Television channel
| Country | United Kingdom (license) Portugal (playout) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Portugal Angola Mozambique |
| Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London (license) Lisbon, Portugal (playout) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i SDTV 576i (downscaled) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Portugal |
| Parent | The Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L. Disney Branded Television (Disney Entertainment) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 2012; 12 years ago (2012-11-01) |
| Replaced | Disney Cinemagic |
| Links | |
| Website | tv |
Disney Jr. is a British-managed Portuguese pay television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Portugal. Aimed mainly at children between 2 and 7 years of age, it replaced the Disney Cinemagic channel on 1 November 2012. Along with the new channel, Disney launched "Disney Movies On Demand" service on ZON.
In March 2021, a HD feed was launched on the TV operator MEO.
As of 2024, it shares the same schedule with the French, Dutch-speaking Belgian, Spanish and Scandinavian feeds.
References
- "Sobre Nós". Disney Portugal (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- Santos, Joaquim Pedro (6 October 2012). "Disney Junior chega a Portugal em novembro". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- Ribeiro, Rui (1 November 2012). "Disney Junior – Novo Canal dia 1 de Novembro na ZON". MHD (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- "Disney Junior estreia «Os Contos da Amizade de Winnie the Pooh»". SAPO (in Portuguese). 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- "Canal pré-escolar da Disney lançado dia 1 de Novembro". Activa (in Portuguese). 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- "Zon lança canal de TV para crianças dos 2 aos 7 anos". ExameExpresso (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 November 2012.
- Oliveira, Diogo (25 March 2021). "Canal Panda HD e Disney Junior HD estreiam em Portugal". Unimado (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
