they are called in the U.S.). The first live-action series aired on Disney Channel was Smart Guy, which debuted in 2005.
In 2003, the channel also applied for a license to broadcast in the Swedish digital terrestrial television network. The Disney Channel was among the channels recommended by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority, and the government granted the Disney Channel a broadcasting license on January 29, 2004. The terrestrial transmissions could start on February 15th via the Boxer TV Access platform. Soon after that, the channel celebrated its first anniversary by dropping encryption for one weekend. On August 1, 2005, the channel became available to subscribers of the Canal Digital (Thor 2) satellite platform. Simultaneously, a sister channel called Toon Disney was launched. A third sister channel, Playhouse Disney, was launched on October 1, 2006.
In the fall of 2009, the channel started broadcasting its first original productions. Among these are a sitcom called Når klokkerne ringer, produced by the Danish production company Nobody, and the music competition My Camp Rock, produced by Titan Television.
In January 2012, Disney Channel Scandinavia got the same on-air logo and graphics as the UK version of Disney Channel at the time. Later in May 2012, the channel updated to 16:9 (widescreen).
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