Disney XD (Canada)
| Disney XD | |
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| Launched | December 1, 2015 |
| Owned by |
Corus Entertainment (branding licensed by The Walt Disney Company) |
| Slogan |
The Future is Now! (primary) Yes! (secondary) Melty (summer) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | Disney XD Canada |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 1652 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 76 / 176 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable providers. | Check local listings for details. |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 512 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 1553 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 160 (SD) Channel 1160 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9616 (SD) Channel 616 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 89 (SD) Channel 389 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 232 (SD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 147 (HD) |
Disney XD is a Canadian English-language exempted Category B specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. Launched on December 1, 2015, it is a localized and licensed version of the US cable channel Disney XD, which broadcasts live-action and animated programming aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 11.
Prior to the launch of this channel, a Canadian version of Disney XD was launched by Astral Media on June 1, 2011 as a spin-off of Family Channel, which had historically held rights to the programming of Disney Channel and its spin-off brands. After Bell Media acquired Astral in 2013, the company sold Disney XD along with its sister channels (Family Channel and the French and English versions of Disney Junior) to DHX Media. Corus Entertainment purchased the Canadian rights to Disney programming on April 16, 2015. As a result, the Disney XD-branded channel owned by DHX was renamed as extensions of their Family Channel brand: Family Chrgd.
Disney XD programming aired in a programming block on the Canadian version of Disney Channel, which Corus launched on September 1, 2015. The block was put on hiatus for a year on November 29 and Disney XD (along with Disney Junior) was re-launched by Corus on December 1, 2015 with a marathon of the second season of Star Wars Rebels. DHX's rights to Disney XD programming, which aired on Family Chrgd and their three other television services, expired in January 2016.
Disney XD is the only Disney channel in Canada that does not have a French-language version, though Disney La Chaîne (the French-language counterpart of Disney Channel in English) airs Disney XD programming in the French-language as part of a programming block called (Disney) XD Zone.
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