Disney Branded Television
Television production unit of Disney for children
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| September 30 2024 | Disney Channel introduced a new logo for the first time in 10 years, incorporating only Disney's corporate logo without the Mickey Mouse head shape. The 2019 version of the 2014 logo remained a secondary logo until February 1, 2025. |
| March 14 2023 | Disney Channel presented its first live sporting event, an alternate telecast of an NHL game produced by ESPN. |
| August 2022 | Disney announced a partnership with Audacy Inc. to launch nine additional Disney-branded audio feeds through the Audacy mobile app, expanding their music channel offerings to include diverse genres and themed channels. |
| August 12 2022 | Zombies 3 had its cable premiere, immediately followed by the series premiere of Hamster & Gretel. |
| July 28 2022 | Radio Disney ceased broadcasting in Russia via Disney.ru. |
| July 15 2022 | Zombies 3 was released on Disney+, becoming the first Disney Channel Original Movie to debut on the streaming platform. |
| 2021 | Radio Disney Music Awards ceremonies continued to be on hold. |
| April 14 2021 | Radio Disney was quietly discontinued at 10 am PT, switching to a simulcast of sister station KSPN. The final song played was 'Unwritten' by Natasha Bedingfield. |
| April 14 2021 | Radio Disney ceased broadcast when its last terrestrial station, KRDC in Los Angeles, was changed to a simulcast of ESPN Radio. |
| March 25 2021 | Disney launched Disney Hits exclusively on SiriusXM as a replacement service for Radio Disney, focusing solely on music from The Walt Disney Company's productions. |
| January 22 2021 | The Radio Disney app and website were shut down. |
| January 15 2021 | Bunk'd became the first Disney Channel Original Series to reach a fifth season, with special guest Peyton List. This also marked the premiere of Disney Channel's first horror series, Secrets of Sulphur Springs. |
| January 1 2021 | Radio Disney switched to an automated throwback playlist featuring songs from its 24-year history. |
| 2020 | Radio Disney Music Awards ceremonies remained suspended for a second time. |
| 2020 | Disney begins syndicating Radio Disney through HD Radio subchannels. |
| 2020 | BTS' 'Dynamite' hits the top of Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| 2020 | Disney Channel lost 33% of cable viewers due to the success of Disney+, leading to channel shutdowns worldwide outside the US. |
| December 31 2020 | Radio Disney began winding down operations, with DJs hosting their final shows and discontinuing service on SiriusXM. Radio Disney Country was completely shut down at noon Pacific Time. |
| December 3 2020 | Disney announced the shutdown of Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country, planned for the first quarter of 2021. |
| January 6 2020 | Disney Channel went completely commercial-free on weeknights and weekend mornings, removing most pre-show wand IDs and changing promo strategies. |
| 2019 | Final Radio Disney Music Awards ceremony held before the program's conclusion. |
| 2019 | Shawn Mendes' 'If I Can't Have You' becomes the No. 1 song on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| November 25 2019 | Disney secured a deal with Entercom to bring Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country to the Radio.com platform. |
| July 2019 | Radio Disney Country opened a Nashville Music Row based studio. |
| July 2019 | Disney agreed to license Radio Disney video content to Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation for web and radio distribution. |
| 2018 | Marshmello & Anne-Marie's 'Friends' reaches the top spot on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| 2018 | Disney Channel officially returned to animated programming, ordering production of Amphibia and The Owl House, and moving several Disney XD originals to the channel. |
| December 5 2018 | The station premiered its 'Let the Girls Play' segment. |
| 2017 | Julia Michaels' 'Issues' hits No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| September 29 2017 | Disney Channels Worldwide replaced its Watch app series with DisneyNow, combining its TV and radio channels. |
| June 2017 | The 'Code Word of the Day' program ended in mid-2017. |
| June 9 2017 | Disney announced expansion of Radio Disney Country to other digital platforms including iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Apple Music, and Spotify, and added terrestrial radio with KDIS flipping to KRDC 99.1 FM and AM 1110. |
| 2016 | Daya's 'Sit Still, Look Pretty' becomes the top song on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| June 24 2016 | Disney Channel premiered its 100th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), Adventures in Babysitting, following a month-long celebration of previous DCOMs. |
| April 2016 | 'For the Record with Laura Marano', a weekly one-hour show chronicling her career launch, closed. |
| 2015 | Shawn Mendes' 'Stitches' reaches No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| November 4 2015 | Radio Disney Networks launched Radio Disney Country, a country music-focused internet radio station. |
| September 15 2015 | The last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations were sold to Salem Media Group for $2.225 million. |
| August 6 2015 | Radio Disney became available for listening on iHeartRadio. |
| April 13 2015 | Disney announced the Radio Disney network would move to HD Radio subchannels, distributed by iBiquity through deals with broadcast companies. |
| 2014 | Radio Disney Music Awards launched as an annual music awards presentation broadcast on television. |
| 2014 | Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea's 'Problem' hits the top of Radio Disney's Top 50 Songs. |
| November 15 2014 | Radio Disney's Top 30 Countdown launched on Slacker Radio. |
| November 13 2014 | Radio Disney and Radio Disney Junior became available on Slacker Radio. |
| September 26 2014 | Deadline for selling Radio Disney's owned-and-operated stations, with KDIS remaining operational as the network's originating station. |
| August 2014 | Radio Disney Junior was made available via the Watch Disney Junior app. |
| August 13 2014 | Disney announces the sale of all Radio Disney stations except KDIS, with a strategic shift towards digital distribution of the network. |
| August 13 2014 | Radio Disney's general manager Phil Guerini announced plans to sell all but one of its remaining owned-and-operated stations, focusing on network programming, co-branded events, and digital outlets. |
| June 2014 | Aha Radio, Slacker, and ShowMobile signed online carriage agreements with Radio Disney. |
| May 23 2014 | Disney Channel completely overhauled its logo for the first time in over 11.5 years, incorporating new design elements including ears on the 'i' of 'Disney'. |
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