

It also showed the best of Disney from Mickey Mouse and Friends, The Legend of Tarzan, Aaron Stone Season 2, Kid vs. Other programs include Art Attack, which was one of the most popular, Vicky and Vetaal, Agadam Bagadam Tigadam, and also from other networks, Hero, Zoran, and Dharam Veer. Although the majority of the network's programming is animation, live-action programming is also shown, which includes the very popular Power Rangers. Disney XD programming line-up also features shows based on the cartoon icons such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Programming is also available in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu other than English. Fox Kids was sold to the Disney/ABC brand in 2002, which developed the channel into Toon Disney and later to Disney XD. As of 2010, the channel is owned by Star TV, in India, which is owned by Fox. Aaron Stone, a live action program, was the first show to be aired on Disney XD India. The target audience of the channel is mostly children and adolescents, particularly boys aged 6-18. It telecasts both animated and live action shows in the same slot. Disney XD has no action dedicated blocks unlike Toon Disney. It combined Jetix and Toon Disney into a single channel. Disney XD, owned by The Walt Disney Company, is broadcast all over India. Toon Disney was number one in south India.ĭuring November 2009, it was declared that Toon Disney (Jetix) India will be replaced by Disney XD, which was officially launched on November 14, 2009, at 12:00 noon, Indian Standard Time. It had format had to that of Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.ĭisney reached more than 107 million television homes in India, and Disney channel and Toon Disney/ Jetix reached approximately 30 million homes on cable and satellite in India and together rank number two in the market.

Mostly a spin-off of Disney Channel, it focused on animated series and some live action programming. It also showed movies under the Disney banner through out the weekends. Earlier, during the daytime, the channel showed Jetix and showed the Toon Disney programming from 11 am to 1pm during weekdays. Toon Disney was officially replaced by Disney XD in 2009. Toon Disney (Jetix) India was a cable channel that first aired in India in 2004.
