24Kitchen

{{Infobox television channel

| name = 24Kitchen

| logo = 24Kitchen.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| picture_format = 1080p60 (HDTV)

| launch_date = {{Collapsible list|

{{Start date and age|2011|10|01|df=y}} (Netherlands)
{{Start date and age|2012|3|1|df=y}} (Portugal)
{{Start date and age|2012|10|15|df=y}} (Balkans)
{{Start date and age|2012|12|12|df=y}} (Turkey)

}}

| closed_date = {{End date and age|2023|07|31|df=y}} (Turkey)

| owner = The Walt Disney Company
{{Small|(Disney Entertainment)}}

| country = Netherlands
Portugal

| area = Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia
Slovenia
Netherlands
Portugal
Angola
Mozambique
Cape Verde

| sister_channels = Disney Channel
Disney Junior
Star Channel
Star Comedy
Star Life
Star Crime
Star Movies
BabyTV
ESPN
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
FX

| website = {{URL|https://www.24kitchen.bg}}
{{URL|https://www.24kitchen.com.hr}}
{{URL|https://www.24kitchen.nl}}
{{URL|https://www.24kitchen.pt}}
{{URL|https://www.24kitchen.rs}}
{{URL|https://www.24kitchen.si}}

| terr_serv_1 = Digitenne

| terr_chan_1 = Channel 24

| terr_serv_2 =

| terr_chan_2 =

| online_serv_1 = Ziggo GO

| online_chan_1 = [https://www.ziggogo.tv/nl/tv/channel-asset.html/lgi-nl-prod-master%3ANL_000024_019701/location/65535.html#action=watch ZiggoGO.tv](Europe only)

}}

24Kitchen is a pay television channel that airs both one-time and recurring (episodic) programs about food and cooking, owned by Disney Entertainment.{{Cite web |last=Público |date=2012-03-01 |title=Chefs portugueses cozinham (e comem) no novo canal 24Kitchen |url=http://lifestyle.publico.pt/noticias/301376_chefs-portugueses-cozinham-e-comem-no-novo-canal-24kitchen |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Life&Style |language=pt}}[http://www.24kitchen.pt/artigos/24-kitchen-televis-o-portuguesa-ganha-um-novo-sabor 24Kitchen: Televisão portuguesa ganha um novo sabor] The network is currently active in Balkans, Netherlands and Portugal.

The Portuguese version of the channel is modeled out of its Dutch counterpart that has original Portuguese productions with Portuguese cuisine and local chefs, including Ljubomir Stanisic and Rodrigo Meneses, who were contestants in the Portuguese version of MasterChef.{{Cite web |date=2012-03-01 |title=24 Kitchen. De olho na cozinha deles |url=https://www.dinheirovivo.pt/fazedores/24-kitchen-de-olho-na-cozinha-deles-12598028.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Dinheiro Vivo |language=pt}} Filipa Gomes presents the daily show, Prato do Dia{{Cite web |title=24Kitchen - Prato do Dia |url=https://www.24kitchen.pt/prato-do-dia |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=www.24kitchen.pt |language=pt}} with the remaining being imported programming related to international cuisine.

History

The channel was launched by Fox Networks Group Benelux in cooperation with Jan Dekker Holding, which airs across the Netherlands. It's also available in HD. It launched on 1 October 2011. A preview channel was shown on the UPC Netherlands platform a month before the launch.{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaaltv.nl/?action=nieuws&id=6047|title=24Kitchen maand voor lancering al bij UPC te zien|date=15 August 2011|publisher=Totaal TV|author=Jarco Kriek|language=nl}}

The Portuguese version is modeled out of its Dutch counterpart, with original content and international series. It was launched by Fox Networks Group Portugal in 2012 in Portugal and Africa. Later followed by localised versions across Balkans and Turkey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/10/02/fox-tv-to-launch-in-balkans/|title=Fox TV to launch in Balkans|date=2 October 2012|publisher=BroadbandTVNews.com|author=Robert Briel}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/12/07/24kitchen-launches-in-turkey/|title=24Kitchen launches in Turkey|date=7 December 2012|publisher=BroadbandTVNews.com|author=Robert Briel}}

On 20 March 2019 The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000119312518201596/d770960ds4.htm#rom770960_40|title=S-4|website=www.sec.gov}}

On December 13, 2020, a select number of 24Kitchen programs were made available to stream on Disney+'s Star hub in the Netherlands and Portugal and across multiple countries.{{Cite web |last=Nunes |first=Marta Kong |date=2022-04-07 |title=Disney+ Portugal recebe culinária portuguesa |url=https://www.magazine-hd.com/apps/wp/disney-plus-portugal-culinaria-portuguesa-24kitchen/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=MHD |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.24kitchen.nl/populair/fantastisch-nieuws-24kitchen-vanaf-nu-ook-te-zien-op-disney|title=FANTASTISCH NIEUWS: 24KITCHEN VANAF NU OOK TE ZIEN OP DISNEY+|website=24kitchen.nl}}

On July 31, 2023, Disney closed the Turkish version of the channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.yeniyeniseyler.com/2023/07/26/24-kitchen-kapaniyor-ozel-haber/|title="24 Kitchen" kapanıyor! (Özel Haber) – Yeni Yeni Şeyler}}

Programming

Amazing Weddingcakes
Avec Eric
Bak met Miljuschka
Bill's Food
De Makkelijke Maaltijd
Fast, Fresh, Simple
{{ill|Grenzeloos Koken|nl}}
Jamie’s Family Christmas
Lako, može svako
Meat vs. Veg
No Reservations
Rudolph's Bakery
The Free Range Cook
The Taste of Cooking
The Taste of Life Basics
The Hairy Bikers Asian Adventure [https://www.24kitchen.nl/programmas/hairy-bikers-asian-adventure THE HAIRY BIKERS' ASIAN ADVENTURE ]
The Taste of Life Travel
Verstip
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution