Disney Channel (French TV channel)

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For a defunct programming block on FR3 (now France 3), see Le Disney Channel.

Disney Channel (France)
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CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance
Switzerland
Belgium (satellite)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritius
Madagascar
Overseas France
Haiti
HeadquartersParis, France
Programming
Language(s)French
English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
576i (SDTV)
Timeshift serviceDisney Channel +1
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company France
Sister channelsDisney Junior
History
Launched26 January 1985; 36 years ago (1985-01-26) (programming block; as Le Disney Channel)
22 March 1997; 24 years ago (1997-03-22) (channel)
Closed31 December 1988; 32 years ago (1988-12-31) (programming block)
Links
Websitedisneychannel.fr
Availability
Cable
Numericable (via Canal+)Channel 208
Channel 209 (+1)
UPC SwitzerlandChannel 39
Satellite
Canal+Channel 139
Channel 140 (+1)
TéléSATChannel 32
Channel 33 (+1)
Canal+ CaraïbesChannel 150
Canal+ CalédonieChannel 131
Canal+ RéunionChannel 116
Canal+ AfriqueChannel 85
IPTV
Freebox (via Canal+)Channel 48 (HD)
Channel 139 (+1)
Orange (via Canal+)Channel 100
Channel 101 (+1)
Sunrise (Teleclub Premium)Channel 311
SFR RéunionChannel 157
Channel 158 (+1)

Disney Channel is a French private thematic television channel, a local version of the Disney Channel belonging to the Walt Disney Television through The Walt Disney Company France.

The channel has been broadcast since March 22, 1997. It was free with ISPs from 2011 to 2020.

In 2013, Disney Channel had the largest audience share of thematic pay channels in France (0.8%), according to a study carried out by Médiamétrie.[1]

History[]

The channel, at its inception, was available on Canal Satellite at a price of 35 francs (around 5 €). The channel did not contain any commercials.

On 2 November 2002, the portfolio of Disney-branded channels in France expanded from one to four channel with the launch of Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior), and Disney Channel +1. The movie channel Disney Cinemagic (now Disney Cinéma) was launched in September 2007.[2]

On October 23, 2007, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (lit. Superior Audiovisual Council) pinned the various of channels of Disney in France for their programming in 2006. The CSA alerts Playhouse Disney to the lack of investment in French and independent audiovisual production. For Disney Channel, the CSA warns the channel for its lack of investment in independent individual production and puts it on notice regarding its prime-time broadcasting quotas.

On July 13, 2009, Walt Disney Television and NRJ 12 announced an agreement to broadcast Disney Channel exclusives on the NRJ12 channel from August 24, 2009.[3] NRJ 12 will broadcast exclusively over-the-air series produced by Walt Disney Television and will be able to re-broadcast existing series after broadcast on Disney Channel such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny with a Chance.

On 1 April 2011, the channel was launched on IPTV platforms. On 19 April 2011, Disney and Free ISP launched a VOD service on Freebox called Disneytek.[4] On 1 May 2011 the channel rebranded its graphical package. On August 24, 2011, Disney Channel and Disney Channel +1 switched to 16:9 format, taking the opportunity to put on a new logo. in September 20, 2011, Disney Channel has its own high-definition version.

On June 29, 2015, the channel ceased to be offered to Belgians, replaced by a new Belgian version, which have a French and Dutch speaking version.

The channel had a programming block, Les Grandes histoires de Disney Junior (lit. The Great Stories of Disney Junior), and from 2015 of the Disney XD Zone. The programs of these two channels were only diffused there in their block. The programming blocks disappeared in June 2016.

Disney Channel celebrates its 20th anniversary in France from January to March 2017, notably with the film, Mère et Fille: California Dream, a French Disney Channel Original Movie.

In parallel with the French launch of Disney+ scheduled for March 24, 2020,[5] but postponed to April 7,[6] Disney XD, Disney Cinema and three services (Disney Channel Pop Pick, Disney English and Hola Disney) were shut down, and Disney Channel became back a Canal+ exclusive, being removed of Bouygues Telecom on March 30, Free on April 2, Orange on April 9 and finally SFR on June 30.[7][8]

Visual identity (logo)[]

  • Former logo from June 30, 2014 to April 1, 2017.

  • Current logo since April 1, 2017.

Slogans[]

  • « La télé bien allumée » (What is on TV) (1997-1999)
  • « L'Imaginachaine » (The Imagination Channel) (1999-2003)
  • « Fais le plein de fun, fais le plein de Disney Channel » (Fill up on fun, fill up on Disney Channel) (2013-2016)
  • « Les émotions sont faites pour être partagées, partages les sur Disney Channel » (The emotions are meant to be shared, share them on Disney Channel) (since 2016)

Programming[]

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel (France)

The channel broadcasts all Disney movies and series, and rebroadcast them several times a year from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The channel's programming often varied between Disney live-action movies and series and Disney animated movies and series, but generally, the programming of Disney films and live-action series and Disney films and animated series was more accentuated on Tuesday evenings, Wednesdays and Weekends.

Programming blocks[]

Current programming blocks[]

  • Les Nouvelles Héroïnes (The New Heroines) (since 2017)
  • Toon Story (since 2017)
  • We Love Family (since 2019)
  • Trop School (Too School or Too Much School) (since 2020)
  • Disney Channel Party (since 2020)
  • Tous avec Miraculous (All with Miraculous) (since 2020)

Former programming blocks[]

  • Art Attack (1997-2006, now broadcast on Disney Junior)
  • Brian O'Brian (2008-2009)
  • DC Spot (2016-2019)
  • Disney Channel Games (2006-2008)
  • Disney Channel Talents (2006-2017)
  • Disney XD Zone (2015-2016)
  • "Extrasons", "Wazakid" et "Tousskissor" (2006-2007)
  • La Nuit du Court (Night of the Court )
  • Le Labo des blouses (The Lab Coat) (2001-2003)
  • Les Grandes histoires de Disney Junior (The Great Stories of Disney Junior) (2015-2016)
  • Les Trésors du sixième sens (The Treasures of the Sixth Sense) (2003-2004)
  • Shake It Up Dance Talents (2011-2012)
  • Disney Dance Talents (2013-2019)
  • Maxi séries
  • Star Buzz
  • Soy Luna : Le Mag (2016)
  • Spot Mag
  • Top Gag (2012-2013) (French version of America's Funniest Home Videos)
  • We Love Family, la Compil de Satine (2019-2020)
  • Zapping Zone (1997-2005)

References[]

  1. ^ "Le classement des chaînes thématiques payantes en France". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "CanalSat : lancera une nouvelle chaîne Disney à la rentrée". Boursier.com. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  3. ^ "NRJ 12 acquiert l'exclusivité des séries Disney pour les "Tweens"". Univers Freebox (in French). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Tutoriel : Télécharger une vidéo Disney ou abc sur votre ordinateur". 19 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Disney+ confirme son lancement le 24 mars". Le Monde.fr (in French). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Coronavirus: Netflix dégradé, Disney + menacé". Les Echos (in French). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ Mihu, Florian (5 March 2020). "Disney Channel devient une exclusivité CANAL". Disneyphile (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ Mihu, Florian (26 May 2021). "Disney prévoit de fermer une centaine de chaînes dans le monde en 2021". Disneyphile (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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