In 2008, it became the first Disney Channel in the world to broadcast free-to-air after being launched on Spain's digital terrestrial television platform nationwide.

[2] This set a precedent for The Walt Disney Company for the potential launch of the network on free-to-air television on other countries, which was later carried out in Russia, Turkey and Germany, in that order.

[4] A Spanish version of the British show Art Attack, hosted by Jordi Cruz, was also produced and broadcast, among others.

[6] El rincón mágico was replaced by Playhouse Disney in 2001; filming of specialized segments started in June 2001 from the Madrid complex, which was shared between the five European versions available at the time.

[8] Its local production increased in September with Zon@ Disney (replacing Zon@ 7), the fifth season of La Liga Disney and the local version of Art Attack, as well as the acquired series Howdy Gaudi, created for the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Antoni Gaudí.

[11] In October, a new game show from the Madrid studios premiered on the channel, Enigma animal, with Jordi Cruz presenting short reports on a given species.

[13] American Dragon: Jake Long premiered in early 2005 as part of the main Zon@ Disney strand.

[14] In December 2005, the channel started airing tips on healthy eating, after a protocol signed with the Ministry of Health.

[15] The success of High School Musical prompted Cuatro to buy the FTA rights for the movie, airing in November 2006, two months after its Disney Channel premiere.

[16] In February 2008, the Walt Disney Company Iberia (TWDCI) decided to buy 20% stake in digital terrestrial television multiplex operator Sociedad Gestora de Televisión Net TV.

[citation needed] On 23 December 2021, it was announced that Disney had sold its 20% on Net TV to Squirrel Media, who acquired Vocento's 55% a few weeks prior.