Disney Channel
Launched:	October 1, 1995
Closed:
Audience Share:	0.3% (Feb '06 [1])
Owned By:	Disney
Formerly Called:
Replaced:
Sister channel(s):	Toon Disney (no longer airing) Playhouse Disney Disney Cinemagic
Timeshift Service:	Disney Channel +1 (no longer airing) Disney Cinemagic +1
Website:	www.disney.co.uk/disneychannel
Availability
Terrestrial
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 611
Cable
NTL	Channel 700 (May be incorrect)
Telewest	Channel 724

Disney Channel is a British television channel. It was originally planned to launch in 1989, but due to an apparent dispute the launch was cancelled, and did not air until October 1, 1995. Disney Channel is also available in the Republic of Ireland. Unlike its American counterpart, it airs with adverts and commercials between shows. Disney Channel This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... NTL Incorporated is a US listed British company providing cable services (internet, telephone and television) prodominantly in the United Kingdom. ... Telewest (formerly Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) is a trading name of NTL Incorporated. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elisha Rhian and Hannah ere 2K6 editing all the logo history on this site!!!!!!!!!!! Disney Channel is a cable TV network run by The Walt Disney Company. ...

The UK Disney Channel also had a +1 hour variant (Disney Channel +1), a Toon Disney channel and a Playhouse Disney channel. Since the reshuffle in March 2006 Toon Disney and Disney Channel + 1 have been axed to make room for Disney Cinemagic and its own +1 hour variant. Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sky and Disney had recently been locked in ongoing negotiations over a new contract for carriage on the former's digital service. However, this dispute seems to have been resolved with the new agreement.

The previous, ten-year deal - inked as Sky floated on the stock exchange in 1994 - was temporarily extended while both sides attempted to reach a resolution. Sky was understood to have been seeking a substantially reduced payment towards the kids broadcaster, which offers a portfolio of four channels either on a standalone basis or as a free bonus for subscribers to Sky's premium movie channels.

A new agreement, said to be worth £130 million a year, was reached on the 27th of February which will result in the Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney joining the Sky Kids package from the 16th of March. In addition, a new premium movie channel, Disney Cinemagic, will launch offically on the 19th of March. However the channel itself launched on the same day that Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney joined the Sky Kids package. Disney Cinemagic is the movie service for the Disney Channel in the UK. It launched on March 16th 2006, and replaced the British version of Toon Disney. ...

The new contract will also see ESPN Classic become available on Sky Digital as of the 13th of March. ESPN Classic features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. ...

External links

• Sky confirms new Disney carriage deal