Disney Junior is an Indian

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channel owned by Jio Star, a subsidiary of

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. The channel is dedicated towards pre-schoolers. It is also available as a programming block on

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that replaced Playhouse Disney. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and broadcasts in

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, Tamil, Telugu and English.

History

Before 2006,

Playhouse Disney Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Tele ...

was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior. On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a channel. On 15 March 2023, the high definition version of Disney Channel launched a morning preschool block called Disney Junior Block.

Logos

file:2011 Disney Junior logo.png, 2012-2019 file:Disney Junior EMEA.svg, 2019-present

References

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