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Disney Jr to return to linear in the UK and Ireland

November 10, 2025 10.53 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Sky is to add Disney Jr to the Sky Kids line-up in the UK and Ireland from 13 November, marking the return of Disney’s preschool brand to the Sky EPG […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Disney Junior Edited: 17 November 2025 13:21

Disney to close Fox and Disney Junior in Germany

July 6, 2021 10.03 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Walt Disney will close its pay-TV channels Fox and Disney Junior in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on September 30, 2021, a Disney spokesperson confirmed to Broadband TV News.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Disney, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, FOX, Walt Disney Edited: 7 July 2021 13:16

Disney+ not available on Sky Q in Germany until April 2021

March 22, 2020 22.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will only be able to offer Disney+ as an app on its Sky Q platform from April 2021.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Deutsche Telekom, Disney, Disney Junior, FOX, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, Net Geo Now, Sky Deutschland, Sky Q, Sky Store, Walt Disney Edited: 24 March 2020 12:23

Disney cuts down Sky Deutschland offer

August 21, 2019 13.05 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Disney will just offer Disney Junior on German pay-TV platform Sky Deutschland in future.

Filed Under: Distribution, Platforms, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Boomerang, Disney Cinemagic, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Sky Cinema Special HD, Sky Deutschland, TNT Film Edited: 22 August 2019 08:53

Hungarian launch for Disney Junior

July 6, 2015 08.29 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Disney Junior has made its debut on UPC and Digi in Hungary.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Disney Junior, Hungary Edited: 6 July 2015 08:29

Unitymedia Kabel BW to expand TV and Horizon line-up

August 28, 2014 10.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW will add entertainment channel Family TV and home-shopping channel mediasparTV to its cable network on September 2, 2014.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Animal Planet HD, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Family TV, mediasparTV, Unitymedia Kabel BW, Xite Edited: 28 August 2014 10:27

Disney to add English to German pay-TV

May 30, 2014 09.19 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The Walt Disney Company will broadcast its German pay-TV channels Disney Junior and Disney XD with a second soundtrack from June 1, 2014.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Disney Junior, Disney XD, English, Germany, soundtrack Edited: 30 May 2014 09:19

Disney Junior to launch in Holland, Belgium

May 1, 2011 22.41 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Disney Junior is set for a September launch in Holland and Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. The new brand will replace the Playhouse Disney branded block on Disney […]

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline Tagged With: Disney Junior Edited: 2 May 2011 05:43

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