Disney Jr. is a

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-managed Dutch

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block on

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and a television station for young children, owned by

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. It shares its video feed with Disney Junior Scandinavia and featured an additional Dutch audio track for its viewers in the Netherlands and Flanders. It closed down in the Netherlands, but continues broadcasting in Flanders. Viewers in

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and

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receive the French version, from which it shares the same schedule.

History

On 3 May 2010 Disney Junior was first launched as

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in the Netherlands and on 22 June in Belgium. It also launched under the same name as a block on the main Disney Channel, replacing

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Before September 10, 2011, this channel was called Playhouse Disney, the last show as Playhouse Disney was ''

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'' at 6:30 PM. In 2018, one third of Disney Belgium's employees were laid off, as Disney decided to move its Benelux subsidiary to France, including among others Disney Channel activities.

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announced that Disney Junior as a TV channel would close down in the Netherlands on 1 April 2019. Disney Channels Benelux is planning to distribute its programs differently (on

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). The Dutch channel continues broadcasting in Belgium. After a year absence, the channel's programs moved to "Mickey Mornings" on Disney Channel on 17 November 2020. In April 2025, it was announced that Disney Jr. would relaunch in the Netherlands to replace Disney XD on May 1.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Disney Jr. (Dutch) 2011 establishments in the Netherlands 2011 establishments in Belgium 2019 disestablishments in the Netherlands 2025 establishments in the Netherlands Television channels and stations established in 2010 Disney Jr.

History

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