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 focuses 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.), Star Disney (3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.) and Toon Disney (8:00p.m. to 10:00p.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. Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney were later spun off into their own television channels.

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. The Star Disney programming block was phased out in September that year, as the channel began to market itself more towards teenagers rather than strictly children. Also in September that year, the channel increased its broadcasting hours, with the channel now airing everyday from 5:00a.m. to 11:00p.m. In October 2009, a Friday evening programming block, Disney XD, was introduced.

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. Unusually, the channel also aired some modern Nicktoons, likely due to the closure of Nickelodeon Kuboia.