Germany’s Premiere Star Adds Disney Channels

MUNICH, August 29: Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney will be
included in Premiere’s new Premiere Star lineup, launching September 1.

Playhouse Disney, targeted at
preschoolers aged 2 to 5, promotes child development by offering educational
content and encouraging viewer participation. The channel also features
award-winning Disney series like Disney Johnny and the Sprites, Disney My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Disney Little Einsteins, Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, JoJo’s Circus, Higglytown Heroes and Handy
Manny. Toon Disney offers Disney cartoons
for all ages, ranging from classic animations featuring Donald Duck, Goofy and
Mickey Mouse to new productions like Recess, American Dragon, Lilo & Stitch and Kim Possible.

Premiere Star bundles and
distributes new and existing pay-TV channels. It offers the packages Premiere
Thema (via cable and satellite) and Premiere Star (satellite only). A total of
16.7 million households in Germany and 1.8 million in Austria have access to
Premiere Star via satellite; Premiere Thema currently has 1.6 million
subscriber households.

Wolfram Winter, the CEO of Premiere Star, commented:
“Premiere Star is delighted to welcome Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney on
board, two channels from a trusted partner. With their programs for kids and
families, the two channels are the perfect addition to our programming.
Premiere Star is targeted at a fresh young audience, and we want to offer a
diversity of programs that will grow along with them.”

AXN and Animax were recently added to the Premiere Star
lineup.