Disney Channel (Germany)

Disney Channel expanded to German-language countries such as Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 1999 as a pay-TV channel. On November 29, 2013, Disney Channel Germany was shut down in order to prepare for its move to public free-TV, which took place on January 17, 2014.
In order to raise public awareness of the move, the Channel produced a series of TV- and online-ads in September 2013, featuring Kermit the Frog, announcing the switch, as well as the re-airing of Die Muppet Show. The ads were released online, starting in December 2013.
To coincide with the free-TV launch, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin featured a silent interview with Kermit, answering six questions in poses photographed by Heinz Augé. The interview appeared in the publication on January 17, 2014.
Kermit, Statler, and Waldorf are among the celebrities interviewed for the channel's original production Disney Magic Moments from 2015.
==Videos==
File:Disney Moment - Gewinnspiel - Kermit - DISNEY CHANNEL|"Disney Moment - Gewinnspiel - Kermit"December 19, 2013
File:DISNEY CHANNEL FREE TV - Neujahrsansprache mit Kermit - Die Muppet Show|"Neujahrsansprache mit Kermit"December 31, 2013
File:DISNEY CHANNEL - NEU IM FREE TV - Wie Kermit den neuen Disney Channel und "Die Muppet Show" findet|"Wie Kermit den neuen Disney Channel und Die Muppet Show findet"January 10, 2014
File:Disney Magic Moments - Kermit aus der Muppet Show - Peter Pan - DISNEY CHANNEL|"Disney Magic Moments - Kermit aus der Muppet Show - Peter Pan"January 10, 2014
File:DISNEY CHANNEL FREE TV - Kermit aus der Muppet Show zieht in den DISNEY CHANNEL ein|"Kermit aus der Muppet Show zieht in den DISNEY CHANNEL ein"January 11, 2014
File:DISNEY CHANNEL FREE TV - Kermit in der Umzugskiste|"Kermit in der Umzugskiste"January 17, 2014
File:Kermits Gluckwunsch an den DISNEY CHANNEL FREE TV|"Kermits Glückwunsch an den DISNEY CHANNEL"January 17, 2014
File:Die Muppet Show - Immer Samstags im DISNEY CHANNEL - Trailer|"Die Muppet Show Trailer"February 8, 2014
==See also==
*Disney Channel
*Disney Channel (Scandinavia)
==External links==
*Official site
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