Disney XD (Southeast Asian TV channel)

Disney XD was a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. and part of the Disney Branded Television unit of the United States-based Walt Disney Television, it was also operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific during the acquisition on both Disney and Fox in 2019. It was aimed primarily at children, 6–15 years old.[5][2]

This article is about Disney XD in Southeast Asia. For the original American version, see Disney XD. For other international versions, see List of Disney XD TV channels.
Disney XD
Country
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
Broadcast area
  • Singapore (until May 31, 2020)
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand (until December 31, 2020)
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Indonesian
  • Malay
  • Tamil
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Thai
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group Asia Pacific
Disney Branded Television
(Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International)[1][2][3]
Sister channels
History
Launched15 September 2012 (2012-09-15)
(Malaysia)[1]
March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16)
(Singapore)[4]
19 October 2013 (2013-10-19)
(Indonesia & Thailand)[5]
31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)
(Philippines)[6]
Closed1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) (SD feed, Malaysia)
1 June 2020 (2020-06-01)
(Singapore)
1 January 2021 (2021-01-01) (Southeast Asia)[7]
Replaced byMetro Channel (Cignal channel space, Philippines)
TA-DAA! (Astro channel space, Malaysia)

Its programming lineup included Marvel and Star Wars shows, reruns of programs previously aired on Disney Channel and certain action series. It also aired some pre-school related programs from Disney Junior.

History

Disney XD first began broadcasting in Malaysia on 15 September 2012.[1] The channel was expanded to Singapore on 16 March 2013,[4] Indonesia and Thailand on 19 October 2013, and lastly, the Philippines on 31 May 2014.

Due to Astro's Refreshed Kids Pack on 14 December 2020 and the launch of Disney+ Hotstar on 1 June 2021, this channel, along with Disney Junior, will not be available on Astro and Astro-owned TV providers (including NJOI and Kristal-Astro). Therefore, there's the only impact that The Walt Disney Company will be shutting down Disney XD in Southeast Asia on the same date and time by following the review of Disney's business in this region, just before Astro have already confirmed with this statement before Astro really shutting down both Disney Channel and Disney Junior on the same date and time. However, The Walt Disney Company didn't announce that Astro will be shutting down Disney Channel and Disney Junior on New Year's Day 2021 at midnight.

On 28 February 2019, the Malaysian feed of Disney XD Asia was merged into the main feed, with timings on promos now saying MAL/PHIL instead of SIN/PHIL. Astro, the sole operator in Malaysia that formerly carried Disney channels made Disney XD an HD only channel from 1 March 2019 and the SD version on Disney XD (617) disappeared in Astro list on 14 March 2019.

Disney XD is not available in Hong Kong and Vietnam, with selected programs available on Disney Channel Asia.

After the ban of Disney Channel India and Disney XD India in Bangladesh due to broadcasting in Hindi language and heavy localisation of the Indian feeds,[8] Disney XD Asia was made available on few digital cable platforms there in 2016.

Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior ceased transmission in Singapore on June 1, 2020, on both Singtel and StarHub. Selected programs from these 3 channels are moved to, replaced with and made it available on Disney+ on 23 February 2021.[9]

Due to a review of Disney's business in this region and after more than 8 years of broadcasting, Disney XD has ended all operations at 1:10am on 1 January 2021.[10] Disney XD's content was moved to the Southeast Asian Disney Channel (which already ceased transmission in Malaysia and Singapore but continues to broadcast in other Southeast Asian countries until its cessation on 1 October 2021), Disney+ Hotstar (in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand) and Disney+ (in Singapore).[7]

In the Philippines, it showed a Test Card on 2:15 am. The channel space was now replaced by Metro Channel on January 4, 2021, on Cignal.

In Malaysia, it showed a Grey Message on 12:05 am. The channel space was now replaced by Astro's TA-DAA! on March 15, 2021, on Astro.

Final programming

This is a list of television programmes on Disney XD in Southeast Asia.

Original animated series

Original live-action series

Disney Channel UK original series

Repeats of Disney Channel series

Marvel programming

Disney Junior series

Jetix Programming

Short series

Acquired programming

References
  1. "Malaysia to premiere Disney XD". Kidscreen. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  2. "Saluran Disney XD Hadir di Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Investor Daily Indonesia. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  3. Clarke, Stewart (2018-12-13). "Disney Sets Out International Leadership Team Post-Fox Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. "Marvel Mania, and More!". Television Asia Plus. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  5. Gopi, Shreya (October 21, 2013). "Disney XD launches in Indonesia and Thailand". On Screen. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  6. "Disney XD Launches in the Philippines beginning May 31". Smart Parenting. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  7. "Astro's kids offering gets a makeover!". Astro. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. "Bangladesh bans cartoons to halt Hindi invasion". Hindustan Times. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  9. Baroness, The (June 1, 2020). "Disney+ Singapore Incoming: Disney Channels Dropped From Starhub & Singtel". Geek Culture. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  10. "DC TV Schedule | Disney TV Shows | Malaysia". 2021-01-01. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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