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==International==
On September 28, 1999, the Playhouse Disney brand was extended internationally with the launch of a self-branded block on [[Disney Channel (British and Irish TV channel)|Disney Channel]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland. On September 29, 2000, Disney Television International expanded the block with the launch of a channel in the country alongside the launch of Toon Disney and Disney Channel +1 on the [[Sky (UK and Ireland)|Sky Digital]] platform.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney launches new channels|url=http://www.mediaweek.co.uk|access-date=July 21, 2014|work=Brand Republic|agency=MediaWeek|publisher=Haymarket Media Group Ltd.|date=September 13, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816012812/http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/|archive-date=August 16, 2000}} [http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/506643/Disney-launches-new-channels/?HAYILC=RELATED Alt URL]</ref> On April 4, 2009, [[Egmont Group]] launched a companion ''Playhouse Disney'' magazine in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland that focused on the channel's four most popular shows: ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'', ''My Friends Tigger & Pooh'', ''Handy Manny'' and ''Little Einsteins''. Each issue included "to do" pages and suggested activities for parents and children based on an educational theme. The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel UK & Republic of Ireland was eventually disposed of in July 2004 after reducing hours of programming.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egmont launches new Playhouse Disney magazine|url=http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/897493/egmont-launches-new-playhouse-disney-magazine|access-date=July 21, 2014|work=MediaWeek|date=April 8, 2009|archive-url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wS8kXo_V-SYJ:www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/897493/egmont-launches-new-playhouse-disney-magazine+&cd=24&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a |archive-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> The Playhouse Disney channel available there, however, continued to air until it was replaced by Disney Junior on May 7, 2011.<ref name=":0" />
On November 30, 2007, [[Astral Media]] launched a [[Canada|Canadian]] version of Playhouse Disney Channel under a brand licensing agreement with Disney-ABC Television Group; the channel operated as a [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplex channel]] of [[Family Channel (Canadian TV network)|Family Channel]], which had long maintained a programming distribution agreement with Disney Channel for the domestic rights to the U.S. channel's series until January 2016. A Canadian-French version of Playhouse Disney was launched on July 5, 2010, also by Astral Media. The English & Canadian-French channels were both replaced by Disney Junior on May 6, 2011.<ref name=vty>{{cite news|title=Astral Media dominates Canada|url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/astral-media-dominates-canada-1117977342/|access-date=July 21, 2014|work=Variety|date=December 7, 2007}}</ref>
===List of international channels and blocks===
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|rowspan=2| {{flag|Canada}}<br />{{small|(operated by [[Astral Media]])<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vlessing|first1=Etan|title=DHX Media approved for Family Channel takeover|url=http://kidscreen.com/2014/07/25/crtc-approves-dhx-media-takeover-of-family-channel/|access-date=March 6, 2015|work=KidScreen|publisher=Brunico Communications Ltd.|date=July 25, 2014}}</ref>}} || {{n/a}} || {{dts|2007|11|30}}<ref name="vty/">{{cite news |date=December 7, 2007 |title=Astral Media dominates Canada |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/astral-media-dominates-canada-1117977342/ |access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref>|| {{dts|2011|05|06}}<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Disney Junior Launches May 6 with new Programs and a Nod to Classic Disney Characters and Magic |url=http://cnw.ca/i6Uo |___location=TORONTO |publisher=[[Astral Media]] |agency=CNW Telbec |date=March 3, 2011 |access-date=July 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/2014.07.26-233912/http://cnw.ca/i6Uo |archive-date=July 26, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| French language channel<br />{{small|(Playhouse Disney Télé)}} || {{n/a}} || {{dts|2010|07|05}}<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Astral launches French-language Playhouse Disney Channel with Bell TV |url=http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/astral-launches-french-language-playhouse-disney-channel-with-bell-tv |___location=TORONTO |publisher=Bell TV |date=May 31, 2010 |access-date=2014-07-21}}</ref> || rowspan="9" | Disney Junior ||{{n/a}}
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