Disney XD

American pay television channel

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2025 Disney XD was dropped from Verizon Fios' cable television lineup during network negotiations.
2023 Disney XD was dropped from Charter Spectrum's cable television lineup during network negotiations.
March 2023 Disney XD participated in ESPN's NHL coverage by airing a 3D animated, Big City Greens-themed game presentation alongside Disney Channel.
March 31 2022 Disney XD closed in Latin American markets, leaving only Canadian and Polish networks active outside of America
March 1 2022 Disney XD in India was rebranded from Marvel HQ to Super Hungama
2021 Final seasons of DuckTales and Big Hero 6: The Series concluded on Disney XD.
January 31 2021 Disney XD closed in Japanese and Turkish markets
2020 Anime Block discontinued after Netflix acquires streaming rights to Pokémon.
2020 DuckTales and Big Hero 6: The Series were moved back to Disney XD for their final seasons, which both ended in 2021.
December 31 2020 Disney XD closed in Southeast Asian, Scandinavian, and Middle Eastern markets
October 1 2020 Disney XD closed in UK, Ireland, and continental Africa domestic feeds
June 1 2020 Disney XD ceased operations in Singapore
April 8 2020 Disney XD closed in France
April 1 2020 Disney XD closed in Spanish and German markets
2019 Disney XD began airing the NFL's Pro Bowl in a simulcast with ESPN and ABC.
October 1 2019 Disney XD closed in Italy after not renewing its Sky carriage agreement
March 1 2019 Marvel HQ in India was rebranded as Super Hungama
January 9 2019 Disney XD in India was rebranded as Marvel HQ
January 6 2019 Disney XD closed down in Australia and New Zealand, with programs moving to Disney Channel for its final year before transitioning to Disney+
2018 Disney announced that four original series (Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Milo Murphy's Law, DuckTales, and Big Hero 6: The Series) would move their premieres to Disney Channel.
July 11 2018 ESPN announces multi-year deal with Blizzard Entertainment to air Overwatch League matches on Disney XD's DXP block.
February 15 2018 The Disney XD app was discontinued, marking the end of its mobile and digital media player streaming service.
September 28 2017 Disney Channel app was relaunched as DisneyNOW, combining apps from Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, and Radio Disney into a universal app with access to all four services.
August 12 2017 Disney XD premiered a reboot of DuckTales.
July 16 2017 DXP block presents coverage of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Street Fighter V tournament finals at Evo 2017.
July 15 2017 DXP prime-time block introduced, featuring video gaming-related programming for teens, running from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
May 12 2017 Pokémon began its regular broadcast on Disney XD.
February 18 2017 Anime Block launches, showcasing anime programs like Pokémon, Yo-kai Watch, and Beyblade Burst, airing every Saturday.
December 5 2016 First sneak peek broadcast of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon on Disney XD.
November 17 2016 Announcement that the Pokémon anime series would move from Cartoon Network to Disney XD.
June 2016 The Disney XD app was rebranded from 'WATCH Disney XD' to its new name, offering live and on-demand streaming of Disney XD content online.
2014 Animacation programming block launched, airing weekdays during summer and featuring new episodes and premieres of shows like Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future and The 7D.
June 2014 Disney XD agreed to a multi-picture development deal with Two 4 the Money and MarVista Entertainment, with MarVista having global rights.
2013 Show Me the Monday programming block premieres, presenting new episodes of Disney XD original series like Lab Rats, Mighty Med, and Gravity Falls.
2013 Disney XD reaches its peak household distribution of 82,000,000 pay television households in the United States.
July 13 2013 Randomation Animation programming block debuts, featuring animated shows like Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Xiaolin Chronicles, and Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja.
April 1 2012 Disney XD launched a 'Marvel Universe' block following Disney's 2009 acquisition of Marvel Entertainment.

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