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Television channel
Disney International HD
is an Indian
pay television
owned by
Disney Star
, a subsidiary of
Disney India
. It is Disney India's first channel to be broadcast in high-definition and broadcast in a 16:9 aspect ratio. The channel primary airs Disney American originals.
The channel is primarily funded by subscriptions with secondary revenue from advertising and is targeted to the 14-25 years age group while the other Disney networks broadcast in the area are aimed towards a 2-14 age group audience.
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In April 2016,
Disney Channel India
dropped live-action programming to focus more on local animation, as those shows drove better ratings.
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Disney Broadcasting India had made a license application for Disney International HD on 17 March 2017 with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB).
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MIB approved the license on September 1, 2017, to take over from
Bindass Play
with Bindass Play programming shifting over to Bindass. The channel was launched on 29 October 2017.
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10 of the 30 available TV series were on the channel at launch.
During the channel's first few weeks of broadcast, it didn't show any commercials.
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Disney International HD shows an exclusive (as it has not been syndicated elsewhere) library of over 1500 or more episodes coming from 30 live action series.
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The channel also airs 100+ Disney movies selected for the targeted ages of 14 to 25 years old.
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On 15 August 2021, coinciding the
Indian Independence Day
, Disney Channel original movie
Spin
premiered on Disney International HD, two days after its release.
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