Disney XD
American pay television channel
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2025 | Disney XD was dropped from Verizon Fios' cable television lineup during network negotiations. |
2023 | Disney XD was dropped from Charter Spectrum's cable television lineup during network negotiations. |
March 2023 | Disney XD participated in ESPN's NHL coverage by airing a 3D animated, Big City Greens-themed game presentation alongside Disney Channel. |
November 17 2022 | Disney XD channel closed in the Philippines, replaced by Cignal channel's Metro Channel. |
March 31 2022 | Disney XD closed in Latin American markets, leaving only Canadian and Polish networks active outside of America |
March 1 2022 | Disney XD in India was rebranded from Marvel HQ to Super Hungama |
2021 | Final seasons of DuckTales and Big Hero 6: The Series concluded on Disney XD. |
June 30 2021 | Disney XD channel closed in Thailand. |
January 31 2021 | Disney XD channels in Japan and Turkey were closed |
January 31 2021 | Disney XD closed in Japanese and Turkish markets |
2020 | Anime Block discontinued after Netflix acquires streaming rights to Pokémon. |
2020 | DuckTales and Big Hero 6: The Series were moved back to Disney XD for their final seasons, which both ended in 2021. |
December 31 2020 | Disney XD closed in Southeast Asian, Scandinavian, and Middle Eastern markets |
October 1 2020 | Disney XD closed in UK, Ireland, and continental Africa domestic feeds |
June 1 2020 | Disney XD ceased operations in Singapore |
April 8 2020 | Disney XD closed in France |
April 1 2020 | Disney XD channels in Spain and Germany were closed |
April 1 2020 | Disney XD channel closed in Belgium and Switzerland. |
April 1 2020 | Disney XD closed in Spanish and German markets |
2019 | Disney XD began airing the NFL's Pro Bowl in a simulcast with ESPN and ABC. |
October 1 2019 | Disney XD closed in Italy after not renewing its Sky carriage agreement |
March 1 2019 | Marvel HQ in India was rebranded as Super Hungama |
January 9 2019 | Disney XD in India was rebranded as Marvel HQ |
January 6 2019 | Disney XD closed down in Australia and New Zealand, with programs moving to Disney Channel for its final year before transitioning to Disney+ |
2018 | Disney announced that four original series (Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Milo Murphy's Law, DuckTales, and Big Hero 6: The Series) would move their premieres to Disney Channel. |
July 11 2018 | ESPN announces multi-year deal with Blizzard Entertainment to air Overwatch League matches on Disney XD's DXP block. |
February 15 2018 | The Disney XD app was discontinued, marking the end of its mobile and digital media player streaming service. |
September 28 2017 | Disney Channel app was relaunched as DisneyNOW, combining apps from Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, and Radio Disney into a universal app with access to all four services. |
August 12 2017 | Disney XD premiered a reboot of DuckTales. |
July 16 2017 | DXP block presents coverage of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Street Fighter V tournament finals at Evo 2017. |
July 15 2017 | DXP prime-time block introduced, featuring video gaming-related programming for teens, running from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time. |
May 12 2017 | Pokémon began its regular broadcast on Disney XD. |
February 18 2017 | Anime Block launches, showcasing anime programs like Pokémon, Yo-kai Watch, and Beyblade Burst, airing every Saturday. |
December 5 2016 | First sneak peek broadcast of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon on Disney XD. |
November 17 2016 | Announcement that the Pokémon anime series would move from Cartoon Network to Disney XD. |
June 2016 | The Disney XD app was rebranded from 'WATCH Disney XD' to its new name, offering live and on-demand streaming of Disney XD content online. |
June 27 2016 | The Disney XD Zone programming block was launched on the Canadian French-language channel La Chaîne Disney. |
2015 | Disney XD Zone was initially a programming block on Disney Channel France between 2015 and 2016. |
2014 | Animacation programming block launched, airing weekdays during summer and featuring new episodes and premieres of shows like Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future and The 7D. |
June 2014 | Disney XD agreed to a multi-picture development deal with Two 4 the Money and MarVista Entertainment, with MarVista having global rights. |
2013 | Show Me the Monday programming block premieres, presenting new episodes of Disney XD original series like Lab Rats, Mighty Med, and Gravity Falls. |
2013 | Disney XD reaches its peak household distribution of 82,000,000 pay television households in the United States. |
July 13 2013 | Randomation Animation programming block debuts, featuring animated shows like Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Xiaolin Chronicles, and Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja. |
April 1 2012 | Disney XD launched a 'Marvel Universe' block following Disney's 2009 acquisition of Marvel Entertainment. |
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