In what looks a key moment in the streaming revolution, Disney has announced that from Oct. 1 it will shutter its kids channels in the U.K. following the launch of Disney Plus and an inability to r…
All three linear Disney brand channels – Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Jr – will be taken off air, though other Disney-owned networks such as National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild and Fox will remain. Last year, Disney did the same in New Zealand shortly after Disney Plus was launched there.
Although Comcast-owned Sky is losing the three networks from its linear offerings, the broadcaster closed a distribution deal for the Disney Plus platform in March, giving subscribers another means of accessing the included shows and films.
The series stars Eve Myles and Bafta TV-nominee Babou Ceesay , Hermione Corfield and Dipo Ola . It is executive produced by Philippa Collie Cousins for UKTV and BAFTA-winner Hilary Salmon , Anne Pivcevic and Esther Springer for BBC Studios, with Lisa Osborne as series producer.Impact Australia, the Oceania offshoot of Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and CEO Tyler Mitchell’s U.S.-based Imagine Impact content creation start-up, launched in Melbourne on June 23.
Submissions to the program will be accepted starting July 1 and run through Aug. Up to eight will be selected for a paid development period in which they will be overseen and supported by the BBC. Successful submissions will then pitch to a BBC team, with two shortlisted for further financial backing to produce a pilot episode of their idea.
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