List of Disney Junior TV channels facts for kids
Disney Junior is a brand of children's TV channels owned by The Walt Disney Company. Since its American debut on February 14, 2011, the brand was launched worldwide. In most countries the channel was formerly known as Playhouse Disney.
Current channels
Disney Junior & Mickey Mornings
| Market | Name | Type | Formerly | Launch date | Closing date | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Junior | Channel | Soapnet (Except for DirectTV, which replaced NASA TV, which moved to another channel and is still airing today. In DirectTV’s case, Soapnet was replaced by an Informercial Channel) | March 23, 2012 (except for DirectTV) | N/A | Disney Channels Worldwide | None |
| Mickey Mornings | Block on Disney | Junior | June 1, 2020 | N/A | |||
| France | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 28, 2011 | N/A | N/A | |
| Channel, HD | |||||||
| Germany | Channel | July 14, 2011 | N/A | Disney Co. (Germany) | |||
| Mickey Mornings | Block on Disney | Junior | February 18, 2019 | N/A | |||
| Romania | Junior | Channel | As a block on Disney Channel | March 1, 2012 | N/A | N/A | |
| Latin America | As a block on Fox Channel (2 feeds) | N/A | March 22, 2020 | N/A | The Walt Disney Company Latin America – Media Networks | ||
| Channel (3 feeds) | Playhouse | April 1, 2011 | N/A | ||||
| Canada | Channel | N/A | December 1, 2015 | N/A | Corus Entertainment | This is the revived Canadian version of Disney Junior & Disney XD in English and Disney Junior on La Chaîne Disney in Québécois French after the DHX’s breakup. | |
| Middle East & North Africa | Playhouse | April 1, 2011 | N/A | N/A | None | ||
| South Africa | June 1, 2011 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Spain | June 11, 2011 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Mickey Mornings | Block on Disney | Junior | November 2020 | ||||
| Indonesia | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | July 11, 2011 | N/A | The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia | |
| Korea | Channel | ||||||
| Thailand | |||||||
| Cambodia | |||||||
| Vietnam | |||||||
| Philippines | Channel | ||||||
| Hong Kong | Channel | July 11, 2011 | N/A | N/A | |||
| Israel | N/A | July 18, 2011 (yes) November 27, 2013 (HOT) |
N/A | N/A | |||
| Poland | Junior | Playhouse | 2011 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Mickey Mornings | Block on Disney Junior | N/A | November 2020 | ||||
| Portugal | Junior | Channel | Disney Cinemagic | November 1, 2012 | N/A | N/A | |
| Mickey Mornings | Block on Disney Channel | N/A | November 2020 | ||||
| India | Junior | Channel, block on Disney (1.45 Hr.) | Playhouse | 2011 | N/A | N/A | |
| Taiwan | Channel | N/A | December 1, 2013 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Japan | Block on Disney | Playhouse | July 3, 2011 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Channel | N/A | October 1, 2012 | |||||
| Russia | Mickey Mornings | Block on Disney | Junior | May 1, 2020 | N/A | Owned by The Walt Disney Company CIS with UTH. | |
| Netherlands | November 17, 2020 | N/A | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV |
Former channels
| Market | Name | Type | Formerly | Launch date | Discontinued date | Replaced by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | Junior | Block | Playhouse | June 1, 2011 | March 1, 2012 | N/A | Owned by The Walt Disney Company. |
| Portugal | Junior | Block | Playhouse | June 1, 2011 | June 2013 | N/A | Owned by The Walt Disney Company Spain & Portugal. |
|
Canada (Astral Media and DHX Media) |
Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 6, 2011 | September 18, 2015 | Family Jr. | Operated under a brand licensing agreement by DHX Media. A different English-language Disney Junior was launched by Corus Entertainment on December 1, 2015 |
| Junior | Channel, French | Playhouse Disney Télé | Télémagino | ||||
| Hungary | Junior | Block on Disney Channel (DC) | Playhouse | 2011 | December 5, 2017 | discontinued | Replaced by Disney+ in 2021 |
| Junior | Channel | Jr. Block on DC | July 1, 2015 | ||||
| Southeast Asia | Junior | As a block on Disney Channel | Playhouse | July 11, 2011 | July 31, 2018 | N/A | Owned by The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia |
| Netherlands | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | September 10, 2011 | April 1, 2019 | Mickey Mornings | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV. After a year absence later, the channel becomes a morning block on Disney Channel. |
| New Zealand | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 29, 2011 | November 30, 2019 | Disney+ | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Australia) |
| Latin America | Junior | As a block on Disney Channel (4 feeds) | Playhouse | April 11, 2011 | March 21, 2020 | As a block on Fox Channel (2 feeds) | Owned by The Walt Disney Company Latin America – Media Networks |
| Australia | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 29, 2011 | April 30, 2020 | Disney+ | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Australia) |
| Italy | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 14, 2011 | May 1, 2020 | Owned by The Walt Disney Company Italia SPA | |
| Junior +1 | Channel, time shift | Playhouse +1 | |||||
| Singapore | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | July 11, 2011 | May 31, 2020 | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) | |
| United Kingdom | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | May 7, 2011 | October 1, 2020 | Owned by The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East, and Africa | |
| Junior +1 | Channel, time shift | Playhouse +1 | |||||
| Junior HD | Channel, HD | Playhouse | |||||
| Malaysia | Junior | Channel | Playhouse | July 11, 2011 | December 31, 2020 | Disney+ Hotstar | Owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Señales internacionales de Disney Junior para niños
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