Disney XD (Latin American TV channel)

Disney XD was a Latin American pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company and one of the channels of Disney Branded Television which operated across Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean region.

This article is about Disney XD in Latin America. For original American version, see Disney XD. For other channels, see List of Disney XD TV channels.

Disney XD
CountryLatin America
Broadcast areaLatin America
Caribbean
HeadquartersBuenos Aires
São Paulo
Mexico City
Bogotá
Santiago, Chile
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Portuguese
(Brazilian feed only)
English
(only via SAP audio track)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feeds)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Latin America
Disney Branded Television
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
History
Launched8 November 1996 (1996-11-08) (as Fox Kids)
1 August 2004 (2004-08-01) (as Jetix)
3 July 2009 (2009-07-03) (as Disney XD)
ClosedMarch 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)[1]
Former namesFox Kids Network
(1996–1998)
Fox Kids
(1998–2004)
Jetix
(2004–2009)

It was directly operated by Disney Media Networks and The Walt Disney Company Latin America. Launched on November 8, 1996, as an international feed of Fox Kids, it was rebranded as Disney XD in 2009 after five years under Disney's interim Jetix branding. The network closed on March 31, 2022,[1] with its content shifting to Disney Channel and Disney+.[2][3][4]

History

As Fox Kids (1996–2004)
Fox Kids logo used from 1998 to 2004.

The channel was launched on November 8, 1996, as Fox Kids, originally owned by Fox Kids Worldwide Inc.,[5] a joint venture of Saban Entertainment and News Corporation. It was the third international version of the network to launch after those in Australia and the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the first version in another language besides English. On July 24, 2001, FKW was sold to The Walt Disney Company for US$5.3 billion.[6]

As Jetix (2004–2009)

On August 1, 2004, the TV network transitioned to Disney's new international children's action brand, Jetix, with Disney content merged into the schedule throughout the two years before.[7] It was the first Fox Kids network to rebrand as Jetix.

As Disney XD (2009–2022)

In May 2009, after Toon Disney was rebranded to Disney XD in the United States, the Latin American-Disney branch confirmed Disney XD would replace Jetix in Latin America on July 3, 2009. On January 18, 2010, a Pacific feed was introduced for all South American Pacific countries and Bolivia outside Colombia. In August 2016, the channel moved to a full-time widescreen presentation, launching high-definition operations in each territory when technically able to. The Pacific South American feed shifted to a -1 hour feed of the eastern feed in June 2017.

Feeds

Disney XD Latin America was split into three feeds across the region, featuring Spanish and Portuguese language-programming in Hispanic America and Brazil, respectively:[8]

Available Feeds (as of May 2021)
Country/Region Feed Name Headquarters Note
Mexico Disney XD Mexico Mexico City Schedule defaults to Mexican UTC–6.
Argentina Disney XD Pan-regional Buenos Aires
Bogota
Santiago		 Schedule defaults to Colombian UTC−05:00.
Bolivia
Caribbean
Central America
Chile
Colombia
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Brazil Disney XD Brasil São Paulo Broadcasts in Brazilian Portuguese, schedule defaults to UTC−03:00.

Programming
Main articles: List of programs broadcast by Fox Kids, List of programs broadcast by Jetix, and List of programs broadcast by Disney XD

References
  1. Hermosilla, Ignacio (April 1, 2022). "¿Qué pasó con Disney XD? Los canales que salen y llegan a la TV". biobiochile.cl. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. Moderna, Pipoca (January 13, 2022). "Disney renomeia e facha canais de TV paga no Brasil" [Disney renames and closes pay TV channels in Brazil]. Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. "Disney cesará transmisiones de los canales Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies y Star Life en Latinoamérica" [Disney will cease transmissions of Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies and Star Life channels in Latin America.]. TVLaint (in Spanish). January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. "Disney XD, Nat Geo Kids, Wild, FXM y Star Life salen de TV por cable de Latinoamérica". Caraota Digital (in Spanish). January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. Stiletano, Marcelo (October 5, 1996). "La TV tiró un buen cable" [The TV threw a good cable]. La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  6. "Disney compra 100% de Fox Family Worldwide" [Disney buys 100% of Fox Family Worldwide]. Mercado Argentina (in Spanish). July 25, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. "El canal Fox Kids cambia de nombre: nace Jetix" [The Fox Kids channel changes its name: Jetix is born.]. Adlantina (in Spanish). January 9, 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. Disney XD llega a América Latina y reemplazará a Jetix – Anime, Manga y TV. Anmtvla.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-09.
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