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Disney Channel Australia is a television channel that has been broadcast in Australia since May 1995 and in New Zealand since December 2003 , and is mainly aimed at children and their families. It does not broadcast commercial advertisements, however programming is broken up by a number of breaks, during which trailers for Disney's programming are usually shown. HISTORY AND AVAILABILITY Disney Channel Australia has been broadcast in analog by Optus since May 1995 . It became available in digital by TransTV Digital since 2001, and by Foxtel and Austar since 2002. It has been aired on New Zealand's pay television network ( SKY Network Television ) since December , 2003 . On December 29, 2005 , Disney Channel launched Playhouse Disney Channel in Australia on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television digital services and in New Zealand on the SKY Network Television digital service. SHOWS The Disney Channel Australia features many of the shows the U.S. version broadcasts. The channel also airs shows made in Australia, such as and Wicked Science . Shows are often shown on Disney Channel Australia a few months after their US counterpart, although there are some exceptions. Current shows
Former Programming
MOVIES Disney Channel Australia traditionally broadcast most of format for those viewing on widescreen 16:9 television sets. Disney Channel Australia also played the following successful DCOMs: Coming Soon: LOGO VARIATIONS Prior to 2003, Disney Channel's logo consisted of three circles which resembled a silhouette of Mickey Mouse's head. The logo was the basis for the channel's wide range of impressive computer-generated idents, in which Mickey's silhouette was formed from various animated objects, which included Two electric scoreboard ears and a soccer ball, Two cricket balls and a basket ball, Two suns and a fan and a wide range of others. The Australian Disney Channel had similar logos to Disney Channel UK . These are the logos that were used since the channel first aired in 1995: |
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