Playhouse Disney
Playhouse Disney was a brand for a slate of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channel that was owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit of the Disney–ABC Television Group, itself a unit of The Walt Disney Company. It originated in the United States as a morning program block on the Disney Channel. Its programming was targeted at children ages 3–8, featuring a mix of live-action and animated series.
The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel was relaunched as Disney Junior on February 14, 2011. The 22 cable channels and blocks using the Playhouse Disney brand around the world were relaunched under the Disney Junior brand over the next two years, concluding with the rebranding of the Russian channel in September 2013.
History
Playhouse Disney originated on May 8, 1997 as a daily morning program block for preschoolers on Disney Channel, debuting just over one month after the channel's relaunch that signified the beginning of its full conversion into a commercial-free basic cable channel. It utilized a similar graphics package for its promotions as that used for the channel's afternoon children's programs. Prior to the block's launch, Disney Channel had aired a lineup of preschool-targeted programs (which were mixed alongside animated series aimed at older children) during the morning hours since its debut in April 1983. A stylized version of Disney Channel's "Mickey Mouse TV" logo of the time period for the block (featuring a green paint-style background overlaid by a multicolored "playhouse" titling) was introduced on October 4, 1998 with the introduction of new graphics for the block.
Disney Junior (Greece)
Disney Junior launched as a block on Disney Channel Greece on June 1, 2011 replacing Playhouse Disney. When Disney Junior launched as a TV channel, the block stopped airing on Disney Channel. The channel was launched via OTE TV on November 1, 2013. It is also available on hol my TV and Cytavision (Greece). In Cyprus it is available on Cytavision and Cablenet. It is available in English and Greek.
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Disney Junior (Asia)
Disney Junior Asia (known as Disney Junior in idents and formerly known as Playhouse Disney from 1994 to 2011) is a cable and satellite television channel that broadcasts in Southeast Asia, owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit of the United States-based Disney–ABC Television Group, managed by the The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia. Aimed mainly for children between 2 through 9 years of age, its programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and made-for-DVD movies and select other third-party programming. Disney Junior also lends its name to a morning and early afternoon program block seen on sister network Disney Channel, branded as "Disney Junior on Disney Channel." It is partnered with GMA News and Public Affairs, Street & Racing Technology, and Dodge.
