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Al Jazeera Children’s Channel to Offer Disney Content

March 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) recently announced a new free TV agreement with Disney, Middle East and North Africa (MENA). JCC, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has acquired the rights to a selection of Disney’s most popular kids and family content, including Disney and [...]

‘Henry Hugglemonster’ Arrives on Disney Jr. in Feb.

January 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Junior U.K. will premiere the much-anticipated preschool series Henry Hugglemonster on February 8, reports Digital Spy. The 52 x 11-minute CG-animated toon, which was formerly called The Happy Hugglemonsters is produced by Disney’s London-based outfit, in partnership with Irish animation powerhouse Brown Bag Films. Based on Irish children’s author [...]

Nickelodeon Greenlights New Animated Series

August 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Nickelodeon has greenlit over a dozen new live-action, animation and TV movie projects that will begin production this fall and into 2013. Among the new projects on tap are the CG-animated series Monsters vs. Aliens and 2D-series Sanjay & Craig which are based at Nickelodeon’s Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif. [...]

Disney Junior to Launch on DIRECTV

July 13, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Disney and DIRECTV have reached an agreement to add Disney Junior—the Mouse House’s 24-hour channel for kids 2-7 and their parents—to its programming lineup starting tomorrow on channel 289. The addition of DIRECTV means Disney Junior has distribution agreements covering approximately 55 million U.S. households. DIRECTV customers will now be [...]

24-Hour Disney Jr. Channel Launches This Friday

March 22, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments divider image

Disney Junior, the multiplatform brand aimed at kids age 2-7 and their parents and caregivers, will become a 24-hour channel this Friday (March 23). The new channel (which will be available on Comcast, Time Warner, Cablevision, Bright House and Verizon), will be the home of classic Disney preschool shows and [...]

Disney Junior Announces Launch Date, Line-Up

January 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Disney Junior, a 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel created for kids age 2-7 and their parents and caregivers, will launch Friday, March 23 at midnight in the U.S., it was announced yesterday at the TV Critics Assoc. Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Disney Junior was introduced as a daily programming block [...]