Disney Channel UK returns!?

[Super+Anthony]

Oh sorry, I thought it would be like the app 

[Yoghurt]

It's apparently being spoken about on search engine Google as well 

[TimmyBGood]

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@Yoghurt wrote:

It's apparently being spoken about on search engine Google as well 

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The Google AI is picking up the chatter on X, but is typically contradictory: note the reference to Disney+ and apps, when the whole point is that this is supposedly a return to broadcast service.

 

[nolte]

Have ofcm issued any license to disney for a new linear channel?

If so, would that have been included on a published list?

[Yoghurt]

Hopefully people will keep us up to date on here 

[Marlu-Nyu]

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@nolte wrote:

Have ofcm issued any license to disney for a new linear channel?

If so, would that have been included on a published list?

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As of 30 September, no. https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/tv/cs/cabandsat-main.htm

[Marlu-Nyu]

It could be as simple as it's a HD verison of one of these, these are owned or provided by Disney.

• Utsav Bharat

• Utsav Plus

• Utsav Gold

As Utsav Plus and Utsav Gold are already in HD, it probably is just a HD version of Utsav Bharat due to be launched.

The test channel might just be called Disney or showing Disney programmes during testing.

[samschedules]

The schedule for this new channel has changed. It's airing "DISNEY" (clearly nothing) til the 6th October, where it starts airing Disney Junior shows in a consistant schedule, if it's a HD channel of an existing network, all these constant changes and tweaks to the schedule, now leading to a Disney Junior-esk consistant one seems like too much work.

Even if it was a HD feed of an existing stream, surely if you tuned into the feed it would just be an upscaled version of the feed already, not a blank screen, which is what some people have seen from the feed so far.

[xenon81]

A reliable poster on Digitalspy has said it will be Disney Junior and the schedule from Monday currently backs that up.

[samschedules]

Yeah, I've seen the updated schedule and it does 100 percent back up a Disney Junior return from Monday, with a consistant new schedule.

I'm still curious why there were shows listed like Big City Greens and stuff, does Disney have an idea to relaunch the main channel if Junior goes well.. I wonder..

[Marlu-Nyu]

It looks more Disney Jr. over Disney Channel. This is the schedule for Monday 6 October 2025 (Times are BST/IST).

I'm a little confused what "Bluey haider" means, though.

[MrRichAllen1976]

I'd care more if they brought back "Sing Me a Story with Belle" [removed]

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[Maniatore2006]

On Astra SKY has one Test Channel Right now with the EPG that Says Disney. Channel name at Moment 5183

[Daisy113]

No!! 😧 It isn't returning to Sky and Virgin Media??!!!! Now that certainly is fake!!!!😠

[xenon81]

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@Daisy113 wrote:

No!! 😧 It isn't returning to Sky and Virgin Media??!!!! Now that certainly is fake!!!!😠

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Disney Junior is returning but not until later this month. The claims that it would launch today (3rd October) were completely false.