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Netflix Lands Exclusive Licensing Deal For Two Disney Kids’ Shows

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday May 9, 2013 @ 8:10am PDTTags: Disney Junior, Disney XD, Netflix

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. and BURBANK, Calif., May 9, 2013 — Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq:NFLX) and The Disney/ABC Television Group (NYSE:DIS) today announced a new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for one of the most popular shows on Disney Junior, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, as well as fan favorite Disney XD show Tron: Uprising. In addition, Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso and JoJo’s Circus will also be available for members in the U.S. to watch instantly later this month. READ MORE »

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Disney Junior’s ‘Sofia The First’ Renewed For Second Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 5, 2013 @ 6:00am PSTTags: Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Sofia The First
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Princess SofiaOn the heels of Disney Junior‘s breakout hit Sofia The First hitting series highs for two consecutive weeks, the pre-school animated series has been renewed for a second season. Sofia the First, which airs … Read More »

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Disney Jr’s ‘Sofia The First’ Premiere Tops Cable TV Ratings

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 14, 2013 @ 3:20pm PSTTags: Disney Junior, Sofia The First, TV Ratings

Friday’s premiere of Disney Junior‘s Sofia The First on Disney Channel ranked as the No. 1 preschool series launch in cable TV history in girls 2-5 (673,000/8.6 rating), adults 18-49 (948,000/0.8 rating) and women 18-49 (710,000/1.1 rating). … Read More »

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Disney Jr’s ‘Sofia The First’ Set To Debut January 11

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday November 27, 2012 @ 9:00am PSTTags: Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Sofia The First

The animated series debuts on Friday, January 11 at 9:30 AM on Disney Channel and at 5:30 PM on Disney Junior. The premiere dates announcement comes just more than a week after the series’ special … Read More »

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A Challenge To Viacom? DirecTV Adds Disney Junior To Programming Lineup

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday July 13, 2012 @ 11:33am PDTTags: DirecTV, Disney Junior, Viacom

Show of hands: Who thinks it’s a coincidence that DirecTV made this addition to its children’s offerings the same week that its 20M customers lost Viacom’s 17 channels including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, and Nicktoons? Of course … Read More »

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Disney Jr Network To Roll Out March 23; Disney XD To Launch Marvel Block: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 9, 2012 @ 3:34pm PSTTags: Disney Junior, Disney XD, SOAPnet

During Day 1 of ABC-Disney portion of TCA, the group revealed that its Disney Junior channel now has a launch date: midnight on March 23. The 24-hour channel that will target kids 2-7 and their parents is replacing SoapNet, which … Read More »

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Peter Pan Visits ‘Jake And The Never Land Pirates’ On Disney Channel

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday December 28, 2011 @ 9:38am PSTTags: Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Peter Pan

Peter Pan himself will make his first appearance in Disney Channel’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates in a primetime special Monday, February 13. In the episode Peter Pan Returns the character comes back to Pirate Island in search of … Read More »

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Disney Unveils New Princess With ‘Sofia The First’ TV Movie, Series

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday December 12, 2011 @ 12:21pm PSTTags: Disney Channel, Disney Junior

New Disney PrincessDisney said today that it is introducing a new princess fairytale line beginning next year with the launch of Sofia The First, which will premiere as an animated TV movie in fall 2012 and continue as a series set to bow in spring 2013 on Disney Channel and Disney Junior channels worldwide. It will be the first time among Disney’s storybook princesses franchises that the main character is a little girl, who is whisked off to a glamorous but often confusing castle world of royalty, pomp and new step-siblings after her mom marries the king. The idea is to target the preschool demo. “In Sofia, we have a ‘peer to peer princess,’ a relatable girl experiencing the same social issues as our young viewers – learning how to fit in, making new friends, conquering new skills and building sibling relationships,” said Nancy Kanter, SVP Original Programming and General Manager of Disney Junior Worldwide. Ariel Winter (ABC’s Modern Family) will provide the voice of Sofia; the voice cast also includes Sara Ramirez (Grey’s Anatomy) as Queen Miranda; Wayne Brady (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) as Clover, a wise-talking rabbit; and Tim Gunn (Project Runway) as Baileywick, the family’s Royal Steward. Read More »

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