Disney Channel (Poland)
Disney Channel is a British-managed Polish children's television channel, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company and a localized version of the U.S. television channel of the same name.
It was launched on 2 December 2006, on Canal+ Premium, Polsat Box, Orange TV and some local cable providers. Within the launch, Disney Channel marked the 2nd most popular in Poland, next to MiniMini+.
It previously broadcast 16 hours a day, from 6:00am to 10:00 pm, and has aired 24 hours a day since 9 May 2010. It became a non-commercial channel since 2 December 2010, separating the EMEA feed. Disney Channel has won three times in Telekamery's Tele Tydzień in the "Children's Channel" category.
Disney Channel programs are also available on Disney+ since 14 June 2022.
History
Pre-launch
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", 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", until it ended on 1 January 2005.
Post-launch
The Disney Channel began on 2 December 2006 at 5:00pm, which shares the promo feeds from the Scandinavia and Middle Eastern version, 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, a video on demand service which was exclusive to UPC Digital subscribers in the country.
On 1 August 2010, Disney Channel was separated from Disney Channel EMEA.
On 1 October 2013, Disney Channel Poland launched in widescreen.
On 1 October 2015, Disney Channel launched its HD channel.
Related services
Disney Jr. (formerly Playhouse Disney and Disney Junior)
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. Both rebranded to Disney Junior on 1 June 2011 at 6:00 am..Disney XD
Disney XD targets children and teenagers 6–14 years old. It was launched on 19 September 2009, replacing Jetix. It broadcasts both its own productions, including series thematically addressed to the target group, as well as series and movies from Disney Channel.As of 1 September 2025, it is the Final Disney XD branded channel outside the United States, following the closure of the Canadian channel.
Programming blocks on [TVP1] (former)
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 ' - Disney animated series and films.
- Disneya! Cudowny Świat ' - full and short movies, mostly from Pixar.
- Walt Disney w Jedynce - Disney's animated series and sitcoms.