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Will Disney close all the UK linear kids channels?

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JF
JetixFann450
End of an era I suppose, not an end of an era for Sky since they already have Sky Cinema Disney on top of a in-built Disney+ app.

Still though, 25 years of Disney Channel and 24 years of Disney XD/Jetix/Fox Kids... Wild to see the channels go through so many changes, yet their last few months whimper without a massive care in the world. There's definitely going to be a gap in the TV Guide without Disney, that is unless Sky decides to pick it up with their own kids broadcasting channel (Sky Kids) but time will tell if they will even bother since streaming is essentially the future.
Last edited by JetixFann450 on 30 September 2020 4:01pm
JA
JAS84
There already is a Sky Kids, but it's an on demand service and not a linear channel.
CH
channel4squares1
KU
Kunst
Now, let's hope possibly a user here, will be able to record Disney channels' closures off Sky

(Thanks Very Happy)
Last edited by Kunst on 30 September 2020 7:03pm
CA
Caly123
All content from all 3 Disney channels will be removed from the kids section on Sky on Demand from 6am tomorrow.
WI
Willz
End of a era, gonna miss you Disney Channel.
KU
Kunst
The British Disney Channel (not just it, actually) was getting very ugly, anyway, becoming a useless channel

The fact one of their most decent productions, The Owl House, is treated much better in the US and in the UK was given the very poor slot of 9.30pm (coz Jessie and Liv and Maddie repeats are more important), in a weekdays bomb format tells you something
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BE
Bennyboy1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQut8Gz8l10


Hmm... Cuts off mid programme I see! I bet that angered a few Virgin customers... I can see more angry customers (mainly kids at their parents) tomorrow morning when they’re gone from Sky as well and they had no idea of the closure.
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JO
Joe
I guess we have an answer to the thread title then.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Still promoting evening schedule format on Disney Junior a few mins ago......
CA
Caly123
Still promoting evening schedule format on Disney Junior a few mins ago......

Disney XD showed a September promo before Dude, That's My Ghost.
CH
channel4squares1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQut8Gz8l10


Hmm... Cuts off mid programme I see! I bet that angered a few Virgin customers... I can see more angry customers (mainly kids at their parents) tomorrow morning when they’re gone from Sky as well and they had no idea of the closure.


Wonder how the other 2 channels closed down on virgin, as a just after 5:30am closure was totally unexpected. It was lucky I've recorded it on my V6 box at the time as I was recording the last 24 hours of the channel.

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