Disney Channel

Disney Channel
	Third variant of the 2014 logo used since 2019
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Burbank, California, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)	English; Spanish (via SAP audio track);
Picture format	1080p HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed);
Ownership
Owner	Disney Entertainment
Parent	Disney Branded Television
Sister channels	List Disney Junior; Disney XD; ABC; A&E; ACC Network; Lifetime; LMN; Localish; LHN; ESPN; SEC Network; Freeform; FX; FXX; FXM; FYI; C&I; History; National Geographic; Nat Geo Wild; ;
History
Launched	April 18, 1983
Former names	The Disney Channel (1983–1997)
Links
Webcast	Watch live
Website	Official website
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service	Disney+
Service(s)	Fubo TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV

Disney Channel is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company.^[1]

Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel, its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents between ages 7 and 17. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming.

As of November 2023^[update], Disney Channel is available to approximately 70,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households.^[2]

There were 46 Disney Channels available in 33 languages worldwide,^[3] but some have either shut down or declined in viewership since 2016 in parts of Europe and most of the Asia-Pacific due to the rise of social media and streaming media platforms as well as the successful launch of Disney+ in certain countries/regions/territories from 2020 onward.

^ Low, Elaine (10 November 2020). "Disney Reorganizes TV and Streaming Content Units Under Peter Rice". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Disney Channels Worldwide". Disney General Entertainment Content. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[:0-1] Low, Elaine (10 November 2020). "Disney Reorganizes TV and Streaming Content Units Under Peter Rice". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[2] "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[dgedischan-3] "Disney Channels Worldwide". Disney General Entertainment Content. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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