Disney Junior (Latin American TV channel) facts for kids
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Latin America and The Caribbean |
| Slogan | Spanish: La fiesta es aquí Portuguese: A festa é aqui ("The party is here") |
| Headquarters | Burbank, 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 format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Latin America Disney Branded Television (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | June 1, 2008 |
| Former names | Playhouse Disney Channel (2008–2011) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Flow Trinidad | channel 94 (north feed) |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network Mexico | channel 303 |
| DirecTV Caribbean | channel 315 (north feed) |
Disney Junior is a cable television channel in Latin America and is a version US TV 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, and the relaunch happened on April 1, 2011, coinciding with the premiere of The Garden of Clarilu.
Feeds
Disney Junior Latin America is divided into four 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 and Uruguay
- Disney Junior Pacific: broadcasting in 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
Programming
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
In Spanish: Disney Junior (Latinoamérica) para niños
