Canal Panda (Spanish TV channel)

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Canal Panda
Broadcast areaSpain
Andorra
Gibraltar
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerDreamia
(AMC Networks International Southern Europe)
Sister channelsBiggs
Canal Hollywood
AMC
Blaze

Crimen + Investigación


Historia
Odisea


Sundance TV
History
Launched5 December 1996
1 April 2011 (relaunch)
Closed1 January 2001
Former namesPanda Club (1996–1998)
Links
Websitecanalpanda.es

Canal Panda is a Spanish pay television channel, which was one of the first country's subscription network dedicated to children's programming, mostly animated series.

History[]

First Canal Panda logo used from 1998 to 2015

Canal Panda was the first Portuguese channel exclusively dedicated to children and teens. Its daily broadcast was 20 hours a day, without interruptions, and with a big variety of programs such as cartoons, anime, live-action series, children's films and special programs about sports, music and culture.

It was founded on 1 April 1996 with the name Panda Club in Portugal, it changed to Canal Panda a year later. The channel launched in Spain on 15 September 1997 for the launch of Via Digital.

Initially it was distributed in Spain, but on 1 January 2001, satellite provider Vía Digital stopped carrying the channel, justifying the strong competition in the Spanish market[1] and was replaced by , with distribution deal with Antena 3.[2] In 2004, Megatrix closed down due to the merger between satellite providers Canal Satélite Digital and Vía Digital.

On 1 April 2011, Canal Panda was relaunched in Spain due to a decision of Chello Multicanal for recovering the brand and replacing KidsCo which Chello was the Spanish distributor and was not satisfied with the bill.[3] Since then, it is considered an Iberian channel. The focus of programming on the channel also shifted towards preschool shows.

On 6 July 2015, the channel changed its look and logo.[4]

On 2 July 2019, Vodafone TV added the channel in HD to its pack offer.

On 1 June 2021, the channel launched a block aimed at older children and teenage audiences called Panda Kids which airs live-action shows, game shows and reality shows.[5][6][7][8] In Portugal, Panda Kids is a pop-up channel.

Programs (1997-2000)[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Canal Panda vai fechar em Espanha". Di��rio Económico. 9 April 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Antena 3 acuerda con Multicanal la distribución de Canal Megatrix". www.abc.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-07-02.
  3. ^ "Canal Panda vuelve a España de la mano de Digital+, ONO y Movistar Imagenio". mundoplus.tv (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ^ "Canal Panda renueva su imagen | Bluper". www.elespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ^ AV451, Redacción (2021-05-25). "Canal Panda se abre al público juvenil con la nueva franja Panda Kids". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "https://actualidad.tuamc.tv/canalpanda/nueva-franja-en-junio-panda-kids/". Actualidad TuAMC (in European Spanish). 2021-04-30. Retrieved 26 May 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Canal Panda se abre a los mayores de la casa y estrena la franja 'Panda Kids'". Neeo | Todo sobre medios de comunicación en España (in Spanish). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Canal Panda crea "Panda Kids", una nueva franja horaria con nuevas series y programas". mundoplus.tv (in Spanish). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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