Jetix (UK & Ireland)
| Disney XD | |
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| Launched | 19 October 1996 (as Fox Kids) 1 January 2005 (as Jetix) 31 August 2009 (as Disney XD) |
| Owned by | Disney–ABC Television Group |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.06% 0.04% (+1) (April 2017, BARB) |
| Slogan | "The Future Is Now!" |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Headquarters | Hammersmith, London |
| Formerly called | Jetix |
| Sister channel(s) |
Disney Channel Disney Junior |
| Timeshift service | Disney XD +1 (Now Spider-Man) |
| Website | disney.co.uk/disney-xd |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 607 (SD/HD) Channel 608 (+1) Channel 622 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 707 Channel 708 (+1) |
| WightFibre | Channel 111 |
| IPTV | |
| TalkTalk Plus TV | Channel 482 |
| BT | Channel 482 On-demand |
| plusnet | Channel 482 |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Disney XD (formerly Fox Kids and Jetix) is a children's television channel, with programming aimed at children aged 6–14 years old which broadcast on cable and Sky UK. Fox Kids orientated from United States, and was owned by Fox Television Entertainment, before renaming itself to Jetix in 2005. The British version of Fox Kids was the first European variant before being expanded to other European countries during the late 1990s. The Disney XD+1 timeshift channel was changed to Spider-Man during mid 2017.
Fox Kids launched the British and Irish version of its channel on 19 October 1996, broadcasting between the hours of 06:00 and 19:00. Fox Kids time-shared originally with Sky 2 and later National Geographic Channel, before extending its hours to 10 pm. The channel consisted of live-action and animated comedy, drama and action-adventure programmes for children of all ages, Fox Kids also programmed up to seven hours of commercial-free educational series each week
In early 2001, the channel claimed one million children watched the channel every week. The channel also restructured its operations into two divisions, content and commercial. In July 2001, Disney acquired Fox Family Worldwide from News Corp and Haim Saban, which give Disney 76% ownership of Fox Kids Europe, which included the British operations. On 3 November 2003, the channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week
In January 2004, Fox Kids international announced plans to rename its operations to Jetix, a unique name which implied action and adventure. On 3 April, the transition started with a Jetix-branded block operating every day from 3pm to 7pm, In September 2004, the block become part of the morning line-up, between the hours of 7 am and 9 am.
On 9 September, A monthly Jetix Magazine was launched as part of the rebrand, produced under licence by Future Publishing. The magazine, aimed at boys ages six to eleven, contained covered a wide aspect of content including news, interviews, music and sports. Ronnie Cook, managing director at JCP, added: "We're excited to be able to offer this new UK title for kids. The Jetix Magazine will also provide us with a crucial marketing tool for upcoming channel activity."
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