Disney Cinemagic

Disney Cinemagic was a European programming block and television channel brand that was used from 2006 to 2019, owned by The Walt Disney Company (UK) (50%) Sky plc (50%) and operated by the Disney Channels Worldwide division of The Walt Disney Company. It was broadcast in most countries in Western Europe; starting in the mid-2010s, formerly-branded Disney Cinemagic channels, including France ( Disney Cinema) and the United Kingdom and Ireland ( Sky Movies Disney), were run by third parties which primarily aired films by Walt Disney Studios, however, most of these channels shut down after Disney+ launched in 2019.

History

Disney Cinemagic was launched in the UK and Ireland on 16 March 2006 on BSkyB's premium package. On 4 September 2007, the France version of Disney Cinemagic was launched.

On 30 November 2007 at 8:30pm, Disney Cinemagic HD launched in France, broadcasting on CANALSAT from 6am to 1am daily, making Disney Cinemagic the first children and family HDTV channel in France. In December 2008, Disney Cinemagic HD was launched in the UK with programming in high definition with initial availability through Sky+ HD with a Sky Movies subscription.
In October 2008, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was launched, and in January 2009, Disney Cinemagic HD was launched, being the first children's/family-oriented channel in Portugal to have an HD feed, with SIC K being the second.

In November 2012, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was replaced by Disney Junior, while its HD feed was rebranded as Disney Movies on Demand.

On 28 March 2013, Disney Cinemagic was replaced in the UK with Sky Movies Disney, as part of a deal between BSkyB and Disney which allowed Sky to stream Disney movies on Sky's video-on-demand services. The last program broadcast on Disney Cinemagic UK was an episode of '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''. In a similar move in Australia, Foxtel launched Foxtel Movies Disney in April 2014, along with Disney XD.

Disney Cinemagic Spain closed in January 2015. Disney Cinemagic France was replaced by Disney Cinema in . Sky rebranded its Sky Movies channels to Sky Cinema, including Sky Movies Disney, in July 2016. On 31 December 2020, Sky Cinema Disney closed.

Duplicating the Sky Movies Disney arrangement in the UK, Movistar+ launched Movistar Disney in December 2017. The channel later closed after Disney+ was launched.

Disney Cinemagic, along with all other international Disney Channels, including Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD were transferred from Disney–ABC Television Group, part of Disney Media Networks, to Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International on 14 March 2018.

On 30 September 2019, at 11:53 pm, Disney Cinemagic Germany closed with '' Zenon: Z3'' being its last program. The channel was replaced with Sky Cinema Special, thus bringing an end to Disney Cinemagic after 13 years. The first film broadcast on the German feed of Sky Cinema Special was ''The Greatest Showman'' at 12am on 1 October 2019.

Versions

Other channels

See also

* Foxtel Movies
*Sky Cinema
* OSN Movies

References

External links

cinemagic.disney.de

Sky Cinema Disney
UK channel

Foxtel Movies Disney
Australia channel

Disney Cinema
French and Belgium channel

{{Children's channels in UK & Ireland

Television channels and stations established in 2006
Disney television networks
Disney Channel
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019