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Television channel
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| Country | Australia |
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| Broadcast area | Australia, New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| Sister channels | Disney Channel Disney Junior |
| History | |
| Launched | 10 April 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-10) |
| Closed | 6 January 2019; 6 years ago (2019-01-06) |
Disney XD was an Australian subscription television channel, which was launched 10 April 2014 on Foxtel as a local feed of its American counterpart. It aired live-action, sports and animation shows which were aimed at boys aged six to fourteen. The channel was shut down on 6 January 2019.
History
On 3 February 2014, Australian subscription television provider Foxtel announced it would launch two new family-genre channels over Easter 2014. In late February, it was announced Disney XD would be one of these family channels, scheduled to launch on 10 April 2014.
On 24 December 2014, the channel launched in New Zealand on Sky Television. On 27 February 2017, Disney XD was made available on Fetch TV.
On 1 December 2018, it was announced that Disney XD would cease broadcast on 6 January 2019, with a selection of programming moving to Disney Channel. Programs included Star Wars Resistance and various Marvel animation series. However, Disney Channel along with Disney Junior both ceased broadcast the following year due to the launch of the Disney+ streaming service in Australia.
References
- ^ Knox, David (24 February 2014). "Disney Movies, Disney XD join Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- Knox, David (3 February 2014). "Programmer's Wrap 2014: Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "SKY LAUNCHING DISNEY XD THIS CHRISTMAS" (Press release). Sky Network Television Limited. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- Halliday, Fergus (23 February 2017). "Fetch TV Launches New "Skinny" Content Packs". Channelnews.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- Nik (1 December 2018). "Disney XD is closing" (Press release). Foxtel. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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