Disney Channel Kuboia

Disney Channel Kuboia was a television channel in Kuboia that aired a mixture of animated and live-action programming for children and teenagers. It was launched on 14th June, 1999, becoming the second Disney-owned television channel in the country after The Walt Disney Network.

The channel closed in the early hours of 4th January, 2021, with its programming moving to subscription service Disney+.

History
The first Disney television channel in Kuboia, The Walt Disney Network, launched in 1996. When Disney Channel Kuboia launched on 14th June, 1999, it focused on television series, whilst The Walt Disney Network aired films.

At launch, the channel aired everyday from 6:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. However, the main Disney Channel branding was only used for roughly half of this time, due to its three programming blocks, Playhouse Disney (9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.) and Toon Disney (3:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.) occupying the rest of the broadcast hours. The channel used the logo and ident packaging that was adapted by the British feed in May earlier that year.

In May 2002, Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney were later spun off into their own television channels, allowing Disney Channel Kuboia to run for its entire fourteen-hour period.

On 31st January, 2005, Disney Channel Kuboia changed its logo and idents to fit inline with the branding that had been adapted by the international feeds during 2002 and 2003. During this time, the channel began to market itself more towards teenagers rather than strictly children.

A new logo, often referred to as the "Smartphone App" logo, was introduced on 21st October, 2013. It was only used temporarily before another logo was introduced on 16th February, 2015.

Closure
In June 2020, it was revealed that all Disney channels in Kuboia would close sometime in 2020, but no exact date was given out. Later, on 29th December that year, the schedule listings on Disney Channel Kuboia's website were updated to state that the channel would be closing on 4th January, 2021 at 6:00a.m. The last programme to air on the channel was a classic Mickey Mouse short from the 1930s.

The closure of Disney Channel Kuboia follows the closure of Nickelodeon Kuboia in 2010, as well as the closure of Cartoon Network Kuboia in 2015. As of the channel's closure, Kuboia has now lost all of the three major American children's television channels (though they all closed for different reasons).

Programming
At the time of its closure, Disney Channel Kuboia broadcasted a variety of original and acquired programming, both animated and live-action, for children and teenagers particularly aged from 11 to 15. Until 2005, the channel mostly targeted children and their families.

Much like other variants of the channels, its programming featured a lot of Disney Channel Originals, although these usually debuted on the channel roughly a year after their American premieres.

Original programming
Disney Channel Kuboia produced a teen drama series Trickle Road in 2006, which focused on a group of pre-teens who attend a rundown Novice School in North Kuboia. It ran until 2008, ending after three series and seventy episodes. The channel also produced a comedy-drama series, Chloe's Club, which ran for two series from 2011 to 2014.

Disney Channel Kuboia also produced several game shows during its run, most of which were based around children's game shows from other countries.

Acquired programming
In September 2005, Disney Channel Kuboia acquired the rights to broadcast modern episodes of the British teen drama series Byker Grove and Grange Hill. The British comedy series My Spy Family was also aired on the channel from October 2007 until late 2013.

In early 2010, after it was announced that Nickelodeon Kuboia would be closing down, Disney Channel Kuboia acquired the rights to several Nicktoons, with SpongeBob SquarePants making its debut on the channel on 13th September that year.

Disney in Dutch
A service called Disney in Dutch was launched on some providers in 2003. It followed the exact same schedule as Disney Channel Kuboia, but broadcast programmes in the Dutch language.