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This excerpt taken from the DIS 10-K filed Dec 7, 2005.
Disney Channel. Disney Channel is a cable and satellite television service. Shows developed for initial exhibition on Disney Channel include live-action comedy series such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and That’s So Raven; animated programming including American Dragon: Jake Long and The Buzz on Maggie, both produced by Walt Disney Television Animation; and educational preschool series like Higglytown Heroes, JoJo’s Circus and the upcoming Disney’s Little Einsteins for the channel’s Playhouse Disney programming block, as well as projects for its popular Disney Channel Original Movie franchise. The balance of the programming consists of products acquired from third parties and products from our owned theatrical film and television programming library.

      The fall 2005 season on Disney Channel saw the return of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and That’s So Raven with new episodes. Upcoming series premieres include the new live action series Hannah Montana and the new animated series Disney’s The Emperor’s New School, both produced by Disney Channel and set to premiere in early 2006. Many of the children’s live action and animated series produced for the Disney Channel and the Company’s other cable properties are also aired during the

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Saturday morning childrens daypart, “ABC Kids” including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Buzz on Maggie, Power Rangers: S.P.D., The Proud Family, Disney’s Lilo and Stitch, That’s So Raven, Disney’s Kim Possible, and Phil of the Future.

      Disney Channel also reaches beyond the United States via its international operations. Programming on these operations consists primarily of the Company’s originally produced series and movies, library theatrical films and television programs, products acquired from third parties and locally produced programming. We continue to explore the further development of Disney Channel in other countries around the world.

      International Disney Channels and launch dates are set forth in the following table:

         
Channel Launch Date


Taiwan
    March 1995  
UK
    October 1995  
Australia
    June 1996  
Malaysia(1)
    October 1996  
France
    March 1997  
Middle East
    April 1997  
Spain
    April 1998  
Italy
    October 1998  
Germany
    October 1999  
Philippines(1)
    January 2000  
Singapore(1)
    February 2000  
Brunei(1)
    February 2000  
North Latin America(2)
    July 2000  
South Latin America(2)
    July 2000  
Brazil
    April 2001  
Portugal
    November 2001  
South Korea(1)
    March 2002  
Indonesia(1)
    July 2002  
Sweden(3)
    February 2003  
Norway(3)
    February 2003  
Denmark(3)
    February 2003  
Japan
    November 2003  
New Zealand(4)
    December 2003  
Hong Kong(1)
    March 2004  
India
    December 2004  


(1)  Represents feed extensions from the Asia regional channel
 
(2)  Represents feed extensions from the Latin America regional channel
 
(3)  Represents feed extensions from the Scandinavian regional channel (note that these three feeds comprise one channel)
 
(4)  Represents feed extensions from the Australian regional channel

     

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