List of Disney TV programming blocks explained
Disney stand alone programming TV blocks are block of Disney shows on non-Disney channels or TV stations around the world. Disney puts together stand alone TV block to reach those audiences that do not have access to cable or satellite.
By the end of March 2000, Disney was in 35 countries in three regions, Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific (13 countries) with 82 blocks with more than 9,000 hours total per year. The block were under various names: Disney Club, Disney's FilmParade, Disneytime, Disney!, DisneyKid, Club Disney, Saturday Disney, Disney Adventures, Disney Animation Hour, Disney Fun Time, Good Morning Disney, Disney Hour, Disney Sandhya, Disney Toontown, Sunday Club Disney, I Love Disney, Disney Animation Time, Dragon Club (China).[1] A large number of these blocks served as international equivalents to The Disney Afternoon and Disney's One Saturday Morning.
Disney also had a series of channels and blocks called Jetix, originally called Fox Kids, acquired in the purchase of Fox Family Worldwide, now ABC Family Worldwide.
List of blocks
Market | block | channel/network | type | length (hrs) | premiered | closed |
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A
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Argentina | Playhouse Disney | an Artear channel | | | 2007[2] | |
Australia | Total Girl | 7Two | weekday mornings | 2.5 | † | |
K-Zone | 7mate |
Saturday Disney | Seven Network/7flix[3] | Saturday | 3 | [4] | [5] |
Playhouse Disney | Seven Network | weekly | .5 | [6] | |
Brazil
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Brazil | Disney on TV (Disney en TV) | TV Globo[7] | | | | |
Disney World (Mundo Disney)[8] | SBT[9] | daily | 2 | | [10] |
Disney Movies (Cine Disney) | | | 1980s | |
Success Screen (Tela de Sucessos) | | | 1997 | 2004 |
C
|
Canada | The Disney Afternoon (DA) | CITV-DT | weekday | 2/day | [11] | |
Czech Republic | Disney Club | TV Nova | weekly | 2 | 2006[12] | |
China | Disney Adventures | provincial broadcasters, free-to-air and cable[13] | | | | |
Disney Club | 12 stations (8/1997) | | | 1995[14] | |
Dragon Club ‡ | 80% of cable providers | daily | 2/day | [15] [16] | |
Panda Club ‡ | four of China's five regional broadcasters | 3 blocks | 2/block[17] | | |
D
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Denmark | | DR 1 | weekly on Fridays | 1 | 25 October 1991 - 31 December 2022[18] |
G–H
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Germany | unnamed (or unrevealed name) | Kirch Media's ProSieben | Sunday afternoon movie | | 2002[19] | |
Disney Club | RTL | Saturday and Sunday[20] [21] | | | 2002 |
ProSieben | Saturday | | 2002 | |
Disney Filmparade | RTL | movie | | 2000 | 2005 |
ProSiebenSat.1 Group channel | 2005 | |
Disney Time | RTL | | | -2000- |
ProSieben | Sunday | 2 | | late December 2004[22] |
Kabel 1 | 3 | late December 2004 | |
Hungary | Walt Disney Bemutatja | M1 | Sunday Afternoon | | 1991 | 1998 |
Disney Klub | RTL Klub | Saturday morning | 1 | [23] | |
India
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India | Disney Time | Star Plus | | 1 | -2005-[24] |
unnamed or unmentioned | DD National | | | -1994-[25] [26] |
unnamed or unmentioned | Zee TV's Alpha language channels, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bengali | | | | ↑ |
Disney Fun Time | DD Metro | | | 2000 | 2001 |
Disney Jadoo | DD National (purchased time) | Saturday 10am | .5 | | |
Good Morning Disney | Zee TV | morning | 2 | | 2000[27] |
Sony TV | 2000 | 2002 |
Disney Hour | Zee TV | afternoon | | 2000 |
Sony TV | 2000 | 2002 |
unmentioned | STAR Utsav | | | -2005- |
Disney Sandhya | Eenadu TV | daily Telugu dubbed | | [28] | |
I–P
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Italy | Disney Club | Rai 1 (1991–1993, 1994–2000)Rai 2 (2000–2006) | weekend | | 1991 | 2006 |
A tutto Disney | Canale 5 | Saturday Afternoons | | October 2, 1993 | June 18, 1994 |
Disney Cinemagic | Sky Cinema Family | weekend movies[29] | | 2011 | 2019 |
Japan | Disney Time | Dlife | | | [30] | |
Kazakhstan | Disney Club | KTK | weekly | | - 2006 (renewed) - 2014[31] |
Mexico | Disney Club | Azteca 7[32] | | | 1998 | 2001[33] |
new format | | 2001 | 2016 |
New Zealand | Disney Club | TVNZ | | | | |
Philippines | Disney Club | TV5 | | | |
Poland | Walt Disney Przedstawia | TVP1 | weekend | | January 5, 1991 | January 1, 2005 |
Portugal | Clube Amigos Disney | RTP1 | Sunday Afternoons | | February 23, 1986 | July 2, 1989 |
Clube Disney | Canal 1/RTP1RTP2 | weekend | | 1991 | 2001 |
Disney Kids | SIC | weekend mornings | | 2001 | August 30, 2015 |
R–T
|
Romania | Disney Club | RTV | | | | |
Spain | Club Disney | TVE 1/La 1 (1990–1998)Telecinco (1998–2002) | weekend | | 1990[34] | 2002 |
Zona Disney | Telecinco (2002–2003)TVE 1/La 1 (2003–2007) | | 2002 | 2007 |
Thailand | Disney Club | BBTV | Saturday | 1 | | 2002 |
1.5 | 2002 | 2006 |
100-minute | 2006 | 2018 |
weekend | 35-minute | 2018 | |
U–V
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UAE | Disney Club | Dubai TV | daily | .5; Thu. & Fri. 1 | 2006[35] | |
United Kingdom | Diggin’ It ↔ | GMTV | | | | [36] |
Playhouse Disney | ABC1 | weekday mornings | 1.5 | Summer[37] | [38] |
Saturday Disney | GMTV | | | [39] | |
USA | ABC Kids (formerly Disney's One Saturday Morning) | ABC | Saturday morning | 2 | September 13, 1997 | August 27, 2011 |
The Disney Afternoon (DA) | syndication | weekday afternoons | 2/day | [40] | [41] |
Disney-Kellogg Alliance, unbranded (DKA; formerly DA) | syndication | weekday afternoons | 1.5/day | | [42] |
Disney's One Too (formerly DKA) | UPN & syndication | Sunday mornings & weekdays | 2/day | [43] | |
That's So Throwback | Freeform | Monday-Thursday late night | 2[44] | | |
Treasures from the Disney Vault | TCM | quarterly classics | ~9 | [45] | |
Vietnam | Toon Disney | HCMC TV | | | [46] | | |
Notes
†Seven launched two weekday blocks (from 6:30am–9:00am) with mostly Disney programming on March 5, 2012, named after and aligned with affiliated Pacific Magazines's two tween magazines:[47] [48]
† Total Girl: is a girl focused block on 7Two with launch programs of Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, Jonas LA, Sonny with a Chance, Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up and The Fairies.
† K-Zone is a boy aimed block on 7mate with launch programs of Handy Manny, Stitch!, Kick Buttowski, Phineas and Ferb, Pair of Kings, Zeke and Luther and I'm in the Band.‡These two Chinese clubs found by ABC and DIC Entertainment before Disney's purchase of CC/ABC.
↔ This block had a companion website, www.diggit.co.uk, created in 2000 that allowed for personalization and creation of a "Dink", a custom virtual character.[49]
↑under a one-year revenue-sharing agreement with Zee marketing the block and guaranteeing a minimum revenue to Disney.[50]
Notes and References
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- News: Newbery. Charles. 'High School' remake for Argentina. July 21, 2014. Variety. April 25, 2007.
- Web site: Happy Easter!. Channel 7 – Saturday Disney. Yahoo7 TV . 2016 . 29 April 2016.
- Web site: 1990: January 27-February 2. Television.AU . 26 January 2010 . 29 April 2016.
- Web site: Knox . David . Farewell to Saturday Disney. TV Tonight . 25 September 2016. 26 September 2016.
- News: Waller. Ed. Blocks and packages for Buena Vista Asia-Pacific. August 1, 2014. C21 Media. October 9, 2002.
- Book: Moran, Kristin. Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media: TWO-VOLUME SET. December 14, 2006. SAGE Publications. 465. 9781452265513. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett. May 18, 2014.
- News: Vaquer. Gabriel . Disney announces schedule "Disney World," which opens in SBT. August 29, 2016. NaTelinha. August 27, 2015 . Translated.
- News: Forato. Thiago. For 18 years, SBT and Disney closed first major agreement; recall how it was. August 29, 2016. NaTelinha. July 21, 2015. Translated.
- Web site: Flávio Ricco - Fim da parceria: Contrato da Disney não será renovado no SBT.
- News: Kozicka. Patricia. Timeline: 40 Years of 'Our' TV. March 30, 2015. Global News. August 28, 2014. (scroll timeline image)
- News: BVITV ties up with European & Asian broadcasters. March 27, 2015. Indiantelevision.com. April 4, 2006.
- News: Disney Live! Presents Three Classic Fairy Tales Worldwide Premiere in Shanghai. August 12, 2014. Press Release. PRNewswire. The Walt Disney Company. April 22, 2008.
- News: Barnathan. Joyce. Miller. Matt. Roberts. Dexter. Has Disney Become The Forbidden Studio?. https://archive.today/20140717143942/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1997-08-03/has-disney-become-the-forbidden-studio. dead. July 17, 2014. July 14, 2014. Businessweek. August 3, 1997.
- News: Schmuckler. Eric. ABC will launch. (children's television programs in China). Mediaweek. August 22, 1994.
- News: McClellan. Steve. ABC, DIC target children in China; two-form programing venture to create kids programing channels there. Broadcasting & Cable. August 22, 1994.
- News: Mazurkewich. Karen. U.S. nets grow their Asia footprint. August 1, 2014. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications Ltd.. May 1, 1999.
- Web site: 2022-11-30 . Disney Sjov lukker efter 31 år . 2022-12-29 . DR . da-DK.
- News: Waller. Ed. Kirch bounces back with Disney deal. August 1, 2014. C21Media. November 25, 2002.
- News: People in new jobs. August 6, 2014. Kidscreen. November 1, 2000.
- News: Fry. Andy. Kidcasters vie for eyeballs in the 'shark's basin' that is the German market. March 26, 2015. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications Ltd.. October 1, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014849/http://oldads.kidscreen.com/articles/magazine/19991001/26854.html?page=1. March 5, 2016. dead.
- News: Ball. Ryan. BVITV, ProSieben Sign New Licensing Pact. August 4, 2014. Animation Magazine. January 19, 2005.
- News: Disney signs raft of output deals. August 8, 2014. Screen Daily Limited. October 9, 2002.
- News: Buena Vista inks deal with Star One for 'Jetix' block . February 26, 2014. Indiantelevision.com. June 6, 2005.
- News: Disney takes up weekend branded block on DD. July 25, 2014. Indian Television.com. November 15, 2005.
- News: Disney takes up weekend branded block on DD. July 25, 2014. AnimationXpress. November 17, 2005.
- News: SONY : THE BIG PICTURE. August 8, 2014. Indian Television.com. December 30, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918011643/http://www.indiantelevision.com/news_analysis/sony.htm. September 18, 2012.
- News: Buena Vista Television to launch Disney cartoons in Telegu. August 1, 2014. India Today. June 7, 1999.
- Web site: Disney Cinemagic - Tutti i week end su Sky Cinema Family. Sky Mag. Sky Italy. August 5, 2014.
- Jennifer Wolfe. (December 2, 2013). Loyalkaspar Helps Bring Dlife’s Disney Time to Life. AWN News (AWN, Inc.). Accessed on December 19, 2013.
- News: KTK Kazakhstan, BVITV ink deal for 'Desperate Housewives' . March 27, 2015. Indiantelevision.com. April 5, 2006.
- Book: Moran, Kristin. Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media: TWO-VOLUME SET. December 14, 2006. SAGE Publications. 464. 9781452265513. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett. May 18, 2014.
- News: Sutter. Mary. New Azteca topper. May 18, 2014. Variety. October 11, 2001.
- News: September 1, 1999 . Kids clubs dominate the Spanish TV scene . August 7, 2014 . Kidscreen . Brunico Communications Ltd..
- News: BVITV signs deals with Dubai TV for 'Disney Club' branded block. March 27, 2015. Kidology. Indiantelevision.com. April 4, 2006.
- News: Waller. Ed. GMTV renews Disney output deal. March 27, 2015. C21 Media. October 14, 2004.
- News: Stewart. Lianne. New kid on the U.K. Freeview block. April 3, 2015. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications Ltd.. April 1, 2006.
- News: ABC News Now to launch in the UK . Digital Spy . 5 November 2007 . 2007-11-05.
- Book: Jones. Ian. Morning Glory: A History of British Breakfast Television. 2004. Kelly. 190305320X. 153.
- The Disney Films, by Leonard Maltin, 1995. Page 300. Via Chronology of the Walt Disney Company. Late 1990.
- Tooning in the Fall Season. Animation World Magazine. September 1997. 2. 6. March 30, 2015.
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- It's Show Time! The Fall TV Preview. Animation World Magazine . September 1999. 4 . 6. 4 . March 30, 2015.
- News: Vick. Megan. Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven to Air on Freeform. 13 January 2017. TV Guide. 2 May 2016.
- News: Elliott. Stuart. Disney Pairs Up With Turner to Promote TCM and Great Movie Ride. April 3, 2015. The New York Times. November 25, 2014.
- News: Disney's BVITV-AP brings 'Toon Disney' block to Vietnam. March 10, 2014. Indiantelevision.com. February 1, 2007.
- News: Knox. David. New Kids line-up coming to 7TWO and 7mate. August 7, 2014. TV Tonight. February 23, 2012.
- News: Smith. Erin. Pacific Magazines stretches into tween TV. May 10, 2016. Ad News. 2 March 2012.
- News: Williamson. Dan. Disney links with GMTV for animated kids site. March 27, 2015. Brand Republic. Haymarket Media Group Ltd.. December 13, 2000.
- News: Das. Sibabrata. Walt Disney signs one-year pact with Zee Telefilms for animation content. August 12, 2014. Indian Express. September 23, 2000.