Disney Cinemagic
CountryWestern Europe
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
Timeshift serviceDisney Cinemagic +1
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
Launched16 March 2006; 17 years ago (2006-03-16) (UK)
September 4, 2007 (2007-09-04) (France)
July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01) (Spain)
October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01) (Portugal)
July 4, 2009 (2009-07-04) (Germany)
December 3, 2011 (2011-12-03) (Italy)
ReplacedToon Disney (UK & Ireland, France and Spain)
ClosedNovember 1, 2012 (2012-11-01) (Portugal)
March 28, 2013 (2013-03-28) (UK)
January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01) (Spain)
May 8, 2015 (2015-05-08) (France)
June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30) (Italy)
30 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-30) (Germany)
Replaced bySky Cinema (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Disney Junior (Portugal)
Disney Cinema (France)
Disney+
Links
Websitecinemagic.disney.de (closed)

Disney Cinemagic was a European television brand that consisted of a group of television channels owned by Walt Disney Company Limited (UK)[1] plus two programming blocks by Disney Channels Worldwide.[2] It used to be broadcast on most countries in Western Europe; currently, formerly-branded Disney Cinemagic channels in France (Disney Cinema) and the United Kingdom and Ireland (Sky Movies Disney) are run by third parties which primarily airs films by the Walt Disney Studios.

History

Disney Cinemagic was launched in the UK and Ireland on 16 March 2006 on BSkyB's premium package.[3] On 4 September 2007, the France market version of Disney Cinemagic was launched.[4]

In November 2008 at 8:30pm, Disney Cinemagic HD debuted in France, broadcasting on CANALSAT from 6am to 1am daily,[5] making Disney Cinemagic the first children and family HDTV channel in a French market.[6] In December 2008, Disney Cinemagic HD was launched in the UK with programming in high definition with initial availability through Sky+ HD with a Sky Movies subscription.[7] In October 2008, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was launched and in January 2009, it launched Disney Cinemagic HD being the first children's channel in Portugal to have an HD feed, with SIC K being the second.

In November 2012, Disney Cinemagic Portugal was replaced by Disney Junior,[8] while its HD feed was rebranded as Disney Movies on Demand.[9]

On 28 March 2013, Disney Cinemagic was replaced in the UK with Sky Movies Disney, as part of a deal between BSkyB and Disney which allowed Sky to stream Disney movies on Sky's video on demand services and the last program on Disney Cinemagic UK was an episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series.[10] In a similar move in Australia, Foxtel has launched Foxtel Movies Disney in April 2014, along with Disney XD.[11]

Disney Cinemagic in Spain closed in January 2015.[12] Disney Cinemagic in France was replaced by Disney Cinema in May 2015.[13] Sky rebranded its Sky Movies channels to Sky Cinema, including Sky Movies Disney, in July 2016.[14] On 31 December 2020, Sky Cinema Disney closed.

Duplicating Sky Movies Disney arrangement in the UK, Movistar+ launched Movistar Disney in December 2017.[15] The channel shutdown, films moved to Disney+.

Disney Cinemagic along with all other international Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD were transferred from Disney–ABC Television Group, half of Disney Media Networks segment, to Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International segment on 14 March 2018.[16]

The last program on Disney Cinemagic Germany was Zenon: Z3 on 30 September 2019, which finished at 11:53 pm. The final Disney Cinemagic, the Germany version, was replaced with Sky Cinema Special on 30 September 2019, thus bringing an end to Disney Cinemagic after 13 years, 6 months, and 2 weeks.[17] The first movie on Sky Cinema Special in Germany was The Greatest Showman at 12am on 1 October 2019.

Versions

Market Name Type Formerly Launch date Replacement Replace date
United Kingdom, Ireland Cinemagic[1] channel Toon Disney[18] 16 March 2006[3] Sky Movies Disney 28 March 2013[10]
France, Belgium Cinemagic channel Toon Disney[19] 4 September 2007[20] Disney Cinema 8 May 2015 [13][21]
Spain Cinemagic channel Toon Disney[22] 1 July 2008[1] discontinued 1 January 2015[12]
Germany, Austria, Luxembourg Cinemagic channel 4 July 2009[23][24] Sky Cinema Special[25] 30 September 2019
Cinemagic HD channel, HD Sky Cinema Special HD[25]
United Kingdom, Ireland Cinemagic +1[1] channel, timeshift discontinued 28 March 2013
France, Belgium Cinemagic +1 channel, timeshift[1] Toon Disney +1 Disney Cinema +1 8 May 2015 [21]
Spain Cinemagic +1 channel, timeshift[1] discontinued 1 January 2015[12]
Portugal Cinemagic channel 1 October 2008[26] Disney Junior 1 November 2012 [27]
France, Belgium Cinemagic HD channel, HD 30 November 2008[5] Disney Cinema 8 May 2015 [13][21]
Spain Cinemagic HD channel, HD[1] 1 July 2010[28] discontinued 1 January 2015[12]
United Kingdom, Ireland Cinemagic HD channel, HD 1 December 2008[7] Sky Movies Disney HD 28 March 2013[10]
Portugal Cinemagic HD channel, HD 1 January 2009[21] Disney Movies on Demand 1 November 2012 [27]
Italy Cinemagic block, weekends on Sky Cinema Family[29] 3 December 2011 discontinued 30 June 2019
Scandinavia Cinemagic block, weekends 19:00 CET on Disney Channel[30] 2014

Other channels

Market Name Type Formerly Launch date Replacement Replace date
United Kingdom, Ireland Sky Cinema Disney[10] channel Cinemagic[10] 28 March 2013 Sky Cinema Five Star Movies 31 December 2020
Sky Cinema Disney HD channel, HD Cinemagic HD[31] 2013 Sky Cinema Five Star Movies HD
Australia Foxtel Movies Disney channel[11] 10 April 2014 Foxtel Movies Kids 7 November 2019
France, Belgium Disney Cinema channel, HD Cinemagic[13][21] 8 May 2015 Disney+ 1 May 2020[32]
New Zealand Sky Movies Disney channel, HD 1 July 2015 Sky Movies Family 31 October 2019[33]
Spain Movistar Disney channel, HD[15] 22 December 2017 Disney+ 31 March 2020[34]
Middle East and North Africa OSN Movies Disney channel HD[35] 1 March 2018

See also

References

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