Canal Panda
Logo used since 2015 | |
| Broadcast area | Portugal Angola Mozambique Cape Verde |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dreamia (NOS, AMCNI Southern Europe) |
| Sister channels | Biggs Canal Hollywood AMC Odisseia AMC Break AMC Crime Casa e Cozinha Panda Kids |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 1996 |
| Former names | Panda Club (1996–1997) |
| Links | |
| Website | canalpanda |
Canal Panda is a Portuguese pay television channel. The first network in Portugal dedicated to kids programming. The channel was founded in 1996 as Panda Club in Spain and Portugal, but the name was changed to Canal Panda in 1997. In 2001, the channel was closed down in Spain, thus focusing on the Portuguese market. It was relaunched in Spain in 2011 and closed down again in 2022. Canal Panda is currently operated by Dreamia, a joint-venture between AMC Networks International Iberia and NOS. In addition to the linear channel, it operates the Panda+ SVOD service.
Currently, Canal Panda is a Portuguese preschool channel, airing programs targeted at the 3-8 age range, though before the early 2010s it catered a wider demographic.