Disney Channel (Canada)

Disney Channel is a Canadian specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. It launched on September 1, 2015. It is a localized version of the U.S. network of the same name, broadcasting live-action and animated programming aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 14 years old.
The announcement of the network came alongside a licensing deal reached between Disney and Corus, who acquired Canadian rights to Disney Channel's programming library – these rights were previously held by DHX Media and its specialty cable service Family Channel. It will mark the first time that a Disney Channel-branded network has operated in Canada, as DHX operated Canadian versions of the Disney Jr. and Disney XD brands, but not Disney Channel.
==History==
Historically, dating back to that network's launch in September 1988, rights to Disney Channel's programming library were held by Family Channel — which is currently owned by the conglomerate DHX Media, and was previously owned by Astral Media prior to its 2013 acquisition by Bell Media. Through Family Channel, DHX also operated licensed Canadian versions of Disney Channel's spin-off networks Disney XD and Disney Jr. (the latter of which operated as separately licensed channels broadcasting in English and French).
On April 16, 2015, Corus Entertainment announced that it had reached a "landmark" agreement with the Disney-ABC Television Group to acquire long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to Disney Channel's programming library; the cost and duration of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Alongside the licensing deal, Corus announced that it would officially launch a Canadian version of Disney Channel on September 1, 2015; the service will consist of a linear television channel, along with TV Everywhere and video-on-demand services for digital platforms. This will mark the first time that a Disney Channel-branded network has operated in Canada, and Corus' second Disney-licensed service behind ABC Spark – a localized version of ABC Family (by effect of already operating domestic versions of Disney Channel's two largest children's television competitors, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, Corus will also be the sole Canadian operator of localized versions of the major American-based children's television networks).
Corus stated that Disney's other children's television brands would be transitioned to Corus-operated services in the future; DHX Television concurrently announced that it would re-brand its Canadian Disney Jr. and XD networks in November 2015, presumably in anticipation for this transition. The networks, which will be re-branded as Family Jr. and Chrgd, will maintain some Disney content until the formal end of its program supply agreement in January 2016.
Television providers Videotron and Vmedia have both stated that Disney Channel, as well as La chaîne Disney—a French-language version of Disney Channel launching alongside the English version, would replace Teletoon Retro and its French-language counterpart on their respective lineups on September 1. Corus had previously announced that Teletoon Retro would shut down on September 1, 2015. It was also stated on Vmedia that Corus' Disney XD and Disney Junior would be launched on December 1, 2015.
==Programming==
===Current===
====Live-Action====
*Bunk'd (September 1, 2015 – present)
====Animated====
*Big City Greens (June 30, 2018 – present)
*DuckTales (May 11, 2018 – 2021) 2021-present (reruns)
*Hamster & Gretel (August 12, 2022 – present)
*Kiff (March 10, 2023 – present)
*Zombies: The Re-Animated Series (June 29, 2024 – present)
*Primos (July 25, 2024 – present)
====Reruns====
*Jessie (2015, first run; 2015 – 2022; 2024 –present, reruns)
====Acquired series====
*Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017 – present)
*Made Up (2017 – present)
*The ZhuZhus (September 4, 2017 – present)
*Driving Me Crazy (January 23, 2021 – present)
*Bluey (April 10, 2021 – present)
*The Stanley Dynamic (April 9, 2024 – present)
====Disney Jr.====
*Puppy Dog Pals (2017 – present)
*Spidey and his Amazing Friends (January 10, 2022 – present)
*Firebuds (2022 – present)
*SuperKitties (2023 – present)
*Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023 – present)
*Pupstruction (2023 – present)
*Ariel (2024 – present)
===Former===
====Live-Action====
*Andi Mack (April 14, 2017 – August 23, 2019)
*A.N.T. Farm (December 6, 2015 – 2016)
*Austin & Ally (September 1, 2015 – 2018)
*Best Friends Whenever (September 1, 2015 – 2018)
*Bizaardvark (June 24, 2016 – 2020; September 2, 2022 – August 28, 2023)
*Coop & Cami Ask the World (October 14, 2018 – September 1, 2021)
*Dog with a Blog (September 1, 2015 – 2016)
*Disney Fam Jam (March 6 – December 5, 2020)
*Disney's Magic Bake-Off (August 13, 2021 – May 24, 2022)
*Fast Layne (February 15 – August 23, 2019)
*Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (October 11, 2019 – August 27, 2022)
*Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything (2015)
*Girl Meets World (September 1, 2015 – 2017; 2023 – April 4, 2024)
*Good Luck Charlie (December 18, 2015 – 2020)
*I Didn't Do It (September 1, 2015 – 2016)
*Just Roll With It (June 15, 2019 – May 15, 2021)
*K.C. Undercover (September 1, 2015 – 2019)
*Lab Rats (2015)
*Lab Rats: Elite Force (2016)
*Liv and Maddie (September 1, 2015 – September 1, 2021)
*MECH-X4 (2016)
*Pretty Freekin Scary (June 15 – December 30, 2023)
*Raven's Home (July 28, 2017 – April 3, 2024)
*Saturdays (March 24 – August 27, 2023)
*Secrets of Sulphur Springs (January 15, 2021 – June 10, 2023)
*Shake It Up (September 1, 2015 – 2016)
*Stuck in the Middle (February 14, 2016 – August 23, 2019)
*Sydney to the Max (January 26, 2019 – August 28, 2023)
*Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (June 3, 2022 – August 26, 2023)
*The Villains of Valley View (June 3, 2022 – August 24, 2024)
*Wizards of Waverly Place (September 1, 2016 – 2017)
*Walk the Prank (2016)
====Animated====
*Amphibia (June 22, 2019 – August 26, 2023)
*Big Hero 6: The Series (June 30, 2018 – August 17, 2021)
*Future-Worm! (2016)
*The Ghost and Molly McGee (October 1, 2021 – August 26, 2024)
*Gravity Falls (2015 – 2017; 2021)
*Guardians of the Galaxy (2015–2016; 2023 – 2024)
*Hailey's On It! (June 8, 2023 – August 22, 2024)
*Milo Murphy's Law (November 3 – December 1, 2016; September 1, 2021 – August 27, 2023)
*The Owl House (January 12, 2020 – August 26, 2023)
*Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2015)
*Pickle and Peanut (2015; 2016)
*Star vs. the Forces of Evil (September 1, 2015 – 2020; September 1, 2022 – August 28, 2023)
*Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017 – 2020)
====Disney Jr. series====
*Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2015)
*Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2015)
*Doc McStuffins (2015)
*Sofia the First (2015)
*Henry Hugglemonster (2015)
*Miles from Tomorrowland (September 1–December 18, 2015)
*Elena of Avalor (2016 – 2018)
*Vampirina (October 7, 2017 – 2018; 2020 – 2021)
*Muppet Babies (March 24, 2018 – August 26, 2022)
*T.O.T.S. (June 22, 2019 – August 29, 2022)
*Mira, Royal Detective (2020 – 2021)
*The Chicken Squad (September 30, 2021 – August 25, 2022)
*Eureka! (September 5, 2022 – July 24, 2023)
====Acquired series====
*The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That (August 15, 2020 – March 24, 2023)
*Degrassi: The Next Generation (June 2, 2022 – August 27, 2023)
*Gigantosaurus (July 18, 2020 – August 25, 2023)
*Go Away, Unicorn! (January 1, 2019 – August 27, 2023)
*Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (January 6 – July 19, 2020)
*Mike the Knight (July 18, 2020 – February 12, 2023)
*Ride (2017 – 2021)
*Undercover High (2017 – 2022)
*Wayside (January 5, 2020 – August 26, 2024)
==External links==
*Official Website
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