Disney International Channel Closures Thread

[Cinartosun06]

Updated list of Disney-owned channel closures (13.03.2024), including 21CF acquisitions

6 JAN 2019
Disney XD Australia & New Zealand

20 MAR 2019 Reference Point:
Disney acquires 21st Century Fox, incl. FX, Fox Networks Group, stake in Nat Geo Partners, Star India

1 APR 2019
Disney Junior Netherlands

27 SEPT 2019
YourTV UK

1 OCT 2019
Disney XD Italy
Fox Comedy Italy
Fox Animation Italy
Nat Geo People Italy

31 OCT 2019
Sky Movies Disney New Zealand

7 NOV 2019
Foxtel Movies Disney (Rebranded To Foxtel Movies Kids)

30 NOV 2019
Disney Channel New Zealand
Disney Junior New Zealand

31 DEC 2019/1 JAN 2020
National Geographic Korea (Replacing The Southeast Asian Feed)

31 MAR/1 APR 2020
Dlife Japan
Fox Sports & Entertainment Japan
Disney XD Germany & Spain

7 APR 2020
Disney Cinema France

30 APR/1 MAY 2020
Disney Channel Australia
Disney Junior Australia
Disney XD France
Disney Channel Italy
Disney Junior Italy (With +1)

31 MAY 2020
Nat Geo People Turkey

30 JUNE/1 JULY 2020
Fox Life Italy

30 SEPT/1 OCT 2020
Disney Channel UK
Disney Junior UK (With +1)
Disney XD UK & EMEA (Sub-Saharan Africa feed)

31 DEC 2020/1 JAN 2021
Disney XD Asia & Scandinavia
Fox Korea & Sweden
Fox Life Korea & Turkey
Fox Sports Netherlands (Rebranded To ESPN Netherlands)
FX Korea
Sky Movies Disney UK
Voyage France

31 JAN/1 FEB 2021
Disney XD EMEA (Europe, Middle East and North Africa feed), Japan, Greece
Nat Geo Wild Japan
Fox Movies Japan

31 MAR 2021
Fox Norway

27 MAY 2021 Reference Point:
Announcement made that Disney would close 100 channels

30 JUN/1 JUL 2021
Fox UK
Fox Crime Italy

30 SEPT/1 OCT 2021
Channel [V] Asia
Disney Channel Korea & Asia (inc. Hong Kong Feed)
Disney Junior Asia, GAS & Korea
Fox GAS, Africa & Asia (inc. Philippines, Vietnam Feed)
Fox Crime Asia
Fox Life Asia
Fox Movies Asia
Fox Action Movies Asia
Fox Family Movies Asia
Fox Sports Asia 1,2,3
FX Asia
Nat Geo People Asia (MENA, Asia feed)
Star Chinese Movies Legend
Star Movies China
Star Sports China/Korea 1,2
Baby TV Hong Kong

31 DEC 2021/1 JAN 2022
National Geographic Vietnam (SD Feed Only)
Disney Channel Taiwan
Disney Junior Taiwan
ESPN Classic USA
Fox Taiwan (rebranded to Star World Taiwan)
Fox Movies Taiwan (rebranded to Star Movies Gold)
Fox Life Spain
Viajar Spain
Xee Denmark (Disney stake sold)

31 JAN/1 FEB 2022
Star Hits Latin America
Star Series Latin America
Star Action Latin America
Star Cinema Latin America
Star Classics Latin America
Star Comedy Latin America
Star Fun Latin America
Star Hits Brazil
Star Hits 2 Brazil
Baby TV Malaysia

1 MAR 2022
Marvel HQ India (rebranded to Super Hungama)

30 MAR/1 APR 2022
Disney Channel Turkey
Disney Junior Brazil
Disney XD Latin America
Fox Life USA
FX Movies Latin America
Nat Geo Kids Latin America
Nat Geo Wild Latin America
Star Life Latin America
Star Life Brazil (rebranded to Cinecanal)

9 JUN 2022
Baby TV Europe (Latvia Only)

30 JUN/1 JUL 2022
Fox Italy

30 SEPT/1 OCT 2022
BabyTV Italy, Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics
Fox Russia
Fox Crime Turkey
Fox Life Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics
Fox Rewayat Arabia
Nat Geo Italy, Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics
Nat Geo Wild Italy, Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics

1 DEC 2022
Fox Family Movies MENA
Fox Crime MENA
FX Middle East

8 DEC 2022
Kanal Disney Russia (Rebranded To Solntse)

6 JAN 2023
Fox Finland (Rebranded To Star Channel Finland)

1 FEB 2023
National Geographic Wild Malaysia

28 FEB 2023/1 MAR 2023
Fox Funny
National Geographic Wild Scandinavia (Allente Feed Only)

15 MAR 2023
Fox & Fox Life Greece (Rebranded To FX & FX Life Greece)
Baby TV India
UTV Action (Rebranded To Star Gold Thrills)

1 APR 2023
National Geographic Australia
National Geographic Wild Australia

5 JUN 2023
Disney Channel Scandinavia (Replacing The EMEA Feed)

31 JUL 2023
24Kitchen Turkey

30 SEP/1 OCT 2023
Star Chinese Movies Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau
Star Chinese Channel Middle East, South Africa, UK, Hong Kong, Macau & Southeast Asia
Baby TV Southeast Asia
National Geographic Vietnam (HD Feed Only), Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, South Korea Feed & Taiwan (CHT MOD Feed Only)
National Geographic Wild Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Korea & Taiwan
Fox Bulgaria & Balkans (Rebranded To Star Channel Bulgaria & Balkans)
Fox Life Bulgaria & Balkans (Rebranded To Star Life Bulgaria & Balkans)
Fox Crime Bulgaria & Balkans (Rebranded To Star Crime Bulgaria & Balkans)
Fox Movies Croatia (Rebranded To Star Movies Croatia)

31 OCT/1 NOV 2023
Fox Netherlands & Belgium (Rebranded To Star Channel Netherlands & Belgium)
ESPN Classic Canada

7 NOV 2023
Fox Poland (Rebranded To FX Comedy Poland)
Fox Comedy Poland (Rebranded To FX Comedy Poland)

31 DEC 2023/1 JAN 2024
National Geographic Taiwan
Star Chinese Movies Taiwan
Star Chinese Channel Taiwan
Star Entertainment Channel Taiwan
Star Movies Gold Taiwan
Star World Taiwan

24 JAN 2024
Fox CIS & Baltics (Rebranded To FX CIS & Baltics)
Fox Life CIS & Baltics (Rebranded To FX Life CIS & Baltics)

7 FEB 2024
Fox Portugal (Rebranded To Star Channel Portugal)
Fox Life Portugal (Rebranded To Star Life Portugal)
Fox Crime Portugal (Rebranded To Star Crime Portugal)
Fox Comedy Portugal (Rebranded To Star Comedy Portugal)
Fox Movies Portugal (Rebranded To Star Movies Portugal)
Mundo Fox (Rebranded To Star Mundo)

12 FEB 2024
Fox Turkey (Rebranded To NOW)

1 MAR 2024
Disney Junior Scandinavia (Denmark Only)
Fox Japan (Relaunched & Rebranded To Dlife)
Fox MENA (Rebranded To Star Series MENA)
Fox Movies MENA (Rebranded To Star Films)
Fox Action Movies MENA (Rebranded To Star Action)
Fox Life MENA (Rebranded To Star Life MENA)

11 MAR 2024
Fox Spain (Rebranded To Star Channel Spain)

 

[Francisque]

Disney Junior is shutting down in all the Nordics, not just Denmark

Its content are moving to DC Scandinavia

 

[Red Arrow]

It's still available in Belgium and the Baltic region.

Telia TV

Telia TV - filmid ja TV nii online kui järelvaatamise võimalusega

www.teliatv.ee

 

[Markus Nelis]

It's still available in Belgium and the Baltic region.

Telia TV

Telia TV - filmid ja TV nii online kui järelvaatamise võimalusega

www.teliatv.ee

Baltics isn't part of the Nordic region though. Belgium isn't close of being in Northern Europe..

 

[Red Arrow]

Baltics isn't part of the Nordic region though. Belgium isn't close of being in Northern Europe..

Well, Cinartosun06 keeps writing that Disney Junior stopped in Belgium but that just isn't true.

I mentioned the Baltics because it is grouped together with the Nordics by Disney. In fact, from 2010 until 2019, there was just one Disney Junior feed for the Nordic region, the Baltics, the Netherlands and Flanders broadcasting in 7 languages.

 

[Francisque]

It's all messy

Even in Wallonia: since the Dutch and Low Countries (Belgium and Netherlands) team is not "part" of the French team and has caught back its independence, they also have a "Walloon" Disney Junior

Basically, Wallonia used to receive the French Disney Junior AS IT WAS, but by now receives the Belgian (Flemish) Disney Junior, which, I BELIEVE, STILL is the Nordic counterpart (with 30 mins based schedule), which, at the same time, by now is just the pan-EMEA feed in terms of scheduling, promotions and so on

But there's an EMEA 2 feed of Disney Junior in terms of scheduling, as the French, Spanish and Portuguese feeds, which are unified in terms of scheduling and promotions, graphics and so on (and still depend on London's decision, as the EMEA 1 feed is), and played separately by their own team (e.g. the Spanish feed has Spanish ratings), are different to the other feeds
E.g. the French and Iberian feeds do not have a 30 mins based scheduling from 6:00 to 00:00, but a 25 mins based one, so that this feed has less advertising and fillers in it

Well, Cinartosun06 keeps writing that Disney Junior stopped in Belgium but that just isn't true.

I mentioned the Baltics because it is grouped together with the Nordics by Disney. In fact, from 2010 until 2019, there was just one Disney Junior feed for the Nordic region, the Baltics, the Netherlands and Flanders broadcasting in 7 languages.

Yeah, it has only stopped in the Netherlands

 

[Cinartosun06]

Updated list of Disney-owned channel closures (13.03.2024), including 21CF acquisitions

6 JAN 2019
Disney XD Australia & New Zealand

20 MAR 2019 Reference Point:
Disney acquires 21st Century Fox, incl. FX, Fox Networks Group, stake in Nat Geo Partners, Star India

1 APR 2019
Disney Junior Netherlands

27 SEPT 2019
YourTV UK

1 OCT 2019
Disney XD Italy
Fox Comedy Italy
Fox Animation Italy
Nat Geo People Italy

31 OCT 2019
Sky Movies Disney New Zealand

7 NOV 2019
Foxtel Movies Disney (Rebranded To Foxtel Movies Kids)

30 NOV 2019
Disney Channel New Zealand
Disney Junior New Zealand

31 DEC 2019/1 JAN 2020
National Geographic Korea (Replacing The Southeast Asian Feed)

31 MAR/1 APR 2020
Dlife Japan
Fox Sports & Entertainment Japan
Disney XD Germany & Spain

7 APR 2020
Disney Cinema France

30 APR/1 MAY 2020
Disney Channel Australia
Disney Junior Australia
Disney XD France
Disney Channel Italy
Disney Junior Italy (With +1)

31 MAY 2020
Nat Geo People Turkey

30 JUNE/1 JULY 2020
Fox Life Italy

30 SEPT/1 OCT 2020
Disney Channel UK
Disney Junior UK (With +1)
Disney XD UK & EMEA (Sub-Saharan Africa feed)

31 DEC 2020/1 JAN 2021
Disney XD Asia & Scandinavia
Fox Korea & Sweden
Fox Life Korea & Turkey
Fox Sports Netherlands (Rebranded To ESPN Netherlands)
FX Korea
Sky Movies Disney UK
Voyage France

31 JAN/1 FEB 2021
Disney XD EMEA (Europe, Middle East and North Africa feed), Japan, Greece
Nat Geo Wild Japan
Fox Movies Japan

31 MAR 2021
Fox Norway

27 MAY 2021 Reference Point:
Announcement made that Disney would close 100 channels

30 JUN/1 JUL 2021
Fox UK
Fox Crime Italy

30 SEPT/1 OCT 2021
Channel [V] Asia
Disney Channel Korea & Asia (inc. Hong Kong Feed)
Disney Junior Asia, GAS & Korea
Fox GAS, Africa & Asia (inc. Philippines, Vietnam Feed)
Fox Crime Asia
Fox Life Asia
Fox Movies Asia
Fox Action Movies Asia
Fox Family Movies Asia
Fox Sports Asia 1,2,3
FX Asia
Nat Geo People Asia (MENA, Asia feed)
Star Chinese Movies Legend
Star Movies China
Star Sports China/Korea 1,2
Baby TV Hong Kong

31 DEC 2021/1 JAN 2022
National Geographic Vietnam (SD Feed Only)
Disney Channel Taiwan
Disney Junior Taiwan
ESPN Classic USA
Fox Taiwan (rebranded to Star World Taiwan)
Fox Movies Taiwan (rebranded to Star Movies Gold)
Fox Life Spain
Viajar Spain
Xee Denmark (Disney stake sold)

31 JAN/1 FEB 2022
Star Hits Latin America
Star Series Latin America
Star Action Latin America
Star Cinema Latin America
Star Classics Latin America
Star Comedy Latin America
Star Fun Latin America
Star Hits Brazil
Star Hits 2 Brazil
Baby TV Malaysia

1 MAR 2022
Marvel HQ India (rebranded to Super Hungama)

30 MAR/1 APR 2022
Disney Channel Turkey
Disney Junior Brazil
Disney XD Latin America
Fox Life USA
FX Movies Latin America
Nat Geo Kids Latin America
Nat Geo Wild Latin America
Star Life Latin America
Star Life Brazil (rebranded to Cinecanal)

9 JUN 2022
Baby TV Europe (Latvia Only)

30 JUN/1 JUL 2022
Fox Italy

30 SEPT/1 OCT 2022
BabyTV Italy, Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics
Fox Russia
Fox Crime Turkey
Fox Life Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics
Fox Rewayat Arabia
Nat Geo Italy, Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics
Nat Geo Wild Italy, Russia, CIS, Ukraine & Baltics

1 DEC 2022
Fox Family Movies MENA
Fox Crime MENA
FX Middle East

8 DEC 2022
Kanal Disney Russia (Rebranded To Solntse)

6 JAN 2023
Fox Finland (Rebranded To Star Channel Finland)

1 FEB 2023
National Geographic Wild Malaysia

28 FEB 2023/1 MAR 2023
Fox Funny
National Geographic Wild Scandinavia (Allente Feed Only)

15 MAR 2023
Fox & Fox Life Greece (Rebranded To FX & FX Life Greece)
Baby TV India
UTV Action (Rebranded To Star Gold Thrills)

1 APR 2023
National Geographic Australia
National Geographic Wild Australia

5 JUN 2023
Disney Channel Scandinavia (Replacing The EMEA Feed)

31 JUL 2023
24Kitchen Turkey

30 SEP/1 OCT 2023
Star Chinese Movies Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau
Star Chinese Channel Middle East, South Africa, UK, Hong Kong, Macau & Southeast Asia
Baby TV Southeast Asia
National Geographic Vietnam (HD Feed Only), Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, South Korea Feed & Taiwan (CHT MOD Feed Only)
National Geographic Wild Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Korea & Taiwan
Fox Bulgaria & Balkans (Rebranded To Star Channel Bulgaria & Balkans)
Fox Life Bulgaria & Balkans (Rebranded To Star Life Bulgaria & Balkans)
Fox Crime Bulgaria & Balkans (Rebranded To Star Crime Bulgaria & Balkans)
Fox Movies Croatia (Rebranded To Star Movies Croatia)

31 OCT/1 NOV 2023
Fox Netherlands & Belgium (Rebranded To Star Channel Netherlands & Belgium)
ESPN Classic Canada

7 NOV 2023
Fox Poland (Rebranded To FX Comedy Poland)
Fox Comedy Poland (Rebranded To FX Comedy Poland)

31 DEC 2023/1 JAN 2024
National Geographic Taiwan
Star Chinese Movies Taiwan
Star Chinese Channel Taiwan
Star Entertainment Channel Taiwan
Star Movies Gold Taiwan
Star World Taiwan

24 JAN 2024
Fox CIS & Baltics (Rebranded To FX CIS & Baltics)
Fox Life CIS & Baltics (Rebranded To FX Life CIS & Baltics)

7 FEB 2024
Fox Portugal (Rebranded To Star Channel Portugal)
Fox Life Portugal (Rebranded To Star Life Portugal)
Fox Crime Portugal (Rebranded To Star Crime Portugal)
Fox Comedy Portugal (Rebranded To Star Comedy Portugal)
Fox Movies Portugal (Rebranded To Star Movies Portugal)
Mundo Fox (Rebranded To Star Mundo)

12 FEB 2024
Fox Turkey (Rebranded To NOW)

1 MAR 2024
Fox Japan (Relaunched & Rebranded To Dlife)
Fox MENA (Rebranded To Star Series MENA)
Fox Movies MENA (Rebranded To Star Films)
Fox Action Movies MENA (Rebranded To Star Action)
Fox Life MENA (Rebranded To Star Life MENA)

11 MAR 2024
Fox Spain (Rebranded To Star Channel Spain)

1 APR 2024
Disney Junior Scandinavia (Relaunched & Rebranded To Disney Channel Scandinavia)