Disney Channel is a

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-managed Polish children's television channel, owned and operated by

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and a localized version of the U.S. television channel of the same name. It was launched on 2 December 2006, on

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, Orange TV and some local cable providers. Within the launch, Disney Channel marked the 2nd most popular in

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, next to

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. It previously broadcast 16 hours a day, from 6:00am to 10:00 pm ( UTC+01:00), and has aired 24 hours a day since 9 May 2010. It became a non-commercial channel since 2 December 2010, separating the

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feed. Disney Channel has won three times in

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's Tele Tydzień in the "Children's Channel" category. Disney Channel programs are also available on

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since 14 June 2022.

History

Pre-launch

Before the channel's launch, Disney Co. Ltd. made a block-time agreement to the television station

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, to air in their programming block "Walt Disney Przedstawia" ('), which began on 5 January 1991, airing twice a week, especially on Saturdays. For many years, the programming block changed its schedule and time. Its first schedule start time was at 2:30 pm until August 1994, then was scheduled earlier from 1:00 to 1:30 pm from September 1994. At 12:10 pm from March 1998, at 10:20 am from September 1998, at 10:00 am from July 1999, and at 9:30 to 9:35 am in September 1999. It also aired on Sundays during "Wieczorynka" ('), until it ended on 1 January 2005.

Post-launch

The Disney Channel began on 2 December 2006 at 5:00pm ( UTC+01:00), which shares the promo feeds from the

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and

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version, and its first program to air was the 2004 animated film ''

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''. Ratings went up during the launch, and had an estimated 315,000 views. On 23 July 2010, Disney Co. Ltd. released Disney na Żądanie (transl.: Disney On Demand), a

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service which was exclusive to UPC Digital subscribers in the country. On 1 August 2010, Disney Channel was separated from Disney Channel EMEA. On 1 October 2013, Disney Channel Poland launched in widescreen. On 1 October 2015, Disney Channel launched its HD channel. On 23 April 2022, Disney Channel began broadcasting with a

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(PJM) in the series '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' on weekends, designed for viewers who are deaf or have hearing problems, it features Alicja Szurkiewicz from Fundacji Kultury bez Barier (') as the sign language translator.

Related services

Disney Jr. (formerly Playhouse Disney and Disney Junior)

A preschool television channel targeted to children ages 2 to 7 years old. First launched in December 2006 as a morning block on Disney Channel as Playhouse Disney. It was later launched as a television channel on 1 September 2010. Both rebranded to Disney Junior on 1 June 2011 at 6:00 am. ( UTC+01:00).

Disney XD

Disney XD targets children and teenagers 6–14 years old. It was launched on 19 September 2009, replacing

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. It broadcasts both its own productions, including series thematically addressed to the target group, as well as series and movies from Disney Channel. As of 2022, the Polish channel along with the

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versions of Disney XD were the remaining channels in Europe, and outside North America.

Programming blocks on
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(former)

Prior to the launch of Disney Channel on 2 December 2006, Disney program were aired in

began on 5 January 1991. These programming blocks were used until 2014: * Walt Disney Przedstawia ''(Walt Disney Presents)'' (5 January 1991 – 1 January 2005; 2013–2014) - Disney animated series and films. * Disneya! Cudowny Świat ''(Disney! Wonderful World)'' (24 February 2008 – 1 January 2013) - full and short movies, mostly from Pixar. * Walt Disney w Jedynce ''(Walt Disney on Jedynka)'' (12 September 2009-April 2012) - Disney's animated series and sitcoms.

Logos

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Sister channels

Disney XD (Poland)

Disney XD is a Polish television channel owned and operated by

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Disney Jr. (Poland)

Disney Jr. is a Polish

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owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited in

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. Initially part of the pan-CEMA feed. It was originally launched as Fox Kids Play in January 2003, it was later rebranded as

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on 1 January 2005, and

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on 1 September 2010, On 1 June 2011, the channel was later rebranded as

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References

External links

Official website

Disney Channel Poland Schedule

Disney Channel Poland
on

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