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The channel also provided a monthly (and later bi- monthly) program guide/magazine called The Disney Channel Magazine to its subscribers (the magazine also lent its name to a series of interstitials seen on the channel), until it ceased publication as the channel began primarily operating as a commercial- free basic channel. Unlike other premium services, it opted not to disclose a film's Motion Picture Association of America rating the prior to the start of the feature. The short segment D- TV, featuring popular music interwoven with scenes from Disney's animated shorts and feature films, also periodically aired as filler between shows. The nighttime schedule featured a mix of movies (recent and older family- oriented movies were shown in the early evenings, while classic films usually ran during the late evening and overnight hours) and original specials (primarily in the form of concerts, variety specials and documentaries).
In its first years, The Disney Channel's programming included original programs Welcome to Pooh Corner and You and Me Kid, along with several foreign- imported animated series and movies including Asterix, The Raccoons, Paddington Bear and the Australian western Five Mile Creek the original late night schedule also featured reruns of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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