"Disney is a high-quality brand entertainment that is unrivalled in the media entertainment sector, and we are glad to join hands with DStv to launch this channel today in SA and Africa," Walt Disney Company country manager Africa, Christine Service, said.
Hit shows
Disney XD will showcase worldwide hit shows such as Phineas & Ferb, Zeke and Luther, I'm in the Band and Kick Buttowski.
Service also said www.disneyxd.co.za, an immersive online experience, will be available from this month, and offers boys the ultimate online destination for games, competitions and exclusive clips from Disney XD shows. Disney also owns ESPN, ABC and Marvel.
Disney XD was globally launched in 2009 and, over the last 20 months, it has managed to launch 14 Disney XD channels across Europe, Middle East and Africa, according to Maciej Bral, Disney Channels VP and MD for emerging markets.
Disney XD will be shown seven days a week and features a mix of live action and animated programming - a package that comprises a quest for discovery, sports, adventure, music and humour.
Active in SA for past 50 years
The Walt Disney Company has been active in SA for the past 50 years, and Disney channel - launched in 2006 on DStv - was voted SA's coolest TV channel among kids by the Sunday Times Generation Survey in 2008 and 2009.
