Disney Junior (Asian TV channel)
Disney Junior (formerly known as Playhouse Disney) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly for children between 2 through 7 years of age,[1] its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and made-for-DVD movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Junior also lends its name to an early morning program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as "Disney Junior on Disney Channel."
Disney Junior | |
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Launched | 24 May 2004 (as Playhouse Disney) 11 July 2011 (as Disney Junior) |
Closed | 31 May 2020 (Singapore) |
Owned by | The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Disney Channels Worldwide (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 / 4:3 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Slogan | Where The Magic Begins |
Country | Malaysia Singapore |
Language | Chinese Malay Indonesian Tamil Thai English |
Broadcast area | Southeast Asia |
Headquarters | Corporate 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 called | Playhouse Disney (2004-2011) |
Sister channel(s) |
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Website | www |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 613 (SD) Channel 633 (HD) |
Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 70 |
MNC Vision (Indonesia) | Channel 43 (SD) Channel 472 (HD) |
TransVision (Indonesia) | Channel 201 |
TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 448 |
Kristal-Astro (Brunei) | Channel 613 (SD) Channel 633 (HD) |
HiTRON (Papua New Guinea) | Channel 26 |
NJOI (Malaysia) | Channel 613 |
CANAL+ (Myanmar) | Channel 95 |
Cable | |
Sky Cable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 38 (Digital) |
Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 27 |
Parasat Cable TV (Cagayan de Oro) | Channel 54 |
Bohol Community Cable TV (Tagbilaran) | Channel 39 |
First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 121 |
StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 311 |
TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 448 |
Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 236 |
HTVC (Vietnam) | Channel 52 (Analog) Channel 49 (Digital) |
Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 531 |
Surigao Cable TV (Surigao) | Channel 13 |
IPTV | |
now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 442 |
UseeTV (Indonesia) | Channel 302 |
MYTV Super (Hong Kong) | Channel 101 |
Streaming media | |
TrueID TV (Thailand) | Watch live |
The block was discontinued on 31 July 2018 in favor of using the Disney Channel moniker.
Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior ceased transmission in SIngapore on 31 May 2020, on both Singtel and StarHub.[2]
Feeds
- Main: Available in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar and Vietnam.
- Hong Kong: Available in Hong Kong and Macau with its own schedule. Broadcast in Cantonese and English.
- Taiwan: Available in Taiwan with its own schedule. Broadcast in Taiwanese Mandarin and English.
- Mainland China: Available in Mainland China with its own schedule. Broadcast in Chinese
Programming
Current programming
The channel offers the following programing.[3]
Original programming from Disney Junior USA
- Doc McStuffins (July 1, 2012–present)
- Fancy Nancy Clancy (January 22, 2020–present)
- Goldie & Bear (January 18, 2016–June 14, 2020)
- Handy Manny (July 11, 2011–present)
- Henry Hugglemonster (June 17, 2013–present)
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates (July 11, 2011–June 14, 2020)
- Little Einsteins (July 11, 2011–March 14, 2015)
- The Lion Guard (April 11, 2016–present)
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers (March 24, 2017–June 14, 2020)
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (July 11, 2011–present)
- Miles from Tomorrowland (August 17, 2015–June 14, 2020)
- Muppet Babies (June 25, 2018–present)
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2008–2011, October 1, 2016–July 31, 2017)
- Puppy Dog Pals (April 11, 2016–present)
- Sheriff Callie's Wild West (February 24, 2014–June 14, 2020)
- Sofia the First (May 1, 2013–present)
- T.O.T.S. (January 22, 2020–present)
- The Rocketeer (February 17, 2020–present) Upcoming
- Vampirina (October 2, 2017–present)
Original programming from Disney Channel
- Elena of Avalor (June 12, 2017–present)
Acquired programming
- Digby Dragon (April 10, 2017–present)
- Esme and Roy (August 12, 2019–present)
- The Furchester Hotel (September 7, 2015–present)
- Hi-5 (Series 17) (November 6, 2017–present)
- Rev & Roll (November 25, 2019–present)
Repeats of Acquired Disney Junior USA programming
- Gigantosaurus (June 3, 2019–present)
- PJ Masks (March 4, 2014–present)
- P. King Duckling (May 29, 2017–present)
- Timmy Time (July 11, 2011–present)
Upcoming programming
Original programming
- Mira, Royal Detective (3 July 2020)
Repeats of Acquired Disney Junior USA programming
- Bluey (Added July 16, 2012 Removed June 4, 2016 And Re-added October 17, 2019)
Interstitial programming/Shorts
Original
- Alphabreaks
- Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos
- Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?
- Chip 'N Dale's Nutty Tales
- Choo Choo Soul
- Dance-A-Lot Robot
- Disney Junior Music Nursery Rhymes
- Disney Junior Ready for Preschool
- Disney Tsum Tsum
- The Doc Files
- DJ Melodies
- Feeling Good with JoJo
- Handy Manny's School for Tools
- Happy Monster Band
- It's UnBungalievable
- Jake's Buccaneer Blast
- Jake's Never Land Pirates School
- Lights, Camera, Lexi!
- Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol
- Mama Hook Knows Best!
- Marvel Super Hero Adventures
- Mickey Mouse
- Mickey Mousekersize
- Mickey Mouse: Hot Diggity-Dog Tales
- Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Minnie's Bow-Toons
- Mission Force One: Connect and Protect
- Muppet Babies Play Date
- Muppet Babies: Show and Tell
- Nina Needs to Go!
- Oddbods (shorts)
- PJ Masks Music Video
- PJ Masks Shorts
- Playing With Skully
- A Poem Is...
- Quiet Is...
- Special Agent Oso: Three Healthy Steps
- Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh
- Tasty Time with ZeFronk
- The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich
- Where Is Warehouse Mouse?
- Whisker Haven Tales With the Palace Pets
Acquired
- Abby's Amazing Adventures
- Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
- Bing
- Chuggington: Badge Quest
- Cleo
- Dibo Sing-a-Long
- Kiwi & Strit
- Molang
- Murray Has a Little Lamb
- Sesame Street: Best Friends
- Sesame Street: Super Healthy Monsters
- Simon
- Sunny Bunnies
- Tiny Planets
- WonderBalls
Former programming
Original programming
Acquired programming
- Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
- Animal Mechanicals
- Art Attack
- Babar and the Adventures of Badou
- Bananas in Pyjamas
- Barney and Friends
- Bob the Builder
- Boo!
- Charlie and Lola
- Chiro
- Chloe's Closet
- Chuggington
- Classic Tales
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
- Dibo the Gift Dragon
- Dinosaur Train
- Dive Olly Dive
- Ella the Elephant
- Elmo's World
- Gaspard and Lisa
- Guess How Much I Love You
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
- Hi-5 House
- Hi-5 (Series 13)
- Honk, Toot and Swo-Swoosh
- Kate & Mim-Mim
- Let's Go Pocoyo
- Madeline
- Maya the Bee
- Mike the Knight
- Octonauts
- Play with Me Sesame
- Pocoyo
- Pororo the Little Penguin
- Rob the Robot
- Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave
- Tayo the Little Bus
- Tinga Tinga Tales
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
- The Hive
- This is Emily Yeung
- Thomas and Friends
- WordWorld
- Zou
Disney Junior Magazine Philippines
Disney Junior Magazine Philippines (known as Disney Junior Magazine and formerly known as Playhouse Disney Magazine Philippines) is an educational magazine published in the Philippines by Summit Media in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia.
References
- "Disney Channels - About Us". Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- Baroness, The (2020-06-01). "Disney+ Singapore Incoming: Disney Channels Dropped From Starhub & Singtel". Geek Culture. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- "TV Schedule - Disney Junior | Indonesia". Disney Junior | Indonesia. Retrieved 2017-11-10.