Disney Channel is the French language

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 edition of the Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

, owned by the Walt Disney Company. It was launched in March 1997, primarily on the CanalSat

CanalSat

CanalSat is a French digital satellite and DSL pay television service. It is owned by Vivendi with a 65% share, minority shareholders are Lagardère , TF1 and M6...

 platform.

On November 2, 2000, the portfolio of Disney-branded channels in France expanded from one to four channel with the launch of Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior), and Disney Channel +1. The movie channel Disney Cinemagic

Disney Cinemagic

Disney Cinemagic is the premium subscription movie service, available through Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media. The channel first appeared on 16 March 2006, airing previews, preparing for the official launch that took place at 17:00 on 19 March 2006....

 and its accompanying timeshift channel launched in September 2007, replacing Toon Disney.

On April 1, 2011, Disney Channel is launched on the adsl ( Freebox

Freebox

The Freebox is an ADSL modem that the French internet service provider named Free provides to its ADSL subscribers.Its main use is as a high-end wireless modem , but it also allows Free to offer added services using ADSL as support, like HD television , video recording with timeshifting...

 ; Neufbox

SFR

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 ; Livebox ; Bbox

Bouygues Télécom

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 ).

On April 19, 2011, Disney and Free launched a VoD system on Freebox

Freebox

The Freebox is an ADSL modem that the French internet service provider named Free provides to its ADSL subscribers.Its main use is as a high-end wireless modem , but it also allows Free to offer added services using ADSL as support, like HD television , video recording with timeshifting...

 called Disneytek

In addition to the animated programmes, the French Disney Channel used to feature a show with human hosts called Zapping Zone. It was cancelled in 2004.

Programmes

Programmes currently shown on Disney Channel

• Phineas and Ferb
  Phineas and Ferb
  Phineas and Ferb is an American animated television comedy series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation. Every day the boys embark on some grand new project, which...
  
  
• Kim Possible
  Kim Possible
  Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
  
  
• Good Luck Charlie
  Good Luck Charlie
  Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...
  
  
• Fish Hooks
  Fish Hooks
  Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones. Twenty-one episodes have been ordered for the first season. It premiered on September 24, 2010. An 11-minute preview was shown on September 3, 2010, following the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam...
  
  
• Sonny With A Chance
  Sonny With a Chance
  Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
  
  
• I'm in the Band
  I'm in the Band
  I'm in the Band, is a live-action sitcom airing on Disney XD in the United States and on Family Channel in Canada. The pilot episode was taped on July 14, 2009, with a "sneak preview" airing on November 27, 2009; the show subsequently joined Disney XD's regular schedule on February 20, 2010, with...
  
  
• Shake It Up
  Shake It Up (TV series)
  Shake It Up is an American television sitcom airing on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on November 7, 2010. Created by Chris Thompson and starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya, the show follows the adventures of Cece Jones and Rocky Blue as they star as background dancers on...
  
  
• Hannah Montana
  Hannah Montana
  Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
  
  
• Wizards of Waverly Place
  Wizards of Waverly Place
  Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
  
  
• The Suite Life on Deck
  The Suite Life on Deck
  The Suite Life on Deck is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody...
  
  
• Sabrina's Secret Life
  Sabrina's Secret Life
  Sabrina's Secret Life is an American animated television series based on the Archie Comics character Sabrina, the Teenage Witch produced by DiC Entertainment in partnership with Sony Pictures Television. It originally aired in syndication in 2003 as a spin-off of Sabrina: Friends Forever, Sabrina,...
  
  
• A Kind Of Magic
  A Kind of Magic (TV series)
  A Kind of Magic is a French animated television series created by Marc Du Pontavice and his animation company Xilam....
  
  
• A.N.T. Farm
  A.N.T. Farm
  A.N.T. Farm is a Disney Channel television sitcom that premiered on May 6, 2011 as a special preview and continued as a regular series on June 17, 2011. The pilot episode, "TransplANTed" aired after the series finale of The Suite Life on Deck...
  
  

Disney Channel France is also shown in other French-speaking countries in Europe and Africa as well.

Upcoming Series

• Madison High
• Austin and Ally
• Lights, Camera, Muppets!
• Gravity Falls

Logos

When launched in 1997, Disney Channel France adopted the same logo and idents as Disney Channel UK.
It adopted a new identity package by Gedeon in March 1999.
In June 21, 2003, Disney Channel France also adopted Disney Channel US' new logo and idents.
In 2011, Disney Channel International new logo and idents.

External links

• Official site
• Disney Channel France ident in 2001