Disney Channel (Germany)

Disney Channel expanded to German-language countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 1999 as a pay-TV channel.

On November 29, 2013, Disney Channel Germany was shut down in order to prepare for its move to public free TV, which will take place on January 17, 2014.

In order to raise public awareness of the move, the Channel produced a series of TV- and online-ads featuring Kermit the Frog, announcing the switch, as well as the re-airing of Die Muppet Show. The ads were released online, starting in December 2013.