Disney Jr. (Portugal)
Logo used since 1 June 2024 | |
| Country | United Kingdom (license) Portugal (playout) |
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| Broadcast area | Portugal Angola Cape Verde Mozambique |
| Headquarters | 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London (license) Lisbon, Portugal (playout) |
| Programming | |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i SDTV 576i (downscaled) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Limited (license) The Walt Disney Company Portugal (playout) |
| Parent | The Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L. Disney Branded Television (Disney Entertainment) |
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| History | |
| Launched | 15 September 2003 (as Playhouse Disney block from Disney Channel) 1 June 2011 (as a programming block on Disney Channel) 1 November 2012 (as a channel) |
| Replaced | Disney Cinemagic (as a channel) |
| Former names | Playhouse Disney (2003-2011) Disney Junior no Disney Channel (2011-2014) Disney Junior (2012-2024) |
| Links | |
| Website | tv |
Disney Jr. is a British-managed Portuguese pay television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Portugal. Aimed mainly at children between 2 and 7 years of age, it launched on September 15, 2003 as Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel, it rebranded to Disney Junior no Disney Channel on June 1, 2011, it replaced the Disney Cinemagic as Disney Junior no canal on 1 November 2012 as a network. Along with the new channel, Disney launched "Disney Movies On Demand" service on ZON.
In March 2021, a HD feed was launched on the TV operator MEO.
As of 2025, it shares the same schedule with the Wallonia, Netherlands, and Spanish feeds.