Jetix Latin America is a cable television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Toon Disney/Jetix broadcasting to Latin America. It is broadcast in three feeds, North Zone, Central Zone and South Zone. It features action-related live-action and animated programming. It also re-runs former series of Disney Channel Latin America. Jetix Latin America is operated by Disney & ESPN Media Networks and The Walt Disney Company Latin America, both owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was previously known as Fox Kids and became Jetix on July 31, 2004. It is owned by Disney-ABC Networks Group.
Jetix Latin America will become the Latin American version of Disney XD on July 3, 2009[1], being launched after the end of the "Disney Football Cup".[2][3]
Disney XD Rebranding[]
The Walt Disney Company Latin America and Disney & ESPN Media Networks Latin America announced on May 15, 2009 that the channel will be rebranded as "Disney XD" along with Jetix Brazil.[4] The rebranding followes previous rebrandings of Toon Disney in the United States and Jetix in France also to Disney XD. The channel will be launched on July 3, 2009[1] after the closing events of the 2009 Disney Football Cup (previously known as Jetix Kids Football Cup and Fox Kids Football Cup). The official website was launched on May 15, 2009.[5]
Programs[]
Disney XD Latin America, like Disney XD United States and Disney XD France will be focused on a male audience. As June 6, 2009 Disney has officially announced some series, while others are still in negociations.[1]
- Aaron Stone[1] (Original series)
- Digimon Data Squad[1]
- Dinosaur King[1]
- Zeke and Luther[6]
- Kid vs. Kat [6]
- World of Quest [6]
- Phineas and Ferb [6]
- Liga de los Súper Malvados [6]
History[]
The channel started as Fox Kids and was the Fox Broadcasting Company's children's programming division and brand name in Latin America. It aired some original series and movies, and the "Copa Fox Kids" (Fox Kids Cup) once a year.
In the year 2002, Fox Family Worldwide is sold to The Walt Disney Company and eventually all the television networks from it were changing its names and logos. Fox Family became ABC Family and international channel were also changing.
In July, 2004 the first "Jetix" promos aired on Fox Kids Latin America, and the last week of July a countdown started, saying how many days were left until Jetix come.
On July 31, 2004 at midnight the channel changed to Jetix, but some promos kept on air until some weeks later.
Since then, Jetix Latin America has the same promos and intros, they have never been changed. It airs some original programming, movies and third-party series and movies. The "Copa Fox Kids" became "Copa Jetix" and it is still aired every year.
Jetix Latin America also aires programming from Disney Channel that has been dropped or has ended.
The Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock premiered on Jetix several week later that its premiere on Disney Channel.
On December 22, 2007, Jetix sold both Shuriken School and Baby Christina's World to Discovery Networks Latin America, which premiered the two programs on the Discovery Kids Latin America channel, beginning with Shuriken School on that same year. Baby Christina's World premiered on August 21, 2008.
Late in 2008, Disney Channel Worldwide stated that Jetix Latin America, will become Disney XD in 2009.[7]
On May 15, 2009, it was announced that Jetix Latin America will become the Latin American version of Disney XD, being launched on July 4, 2009.[8] As a part of the rebranding, the "Jetix Football Cup" (previously known as "Fox Kids Football Cup") was renamed "Disney Football Cup".
Feeds[]
- Jetix North. Aired in Mexico.
- Jetix Central. Aired in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela and Central America.
- Jetix South. Aired in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
- Jetix Brazil. Aired in Brazil.
Programming[]
Most of the series aired on Jetix Latin America are from third-parties, along with some Jetix Animation Concepts series and Disney Channel Original Series.
Final Shows[]
- Chaotic
- Combo Niños
- Dinosaur King
- Farmkids
- Grossology
- monster buster club
- Pix & leo
- Pucca
- Skunk Fu!
- Spliced!
- The Spooky Sisters
- Total drama Island
- Wolverine and the X-Men
- Yin Yang Yo!
Other shows[]
- A.T.O.M. (only in South, North Latin America and Brazil)
- B-Daman (only in South and Central Latin America)
- Dinospore (only in Central Latin America and Brazil)
- International Super Spy: The Series (only in Central and North Latin America)
- Iron Kid (only in Central Latin America)
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder (only in South and Central Latin America)
- Power Rangers Ninja Storm(only in Central Latin America)
- Power Rangers Wild Force (only in South and Central Latin America)
- Power Rangers Zeo (only in South Latin America)
- The Intruder: The Series (only in North and Central Latin America)
- The Secret Show (only in Central Latin America and Brazil)
- Wicked Science (only in Central Latin America)
Former Shows (also aired on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, ZAZ and Disney Channel)[]
- A.T.O.M
- Class of the Titans
- Casi Ángeles
- Code Lyoko
- Dragon Booster
- Dragon Quest
- Digimon: Digital Monsters
- Galactik Football
- Get Ed
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Monster Allergy
- Monster Warriors
- Ōban Star-racers
- Oggy and the cockroaches
- ruby gloom
- Space Goofs
- Shuriken School
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
- Team Galaxy
- W.I.T.C.H.
Programming blocks[]
Its programming is divided in some programming blocks:
- "Súper Horas" (Super Hours), where only different generations of Power Rangers seasons are aired
- "Noches mágicas" (Magic nights) where several The Fairly OddParents episodes are aired in a row.
- Cinescopio, where different multi-genred movies (including Disney Channel Original Movies) are aired.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 http://www.anmtvla.com/2009/05/exclusivo-anmtv-disney-xd-ya-tiene.html
- ↑ http://deportes.eluniversal.com/2009/05/15/tele_ava_jetix-se-transformar_15A2330603.shtml
- ↑ http://disneylatino.com/disneyxd/
- ↑ http://deportes.eluniversal.com/2009/05/15/tele_ava_jetix-se-transformar_15A2330603.shtml
- ↑ http://disneylatino.com/disneyxd/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcEIjYhEuYA
- ↑ http://disneyxdmedianet.com
- ↑ hhttp://www.anmtvla.com/2009/05/exclusivo-anmtv-disney-xd-ya-tiene.html
External links[]
| Jetix UK • Jetix France • Jetix Germany • Jetix Italy • Jetix Poland • Jetix Czech Republic • Jetix Slovakia • Jetix Slovenia • Jetix Greece • Jetix Spain • Jetix Israel • Jetix Russia • Jetix Romania • Jetix Bulgaria • Jetix Sweden • Jetix Hungary • Jetix Turkey • Jetix Netherlands • Jetix Scandinavia | |
Jetix Europe's channels
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| Jetix Play • GXT • K2 • Jetix Ninjas • Jetix Power • Hornean Channel • Hornean Kids • Hornean Movies • Hornean Power • Hornax | |
Jetix Europe's partners
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| SIP Animation • Hornean Productions • Europe Broadcasting, Inc. | |
| Jetix India • Jetix South Korea • Jetix Latin America • Jetix Japan • Jetix Max | |
Related
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| Fox Kids • Cartoonverse Television • Hornean Productions | |
