Disney Channel (Italy)
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Disney Channel Italia is the Italian
version of Disney Channel
. Disney Channel Italy also includes a +1 hour timeshift
service (Disney Channel +1), a +2 hours timeshift
service (Disney Channel +2), a channel for pre-school children (Disney Junior
), an English-audio channel with subtitles (Disney in English
), and a channel for male teenagers (Disney XD). Soon, it will launch Disney Cinemagic.
on Telepiù
. The channel used the slogan La TV che accende la TV (The TV that turns on TV) but was quickly changed to Libera la tua Immaginazione (Free your Imagination)when the channel was launched in 1998.
Among the first programs on the channel were classic Disney cartoons, such as Timon & Pumbaa
and Aladdin: The Series
. It also showed classic Disney films and some Disney Channel Original Movies in Il Fantastico Mondo Disney (The Wonderful World of Disney) each evening at 20.30 (8:30pm). Also, every Saturday, a new film was shown.
The 1999 re-brand also marks the launch of Disney Channel Italy's original live presentation program, Live Zone (hosted by Isabella Arrigoni and Massimiliano Ossini), where viewers can interact with the hosts and join various games. Other popular programs were Live Zone Musica, Live Zone da Scoprire, Live Zone da Ridere and A Star For You.
The channel has been available since the beginning on Stream
and SKY Italia
and even after their mergers. On December 24, 2004 Disney introduced Disney Channel +1, where all regular programs from Disney Channel are postponed an hour.
, Eta Beta, Skatenati and Quasi Gol and other programs were added, like Scooter and L'ora della Magia. In June 2005, all live shows were taken off air.
Prime Time gets a refresh in September 2005, with a new logo, new computer-generated graphics, and Isabella Arrigoni being the voice-over host that presented the programs. On February 2007, Prime Time changes its logo once again, and Patrizio Prata becomes the new voice-over host, although the set design and cartoons remained the same. In May 14, 2007, Prime Time ended and Disney Channel Italy changed its graphics to look like those of Disney Channel (US)
.
, which led to the similar versions in the UK, U.S., Australia and other countries under the title As the Bell Rings
. In 2006, Disney Channel Italy began airing many original language
series from Disney Channel US.In Italy born Premieres Friday (Originally "Venerdì Premieres). On 1 October 2011 Disney Channel
change the logo.They have new logo but have 4:3 instead 16:9
.Since 25 October 2011 they have also 16:9
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
version of 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...
. Disney Channel Italy also includes a +1 hour timeshift
TimeShift
TimeShift is a sci-fi first-person shooter developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was developed using the Saber 3D engine, v.S-3 and Havok. On August 31, 2007 a demo of TimeShift was released on Xbox Live Marketplace...
service (Disney Channel +1), a +2 hours timeshift
TimeShift
TimeShift is a sci-fi first-person shooter developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was developed using the Saber 3D engine, v.S-3 and Havok. On August 31, 2007 a demo of TimeShift was released on Xbox Live Marketplace...
service (Disney Channel +2), a channel for pre-school children (Disney Junior
Disney Junior
Disney Junior is a current program block on Disney Channel and an upcoming American basic cable and satellite television network intended to replace SOAPnet in February 2012. It began airing on February 14, 2011, replacing Playhouse Disney....
), an English-audio channel with subtitles (Disney in English
Disney in English
Disney in English is an italian channel owned by the Walt Disney Television Italy.Launched December 20, 2008, the channel airs the programs aired on Disney Channel, Toon Disney and Disney Junior, but in the original language, with the option to have subtitles in English or in Italian...
), and a channel for male teenagers (Disney XD). Soon, it will launch Disney Cinemagic.
History
On December 20, 1997 Disney Channel officially began broadcasting in ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on Telepiù
Sky Italia
Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation launched on 1 August 2003, when the former platforms TELE+ and Stream TV merged together...
. The channel used the slogan La TV che accende la TV (The TV that turns on TV) but was quickly changed to Libera la tua Immaginazione (Free your Imagination)when the channel was launched in 1998.
Among the first programs on the channel were classic Disney cartoons, such as Timon & Pumbaa
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
and Aladdin: The Series
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
. It also showed classic Disney films and some Disney Channel Original Movies in Il Fantastico Mondo Disney (The Wonderful World of Disney) each evening at 20.30 (8:30pm). Also, every Saturday, a new film was shown.
New Millennium Re-brand and the Start of Live Presentation
On September 1999, Disney Channel Italy adopted the new logo and idents of Disney Channel UK (created by GÉDÉON) while still keeping the slogan Free your Imagination, but with the entry of the new logo (by CA Square) and the channel's new graphics in April 2003, the slogan was abandoned.The 1999 re-brand also marks the launch of Disney Channel Italy's original live presentation program, Live Zone (hosted by Isabella Arrigoni and Massimiliano Ossini), where viewers can interact with the hosts and join various games. Other popular programs were Live Zone Musica, Live Zone da Scoprire, Live Zone da Ridere and A Star For You.
The channel has been available since the beginning on Stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
and SKY Italia
Sky Italia
Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation launched on 1 August 2003, when the former platforms TELE+ and Stream TV merged together...
and even after their mergers. On December 24, 2004 Disney introduced Disney Channel +1, where all regular programs from Disney Channel are postponed an hour.
The 2003 Re-brand and the End of Live Programs
Live Zone ended in 2004, where it was replaced by Prime Time, led by the hosts of Live Zone, Isabella Arrigoni and Massimiliano Ossini. Even programs secondary to Live Zone were replaced by newer ones like TokTok
tok may mean:*Tok, Alaska*Tok Pisin, a language*T.O.K., a Jamaican reggae dancehall band*Theory of Knowledge , an epistemology course taken by International Baccalaureate students...
, Eta Beta, Skatenati and Quasi Gol and other programs were added, like Scooter and L'ora della Magia. In June 2005, all live shows were taken off air.
Prime Time gets a refresh in September 2005, with a new logo, new computer-generated graphics, and Isabella Arrigoni being the voice-over host that presented the programs. On February 2007, Prime Time changes its logo once again, and Patrizio Prata becomes the new voice-over host, although the set design and cartoons remained the same. In May 14, 2007, Prime Time ended and Disney Channel Italy changed its graphics to look like those of Disney Channel (US)
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...
.
Today
In 2005, Disney Channel Italy began broadcasting the first of a new series called Quelli dell'intervalloAs the Bell Rings (United Kingdom)
As the Bell Rings is a Disney Channel UK Original Interstitial program. Its name is based on the show As the World Turns The format is a selection of short live-action comedy sequences...
, which led to the similar versions in the UK, U.S., Australia and other countries under the title As the Bell Rings
As the Bell Rings
As the Bell Rings may refer to:* As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings , on Disney Channel Israel* As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings...
. In 2006, Disney Channel Italy began airing many original language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
series from Disney Channel US.In Italy born Premieres Friday (Originally "Venerdì Premieres). On 1 October 2011 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...
change the logo.They have new logo but have 4:3 instead 16:9
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
.Since 25 October 2011 they have also 16:9
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
.
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