Disney XD
| Disney XD | |
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| Launched | February 13, 2009 |
| Owned by |
Disney Channels Worldwide (Disney–ABC Television Group) (Disney Media Networks) (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Picture format |
720p (HDTV) (480i center cut for SDTVs) |
| Slogan | "The Future Is Now!" |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
English Spanish (via SAP audio track) |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide International |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
| Replaced |
Toon Disney Jetix |
| Sister channel(s) |
Disney Channel Disney Junior Freeform ESPN ABC |
| Website | disneyxd |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 292 (HD/SD) 1292 (VOD) |
| Dish Network | 174 (SD Only) |
| C band | AMC 11 - Channel 45 (4DTV Digital) AMC 18 - Channel 13 (H2H 4DTV) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon FiOS | 781 (HD) 251 (SD) 1722 (Spanish feed) |
| AT&T U-verse | 1304 (HD) 304 (SD) 3052 (Spanish feed) |
| Google Fiber | 428 (HD/SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
Disney XD is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit of the Disney–ABC Television Group, itself a unit of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at pre-teens and young teenagers, its programming consists of original first-run television series, current and former original series and made-for-cable films from sister network Disney Channel, theatrically-released films, and acquired programs from other distributors.
The channel offers an alternate Spanish language audio feed, either via a separate channel as part of a package of Spanish television networks sold by cable and satellite providers or a separate audio track accessible through the SAP option, depending on the provider.
As of February 2015, Disney XD is available to approximately 80,120,000 pay television households (68.8% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.
Disney XD was launched on February 13, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with the Phineas and Ferb episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together!" as its first program. The channel debuted its first original series, Aaron Stone, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time that day; the first part of the two-part premiere episode aired simultaneously on Disney XD and Disney Channel. New animated series included in the channel's initial lineup were Kid vs. Kat and Jimmy Two-Shoes.
The network took over the channel space of Toon Disney, an animation-focused channel that debuted on April 18, 1998, which eventually launched a live-action/animation block called Jetix in 2004; Jetix channels outside of the United States were relaunched under the Disney XD brand starting with the France-based service on April 1, 2009. Many of the channel's programs – particularly animated series – previously aired on Toon Disney, mainly as part of the Jetix program block, which ran on Toon Disney until that channel's shutdown. Disney XD carries the same name as an unrelated mini-site and media player on Disney.com, which stood for Disney Xtreme Digital, though it has been stated that the "XD" in the channel's name does not have an actual meaning.
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