Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel)

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This article is about Disney Junior in Latin America. For the original, American version, see Disney Junior. For other international versions, see List of Disney Junior TV channels.
Disney Junior
Disney Junior logo.png
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaLatin America and The Caribbean
HeadquartersBurbank, California
Buenos Aires, Argentina
São Paulo, Brazil
Mexico City, Mexico
Bogota, Colombia
Programming
Language(s)Spanish/Portuguese (for Brazil)
English (only available as SAP)
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Latin America
Disney Branded Television
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
  • Disney Channel
  • Disney XD
History
LaunchedJune 1, 2008; 13 years ago (2008-06-01)
Former namesPlayhouse Disney Channel (2008–2011)
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
Official website Brazil
Availability
Cable
Flow Trinidadchannel 94 (north feed)
Satellite
Dish Network Mexicochannel 303
DirecTV Caribbeanchannel 315 (north feed)

Disney Junior is a cable television channel in Latin America. It is the local variant of the American channel of the same name. It is broadcast in three feeds: North Zone, South Zone and Brazil. It is marketed to preschoolers. Disney Junior is operated by Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America and The Walt Disney Company Latin America, both of The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on June 1, 2008 as Playhouse Disney Channel. Formerly it only was a programming block in the mornings of Disney Channel Latin America, where it still is a programming block, as Disney Junior en/no Disney Channel. The programs are very similar to the Disney Junior channel and Disney Junior on Disney Channel block in the United States. However, the channel also airs non-original programming.

On December 23, 2010 The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced that the channel would be replaced by Disney Junior sometime in 2011,[1] and the relaunch happened on April 1, 2011, coinciding with the premiere of The Garden of Clarilu.

History[]

The channel started as a programming block in the mornings of Disney Channel Latin America airing original programming focused on preschoolers. An original production, produced by RGB Entertainment, named La Casa de Playhouse Disney (Playhouse Disney's House) aired on the block, with two hosts reading stories and playing games with kids, as well as introducing the series.

On June 1, 2008 Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America launched Playhouse Disney Channel as a 24-hour independent channel, initially only in Argentina and Mexico, eventually reaching more of Latin America.

On December 23, 2010, The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced that Playhouse Disney Channel would be replaced by Disney Junior sometime in 2011.[1] The channel keeps up with 24-hour of programming aimed to preschoolers and received new online services which will allow to see entire episodes, musical videos and other content in websites. The new Disney Junior also received mobile services.[1]

Feeds[]

Disney Junior Latin America is divided into three feeds for its different transmissions, each with different schedules and hosts.

  • Disney Junior North: broadcasting in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Colombia and Venezuela
  • Disney Junior South: broadcasting in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru
  • Disney Junior Brazil: broadcasting in Brazil in Brazilian Portuguese

Launch date[]

  • June 1, 2008 - launched North feed and South feed
  • September 5, 2008 - launched Brazilian feed
  • April 1, 2011 - rebrand as Disney Junior
  • April 1, 2015 - launched Pacific feed, closed down on May 1, 2021 and replaced by the South feed.

Programming[]

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Disney Junior (Latin America)

Disneylatino.com/Junior[]

The website was launched on June 1, 2008 along with the channel and replacing the mini-website of the programming block on Disney Channel. There are two feeds, North Zone and South Zone.

Brazil has its own website, Disney.com.br. Inside the website, each series has its own mini-website with information and downloads about the show. Different games and activities are also available. The users can listen to music from the shows, read stories or see programming schedules.

Disney Junior Video[]

Disney Junior Video is a video service where users can see the programming of the channel. It uses the same engine and similar design to Disney Channel Play in Disney Channel Latin America and Disney XD Play in Disney XD Latin America. It is similar to Disney Xtreme Digital in the United States.

See also[]

  • Disney Junior
  • Playhouse Disney around the world
  • Disney Channel (Latin America)
  • Disney XD (Latin America)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2012-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

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