Disney XD is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 English 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...

 Category B specialty channel

Specialty channel

A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....

. It is wholly owned by Astral Media

Astral Media

Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...

. The channel launched on June 1, 2011 in both standard

Standard-definition television

Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...

 and high definition

High-definition television

High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...

, as well as a video on demand

Video on demand

Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...

 platform.

As with its counterparts in the U.S.

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...

 and elsewhere, Disney XD consists of live-action and animated programming for kids aged 6-14, in particular, aimed at boys. Unlike similar sister-channels, Family and its multiplex

Multiplex

-Science and engineering:* Multiplexing, combining many signals into a single transmission circuit or channel* Multiplexer, an electronic device that accomplishes multiplexing* Multiplex , a laboratory procedure in molecular biology-Entertainment:...

 channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD is an ad-supported channel.

History

In April 2009, Astral Media, through a subsidiary The Family Channel Inc., was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Family Extreme.

On March 11, 2011 Astral announced it would launch Disney XD on June 1, 2011, using the Family Extreme licence.

Programming

• Aaron Stone
  Aaron Stone
  Aaron Stone is a live-action, single-camera adventure series created by Bruce Kalish. Originally broadcast with the launch of Disney XD on February 13, 2009...
  
  
• American Dragon: Jake Long
  American Dragon: Jake Long
  American Dragon: Jake Long is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The show had premiered on January 21, 2005 and ended on September 1, 2007. The show currently airs on Disney XD in the United States...
  
  
• Baxter
  Baxter (TV series)
  Baxter is a Canadian children's comedy television series. The series is produced by Shaftesbury Films, in association with Family Channel. The series ran from May 24, 2010 to January 2, 2011.- Plot :...
  
  
• Connor Undercover
  Connor Undercover
  Connor Undercover is a Canadian tween action-comedy television series airing on Canadian specialty channel Family. It stars Max Morrow as the titular character Connor Heath. It is co-produced by Heroic Films Company and Shaftesbury Films. In early 2010, Family renewed the series for a second...
  
  
• Cory in the House
  Cory in the House
  Cory in the House is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007 to September 12, 2008 and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moved from San Francisco, California to Washington, D.C., after Victor...
  
  
• Even Stevens
  Even Stevens
  Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
  
  
• Fantastic Four
  Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)
  Fantastic Four is the third animated television series based on Marvel's comic book series of the same name. Airing began on September 24, 1994, until ending on February 24, 1996...
  
  
• Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge
  Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge
  Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge, is a Disney XD/CITV game show that premiered on October 17, 2011 and completed it's first season on November 7, 2011. The show is a challenge game where six teams battle to the finish to win the Ultimate Challenge and become Conquerors of The Fort. The show is an...
  
  
• Gargoyles
  Gargoyles (TV series)
  Gargoyles is an American animated series created by Greg Weisman. It was produced by Greg Weisman and Frank Paur and aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. Gargoyles is known for its dark tone, complex story arcs and melodrama...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Iron Man
  Iron Man (TV series)
  Iron Man, also known as Iron Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series based on Marvel Comics' superhero Iron Man...
  
  
• Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
• Kickin' It
  Kickin' It
  Kickin' It is an American martial arts inspired comedy television series, which debuted on June 13, 2011 on Disney XD. Created and executive produced by Jim O'Doherty, the series is rated TV-Y7 and follows the karate instructor at an under-performing martial arts academy, played by Jason Earles,...
  
  
• Life with Derek
  Life with Derek
  Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the...
  
  
• Moises Rules!
  Moises Rules!
  Moises Rules! is a short form sports television series and a Disney XD Original Short Series in which kids challenge Moises Arias to different sports challenges. The series premiered on December 7, 2009. -Episodes:...
  
  (in commercial breaks
  Interstitial program
  In television programming, an interstitial program refers to a short program which is often shown between movies or other events, e.g. a cast interview after movies on premium channels...
  
  )
• Pair of Kings
  Pair of Kings
  Pair of Kings is an American television sitcom shown on the Disney XD cable channel. It was created by Dan Cross and David Hoge and stars Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw. The sitcom's target audience are teenagers...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Spider-Man
  Spider-Man (1994 TV series)
  Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated series starring the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. The producer/story editor was John Semper, Jr. and production company was Marvel Films...
  
  
• The Emperor's New School
  The Emperor's New School
  The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that airs on Disney Channel, ABC Kids, and Disney XD and is produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The show is based on the characters from The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove...
  
  
• The Legend of Tarzan
  The Legend of Tarzan
  The Legend of Tarzan is an animated television series created by The Walt Disney Company in 2001, based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs....
  
  
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
• 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...
  
  
• What's Up Warthogs!
  What's Up Warthogs!
  What's Up Warthogs! is a Canadian sitcom that airs on Family. It follows two teen rivals; Victoria and Eric, who with the help of best friend, Charlie, and crazed genius, Laney, come together and make the morning announcements into a show. The show premiered on March 11, 2011 on Family, and it will...
  
  
• Wingin' It
  Wingin' It
  Wingin' It is a Canadian teen sitcom airing on Family; the series is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Everett. It also includes guest-stars from other Family Channel shows such as The Latest Buzz...
  
  
• X-Men
  X-Men (TV series)
  X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
  
  
• Yin Yang Yo!
  Yin Yang Yo!
  Yin Yang Yo! is a Canadian-American animated television series created by Bob Boyle II and produced by Jetix Animation Concepts. It is the third Jetix-original show. It premiered on October 2, 2006 on Jetix with a sneak peek airing on August 26, 2006...
  
  
• Zeke and Luther
  Zeke and Luther
  Zeke and Luther is an American Disney XD sitcom about two best friends setting their sights on becoming the world's greatest skateboarders. The show stars Hutch Dano, Adam Hicks, Daniel Curtis Lee and Ryan Newman ....
  
  

See also

• Disney Junior (English)
• Disney Junior (French)
• Family

External links

• Disney XD