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Disney XD is an American digital cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on February 13, 2009 as the successor to Toon Disney, and a sister network to Disney Channel. Disney XD mostly airs action-oriented children's television series and movies aimed primarily towards young male viewers aged 6 to 14.

Disney XD airs original Disney XD content, such as Zeke and Luther, Kickin' It, I'm in the Band, and Pair of Kings and some of Disney Channel's most popular programming, including recent and archived original series, such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Wizards of Waverly Place, as well as some made-for-TV movies.

It is offered with Latin Spanish language audio, either via a separate channel as part of a Spanish language network package sold by cable and satellite providers or a separate audio track with the SAP option, depending on the system. The channel also offers a video-on-demand service to digital cable and IPTV subscribers, offering free programming.

Programming

Disney XD broadcasts original series such as Pair of Kings, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Crash & Bernstein, Kickin' It, Rated A for Awesome, Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge, Kid vs. Kat, Mr. Young, Lab Rats, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Motorcity, Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, and Tron: Uprising. Repeats of former Disney XD original series include Jimmy Two-Shoes, and Zeke and Luther. Reruns of Disney Channel original series includes American Dragon: Jake Long, Cars Toons, Fish Hooks, The Legend of Tarzan, Phineas and Ferb, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, its sequel series The Suite Life on Deck, Wizards of Waverly Place, and So Random!. Acquired programing from other networks includes Fantastic Four, Gargoyles, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Spider-Man Unlimited, X-Men, X-Men Evolution, My Babysitter's a Vampire, Sonic Underground and The Jungle Book. Future original series includes BoBoiBoy, and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..

A notable aspect of Disney XD's original series is that they tend to feature predominately male casts, and as such, its original programs feature very few females as main characters (with most live-action originals typically featuring only one female in its main cast) in comparison to Disney Channel's original programs, which tend to feature an equal or nearly equal amount of main characters of either gender. New episodes of live-action original series are usually aired on Monday nights, while new episodes of animated original series air on Saturday mornings. In addition, Disney XD airs movies, but unlike Disney Channel, movies are typically not aired in prime time; instead, films generally air at 5 pm ET with double features airing a few times a week. The channel's first (and so far only) made-for-TV movie, Skyrunners, premiered on November 27, 2009.

In addition to full-length live-action and animated original series, the channel also debuts short series similar to those seen on Disney Channel during commercial breaks, such as Moises Rules, The Next X, and its spin-off The Next Winter X. These shows often follow other network shows and last about two to three minutes or sometimes fifteen minutes, with the exception of a few short-form series. Often, these shows are televised in the last two minutes of the program, with the exception of the Disney XD Shortstop, or following the ending of a movie. ESPN's SportsCenter provides youth-oriented sports updates periodically between shows. Edited segments of ABC's Wipeout are also broadcast.

Programming blocks

Marvel Universe

On April 1, 2012, Disney XD launched a block called Marvel Universe, with the premiere of Ultimate Spider-Man, followed by the returning The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The block is a result of Disney's 2009 Marvel acquisition. The block also includes new short-form animation series and live-action interstitials.

Shows

Disney XD HD

Disney XD HD is the branding used for the high-definition feed of the network. It is offered on some cable providers, as well as both satellite providers and IPTV providers in the Disney/ABC television networks preferred HD picture format of 720p. The high-definition feed airs a limited amount of programming in high definition, mainly Disney XD's original programming as well as certain films and some episodes of Disney Channel series produced after 2009.

International channels

Disney XD, similarly born of a merger between Jetix and Toon Disney, is also available on cable systems in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Spain and United Kingdom.

Asia-Pacific

India

Disney XD started broadcasting in India in 2009, when it was launched it focused on sitcoms and original shows of Disney XD. Since, 2011 Disney XD along with Disney Channel India is not focusing on teenagers in India, only aiming kids of 6–11 years old, Disney XD along with Disney Channel India receives criticism from teenagers.

Malaysia

An announcement was made at a press conference on February 2, 2012 that Disney XD Malaysia launched on 15 September 2012 by Astro (Malaysian satellite television) Network and it is the first international kids channel in Malaysia airing under two separate channels Channel 617 which has been aired in SD picture format and Channel 637 for HD format four audio channels; English, Malay, Mandarin Chinese and Tamil. The preview has been aired under the title XD Zone on Disney Channel Malaysia on August 31 and September 1, 2012.

Canada

Europe

In Europe the channel was formerly known as Fox Kids until 1 January 2005 and Jetix until 31 August 2009. A one-hour timeshift of Disney XD is also available in some European countries.

Latin America

As Jetix, the channel aired mostly animated series, including the Jetix Animation Concepts and Disney Channel Original Series. Some live-action series like Power Rangers or local Casi Ángeles were also aired. Third-party movies and series were also aired. The Fox Kids World Cup was renamed Jetix Kids World Cup and later just Jetix Cup and became smaller, with only Latin American countries playing. Eventually, Jetix started airing old series from Disney Channel, series that had been dropped or canceled from that channel. Those series include Phil of the Future, Dave the Barbarian, Even Stevens and some others. By 2008, most of the Jetix programming included The Fairly OddParents, Pucca, Dinosaur King, and Power Rangers. Those series took most of the schedule of the channel. The channel also premiered a Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock.

Late in 2008, Disney Channel Worldwide stated that Jetix Latin America, would become Disney XD in 2009. The Jetix Cup was renamed Disney Soccer Cup to fit with the Disney XD re-branding.

Finally, Disney and ESPN Media Networks announced on May 2009 that Jetix would become Disney XD on July 3, 2009. The last series premiering on the channel were Monster Buster Club and Quantum Ray. The promos of Disney XD showed different subjects of the new channel (like guitars, skates, video games or even shoes) appearing in front of the Jetix character on its own city.

His programming includes Disney XD original series, such as Kid vs Kat, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Pair of Kings, Kickin' It, some Disney Channel Original Series, such as Phineas and Ferb, and non-original series such as My Babysitter's a Vampire, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Ultimate Spider-Man and The Fairly OddParents (that was formerly aired on Jetix, only seasons 1-5).

See also

• Disney Channel
• Toon Disney
• Jetix
• List of Disney XD TV channels

References

1. ^ "Disney XD preps block of Marvel shows: Premiere of 'Ultimate Spider-Man' to kick things off April 1". Chicago Tribune.
2. "ASTRAL LAUNCHES DISNEY XD JUNE 1, 2011 – KIDS' SPECIALTY CHANNEL AND MULTI-PLATFORM BRAND TO DEBUT ACROSS CANADA". CNW. March 11, 2011.
3. http://kidscreen.com/2012/07/19/malaysia-to-premiere-disney-xd/
4. http://disneyxdmedianet.com
5. Exclusivo ANMTV: Disney XD ya tiene fecha de estreno – Anime, Manga y TV. Anmtvla.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-09.

External links

• Official website

• Disney XD
• Children's television networks in the United States
• English-language television stations in the United States
• Television channels and stations established in 2009
• Walt Disney Company subsidiaries