Canal Panda was a Spanish pay television channel, which was one of the country's first pay television networks dedicated to children's programming, mostly animated series.
History Canal Panda was the first Portuguese and Spanish channel exclusively dedicated to children and teens. It was broadcast 20 hours a day, without interruptions, and featured a variety of programs such as cartoons, anime, live-action series, children's films and special programs about sports, music and culture.
It was founded in 1995, launched the following year as Panda Club, and rebranded to Canal Panda a year later, on 15 September 1997, for the launch of Via Digital.
Initially it was distributed in Spain, but on 1 January 2001, satellite provider Via Digital removed the channel, citing strong competition in the Spanish market, and it was replaced by Megatrix, with distribution deal with Antena 3. In 2004, Megatrix closed due to the merger between satellite providers Canal Satelite Digital and Via Digital.
On 1 April 2011, Canal Panda was relaunched in Spain due to a decision of Chello Multicanal for reviving the brand and replacing KidsCo which Chello was the Spanish distributor and was not satisfied with the bill. The focus of programming on the channel also shifted towards preschool shows. The relaunch was met with some controversy among the anime community, as its Portuguese counterpart broadcast some anime that were not airing in the Spanish version, but the Spanish version claimed that such titles did not match the channel's content criteria.
On 6 July 2015, the channel was rebranded with a new logo.
On 2 July 2019, Vodafone TV added the channel in HD to its offers.
On 1 June 2021, the channel launched an evening block aimed at older children and teenage audiences called Panda Kids, which aired live-action shows, game shows and reality shows. In Portugal, Panda Kids was initially launched as a pop-up channel, before being placed into its own full channel, focusing on animated programming.
On 15 December 2022, the channel closed for a second time. The channel was replaced by Enfamilia, with a morning block called Panda Enfamilia continuing until the channel was rebranded to VinTV on 1 July 2025.
Programs
1997–2001
Doraemon Don Quijote de La Mancha Count Duckula Billy the Cat Oscar's Orchestra Avenger Penguins Wishbone Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood Tales from the Crypt C.L.Y.D.E. The Adventures of Blinky Bill Dino Babies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Garfield and Friends Dinky Dog Crocadoo The New Adventures of Robin Hood Sharky & George Football Stories Mr. Bogus Buddies El loco mundo de Robby y Laly Noah's Island Baby Follies Profunda oscuridad Los chicos del mañana Bobobobs Aventuras en la isla The Return of Dogtanian Where's Wally? Robinson Sucroe Max y Molly Twinkle, the Dream Being Soccer Fever Casper the Friendly Ghost Papa Beaver's Storytime Banana Zoo Loggerheads Calamity Jane Drak Pack Widget Rubbish, King of the Jumble Little Rosey The Dreamstone Rocky and the Dodos Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Sooty's Amazing Adventures The Treacle People The Legends of Treasure Island Ovide and the Gang Los navegantes Salvemos el anfiteatro ReBoot A Thousand and One... Americas Meteoro El nuevo mundo de los gnomos The Little Flying Bears Los chicos de Hillshade Starla and the Jewel Riders Student Bodies Percy the Park Keeper Sandokan Hallo Spencer Gente común Wolves, Witches and Giants
2011–2022
Around the World with Willy Fog Bernard Boom and Reds Casper's Scare School Canimals Captain Biceps Code Lyoko Connor Undercover Corrector Yui Cosmic Quantum Ray Cyberchase Chuggington Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist Dibo the Gift Dragon Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds Dork Hunters from Outer Space Dragon Hunters Evita Percances Gormiti Hey Duggee Huntik: Secrets & Seekers Inspector Gadget Kiteretsu Let's Go Luna! Lucky Luke Lupin's Tales Masha and the Bear Memé y el Sr. Bobo Monk Little Dog Ninja Hattori Papawa Pet Alien Pikwik Pack Postman Pat Pororo the Little Penguin PopPixie Scruff Sushi Pack Street Football The Dog and Pony Show Topo Gigio Van Dogh Watch My Chops Wild Kratts Zip y Zape Zorro: Generation Z
References
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