Disney Junior (Dutch TV channel)
Disney Junior is a Dutch pay television station for young children, owned by The Walt Disney Company. It shares its video feed with Disney Junior Scandinavia and featured an additional Dutch audio track for its viewers in the Netherlands and Flanders. It closed down in the Netherlands, but continues broadcasting in Flanders. Viewers in Wallonia, Brussels and Luxembourg receive the French version, which has the same schedule. History. On 3 May 2010 Disney Junior was first launched as Playhouse Disney in the Netherlands and on 22 June in Belgium. It also launched under the same  name as a block on the main Disney Channel. Disney Junior replaced Playhouse Disney on 1 September 2011 and was launched in Proximus TV and then Ziggo on 10 September 2011. In 2018, one third of Disney Belgium's employees were laid off, as Disney decided to move its Benelux subsidiary to France, including among others Disney Channel activities. Ziggo announced that Disney Junior as a TV channel would close down in the Netherlands on 1 April 2019. Disney Channels Benelux is planning to distribute its programmes differently (on Disney+). The Dutch channel continues broadcasting in Belgium. After a year  absence, the channel replaces "Mickey Mornings" on November 17, 2020. Disney Junior on Disney Channel. Besides the TV channel there is also a Disney Junior program block on Disney Channel from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM.