Disney Channel (German TV channel) facts for kids
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| Country | Germany |
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| Broadcast area | Germany Austria Switzerland Liechtenstein |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Sister channels | Disney Junior |
| History | |
| Launched | 16 October 1999 (original) 17 January 2014 (relaunch) |
| Replaced | Das Vierte (relaunch) |
| Closed | 30 November 2013 (original) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television (Germany) | Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted) |
| Cable | |
| Kabel Deutschland | Channel 203 (SD) Channel 226 (HD) |
| UPC Switzerland | Channel 35 (SD) |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Deutschland | Channel 555 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Telekom Entertain | Channel 63 (SD/HD) |
| A1 TV (Austria) | Channel 31 (SD) |
Disney Channel is a German free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH, itself owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel is based in Munich.
Aimed at all ages, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The original programming is mainly supplied by the American flagship Disney Channel.
The channel was originally launched on 16 October 1999 as a subscription television channel on the Sky Deutschland platform. However, The Pay-TV version closed down on 30 November 2013. It was relaunched as a Free-to-air platform on 17 January 2014 replacing Das Vierte
The network competes with other channels primarily aimed at children such as Super RTL (50% owned by Disney Television), KiKa and Nickelodeon Germany.
Contents
Programming
Disney Channel Germany Original Productions
Daytime
| Title | Genre | Premiere Date | Final Date | Seasons | Trailer | Source |
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| Kurze Pause | Sitcom | September 18, 2006 | October 24, 2008 | 3 seasons, 80 episodes + 1 special | ||
| Binny and the Ghost | Crime-Fantasy-Comedy-drama-Series | March 23, 2013 | May 15, 2016 | 2 seasons, 23 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXXJCiNTwc | |
| An die Töpfe, fertig, lecker! | Cooking show | April 2, 2017 | TBA | 4 seasons, 60 episodes + 1 special | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wUeHU5_NX4 | |
| Die Beni Challenge | Challenge / Educational show | April 21, 2018 | TBA | 5 seasons, 61 episodes + 1 special | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIg8gcBO73M | |
| Gag Attack | Sketch comedy | January 12, 2019 | TBA | 2 season, 12 episodes + 2 specials | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r8LyLHsRcI | |
| Tierduell | Challenge / Educational show | September 8, 2019 | TBA | 2 season, 27 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMhBdxikmLw |
Primetime
| Title | Genre | Premiere Date | Final Date | Seasons | Trailer | Source |
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| Ducks & Friends | Talk show | January 18, 2014 | April 12, 2014 | 1 season, 13 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qdnmC0x6Uc | |
| Disney Family Time | Game show | February 28, 2014 | September 21, 2014 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khxpSFql3CE | |
| Vollpension bei Fremden | Dokutainment | May 20, 2014 | August 5, 2014 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_83xmPku_24 | |
| Mein Auftrag: Der perfekte Antrag | Dokutainment | August 12, 2014 | September 2, 2014 | 1 season, 4 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g8ysn88KpQ | |
| Das Fest im Griff?! | Dokutainment | September 9, 2014 | September 30, 2014 | 1 season, 4 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpY3oTMFKvM | |
| Mission Freundlichkeit - Mein 100 Tage Experiment | Social experiment | October 7, 2014 | November 11, 2014 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZq62sfoK0k | |
| Disney Magic Moments | Ranking show | November 25, 2014 | December 18, 2017 | 4 seasons, 25 episodes + 12 specials | Official Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Yh8PHmGzE | |
| Disney Magic Moments – Die große Quizshow | Game show | February 4, 2019 | TBA | 1 season, 4 episodes | Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebkUtRbk4E0 |
Other programs
Daytime
Current series
Upcoming series
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Former series
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Primetime
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Upcoming series |
Former series
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Availability
Via the airwaves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households plus on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.
Germany
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Annual average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | - | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |  0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
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