Disney XD
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Disney XD
is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company
. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney
and/or Jetix
in most areas. According to Gary Marsh
, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for anything" and was chosen simply because it looked "cool". Marsh notes that "the letter X has many cool associations" and that "the beauty of it is the audience can imbue it with all sorts of positive attributes." The "XD" in the Disney XD logo is written in the Exablock
font, even though the font made its official debut a couple months after the channel's US launch.
Disney XD
Disney XD is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney and/or Jetix in most areas. According to Gary Marsh, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for...
is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney
Toon Disney
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. A spinoff of Disney Channel, it mostly aired children's animated series and some live action programming. Its format had similarities to those of Cartoon Network and Nicktoons...
and/or Jetix
Jetix
Jetix was a worldwide children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The Jetix brand was used for blocks and channels featuring action-related and adventure-related live-action and animated programming. It was also what Disney eventually turned Fox Kids into...
in most areas. According to Gary Marsh
Gary Marsh
Gary Marsh is President and Chief Creative Officer for Disney Channels Worldwide, where he develops and produces Disney Channel Original Series, Disney Channel Original Movies and Disney Junior Series . He also oversees talent and casting operations for Disney Channel. Marsh joined Disney Channel...
, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for anything" and was chosen simply because it looked "cool". Marsh notes that "the letter X has many cool associations" and that "the beauty of it is the audience can imbue it with all sorts of positive attributes." The "XD" in the Disney XD logo is written in the Exablock
Exablock
Exablock is a modular and geometric display typeface created in 2009 by Loligovulgaris based on a 6x6 grid. The diacritics of the typeface appear as negative space that are cut into glyph form. The typeface comes in two styles: Exablock Square and Exablock Round....
font, even though the font made its official debut a couple months after the channel's US launch.
- Disney XDDisney XDDisney XD is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney and/or Jetix in most areas. According to Gary Marsh, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for...
, formerly Toon DisneyToon DisneyToon Disney was an American cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. A spinoff of Disney Channel, it mostly aired children's animated series and some live action programming. Its format had similarities to those of Cartoon Network and Nicktoons...
and JetixJetixJetix was a worldwide children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The Jetix brand was used for blocks and channels featuring action-related and adventure-related live-action and animated programming. It was also what Disney eventually turned Fox Kids into...
(The flagship channel for the brand) - Disney XD (Canada)Disney XD (Canada)Disney XD is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. It is wholly owned by Astral Media. The channel launched on June 1, 2011 in both standard and high definition, as well as a video on demand platform....
, launched June 1, 2011 - Disney XD (Croatia), formerly Jetix (Croatia)Jetix (Croatia)Jetix was a children's television programming brand owned by Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in Croatia .It was also a programming block....
- Disney XD (France), formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (France)Jetix (France)Jetix was a children's television programming brand owned by Disney-ABC Television Group and The Walt Disney Company broadcast in France. It was previously known as Fox Kids....
- Disney XD (Germany)Disney XD (Germany)Disney XD is a Germany TV channel that replaced Jetix Germany on October 9, 2009. On April 15, 2010 it replaced Toon Disney Germany, too. At the same time Disney XD +1 started its broadcast in Germany.-History:...
, formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (Germany)Jetix (Germany)Jetix was a children's television channel owned Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in Germany. It was previously known as Fox Kids. The german version of Jetix was also available in Austria and Switzerland.- Disney XD rebrand :...
, also replaced Toon Disney on April 15, 2010 - Disney XD (Greece), formerly KTV, Fox Kids and Jetix (Greece)Jetix (Greece)Jetix Greece was a children's television channel that featured programming from Jetix, a brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The Channel was owned by Forthnet and originally launched in October 2001 as KTV...
- Disney XD (India)Disney XD (India)Disney XD is a television channel broadcasting in India, owned by The Walt Disney Company. It is a merger between Jetix and Toon Disney as one channel, unlike Toon Disney which aired action shows under a block called Jetix and animated in the channel itself, Disney XD will have no action dedicated...
, formerly Toon Disney IndiaToon Disney IndiaToon Disney/Jetix India was a cable channel that first aired in India in 2004 based in Mumbai. It showed Jetix throughout the day and showed the Toon Disney programming from 11 am to 1pm during weekdays... - Disney XD (Italy), formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (Italy)Jetix (Italy)Jetix was a children's television channel brand owned by Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in Italy. It was previously known as Fox Kids.Part of Jetix programming was also broadcast on K-2.-Disney XD rebrand:...
- Disney XD (Japan), formerly Toon Disney (Japan)
- Disney XD (Latin America)Disney XD (Latin America)Disney XD Latin America is a cable television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney XD broadcasting to Latin America and the Caribbean. It was launched on November 8, 1996 as The Fox Kids Network. The network took on its current name on July 3, 2009. It is broadcast...
, formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (Latin America)Jetix (Latin America)Jetix Latin America was a cable television channel and was an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Toon Disney/Jetix broadcast to Latin America. It was broadcast in thee feeds, North Zone, Central Zone and South Zone. It featured action-related live-action and animated programming. It re-runed... - Disney XD (Netherlands), formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (Netherlands)Jetix (Netherlands)Jetix was a children's television programming brand owned by Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in the Netherlands. It was previously known as Fox Kids. This version of the channel was also available in Belgium on Telenet and TV Vlaanderen and Belgacom TV...
- Disney XD (Poland), formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (Poland)Jetix (Poland)Jetix was a children's television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company broadcast in Poland. It was previously known as Fox Kids.- Disney XD rebrand :...
- Disney XD (Scandinavia), broadcasting to Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Middle East, replaced both Toon DisneyToon Disney ScandinaviaToon Disney Scandinavia was a television channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on August 1, 2005 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite platforms, later on expanding into cable systems....
and Jetix (Scandinavia) (formerly Fox Kids) - Disney XD (Serbia), will launch in October 3, 2011
- Disney XD (South Africa)Disney XD (South Africa)Disney XD is an American digital cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
- Disney XD (Spain), formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (Spain)Jetix (Spain)Jetix was a children's television programming brand owned by Disney-ABC Television Group broadcast in Spain. It was previously known as Fox Kids.Jetix became the Spanish version of Disney XD on 18 September 2009.-Disney XD rebrand:...
- Disney XD (Turkey), formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (Turkey)Jetix (Turkey)Jetix was a children's television programming brand owned by Disney-ABC Television Group broadcasts in Turkey. It was previously known as Fox Kids.-Disney XD rebrand:...
- Disney XD (UK & Ireland), formerly Fox Kids and Jetix (UK & Ireland)Jetix (UK & Ireland)Jetix was a television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company that was aimed at children ages six to 14. Jetix was available in many countries around the world in a localized form, including the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It was previously known as Fox Kids.Jetix was available as a...
See also
- List of programs broadcast by Disney XD
- Disney Xtreme Digital, a video streaming service on Disney.comDisney.comDisney.com is a website, owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries, promotes the Disney theme parks and offers entertainment content intended for children....