Family brings Playhouse Disney to Canada

TORONTO - Playhouse Disney Canada, a multiplex channel for young children, will be launched Nov. 30th, Astral Media’s Family Channel announced Monday. The channel will feature entertaining and development-based programming from Disney, together with original Canadian series such as Franny's Feet, The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, and King. Building on the well-known Disney brand and its legacy of characters such as Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh, Playhouse Disney will give Family Channel a platform “to better serve its younger audiences by providing entertainment that kids want, coupled with the commitment to safe, development-based programming that parents demand,” the...