Disney Cinema
| Disney Cinemagic | |
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| Launched | November 2006 (UK) |
| Owned by |
Disney Channels Worldwide (DATG) Walt Disney Company Limited |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9/4:3) (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.1% ~0.0% (+1) (November 2011, BARB) |
| Country | Western Europe |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Replaced | Toon Disney (Western Europe, except Scandinavia) |
| Sister channel(s) |
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| Timeshift service | Disney Cinemagic +1 |
| Website | cinemagic |
Disney Cinemagic is a pay cable movie channel owned by Walt Disney Company Limited (UK) operating primarily in European markets by Disney Channels Worldwide. Additionally, there are similar channels, run by Sky UK, Sky Cinema Disney, in the UK and Foxtel, Foxtel Movies Disney in Australia.
Disney Cinemagic began broadcasting in the U.K. in March 2006 on BSkyB's premium package. In November 2007, the France market version of Disney Cinemagic was launched.
On November 30, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Disney Cinemagic HD debuted in France broadcasting on CANALSAT from 6am to 1am daily making the channel the first "children and family HDTV channel in a French market". In December 2008, Cinemagic HD channel was launched in the UK with programming in high definition with initial availability through Sky+ HD with a Sky Movies subscription.
On March 28, 2013, Cinemagic was replaced in the UK with Sky Movies Disney, a BSkyB premium channel, as part of a deal between BSkyB and Disney which allowed Sky UK to stream Disney movies on Sky's video on demand services. In a similar move in Australia, Foxtel has launched Foxtel Movies Disney on April 10, 2014, along with Disney XD.
Disney Cinemagic in Spain closed on January 1, 2015, despite protest on Twitter to save the channel. Disney Cinemagic in France was replaced by Disney Cinema in May 2015. Sky rebranded its Sky Movies channels to Sky Cinema, including its Disney channel, on 8 July 2016.
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