Disney Channel is a French private thematic television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company France. The channel has been broadcast since March 22, 1997. It was free with ISPs from April 2011 to April 2020. In 2013, Disney Channel had the largest audience share of thematic pay channels in France (0.8%), according to a study carried out by Médiamétrie. History The channel began on 22 March 1997 at 6:00pm (Paris Time), at its inception, was available on Canal Satellite at a price of 35 francs (around €5). The channel was ad-free since its launched. On 2 November 2002, the portfolio of Disney-branded channels in France expanded from one to four channel with the launch of Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior), and Disney Channel +1. The movie channel Disney Cinemagic (now Disney Cinéma) was launched in September 2007. After an announcement at the end of November 2006, four Disney channels were available in the Belgian television offer via ADSL Belgacom TV from 1 December 2006. On October 23, 2007, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel () pinned the various of channels of Disney in France for their programming in 2006. The CSA alerts Playhouse Disney to the lack of investment in French and independent audiovisual production. For Disney Channel, the CSA warns the channel for its lack of investment in independent individual production and puts it on notice regarding its prime-time broadcasting quotas. On July 13, 2009, Walt Disney Television and NRJ 12 announced an agreement to broadcast Disney Channel exclusives on the NRJ12 channel from August 24, 2009. NRJ 12 will broadcast exclusively over-the-air series produced by Walt Disney Television and will be able to re-broadcast existing series after broadcast on Disney Channel such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny with a Chance. On 1 April 2011, the channel was launched on IPTV platforms. On 19 April 2011, Disney and Free ISP launched a VOD service on Freebox called Disneytek. On 1 May 2011 the channel rebranded its graphical package. On August 24, 2011, Disney Channel and Disney Channel +1 switched to 16:9 format, taking the opportunity to put on a new logo. in September 20, 2011, Disney Channel has its own high-definition version. Since January 2, 2012, it has been the most watched cable/satellite channel with 1.1% (including Disney Channel +1). It is the most watched youth channel. On