Disney Channel (German TV channel)

Disney Channel is a German free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH, itself owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel is based in Munich.

Disney Channel
Launched16 October 1999 (1999-10-16)
Owned byThe Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH
(The Walt Disney Company)
Audience share0.9% (July 2017 (2017-07), KEK)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Broadcast areaGermany
Austria
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
ReplacedDas Vierte
Sister channel(s)Disney Junior
WebsiteDisneyChannel.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television (Germany)Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted)
Satellite
Sky DeutschlandChannel 555 (HD)
Cable
Kabel DeutschlandChannel 203 (SD)
Channel 226 (HD)
UPC SwitzerlandChannel 35 (SD)
IPTV
Telekom EntertainChannel 63 (SD/HD)
A1 TV (Austria)Channel 31 (SD)

Aimed at all ages, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The original programming is mainly supplied by the American flagship Disney Channel.

The channel was originally launched on 16 October 1999[1] as a subscription television channel on the Sky Deutschland platform. It became a free-to-air channel on 17 January 2014.

The network competes with other channels primarily aimed at children such as Super RTL (50% owned by Disney Televsion), KiKa and Nickelodeon Germany.[2]

History

Walt Disney Television International opened their German offices near Munich on 1 March 1999. Disney Channel Germany was launched on 16 October 1999 as a subscription channel.[1]

Disney purchased Das Vierte, a free-to-air TV station, in December 2012 from Dmitry Lesnevsky, a Russian media mogul, and former owner of Russia's REN-TV. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte (literally 'The Fourth') would become Disney Channel in January 2014 as a 24-hour family entertainment network under Disney Channels German head Lars Wagner.[3]

Initial daytime programming included standard Disney channel fare Jessie, Austin & Ally, Phineas and Ferb and Gravity Falls while prime time saw Pixar films and older drawing shows like ABC Family shows plus Hallmark Channel's Cedar Cove. Disney formed an in house ad sales company, Disney Media +, for the channel given that two competitors control most ad sales companies.[4][5] The channel will also be offered on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.[4] The channel launched over the air on January 17, 2014[5] at 6 AM with the classic animated short film Steamboat Willie.[6] Disney reported that its launch weekend pushed them past Nick in to third place among kid broadcast channels.[2]

Programming

Disney Channel Germany Original Productions

Daytime
Title Genre Premiere Date Final Date Seasons Trailer Source
Kurze Pause Sitcom September 18, 2006 October 24, 2008 3 seasons, 80 episodes + 1 special [7]
Binny and the Ghost Crime-Fantasy-Comedy-drama-Series March 23, 2013 May 15, 2016 2 seasons, 23 episodes Official Trailer [8]
An die Töpfe, fertig, lecker! Cooking show April 2, 2017 TBA 4 seasons, 60 episodes + 1 special Official Trailer [9]
Die Beni Challenge Challenge show April 21, 2018 TBA 4 seasons, 49 episodes + 1 special Official Trailer [10]
Gag Attack Sketch comedy January 12, 2019 TBA 1 season, 9 episodes + 2 specials Official Trailer [11]
Tierduell Challenge / Educational show September 8, 2019 TBA 1 season, 14 episodes Official Trailer [12]

Primetime
Title Genre Premiere Date Final Date Seasons Trailer Source
Ducks & Friends Talk show January 18, 2014 April 12, 2014 1 season, 13 episodes Official Trailer [13]
Disney Family Time Game show February 28, 2014 September 21, 2014 1 season, 6 episodes Official Trailer [14]
Vollpension bei Fremden Dokutainment May 20, 2014 August 5, 2014 1 season, 8 episodes Official Trailer [15]
Mein Auftrag: Der perfekte Antrag Dokutainment August 12, 2014 September 2, 2014 1 season, 4 episodes Official Trailer [16]
Das Fest im Griff?! Dokutainment September 9, 2014 September 30, 2014 1 season, 4 episodes Official Trailer [17]
Mission Freundlichkeit - Mein 100 Tage Experiment Social experiment October 7, 2014 November 11, 2014 1 season, 6 episodes Official Trailer [18]
Disney Magic Moments Ranking show November 25, 2014 December 18, 2017 4 seasons, 25 episodes + 12 specials Official Preview [19]
Disney Magic Moments – Die große Quizshow Game show February 4, 2019 TBA 1 season, 4 episodes Official Trailer [20]

Other programs

Daytime

Primetime

Availability

Via the airwaves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households plus on two online platforms: live-stream and a catch-up service.[4]

Audience share

Germany
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2014[21]-0.7%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%0.7%0.8%0.7%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.8%
2015[22]0.7%0.8%0.9%0.8%0.8%0.7%0.7%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.9%0.8%
2016[23]0.9%0.9%0.9%0.9%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.9%1.0%0.9%0.9%0.9% 0.9%
2017[24]0.8%0.9%0.8%0.8%0.9%1.0%0.9%

See also

References
  1. Brockmeyer, Dieter (March 1, 1999). "Disney Channel gets digital in Germany". Kidscreen. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. Roxborough, Scott (January 20, 2014). "Disney Channel Germany Tops Nickelodeon in Ratings on Launch Weekend". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  3. Roxborough, Scott (April 17, 2013). "Walt Disney to Launch Free-TV Channel in Germany". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. Roxborough, Scott (November 14, 2013). "Disney Betting on Pixar Movies, ABC Series in German Network Launch". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  5. Lückerath, Thomas (September 26, 2013). "Disney: Ein Datum, ein Vermarkter und etwas Programm". DWDL.de (in German). Retrieved April 19, 2017. Disney: A Date, a marketer and a little program (English Translation).
  6. Krei, Alexander (15 January 2014). "Lars Wagner über den Disney Channel (German)". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. "Disneys kurze Pause - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  8. "Binny und der Geist - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. "An die Töpfe, fertig, lecker! - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  10. "Die Beni Challenge - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. "Gag Attack - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  12. "Tierduell - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  13. "Ducks & Friends - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  14. "Disney Family Time - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  15. "Vollpension bei Fremden - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. "Mein Auftrag: Der perfekte Antrag - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  17. "Das Fest im Griff?! - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  18. "Mission Freundlichkeit - Mein 100 Tage Experiment - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  19. "Disney Magic Moments - Episodenguide" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  20. "Disney Magic Moments – Die große Quizshow" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  21. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  22. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  23. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  24. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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