Disney Jr. is a

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owned by

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which launched on December 1, 2015. It is a localized version of the U.S. network of the same name operated under license from

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, a division of

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which broadcasts animated programming aimed at children and preschoolers ages 2 to 8.

History

Prior to September 18, 2015,

DHX Media WildBrain Ltd. is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company, mostly associated as an entertainment company. The company is known for owning the largest independent library of children's television programmin ...

(now

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) operated Disney Junior-branded television services in Canada in the English and French languages as spin-offs of Family Channel since May 6, 2011. In April 2015, Corus acquired Canadian rights to

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's programming and associated brands. Upon the announcement of the rights deal, Corus stated that it would launch "select Disney branded kids linear television offerings" in the future, after the launch of a Canadian version of Disney Channel. In August 2015, television provider

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stated on its website that Corus would launch Disney Junior and Disney XD channels on December 1, 2015. Upon its launch on September 1, 2015, Disney Channel aired a

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featuring Disney Junior programs. DHX's Disney Junior services were re-branded as

Family Jr. Family Jr. is a Canadian specialty channel owned by WildBrain. A sister channel to Family Channel, it broadcasts children's programming aimed at viewers aged 2 to 7. Legally, the channel operates as a multiplex service of Family Channel, stemmi ...

and

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on September 18. Corus's Disney Junior channel officially launched on December 1, 2015 alongside their

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channel. DHX's rights to broadcast Disney Junior programming expired on January 1, 2016. On September 1, 2017, the channel obtained a

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licence; it had been operating as an exempt channel before then. There is no French-language counterpart, however, Disney La Chaîne offers the morning programming block ''Disney Junior sur La Chaîne Disney'' to carry network programming in the

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. On April 21, 2018, the network aired its first film, ''

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'' (1994), and continued to air films until 2021, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...

''. In December 2022, Disney Junior was added to

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, along with

and

Programming

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Current

Original programming

= Animated series

= Acquired programming

= Acquired from Treehouse TV

Reruns of ended series

Original programming

= Acquired programming

Former

Original programming

Acquired programming

Logos

file:2011 Disney Junior logo.png, 2015-2017 file:Disney Junior 2019 logo.png, 2017-2024 file:Disney Jr. 2024.svg, 2024-present

Notes

References

External links

* {{Disney Junior Children's television networks in Canada Corus Entertainment networks Television channels and stations established in 2015 Specialty television channels in Canada English-language television stations in Canada 2015 establishments in Canada

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Commercial-free television networks