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that broadcast 16 hours a day, between 6:00 am and 11:00 pm CET. It replaced

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and

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on 12 September 2009. Jetix used to end its broadcast daily at 6:00 pm. Disney XD was funded by advertising, as was Jetix, while Toon Disney was commercial-free. Much of the distribution used by the two former channels was taken over by Disney XD. This includes the analogue frequency in

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's cable network, previously used by Jetix and

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. The channel was also available terrestrially in Denmark from 1 November 2009, via the Boxer platform. Jetix was granted a license to broadcast terrestrially in Sweden in March 2008, but were yet to use it due to transmission disputes. The channel was shut down on 31 December 2020, simultaneously with the discontinuation of the

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and Middle Eastern versions of the channel. Much of the channel's programming has been moved to Disney Channel and/or

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Programming

The programming of Disney XD initially included some series that were previously broadcast on

and Jetix, but its scope had since then been extended to also include live-action series such as '' Aaron Stone'' and feature films. Series carried over from Jetix included '' Pokémon Battle Dimension'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Kid vs. Kat''. The first program aired on Disney XD was '' The Legend of Tarzan''. The first film aired was ''

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''. Series from Disney Channel were also aired. In the channel's final months of broadcast, its programming consisted primarily of various animated shows from

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such as ''

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'', '' Big City Greens'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'', '' Big Hero 6: The Series'' and ''

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'', but also included programs like ''

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'', EU and UK productions such as '' Dude, That's My Ghost!'' and '' Counterfeit Cat'', and selected live-action programs such as '' K.C. Undercover'' and '' Lab Rats''.

Films

Whenever films were aired on the channel, they were usually shown on weekends, with a few exceptions.

References

External links

Official website
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