History
Disney Channel was launched in February 28, 2003, and was then exclusively available through the Viasat satellite platform (Sirius 4). Later that year, it became available in digital cable networks, such as Swedish Com Hem.
In 2003, the channel also applied for a license to broadcast in the Swedish Digital Terrestrial Television network. They were among the channels recommended by the Swedish Radio and TV Authority, and the government granted the Disney Channel a broadcasting license on January 29, 2004. The terrestrial transmissions could start on February 15 via the Boxer TV Access platform. Soon after that, the channel celebrated its first anniversary by dropping encryption for one weekend.
On August 1, 2005, the channel became available to subscribers of the Canal Digital (Thor 2) satellite platform. Simultaneously, a sister channel called Toon Disney was launched. A third sister channel, Playhouse Disney, was launched on October 1, 2006.
In the autumn of 2009, the channel started broadcasting its first original productions. Among these are a sitcom called Når klokkerne ringer produced by the Danish productions company Nobody and the music competition My Camp Rock produced by Titan Television.
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