Disney Channel (Italy)

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1998–1999	1999–2003	2003–2011	2011–2014	2014–2017, 2020 (screen bug)	2017–2020

1998–1999

On October 3, 1998, Disney Channel officially began broadcasting in Italian on TELE+ Digitale. The channel used the slogan "Libera la tua Immaginazione", which translates to "Free your imagination". Among the first programs on the channel were Disney animated television series, such as Timon & Pumbaa and Aladdin: The Series. It also showed Disney films and some Disney Channel Original Movies on "Il Fantastico Mondo Disney" (The Wonderful World of Disney) each evening at 20.30 (8:30 pm). A new film was shown every Saturday at the same time slot. In January 1999, Disney Channel Italy launched its original live presentation show: Disney Channel Live (later called Live Zone). In this program, hosted by Isabella Arrigoni and Massimiliano Ossini, viewers interact with the hosts and join games. Other popular programs were Live Zone – Musica, Live Zone – Sport, Live Zone – Da scoprire, Live Zone – Da ridere and Una stella per te (A Star for You).

1999–2003

Disney Channel Italy adopted the new "Circles" logo and idents of Disney Channel UK (created by GÉDÉON).

2003–2014

2003–2011

On July 31, 2003, Disney Channel Italy adopted the American Disney Channel's new logo (designed by CA Square), along with new graphics and idents.

2011–2014

On October 1, 2011, Disney Channel Italy adopted new "Smartphone App" logo that was introduced in the US in 2010, and began broadcasting in the 16:9 aspect ratio area (reruns of some series still air in the 4:3 aspect ratio), and sister channel Toon Disney, which was the last one under this brand, ceased broadcasting along with this timeshift. Toon Disney and Toon Disney +1 were replaced by Disney Channel +2 and Disney XD +2.

2014–2020

2014–2017, 2020 (screen bug)

In 2014, the edges of the "Disney" word became rounded, the word "CHANNEL" was used in its different font, the tube shape was removed, and the Mickey Mouse head was removed after 12-years old. On September 30, 2016, Disney Channel and Disney Channel +1 ceased broadcasting on Mediaset Premium.

2017–2020

On May 15, 2017 the channel renewed its logo, which became two-dimensional and changed the graphics. On April 9, 2018, timeshift channels Disney Channel +2 and Disney XD +2, which launched after Toon Disney's closure ceased to air. On October 1, 2019, Disney XD and Disney in English ceased broadcasting after a deal with Sky Italia was not renewed. On May 1, 2020, at midnight, Disney Channel, along with Disney Junior, ceased broadcasting due to the launch of Disney+ in Italy.

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Studios

Disney Music Group
Walt Disney Records | Hollywood Records (Marvel Music | Fox Music) | Disney Music Publishing | Buena Vista Records

Disney Theatrical Productions Group
Disney on Broadway | Disney on Ice | Disney Theatrical Productions | Disney Live!

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ESPN

Owners: The Walt Disney Company (80%) | Hearst Communications (20%)

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ESPN on ABC

Current programming:

U.S. radio stations
ESPN Radio | ESPN Xtra | ESPNU Radio | ESPN All Access

Canadian networks (Co-owned with Bell Media):
The Sports Network (TSN1 | TSN2 | TSN3 | TSN4 | TSN5) | RDS | RDS2 | RDS Info | ESPN Classic Canada

Japanese networks
J-Sports 1 | J-Sports 2 | J-Sports 3 | J-Sports 4

¹Operated by BT under license.
²Also airs on MLB Network.
³Partnership with TV5 Network Inc.
⁴Partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India. ^{5</Airs only on DStv.}

Disney XD
Canada¹² | Croatia | Latin America | Poland | Slovenia

Fox Life
Africa | Asia | India | Latin America | Spain

FX
Asia | Latin America (FXM)

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The Walt Disney Company India

Parent: The Walt Disney Company

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Star TV

Part of Disney India (The Walt Disney Company)

Star India
Television channels:
Hindi: Entertainment: Star Plus, Star Bharat and Star Utsav | Movies: Star Gold, Star Gold 2, Star Gold Select and Star Utsav Movies

English: Entertainment: Star World and Star World Premiere HD | Movies: Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD | Lifestyle: Fox Life | Knowledge and infotainment: National Geographic and Wild | Kids’: BabyTV¹

Star Sports:
English: Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 3 | Hindi: Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports First | Regional languages: Star Sports 1 Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla and Marathi
Star Sports Select: Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select 2

Upcoming channels: Bangla: Jalsha Josh | English: Star Movies Select | Sports: Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Malayalam and Star Sports 1 Gujarati | Odia: Star Kirano

International channels:
United Kingdom and Europe: Utsav Plus | Utsav Gold | Utsav Bharat
Africa: Star Life

Other assets:
Video-on-demand service: Disney+ Hotstar | Film production: Fox Star Studios (Other)
Affiliated company: Tata Sky² (HD, + HD; defunct: Tata Sky+, Tata Sky Transfer)

Notes:
²Joint venture with Tata Group.
³Sold to ABP Group.
⁴Sold to CJ ENM.
⁵Joint venture between Star and Viacom. Dissolved in 1994 with the launch of Channel V.

Non-Indian companies using the Star brand:

Taiwan: Star Movies HD (Taiwan)

Disbanded channels and properties:
China: Star China Media¹ (Star Sports | Xing Kong | Channel V (China) | Fortune Star)
Southeast Asia²: Star World (Asia) and Star Movies (Asia, Philippines and Taiwan), MTV³
Indonesia: antv⁴ | Film Indonesia
Philippines: Viva Cinema⁵
South Korea: Channel V (Korea)

Notes:
¹Sold to China Media Capital.
²Rebranded from Star to Fox channels in 2017. Now owned by Fox Networks Group.
³Formerly a joint-venture with Viacom but ended in 1994. MTV Southeast Asia later relaunched in 1995.
⁴Sold to Visi Media Asia, which had owned 80% of the channel (Star formerly owned 20%).
⁵Relaunched as Pinoy Box Office.

Non-Star television channels:
India: Hindi youth entertainment: Bindass | Hindi movies: UTV Movies, UTV Action and UTV HD | English entertainment: Disney International HD | Kids’ channels: Disney Channel (HD upcoming), Hungama, Marvel HQ and Disney Junior

International: United Kingdom: UMP Movies

Defunct channels: UTV World Movies | UTV Stars (HD) | Bindass Play | UTV Action Telugu
Divested channels: BTVI

UTV Software Communications: UTV Motion Pictures
Defunct: UTV Indiagames | UTV Ignition Games

Radio networks
ABC Audio | ABC News Radio | ABC News Now | ESPN Radio | ESPN Xtra

Other assets: Disney Cruise Line | Disney Vacation Club | Adventures by Disney | Walt Disney Imagineering

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Marvel

Part of The Walt Disney Company

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

Created by Marvel Studios

Part of The Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company)

Other Marvel films

X-Men

Other films

Marvel live action TV

Marvel animation

Marvel comic books

Disney Media Distribution (International): Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Searchlight Pictures distribution banner) | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Disney Banner | Marvel Banner | Lucasfilm Banner | 20th Century and Searchlight Banner)

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A+E Networks

Co-owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company

NOTE: Except for European markets which fully owned by Hearst (and its respective partners) since 2019.

Canada:
Lifetime | History | Historia | History 2

Latin America²:
A&E (HD) | History (HD) | History 2 (HD) | Lifetime³ (HD)

Iberian Peninsula:⁵
Blaze (HD) | Historia (HD) | Crimen & Investigación/Crime & Investigação

India:⁶
History TV18 (HD) | FYI TV18 (HD)

Asia
Lifetime | History | Crime + Investigation

Others:
A&E Studios | A&E IndieFilms | Lifetime Films | History Films

Notes
¹Joint venture with Vice Media.
²Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.
⁴Joint venture with Sky Limited.
⁵Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁶Joint venture with TV18.

Inactive assets
Touchstone Pictures | Touchstone Home Entertainment

Predecessor companies: 21st Century Fox | Capital Cities/ABC Inc.
Split companies: Fox Corporation

Notes
¹Disney manages and operates this station owned by Emmis Communications.
²Disney manages film catalog created for ABC; remainder of library controlled by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
³Disney manages and operates this television and interactive units by Saban Capital Group.
⁴Joint venture with Paramount Pictures.
⁵Joint venture with Hearst Communications, which owns 20% of ESPN and 50% of A&E Networks.
⁶Co-owned with Westinghouse Broadcasting (aka Group W)
⁷Joint venture with Rádio Holding Participações Ltda.
⁸Joint venture with Electronic Arts.
⁹Joint venture with Sky Limited.
¹⁰Joint venture with Telefónica.
¹¹Owned by Corus Entertainment.
¹²Joint venture with Sky Network Television.
¹³Joint venture with Global Group.
¹⁴Joint venture with Apollo Global Management.
¹⁵Joint venture with GMA Network Inc.
¹⁶Joint venture with CJ ENM.
¹⁷Joint venture with Televisión Nacional de Chile.
¹⁸Co-owned with NBCUniversal
¹⁹Co-owned with ViacomCBS
²⁰Operated by Good Karma Brands under an LMA.
²¹Co-owned with Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland (RTL Group)
²²Joint venture with Rede Globo.
²³The Walt Disney Company established Movies Anywhere as Disney Movies Anywhere on February 25, 2014 and later renamed the video-on-demand service "Movies Anywhere, LLC" in the United States on October 12, 2017.

1998–1999

1999–2003

2003–2014

2003–2011

2011–2014

2014–2020

2014–2017, 2020 (screen bug)

2017–2020

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