Disney Junior (Latin America)
| Disney Junior (Latin America) | |
|---|---|
| Launched | April 1, 2011 |
| Owned by | The Walt Disney Company Latin America |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Spanish: Donde la magia comienza Portuguese: Onde a magia começa ("Where the magic begins") |
| Country |
Mexico Trinidad and Tobago Argentina Brazil Venezuela Colombia Peru Ecuador Chile |
| Language |
Spanish/Portuguese (for Brazil) English (only available as SAP) |
| Broadcast area | Latin America and The Caribbean |
| Headquarters |
Burbank, California Buenos Aires, Argentina São Paulo, Brazil Mexico City, Mexico Caracas, Venezuela Bogota, Colombia Lima, Peru Quito, Ecuador Santiago, Chile |
| Formerly called | Playhouse Disney Channel (2008-2011) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Disney Channel Disney XD ESPN |
| Website |
Official website Official website Brazil |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network Mexico | channel 303 |
| DirecTv Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. | channel 315 (north feed) |
| Cable | |
| Flow Trinidad | channel 94 (north feed) |
Disney Junior Latin America is a cable television channel and is a version of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Junior, broadcasting in all Latin America. It is broadcast in three feeds: North Zone, South Zone and Brazil. It is marketed to preschoolers. Disney Junior is operated by Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America and The Walt Disney Company Latin America, both of The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on June 1, 2008 as Playhouse Disney Channel. Formerly it only was a programming block in the mornings of Disney Channel Latin America, where it still is a programming block, as Disney Junior en/no Disney Channel. The programs are very similar to the Disney Junior channel and Disney Junior on Disney Channel block in the United States. However, the channel also airs non-original programming.
On December 23, 2010 The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced that the channel would be replaced by Disney Junior sometime in 2011, and the relaunch happened on April 1, 2011.
The channel started as a programming block in the mornings of Disney Channel Latin America airing original programming focused on preschoolers. An original production, produced by RGB Entertainment, named La Casa de Playhouse Disney (Playhouse Disney's House) aired on the block, with two hosts reading stories and playing games with kids, as well as introducing the series.
On June 1, 2008 Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America launched Playhouse Disney Channel as a 24-hour independent channel, initially only in Argentina and Mexico, eventually reaching more countries in Latin America. The new channel was hosted by Ooh and Aah, two monkey hosts. The programming block on Disney Channel Latin America is still aired in the mornings but with a reduced schedule.
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