KU
Well technically Cinemagic UK didn't close down, it was just rebranded and relaunched as part of Sky Movies.
But what's in place of what channel number it was originally on?
Can't remember the EPG number (if I'm correct 623), but on kids section , for sure
I wish the "now closed" slides for all 5 channels had information about it and animation like when Disney Cinemagic UK closed down in 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqm3fTmcKc4
Well technically Cinemagic UK didn't close down, it was just rebranded and relaunched as part of Sky Movies.
But what's in place of what channel number it was originally on?
Can't remember the EPG number (if I'm correct 623), but on kids section , for sure
KU
Not much fanfare really
Which is a shame as like they could've played the WWOD intro for one last time.
That would be "romantic"but too far removed for a channel which hasn't been showing that block for a long time
I think the closest thing to a goodbye they have shown is the "Best of Disney Channel" promo
DC Australia had this, meanwhile : https://youtu.be/gKgxlwGxYso
I believe for the most part the UK team (and the Italian team too), didn't see it much as a goodbye, more like a move to Disney+
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Final Disney Channel UK closedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdV1UUUJNTU
Not much fanfare really
Which is a shame as like they could've played the WWOD intro for one last time.
That would be "romantic"but too far removed for a channel which hasn't been showing that block for a long time
I think the closest thing to a goodbye they have shown is the "Best of Disney Channel" promo
DC Australia had this, meanwhile : https://youtu.be/gKgxlwGxYso
I believe for the most part the UK team (and the Italian team too), didn't see it much as a goodbye, more like a move to Disney+
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NJ
Ofcom says "The public service broadcasters are those providing Channel 3 services, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C and the BBC. While all BBC public service television channels are PSB channels, only the main channels of each of the other public service broadcasters have this status" - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/public-service-broadcasting
Neil Jones
Founding member
CBBC/Cbeebies have now shuffled up the Sky EPG to 607/608. I'm surprised CITV isn't also classed as a PSB channel and similarly moved into one of the slots vacated by Disney.
Ofcom says "The public service broadcasters are those providing Channel 3 services, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C and the BBC. While all BBC public service television channels are PSB channels, only the main channels of each of the other public service broadcasters have this status" - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/public-service-broadcasting
ST
Well, I never knew that. "Every day is a school day"
Thanks, Neil.
Ofcom says "The public service broadcasters are those providing Channel 3 services, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C and the BBC. While all BBC public service television channels are PSB channels, only the main channels of each of the other public service broadcasters have this status" - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/public-service-broadcasting
Well, I never knew that. "Every day is a school day"
Thanks, Neil.
MI
Disney is putting all of its eggs in the basket that is Disney+, which it sees as the future in the same way it saw launching own-branded channels as the future back in the 1990s.
How long Disney Channel USA lasts will depend on what they get from carriage fees, terms of existing contracts, etc. Disney UK's termination date was linked to carriage deals ending.
One channel that may last longer than others is Germany's Disney Channel, but that channel is very different to other Disney Channel's around the world, and is a result in there being no clearly defined EPG on platforms that segregate children and general entertainment, so children's content gives way to family and grown-up comedy, like "The Connors" and "The Nanny" in the evening.
Are the closures based on viewing figures for the channels or will they soon be culling the US Disney Channel too?
Disney is putting all of its eggs in the basket that is Disney+, which it sees as the future in the same way it saw launching own-branded channels as the future back in the 1990s.
How long Disney Channel USA lasts will depend on what they get from carriage fees, terms of existing contracts, etc. Disney UK's termination date was linked to carriage deals ending.
One channel that may last longer than others is Germany's Disney Channel, but that channel is very different to other Disney Channel's around the world, and is a result in there being no clearly defined EPG on platforms that segregate children and general entertainment, so children's content gives way to family and grown-up comedy, like "The Connors" and "The Nanny" in the evening.
NJ
Realistically if ITV had pulled their finger out years ago CITV would probably be higher up by default by now. But by launching late and years behind everybody else, they go to the back of the queue on the EPG stakes. That's the way the Sky system works for most genres, first come first served, older channels get dibs. I think, though that doesn't explain why Boomerang, which is seven years younger than Nickelodeon, sits above it on the EPG.
However there did use to be a system on Sky where you got, say, channel 121, and then 122 and 123 effectively for free, but that system was abandoned as the number of channels expanded, so the decision was made to bunch them all up, and as Boomerang is a sister channel to Cartoon Network, that's probably why its ended up above Nickelodeon in the rankings today.
Nothing to stop any other channel swapping if they really wanted to through the EPG rules, though I dare say those at the top end of the 600s are relatively happy where they are.
Neil Jones
Founding member
I wonder if ITV ever considered doing some sort of quick deal / turnaround disposable channel in association with Disney for an EPG slot of theirs, so they could get CITV up higher, potentially on 609 so it wouldn't be so low down on 621 in comparison to the BBC's kids channels.
Realistically if ITV had pulled their finger out years ago CITV would probably be higher up by default by now. But by launching late and years behind everybody else, they go to the back of the queue on the EPG stakes. That's the way the Sky system works for most genres, first come first served, older channels get dibs. I think, though that doesn't explain why Boomerang, which is seven years younger than Nickelodeon, sits above it on the EPG.
However there did use to be a system on Sky where you got, say, channel 121, and then 122 and 123 effectively for free, but that system was abandoned as the number of channels expanded, so the decision was made to bunch them all up, and as Boomerang is a sister channel to Cartoon Network, that's probably why its ended up above Nickelodeon in the rankings today.
Nothing to stop any other channel swapping if they really wanted to through the EPG rules, though I dare say those at the top end of the 600s are relatively happy where they are.