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JETIX
Launched	September 1990 (as Fox Kids) September 2002 (as Jetix on ABC Family) February 2004 (on Toon Disney)
Closed	August 31, 2006 (US on ABC Family) February 12, 2009 (US on Toon Disney)
Network	Disney-ABC Television Group
Owned by	The Walt Disney Company
Country	United States Canada Europe International Worldwide
Formerly called	Fox Kids
Replaced by	Disney XD (US)
Sister channel(s)	Disney Channel ABC Kids Playhouse Disney Toon Disney Disney XD

Jetix was a Worldwide children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The Jetix brand is used for blocks and channels featuring action-related and adventure-related live-action and animated programming. It also re-runs programs previously seen on Fox Kids. Jetix was also previously known as Fox Kids. The American Jetix Block along with Toon Disney are now both replaced, rebranded and relaunched as Disney XD.

[edit] Organization and ownership

[edit] United States

The brand broadcasted in the United States as a block of programming on the Toon Disney television channel.

On September 1, 2006, ABC Family dropped the Jetix block, which continued to air on its exclusive home, Toon Disney.

On February 13, 2009, with Toon Disney being merged into a new network called Disney XD (a new channel similar in scope to Jetix), the Jetix brand is no longer used in the United States. After the programming block's official closure Jetix's Website was redirected to Disney XD's Website

[edit] United Kingdom & Ireland

In United Kingdom and Ireland, The channel was launched in October 19, 1996 as Fox Kids and it became Jetix on 1 January, 2005. Jetix is also available as a timeshift hour-delay channel named Jetix+1. The channel is carried by Sky Digital, Virgin Media, and Tiscali TV in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland on Sky Digital, Magnet Networks and UPC Ireland.

Disney XD logo

After successfully rolling out Disney XD in the USA in February 2009, Disney-ABC Television Group was rolled it out to France on April 1, 2009 and it is expected to be rolled out to other European territories. The UK will see the Disney XD brand introduced by the end of 2009.^[1][2][3]

[edit] Europe, Latin America

See also Jetix around the world for the European channels

In Europe and Latin America, the brand broadcasts as television channels in their own right, owned by subsidiary companies Jetix Europe based in Netherlands Hilversum and Jetix Latin America. These channels are branded as Jetix. All previous Fox Kids channels were rebranded to Jetix by January 2005. The European subsidiary, Jetix Europe NV, was listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. [1] However only 26% of the shares were in free float, as Disney owned the remainder. In December 2008, Disney announced it has plans to acquire the rest of Jetix Europe, as well as its intention to remove the company's listing on Euronext.^[4] This was completed in late February 2009. On February 11, the company president Paul Taylor was replaced by John Hardie, who is also executive vice-president of Disney Channels EMEA.^[5][6] The Latin American company is also a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney.

On May, 2009 The Walt Disney Company Latin America and Disney & ESPN Cable Media Networks Latin America announced that Jetix Latin America will become the Latin American version of Disney XD on June, 2009.^[7]

After successfully rolling out Disney XD in the USA in February 2009, Disney-ABC Television Group was rolled it out to France on April 1, 2009 and it is expected to be rolled out to other European territories in 2009.^[2][3] It has however not been announced whether all channels across Europe will be renamed or when it will happen.

Recently, Disney announced that the Jetix channel in certain countries (namely Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria) will be renamed to The Disney Channel, marking that channel's first introduction in these countries. An exact date was not mentioned but it is expected that the change will happen by the end of 2009. ^[8] Jetix Russia will not be renamed at this time.

[edit] Canada

In Canada, "Family", a long-time partner of Disney Channel's programming owned by Astral Media, began their own Jetix block on September 10, 2006, replacing the "Power Box" block. The original Canadian Jetix block included Get Ed, Oban Star Racers, W.I.T.C.H. and Power Rangers Mystic Force. Jetix airs from 6:03 am ET through 7:45 am ET on weekend mornings.

[edit] Arab World

In the Arab World, Jetix broadcasts on ADD. And as a television block on MBC3 airing between 11:00 and 12:00 GMT Saturday to Wednesday

[edit] Shows aired on Jetix

[edit] Magazine

In the UK, Future Publishing publishes the official Jetix Magazine. Published every four weeks the magazine features puzzles and features based on the channel's characters plus a six page Power Rangers comic. The magazine also comes with a free DVD featuring shows from the channel.

In other countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, similar Jetix magazines are also produced.

[edit] Monster Truck

In 2007 the Monster Jam monster truck series had a truck with the Jetix name and some characters on it. The truck was driven by Dan Evans, who normally drivers The Destroyer, and toured in the Monster Jam European tour until December. The truck has not been seen since then.

[edit] See also

• Jetix (Brazil)
• Jetix Canada
• Jetix (Central and Eastern Europe)
• Jetix (France)
• Jetix (Germany)
• Jetix (Hungary)
• Jetix (India)
• Jetix (Israel)
• Jetix (Italy)
• Jetix (Japan)
• Jetix (Netherlands)
• Jetix (Poland)
• Jetix (UK & Ireland)
• Jetix (US)
• Jetix (Turkey)

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a148638/jetix-to-become-disney-xd.html
2. ^ ^{a b} "French Jetix becomes Disney XD". Broadband TV News. 2009-02-16. http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=14241. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Jetix France rebrands as Disney XD". C21 Media. 2009-02-17. http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?area=79&article=47666. 
4. ^ The Walt Disney Company to acquire outstanding shares of Jetix Europe, published 2008-12-10, retrieved 2008-12-14
5. ^ Jetix announces repurchase of shares, published 2009-01-30, retrieved 2009-02-19
6. ^ Jetix announces John Hardie as new CEO, published 2009-02-11, retrieved 2009-02-19
7. ^ http://deportes.eluniversal.com/2009/05/15/tele_ava_jetix-se-transformar_15A2330603.shtml
8. ^ Jetix to become Disney - Broadband TV News, by Chris Dziadul, published and retrieved: 2009-05-26

[edit] External links

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• Disney XD- is successor of Toon Disney & Jetix in United States. Its target market is aimed at most male children and some female children from ages 6 to 14
• Jetix Europe corporate
• List of Jetix websites in European countries
• Jetix Latin America
• Jetix United Kingdom and Ireland
• Jetix Romania and Moldova
• Jetix India
• Jetix Middle East Via STAR Select
• DisneyIn.com
• Jetix Netherlands
• Jetix Japan
• Jetix Russia
• Jetix Israel
• Jetix Czech Republic