Disney Channel (Poland)

Before the channel's launch, Disney Co. Ltd. made a block-time agreement to the television station TVP1, to air in their programming block "Walt Disney Przedstawia" ({{Translation|Walt Disney Presents}}), which began on 5 January 1991, airing twice a week, especially on Saturdays.

For many years, the programming block changed its schedule and time. Its first schedule start time was at 2:30 pm until August 1994, then was scheduled earlier from 1:00 to 1:30 pm from September 1994. At 12:10 pm from March 1998, at 10:20 am from September 1998, at 10:00 am from July 1999, and at 9:30 to 9:35 am in September 1999.

It also aired on Sundays during "Wieczorynka" ({{Translation|Evenings}}), until it ended on 1 January 2005.

The Disney Channel began on 2 December 2006 at 5:00pm (UTC+01:00),{{Cite web |last=Szewczyk |first=Łukasz |date=2006-12-19 |title=Disney Channel przyciąga widzów |url=https://media2.pl/media/15810-Disney-Channel-przyciaga-widzow.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Media2 |language=pl}} which shares the promo feeds from the Scandinavia and Middle Eastern version,{{Citation |title=Disney Channel - Scandinavia/MENA/Poland - Promos + Idents (2008) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa9KKYBTVOg |language=en |access-date=2022-04-10}} and its first program to air was the 2004 animated film The Incredibles. Ratings went up during the launch, and had an estimated 315,000 views.

On 23 July 2010, Disney Co. Ltd. released Disney na Żądanie (transl.: Disney On Demand), a video on demand service which was exclusive to UPC Digital subscribers in the country.{{Cite web |title=Disney Channel na żądanie w UPC |url=https://media2.pl/media/66883-Disney-Channel-na-zadanie-w-UPC.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Media2.pl |language=pl}}

On 1 August 2010, Disney Channel was separated from Disney Channel EMEA.

On 1 October 2013, Disney Channel Poland launched in widescreen.{{cite news |last1=Łukasz |first1=Knapik |title=Disney Channel, Disney XD i Disney Junior w 16:9 |url=https://satkurier.pl/news/90589/disney-channel-disney-xd-i-disney-junior-w-169.html |access-date=2023-07-25 |work=SATKurier.pl |date=2013-09-24 |language=Polish}}

On 1 October 2015, Disney Channel launched its HD channel.{{Cite news |last=Szewczyk |first=Łukasz |date=2015-10-01 |title=Disney Channel Juz nadaje w HD |language=pl |work=Media2 |url=https://media2.pl/media/128467-Disney-Channel-juz-nadaje-w-HD.html |access-date=2023-01-08}}

On 23 April 2022, Disney Channel began broadcasting with a Polish sign language (PJM) in the series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir on weekends, designed for viewers who are deaf or have hearing problems,{{Cite web |title=Disney Channel w polskim języku migowym [wideo] |url=https://satkurier.pl/news/216752/disney-channel-w-polskim-jezyku-migowym-wideo.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=SATKurier.pl |language=Polish}} it features Alicja Szurkiewicz from Fundacji Kultury bez Barier ({{Literal translation|Foundation of Culture Without Barriers}}) as the sign language translator.

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A preschool television channel targeted to children ages 2 to 7 years old. First launched in December 2006 as a morning block on Disney Channel as Playhouse Disney. It was later launched as a television channel on 1 September 2010.{{Cite web |title=Playhouse Disney startuje w Polsce od UPC |url=https://media2.pl/media/68261-Playhouse-Disney-startuje-w-Polsce-od-UPC.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Media2.pl |language=pl}} Both rebranded to Disney Junior on 1 June 2011 at 6:00 am. (UTC+01:00).{{Cite web |last=Skewczyk |first=Łukasz |date=2011-02-10 |title=Disney Junior wkracza do Polski. Kiedy HD? |trans-title=Disney Junior enters Poland. When is HD? |url=https://media2.pl/media/74720-Disney-Junior-wkracza-do-Polski.-Kiedy-HD.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Media2.pl |language=pl}}

{{Main|Disney XD (Poland)}}

Disney XD targets children and teenagers 6–14 years old. It was launched on 19 September 2009, replacing Jetix.{{Cite web |date=2009-07-25 |title=19 września startuje Disney XD |url=http://www.dvbnews.pl/news/2402/19_wrzesnia_startuje_disney_xd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725120511/http://www.dvbnews.pl/news/2402/19_wrzesnia_startuje_disney_xd |archive-date=25 July 2009 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=}} It broadcasts both its own productions, including series thematically addressed to the target group,{{Cite web |title=Strona główna On Board PR dla Disney XD |url=http://www.pressoffice.pl/?more=1618255757 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=www.pressoffice.pl}} as well as series and movies from Disney Channel.

As of 2025, the Polish channel is the remaining channel in Europe, and outside North America.{{Cite web |title=Disney XD Latin America To Shut Down After 13 Years Of The Air |url=https://disneytvanimation.com/post/673034163668058112/disney-xd-latin-america-to-shut-down-after-13 |access-date=2022-10-07}}

Prior to the launch of Disney Channel on 2 December 2006, Disney program were aired in TVP1 began on 5 January 1991. These programming blocks were used until 2014:

• Walt Disney Przedstawia (Walt Disney Presents) (5 January 1991 – 1 January 2005;{{Cite web |title=Jacek i Agatka, Smerfy, Kubuś Puchatek - zobacz najlepsze "Wieczorynki" w historii |url=https://wyborcza.pl/56,75402,14123592,walt-disney-przedstawia,,6.html |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=wyborcza.pl |date=18 June 2013 |language=pl}} 2013–2014) - Disney animated series and films.
• Disneya! Cudowny Świat (Disney! Wonderful World) (24 February 2008 – 1 January 2013) - full and short movies, mostly from Pixar.
• Walt Disney w Jedynce (Walt Disney on Jedynka) (12 September 2009-April 2012) - Disney's animated series and sitcoms.

file:2002 Disney Channel logo.svg|2006–2011.

file:2010 Disney Channel logo.svg|2011–2014.

file:2014 Disney Channel logo.svg|2014–2017.

file:2017 Disney Channel logo.svg|2017–2022

file: 2022 Disney Channel logo.svg|2022–present

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Disney XD is a Polish television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited.

{{main|Disney Jr. (Poland)}}

Disney Jr. is a Polish preschool channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited in London, England.{{Cite web |title=O nas |url=https://www.disney.pl/o-nas |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Disney Polska |language=pl-PL |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014101348/https://www.disney.pl/o-nas |url-status=live }} Initially part of the pan-CEMA feed.{{Cite web |title=Disney Junior Romania & Bulgaria |url=https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/us/Disney-Junior-Romania-and-Bulgaria.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=LyngSat |archive-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228031656/https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/us/Disney-Junior-Romania-and-Bulgaria.html |url-status=live }} It was originally launched as Fox Kids Play in January 2003,{{Cite web |title=Jetix Europe N.V. Annual Review and Financial Statements 2006 |url=http://www.jetixeurope.com/site/investor_relations/annual_report/2006/pdf/JETIXRA2006web.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330105233mp_/http://www.jetixeurope.com/site/investor_relations/annual_report/2006/pdf/JETIXRA2006web.pdf |archive-date=March 30, 2007 |access-date=2022-10-09 |website= |page=12}}{{Citation |title=Za chwilę Fox Kids Play/Jetix Play/Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior Poland (2003-2021) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKLJXv32wyc |language=en |access-date=2022-10-15 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015022122/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKLJXv32wyc |url-status=live }} it was later rebranded as Jetix Play on 1 January 2005,{{Cite web |date=2005-01-10 |title='Jetix' zamiast Fox Kids |url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/jetix-zamiast-fox-kids |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=wirtualnemedia |language=pl |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009095000/https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/jetix-zamiast-fox-kids |url-status=live }} and Playhouse Disney on 1 September 2010,{{Cite news |last=Dziadul |first=Chris |date=2010-08-05 |title=Playhouse Disney for Poland |work=Broadband TV News |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/08/05/playhouse-disney-for-poland/ |access-date=2023-01-08 |archive-date=8 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108081945/https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/08/05/playhouse-disney-for-poland/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news| url=http://media2.pl/media/67336-playhouse-disney-od-wrzesnia-w-upc.html| title=Playhouse Disney od września w UPC| access-date=2010-08-04| author=Łukasz Szewczyk| publisher=media2.pl| date=2010-08-04| archive-date=5 August 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805055928/http://media2.pl/media/67336-playhouse-disney-od-wrzesnia-w-upc.html| url-status=live}}{{Citation |title=koniec Jetix Play (31.07.10) (21:59) Playhouse Disney start (01.09.10) (06:00) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5g6d0V5J9k |language=en |access-date=2022-10-15 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015022122/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5g6d0V5J9k |url-status=live }} On 1 June 2011, the channel was later rebranded as Disney Junior.{{cite news| url=http://media2.pl/media/74720-disney-junior-wkracza-do-polski.-kiedy-hd.html| title=Disney Junior wkracza do Polski. Kiedy HD?| access-date=2011-02-10| author=Łukasz Szewczyk| publisher=media2.pl| date=2011-02-10| archive-date=13 February 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213024101/http://media2.pl/media/74720-disney-junior-wkracza-do-polski.-kiedy-hd.html| url-status=live}}{{Citation |title=Disney Junior Polska - Launched !! - 01-06-2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkWeXxopEBU |language=en |access-date=2022-10-15 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015022122/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkWeXxopEBU |url-status=live }}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.disney.pl/disney-channel/ Official website]
• [https://tv.disney.pl/programy Disney Channel Poland Schedule]
• [https://www.youtube.com/user/DisneyChannelPL Disney Channel Poland] on YouTube

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