Disney La Chaîne
| La chaîne Disney | |
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| Launched | September 1, 2015 |
| Owned by |
Corus Entertainment (branding licensed from The Walt Disney Company) (Teletoon Canada, Inc.) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Replaced | Télétoon Rétro |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | La chaîne Disney |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 186 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 769 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| CCAP | Channel 97 (SD) |
| Cable Axion | Channel 246 (SD) |
| Cablevision | Channel 371 (SD) |
| Cogeco | Channel 90 (SD) Channel 582 (HD) |
| Rogers Cable | Channel 626 (SD) |
| Shaw Cable | Channel 909 (SD) |
| Vidéotron | Channel 97 (SD) Channel 697 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant | Channel 843 (SD) Channel 943 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 154 (SD) Channel 1154 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 443 (SD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 27 (SD) Channel 858 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 258 (SD) |
| Telus Quebec | Channel 27 (SD) Channel 858 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 107 (SD) (QC) |
La chaîne Disney is a Canadian French-language Category B specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment, and launched on September 1, 2015, replacing Télétoon Rétro. It is a localized version of the U.S. specialty network Disney Channel, broadcasting live-action and animated programming aimed at children.
The launch of the network came alongside a licensing deal reached between Disney and Corus, in which it acquired Canadian rights to Disney Channel's programming library, and the announcement of a Canadian version of Disney Channel broadcasting in English that launched concurrently. Previous rightsholder DHX Media did not operate any Disney Channel-branded services in English or French, and their only French-language Disney property was a French-Canadian version of sister brand Disney Junior.
By virtue of its previous co-ownership with Family Channel, French-language dubs of Disney Channel programs were historically aired by Vrak.TV. Vrak.TV was separated from Family with the acquisition of Astral Media by Bell Media; in an attempt to relieve concerns surrounding Bell's total market share in English-language television following the merger, Bell elected to divest Family Channel and its sister networks to DHX Media, which included Astral's French-language version of Disney Junior.
On April 16, 2015, Corus Entertainment announced that it had acquired long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to Disney Channel's programming library; the cost and duration of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Alongside the licensing deal, Corus announced that it would officially launch a Canadian version of Disney Channel; the service will consist of linear television channels in English and French, along with TV Everywhere and video-on-demand services for digital platforms.
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