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Disney Channel Middle East
Launched	April 2, 1997
Owned by	The Walt Disney Company
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)(March 10 , 2010)
Country	United Arab Emirates
Language	Arabic, English,Swedish
Broadcast area	Middle East and North Africa
Website	www.disneyme.com
Availability
Satellite
Orbit Showtime SD/HD

Disney Channel Middle East (Arabic: قناة ديزني‎) is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to the Middle East and North Africa, with exceptions of Iraq, Libya, and Syria.^[1] It is advertising-free and funded by subscription fees.

Contents 1 History 2 picture format 3 Programming 3.1 Current 4 Upcoming 5 Programming Blocks 5.1 Playhouse Disney Morning Block 5.2 Film Time! Block 5.2.1 Current films 5.2.2 Upcoming 5.3 Happy Easter Block 5.4 Demi & Selena Block 5.5 Wiz-tober Block 5.6 Wizards Vs. Vampires Block 5.7 Joyful December Block 6 Disney Channel Events 7 Disney Channel Concerts 8 Availability 9 References 10 External links

[edit] History

Disney Channel Middle East was launched on April 2, 1997 and was back then exclusively available on the Orbit Network. Later, it became available on Showtime Arabia.

Disney Channel Middle East was only available in the English when launched. On April 1, 1998, the Orbit Network launched the Arabic service on Disney Channel. Then, on April 16, 2007, the Orbit Network launched the Swedish service on Disney Channel. Now, Disney Channel is an encrypted channel available on Orbit Showtime in English, Arabic

[edit] picture format

it was announced on November 19 , 2009 that a HD service of the Channel will start from March 10 , 2010 and the channel will change it's credits starting January 23 , 2010 to match Disney Channel USA and release dates of series and movies was changed to be the same date of the United States .

[edit] Programming

Most of the non-live-action content is dubbed into Arabic and Swedish with separate audio streams being available. In addition, Arabic subtitles are carried for live-action programs like Phil of the Future, Hannah Montana... The channel's programming includes:

[edit] Current

• American Dragon
• Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
• Brian O'Brian
• Bunnytown
• Cars Toon
• Classic Cartoons
• Cory in the House
• The Emperor's New School
• The Fairly OddParents
• Famous 5: On the Case
• Handy Manny
• Hannah Montana
• Higglytown Heroes
• House of Mouse
• I Got a Rocket!
• Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream
• Kim Possible
• The Legend of Tarzan
• Lilo & Stich
• Little Einsteins
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• My Friends Tigger and Pooh
• Phil of the Future
• Phineas & Ferb
• Quack Pack
• Recess
• The Replacements
• Special Agent Oso
• Studio DC: Almost Live
• Sonny With a Chance
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
• The Suite Life on Deck
• Wizards of Waverly Place
• JONAS

[edit] Upcoming

• Good Luck Charlie(April 10 , 2010)
• Fish Hooks(October 12 , 2010)
• Dance, Dance, Chicago(November 16 , 2010)

[edit] Programming Blocks

[edit] Playhouse Disney Morning Block

Playhouse Disney Morning block broadcasts from 3 a.m. till 7 30' a.m. GMT (6 a.m. till 10 30' a.m. KSA)

[edit] Film Time! Block

Film Time! block show Disney Animation Movies, Disney Channel Original Movies, and non-Disney movies. Film Time! block broadcasts every Friday at 4 p.m GMT (7 p.m. KSA), and Saturday & Sunday at 7 30' a.m, 1 p.m and 4 p.m GMT (10 30' a.m, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. KSA).

[edit] Current films

• Camp Rock
• The Wild
• Twitches
• Twitches 2
• Double Teamed
• Cadet Kelly
• Brother Bear
• Brother Bear 2
• High School Musical
• High School Musical 2
• Jump In!
• Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
• Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off
• Kim Possible: So the Drama
• A Sitch in Time
• Lilo & Stitch
• Stitch! The Movie
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
• Leroy & Stitch
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
• Mickey's Twice upon a Christmas
• Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
• Muppet Christmas Carol
• Mulan
• Mulan II
• Halloween Town
• Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
• Peter Pan
• Return to Neverland
• Pixel Perfect
• The Cheetah Girls
• The Cheetah Girls 2
• The Cheetah Girls 3: One World
• Mary Poppins
• The Fox and the Hound
• The Fox and the Hound 2
• Minutemen
• The Emperor's New Groove
• Kronk's New Groove
• Finding Nemo
• Toy Story
• Toy Story 2
• Meet The Robinsons
• Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
• Go Figure
• Sleeping Beauty
• Hatching Pete
• Princess Protection Program
• Dadnapped
• Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
• Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

[edit] Upcoming

• Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana (December 6 , 2009)
• A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper (December 6 , 2009)
• Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (June, 2010)
• High School Musical 4 : East Meets West (November, 2010)

[edit] Happy Easter Block

In April 2009 Disney Channel ME showed movies every day during Easter, including the premiere of Sleeping Beauty; added Wizards of Waverly Place season 2 episodes to the Saturday morning lineup; and changed its look, temporarily, to a spring and Easter theme.

[edit] Demi & Selena Block

One day before the premiere of the movie Princess Protection Program the Demi & Selena block aired from 1 p.m. GMT (4 p.m. KSA) until 6 p.m. GMT (9 p.m. KSA). In this block all programming at that time that aired included Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. Two Hannah Montana episodes aired that had Selena as a guest-star, A Suite Life of Zack and Cody episode that Selena guest starred in, As the Bell Rings (United States) episodes that Demi starred in, Camp Rock that Demi also starred in, the premiere of the second show of Studio DC: Almost Live that both Demi and Selena starred in, and a couple of Wizards of Waverly Place episodes that Selena starred in. The channel also changed its look temporarily to match the theme colors of the movie.

[edit] Wiz-tober Block

Disney Channel ME, and throughout October, 2009, premiered Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, showed new episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place, and showed special airings of Twitches & Twitches Too. On October 31, 2009, Disney Channel ME aired Halloween episodes of all shows. The channel also changed its look, temporarily, to a Magical logo.

[edit] Wizards Vs. Vampires Block

Starting October 26 , 2009 till October 29 , 2009 Disney Channel ME Will air the 4 episodes of Wizards Vs. Vampires, in Wizards of Waverly Place.

[edit] Joyful December Block

Disney Channel ME, and throughout December 2009, will air season 2 of The Suite Life on Deck, and premiere Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana & A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper, and run "back-to-back" episodes of selected shows. Also, Disney Channel ME will traditionally air Mickey's Twice upon a Christmas and The Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. The channel will air "Christmas specials & episodes" of its shows. The channel also will change its look, temporarily, to a Christmas, Winter and North Pole look.

[edit] Disney Channel Events

Disney Channel ME also broadcasts some Disney Channel events. The main event that was broadcasted is the Disney Channel Games.

• Disney Channel Games 2007, aired Fall of 2007
• Disney Channel Games 2008, aired on August 19, 2008

[edit] Disney Channel Concerts

• High School Musical: The Concert, aired in 2007.
• Hannah Montana: Live in London, aired July 19, 2008.
• The Cheetah Girls: In Concert, aired July 21, 2008.
• Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, aired on September 12, 2008.
• Jonas Brothers: Live in London, aired 27 September, 2008.
• The Cheetah Girls : Live In Madrid, aired 23 January 2009.
• Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience

[edit] Availability

Disney Channel Middle East is available on Orbit Showtime and on Q-tel Qatar service Mozaic TV+ .

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Disney Channel International Sites

v • d • e Television Channels for Children in the Middle East and North Africa Arab-based Al Jazeera Children's Channel · Almajd Kids · Baraem · MBC 3 · Spacetoon Western-based BabyTV · Boomerang · Cartoon Network · Disney Channel Middle East · JimJam · Nickelodeon Arabia · KidsCo Defunct ART Teenz (expected to return in 2009)