[5] The channel launched on 22 March 1997 at 6:00pm (Paris Time),[6] at its inception, was available as an option on Canal Satellite.

[9] After an announcement at the end of November 2006, four Disney channels were available in the Belgian television offer via ADSL Belgacom TV from 1 December 2006.

[12] The CSA alerts Playhouse Disney to the lack of investment in French and independent audiovisual production.

[14] NRJ 12 will broadcast exclusively over-the-air series produced by Walt Disney Television and will be able to re-broadcast existing series after broadcast on Disney Channel[15] such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny with a Chance.

[16] On 19 April 2011, Disney and Free ISP launched a VOD service on Freebox called Disneytek.

The channel had a programming block, Les Grandes histoires de Disney Junior (lit.

[34] However, Disney Jr. and National Geographic Wild would cease broadcasts in France, remaining available in Belgium and Switzerland.