Disney Channel (Southern Africa)
Disney Channel is a 24-hour family entertainment channel available in Sub-Saharan Africa since September 25, 2006. It currently has two sister channels; Disney XD (channel 304) and Disney Junior (channel 309), though a Disney Junior block runs from 06:45 GMT/08:45 CAT, every weekday morning. It adapted the logos used by Disney Channel UK since it launched until late 2010 when it adapted the current 'smartphone logo' used by Disney Channel USA.
History
The broadcast of Playhouse Disney ceased on 1 June 2011 with the launch of Disney Junior as a separate channel.[1] Disney XD was also launched in 2011. The station adopted a new logo from Disney Channel US, accompanied by the introduction of the current logo in 2011. In June 2014, Multichoice was fined R5000 for failing to provide a warning before airing an advertisement for the fantasy drama Wolfblood, which contained scenes of horror, on Disney XD on the morning of 31 December 2013.[2]
The channel adopted a new logo and underwent a brand design on 21 July 2014.[3]
Programming
Current programming
| Jessie | April 1, 2012 |
| Austin & Ally | May 11, 2012 |
| Gravity Falls | October 19, 2012 |
| Dog with a Blog | July 13, 2013 |
| Wolfblood | October 13, 2013 |
| Mako Mermaids | February 15, 2014 |
| Liv and Maddie | March 8, 2014 |
| I Didn't Do It | June 14, 2014 |
| Girl Meets World | November 15, 2014 |
| Binny and the Ghost | December 13, 2014 |
| Hank Zipzer | February 23, 2015 |
| The Next Step | July 20, 2015 |
| LoliRock | July 27, 2015 |
| Best Friends Whenever | September 18, 2015 |
| I Love Violetta | September 25, 2015[4] |
| First Class Chefs | November 30, 2015 |
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Former programming
| Title | Premiere date | Finale date |
| Violetta | August 26, 2013 | April 8, 2016 |
| Good Luck Charlie | 2011 | August 2014 |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | June 22, 2008 | June 6, 2012 |
| Wolfblood | October 13, 2013 | January 5, 2014 |
| Shake It Up | January 29, 2011 | February 2, 2014 |
| PrankStars | October 26, 2011 | December 16, 2011 |
| A.N.T. Farm | December 10, 2011 | June 15, 2014 |
Future programming
| Title | Premiere date |
| BUNK'D | TBA |
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Films
| Title | Premiere date |
| High School Musical | December 26, 2006 |
| High School Musical 2 | August 17, 2007 |
| Princess Protection Program | July 30, 2009 |
| High School Musical 3 | December 5, 2009 |
| 16 Wishes | December 21, 2010 |
| Avalon High | February 19, 2011 |
| Lemonade Mouth | June 12, 2011 |
| The Suite Life Movie | June 25, 2011 |
| Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | September 10, 2011 |
| My Babysitter's a Vampire | October 8, 2011 |
| Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension | November 5, 2011 |
| Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | December 17, 2011 |
| Geek Charming | January 28, 2012 |
| Frenemies | April 28, 2012 |
| Girl vs. Monster | August 17, 2012 |
| Let It Shine | November 10, 2012 |
| Radio Rebel | June 16, 2013 |
| Teen Beach Movie | August 4, 2013 |
| Cloud 9 | June 27, 2014 |
| Zapped | September 19, 2014 |
| Teen Beach 2 | June 26, 2015 |
| Descendants | September 18, 2015 |
| Invisible Sister | February 19, 2016 |
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References
External links
Official Disney Website
Official Disney Mobile Website
