Disney Channel (Germany)

Disney Channel (Germany)

Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany Austria Switzerland
Headquarters	Lilli-Palmer-Str. 2 80636, Munich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German (dubbing) English (via Disney+)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i SDTV 576i (downscaled)
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH
Sister channels	National Geographic Nat Geo Wild
History
Launched	16 October 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-16) (pay TV) 17 January 2014; 11 years ago (2014-01-17) (free TV)
Replaced	Das Vierte (relaunch)
Closed	30 November 2013; 11 years ago (2013-11-30) (pay TV)
Links
Website	Official website
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television (Germany)	Various; region dependent (HD / encrypted)

Disney Channel is a German free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Germany. The channel is based in Munich and is for children.

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 its American counterpart.

The channel was originally launched on 16 October 1999^[1] as a subscription television channel on the Sky Deutschland platform. However, it was later closed down on 30 November 2013. It was transformed into a free-TV channel on 17 January 2014, replacing Das Vierte.^{[citation needed]}

The network competes with other channels primarily aimed at children, such as Super RTL (50% owned by Disney Television until March 2021), KiKa and Nickelodeon Germany.^[2]