Disney Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel)

Disney Channel (formerly known as The Disney Channel from 1996 to 1997) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia). Most of its original programming is aimed at pre-teens and adolescents ages 10–16 while its Disney Junior programs are targeted at younger children, although certain programs are aimed at audiences of all ages. The channel's programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. Some countries do not carry the channel, due to either a lack of capacity or government restrictions.

This article is about Disney Channel in Southeast Asia. For Disney Channel in the United States, see Disney Channel. For other international channels, see Disney Channels Worldwide.

Disney Channel
Launched1 September 1996 (1996-09-01)
Closed31 May 2020 (2020-05-31) (Singapore)
Owned byThe Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia)
Disney Channels Worldwide
(Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
LanguageEnglish
Mandarin
(live-action programming subtitled only)
Malay
(live-action programming subtitled only)
Tamil
(live-action programming subtitled only)
Indonesian
(live-action programming subtitled only)
Thai
(live-action programming subtitled only)
Vietnamese (subtitles)
Broadcast areaSoutheast Asia
Hong Kong
Taiwan
HeadquartersCorporate office: 1 #06-01 Sandcrawler, Fusionopolis View, Singapore 138577
Studios and production facility: 4 Loyang Ln #01-01/02 and #02-01/02., Singapore 508914
Suria KLCC, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Formerly calledThe Disney Channel (1996–1997)
Sister channel(s)
  • Disney Junior
  • Disney XD
Websitedisneychannel.asia
Availability
Satellite
Astro
(Malaysia)		Channel 634 (SD)
Channel 614 (HD)
Cignal
(Philippines)		Channel 71 (SD)
MNC Vision
(Indonesia)		Channel 45 (HD)
TransVision
(Indonesia)		Channel 200 (HD)
Aora TV
(Indonesia)		Channel 110 (SD)
NJOI
(Malaysia)		Channel 634 (SD)
TrueVisions
(Thailand)		Channel 447 (SD)
Kristal-Astro
(Brunei)		Channel 615 (SD)
HiTRON
(Papua New Guinea)		Channel 33 (SD)
Sky Direct
(Philippines)		Channel 18 (SD)
Cable
SkyCable/Destiny Cable
(Philippines)		Channel 47 (SD)
Channel 250 (HD)
SkyCable Zamboanga City
(Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines)		Channel 30
Cablelink
(Philippines)		Channel 25 (SD)
Mountain View Satellite Corporation
(Philippines)		Channel 36 (SD)
MultiNetwork Cable Television
(Philippines)		Channel 24 (SD)
Parasat Cable TV
(Cagayan de Oro, Philippines)		Channel 52 (SD)
Bohol Community Cable TV
(Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines)		Channel 40 (SD)
NVC Maharlika Cable Systems
(Philippines)		Channel 46 (SD)
Pioneer Cable Vision
(Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines)		Channel 16 (SD)
First Media
(Indonesia)		Channel 120 (SD)
Channel 373 (HD)
max3 by Biznet
(Indonesia)		Channel 105 (SD)
TrueVisions
(Thailand)		Channel 447 (HD)
VTVcab
(Vietnam)		Channel 91 (HD)
HTVC
(Vietnam)		Channel 50 (analog/digital; SD)
Hanoi Cable Television BTS
(Vietnam)		Channel 42 (SD)
Palau National Communications Corporation
(Palau)		Channel 12 (SD)
Cambodia Cable Television
(Cambodia)		Channel 21 (SD)
Cable TV Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)		Channel 530 (SD)
Available on most Taiwanese cable systemsChannel 23 (SD)
IPTV
now TV
(Hong Kong)		Channel 441 (SD)
Mountaintop Cable TV
(Philippines)		Channel 50 (SD)
myTV Super (Hong Kong)Channel 102 (HD)
TrueID TV
(Thailand)		Channel 447 (SD)
Streaming media
TrueID TV
(Thailand)		Watch live

Unlike most Disney Channels around the world, the Asian version mainly airs animated content, with live action shows only airing during late nights on Fridays and weekends, afternoons on weekdays.

History

Disney Channel Asia was launched in January 2000 with a single video feed and two audio tracks in English and Mandarin, as well as subtitles in Mandarin too. The channel became available in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines. On 1 June 2002, the channel was launched in the South Korean market with a Korean language feed.[1] Over the first six months of 2005, Disney Channel Asia, along with sister channel Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) was launched in Vietnam, Palau and Thailand. It finished off with a launch of both in Cambodia, its 11th market, with Cambodia Entertainment Production Co. Ltd. as distributor.[2]

Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior ceased transmission in SIngapore on 31 May 2020, on both Singtel and StarHub.[3]

HD channel

On 1 May 2015, The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia launched a high-definition simulcast feed of Disney Channel in the Philippines, available on SkyCable and Destiny Cable distributed by Asian Cable Communications, Inc. (ACCION) in that country. Just like its SD counterpart, the HD simulcast of the channel airs the same shows shown in the SD feed. The HD feed was also launched on TrueVisions in Thailand on 7 July 2016 as an exclusive for cable subscribers, and on Astro in Malaysia on 15 November 2019 for satellite subscribers.

Presentation and Logos

With the launch of the channel in 1996, Disney Channel Asia adopted the UK network's presentation designed by Lambie-Nairn. It then used the splat logo in 1997 with the opening of Disney Channel France. Later in 1999, Disney Channel Asia began to use the "Circles" presentation package until July 2003, when the US logo (and design package by CA Square) as the "Bounce" graphics, it became the channel's on-air presentation format, then later rebranded using the "Ribbons" looks from 2007 until 2011. Two more redesigns were made in 2012, then in 2014 with the current wordmark logo.

Disney Channel Asia started using parts of the US rebrand from 1 December 2017, and rebranded fully on 1 January 2018 at 6am.

Feeds

Asia

Main feed available in Indonesia,[4] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Singapore

Schedule is similar to the main feed, plus local advertisements. Some programming are replaced by sitcoms. The feed was shut down on 31 May 2020.[5]

Malaysia

Same schedule as the Asia feed, plus local advertisements. It is available in four languages: English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese. This channel is only available on Astro in Malaysia and Kristal-Astro in Brunei.

Philippines

Same schedule as the Asia feed, plus local advertisements.

Vietnam

1-hour timeshifted version of the main Asia feed with local advertisements, Vietnamese translations in promos and subtitles.

Hong Kong

Own schedule with local advertisements; separated from the main feed on 2 April 2004. It is broadcast in English and Cantonese.

Taiwan

It was the first overseas feed launched by Disney Channel worldwide. It began operations in March 1995.[2] Currently, it has its own schedule with local advertisements and broadcasts solely in Taiwanese Mandarin.

Programming

Programming list not applicable for Hong Kong and Taiwan feeds, which have their own schedules.

Original programming

Locally-produced shows

Acquired shows

Shorts

Sitcoms

Sitcoms are only aired on Friday afternoons, Friday nights and weekend nights.

References
  1. Godfrey, Leigh (30 May 2002). "Disney Channel Asia Launches In Korea". Animation World Network. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. "Disney launches two channels in Cambodia". Indiantelevision.com. Mumbai. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. Baroness, The (1 June 2020). "Disney+ Singapore Incoming: Disney Channels Dropped From Starhub & Singtel". Geek Culture. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Disney TV Shows | Indonesia". Disney TV Shows | Indonesia. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. Baroness, The (1 June 2020). "Disney+ Singapore Incoming: Disney Channels Dropped From Starhub & Singtel". Geek Culture. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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