Disney Xd
Channel Name: Disney
Xd
Launched:
February 13, 2009
Owned by:
Disney-ABC Television Group, (The Walt Disney Company)
Country:
United States
Broadcast area: Nationwide, International
Network:
Sun TV Network
Headquarters:
Burbank, California
Sister channels:
ABC, ABC Family, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Soapnet
Language: English
Website:
http://disneyxd.disney.com/
Disney XD is an American digital cable
and satellite television channel that is owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide
unit of Disney-ABC Television Group, part of the Disney Media Networks division
of the The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at male pre-teens and teenagers
6–14 years of age, its programming consists of original first-run television
series, current and former original series and made-for-cable films from sister
network Disney Channel, theatrically-released movies, and live-action and
animated programs from other distributors.
The
channel offers an alternate Spanish language audio feed, either via a separate
channel as part of a package of Spanish television networks sold by cable and
satellite providers or a separate audio track accessible through the SAP
option, depending on the provider.
History:
Disney XD was launched on February 13, 2009, taking over the channel space of
Toon Disney. Many of the channel's programs – particularly animated series –
previously aired on Toon Disney, mainly as part of the Jetix program block,
which debuted in 2004 and ran on Toon Disney until the channel's shutdown.
Disney XD carries the same name as an unrelated mini-site and media player on
Disney.com, which stood for Disney Xtreme Digital,[1] though it is said that
the "XD" in the channel's name does not have an actual meaning.
In
mid-2012, Disney created Disney Shows, a YouTube channel that hosts episodes of
Disney Channel and Disney XD series and shorts. Disney XD series available
include American Dragon: Jake Long, Kick Buttowski, Kickin' It, Pair of Kings,
and Zeke and Luther.[2]
Programming: See
also: List of programs broadcast by Disney XD Disney XD's schedule
currently consists largely of original series aimed at pre-teens and young
teenagers (including live-action series such as Kickin' It, Lab Rats, Crash
& Bernstein, I'm in the Band and Pair of Kings, to animated series such as
Ultimate Spider-Man, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Motorcity, Randy
Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja and Tron: Uprising), and syndication of Disney
Channel original series (such as Phineas and Ferb, The Suite Life of Zack &
Cody, The Suite Life on Deck, Wizards of Waverly Place and So Random!). The
channel also airs former Disney XD original series (such as Zeke and Luther and
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil), and acquired live-action and animated
programs (such as Mr. Young, Kid vs. Kat, Rated A for Awesome, Fantastic Four,
My Babysitter's a Vampire and Spider-Man).
In
addition to full-length live-action and animated original series, the channel
also debuts short series similar to those seen on Disney Channel during
commercial breaks, such as Team Smithereen, Run, Alien, Run! and Marvo the
Wonder Chicken. These shows often follow other network shows and last about two
to three minutes or sometimes fifteen minutes, with the exception of a few
short-form series. The channel also airs a youth-oriented "plays of the
week" countdown segment called SportsCenter High-5, which is produced by
ESPN's SportsCenter and airs periodically between shows; it also airs a short
series featuring edited segments of ABC's Wipeout. Often, these shows are
televised in the last two minutes of the program, with the exception of the
Disney XD Shortstop, or following the ending of a movie.
A
notable aspect of Disney XD's original series is that they tend to feature
predominately male casts, and as such, its original programs feature very few
females as main characters (with most live-action originals typically featuring
only one female in its main cast) in comparison to Disney Channel's original
programs, which tend to feature an equal or nearly equal amount of main
characters of either gender. New episodes of live-action original series are
usually aired on Monday and Tuesday nights, while new episodes of animated
original series air on Saturday mornings. In addition, Disney XD airs original
made-for-TV movies from Disney Channel and theatrically released feature films,
but unlike Disney Channel, Disney XD typically does not air these movies in
prime time; instead, films generally air during the late afternoon hours at 5
p.m. ET with double features airing a few times a week. The channel's first
(and so far only) original television movie, Skyrunners, premiered on November
27, 2009.
Unlike
Disney Channel (and similarly, fellow sister network Disney Junior), whose
advertising comes in the form of program program promotions, underwriter sponsorships,
and interstitials for Disney films, home video and game releases produced by
the channel,[3] Disney XD operates as an advertiser-supported service running
traditional television commercials in addition to promotions for the channel's
shows.
Programming blocks
Marvel Universe
On
April 1, 2012, Disney XD launched a block called Marvel Universe, with the
premiere of Ultimate Spider-Man, followed by the returning The Avengers:
Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The block is a result of Disney's 2009 acquisition of
Marvel. The block also includes new short-form animation series and live-action
interstitials.
Marvel
Animation announced in May 2013, that its new shows, Avengers Assemble and Hulk
and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., would shown on Disney XD as part of the Marvel
Universe block and would be a part of the same fictional universe.
Disney XD HD logo
since 2009
Disney XD HD is the branding used for
the high-definition feed of the network. It is offered on some cable providers,
as well as both satellite providers and IPTV providers in the Disney/ABC
television networks preferred HD picture format of 720p. The high-definition
feed airs a limited amount of programming in high definition, mainly Disney
XD's original programming as well as certain films and episodes of Disney
Channel series produced after 2009.
Other services
Disney XD On Demand – Disney XD On
Demand is the channel's video-on-demand service, offering select episodes of
the channel's original series and certain acquired programs to digital cable
and IPTV providers.
WATCH Disney XD – WATCH Disney XD is a
website for desktop computers, as well as an application for smartphones and
tablet computers that allows subscribers of participating cable and satellite
providers (such as Comcast Xfinity and Cox Communications) to watch live
streams of Disney XD's programming on computers and mobile devices –
subscribers are required to use verification codes supplied by participating
pay television providers in order to access the live streams. Individual
episodes of the channel's series (which are also available to non-Disney XD
subscribers on a limited basis), along with additional content such as
behind-the-scenes features are also available through the website and app.
International
channels
See also: List of Disney XD TV channels
Disney
XD, similarly born of a merger between Jetix and Toon Disney, is available
around the world.
Asia
Disney
XD is operated in India,[6] Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.[7]
Japan
Known
as Toon Disney before 2009, Disney XD in Japan broadcasts programs in Japanese
and English.[8]
Malaysia
Disney
XD was launched in Malaysia on September 15, 2012. It is the first
international channel for children in Malaysia to air on 2 separate channels,
in the SD picture format and HD. The channel is available in four audio
channels; English, Malay, Mandarin Chinese and Tamil.[9][10]
Canada
Disney
XD
Disney
XD was launched in Canada on June 1, 2011.
Europe
Disney
XD (Europe)
In
much of Europe the channel was known as Fox Kids until January 1, 2005, and
Jetix until August 31, 2009. Multiple channels exist to serve different time
zones, and countries, including Finland, France,[12] Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy,[13] Netherlands, Norway, Poland,[14] Spain,[15] Sweden, Turkey,[16] and
the United Kingdom.
Latin America
Disney
XD (Latin America)
Five
Latin America Disney XD channels serve Central and Southern America. Countries
served include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and
Venezuela.
South Africa
Disney
XD is broadcast in South Africa.
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