Disney Channel to close all channels in the UK in September

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Disney is closing its kids channels in the UK after launching Disney+ and failing to agree on new carriage deals with pay-TV platforms Sky and Virgin Media.

Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior will be taken off air at the end of September, though Disney’s other brands, including Nat Geo and Fox, will continue to broadcast on linear television.

A spokesman said: “From October 1st, Disney+ will become the exclusive home for content from Disney Channel, DisneyXD and Disney Junior in the UK.”

He added that the “Walt Disney Company remains committed to our kids channels business,” and that the company plans to “execute distribution agreements for Disney channels in many markets where Disney+ is also available.”

The news does, however, mark a significant moment for the company, which appears to be increasingly focusing its efforts on streaming at the expense of traditional television.

It also follows the announcement that David Levine, Disney’s vice president of kids programming for the UK, Europe and Africa, is leaving at the end of June after a 16-year spell at the house of mouse.

Disney’s channels closure was first reported by UK trade Broadcast.

https://deadline.com/2020/06/disney-to-close-kids-channels-in-the-uk-following-launch-of-disney-1202969592/

[Amy Jade]

Saw it coming as soon as Disney + arrived.

[Oliver_W]

Urgh, the bloody Rat...

I don't even watch that channel but they're a bunch of grasping bastards. Not everyone can afford to pay for a TV package and multiple streaming platforms. Why can't they just show re-runs all day plus an old movie or two on the tv, and keep new stuff exclusively on Disney +?

[Cal.]

Aw <\3 Always was a Disney Channel girl!

[Zizu]

Saw it coming as soon as Disney + arrived.



Yeah .... why would they not ..

Seems an obvious move when you have such a strong , desirable product


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[Smithy]

Urgh, the bloody Rat...

I don't even watch that channel but they're a bunch of grasping bastards. Not everyone can afford to pay for a TV package and multiple streaming platforms. Why can't they just show re-runs all day plus an old movie or two on the tv, and keep new stuff exclusively on Disney +?

If you can afford to sky you can probably afford Disney+ if you cant, then rotate your streaming service

[user104658]

Live TV is quickly becoming irrelevant :shrug:. Just the way it's going. Can't say I'm said about it, I'd rather pay 10 subs than watch ads.

[Zizu]

Live TV is quickly becoming irrelevant :shrug:. Just the way it's going. Can't say I'm said about it, I'd rather pay 10 subs than watch ads.



Can’t recall the last time I watched anything as it’s shown apart from footie matches


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[Dogeatdog]

Aww this is kinda sad :(. It reminds me of years ago when they got rid of Fox Kids and rebranded it as Jetix or something.

[andybigbro]

Stupid idea

[Denver]

what I heard is Sky is trying to get a deal for it as part of their package similar to Netflix

[Dogeatdog]

Didn’t realise but the Disney Channel shut down yesterday. Such a shame there was so many programs and Disney original movies I used to enjoy watching when I was younger :(. The end of an era.

[LukeB]

Didn’t realise but the Disney Channel shut down yesterday. Such a shame there was so many programs and Disney original movies I used to enjoy watching when I was younger :(. The end of an era.

</3 the good times

coming home from school to watch zack & cody and hannah montana

[Dogeatdog]

</3 the good times

coming home from school to watch zack & cody and hannah montana

Yeah and Lizzie McGuire, that was my favourite show from the channel. So gutted :(

[reece(:]

End of an era, that **** was my childhood.

[Gstar]

Pretty embarrassing how the reasoning is money related. Literally all people care about