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Disney Junior (formerly Playhouse Disney) was a Southeast Asian pay television preschool channel owned and operated The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. Part of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific.

Aimed mainly at children between ages 2 to 7 years old, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically released and made-for-DVD movies, and other select third-party programming, which is mostly from PBS Kids.

Disney Junior also lent its name to an early morning program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as Disney Junior on Disney Channel until it discontinued since July 31, 2018, using the Disney Channel moniker.

History

It was first broadcast in Hong Kong and Indonesia as Playhouse Disney on 2 April 2004. From 2004 to 2005, Disney launched Playhouse Disney in several countries in Southeast Asia.

On June 30, 2011, Laura Wendt, announced that Playhouse Disney would be rebranded as Disney Junior in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong on July 11, 2011.

On March 1, 2016, Disney Junior changed to its widescreen format in some countries, while launching its high-definition channel.

On July 31, 2018, the Disney Junior on Disney Channel block was discontinued due to business changes.

Closure

On June 1, 2020, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior ceased transmission in Singapore on both Singtel and StarHub after failing the contract renewal with both service providers in the country. Select programs from these 3 channels were moved to, replaced by and made it available via Disney+ on February 23, 2021.

On August 5, 2020, Disney Junior upgraded to HD on Astro alongside Disney Channel. On January 1, 2021, the channels ceased operations across Astro and Astro-owned TV providers (including NJOI and Kristal-Astro) in Malaysia due to the launch of Astro's Refreshed Kids Pack, while airing PJ Masks, that announced back on December 14, 2020. While its shows moved to Disney+ Hotstar in the said country on June 1, 2021.

After 17 years of broadcasting, Disney Junior Asia, Disney Junior Hong Kong, Disney Channel Asia, Disney Channel Hong Kong along with Fox channels in Southeast Asia have closed on 1 October 2021, at exactly 1:00 am (UTC+08:00)/12:00 am (UTC+07:00), concluding with Mira, Royal Detective.

Most of Disney Junior shows will be shown instead on Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore and Philippines) and Disney+ (in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Philippines). Disney Junior Taiwan block on Disney Channel continued to operate after that date, Disney Junior in Taiwan was ceased on Disney Channel on December 31, 2021.

Final Feeds

• Main: Available in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. It was formerly provided in Singapore and Malaysia, which was taken out since 1 June 2020 and 1 January 2021 respectively. It ceased operations on October 1, 2021.
• Hong Kong: Available in Hong Kong and Macau with its own schedule differing from the main pan-Asian feed. It broadcast in both Cantonese and English language. Along with the pan-Asian feed, it ceased operations on October 1, 2021, due to the launch of Disney+ on November 16 of that year.
• Taiwan: Available in Taiwan with its own TV block on Disney Channel, runs from 6 am to 1 pm (UTC+08:00). It broadcast in Taiwanese Mandarin and English, and it also aired continuities and promos. It ceased operations on December 31, 2021, due to the launch of Disney+ on November 12 of that year.

Disney Junior Magazine Philippines

Disney Junior Magazine Philippines (known as Disney Junior Magazine and formerly known as Playhouse Disney Magazine Philippines) was an educational magazine published in the Philippines by Summit Media in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia.

References

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5. MaxDex. "All Disney Channels Closedown (Malaysia & Brunei Feed) - 1 January 2021". YouTube.
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   • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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9. "Disney+Hotstar expected to end 2022 with over 50 million subscribers". Indian Television Dot Com. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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• Disney Junior
• Children's television channels in the Asia Pacific
• Commercial-free television networks
• Television programming blocks in Asia
• Television channels and stations established in 2004
• Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
• Mass media in Southeast Asia
• English-language television stations