MUMBAI: Disney Channel has been launched in Papua New Guinea on HiTron, television and data service provider.

Commenting on their entry in a new market, Walt Disney Television International (Southeast Asia) vice president and channel manager Laura E. Wendt, "Disney Channel has been the channel of choice for kids and families across the region. We are excited that our fun, quality programming can now extend its reach to Papua New Guinea through this platform and we look forward to extending that to other forms of media."

HiTron's managing director Lindsay Jorgensen said, "We're pleased to have the strong family entertainment brand of Disney Channel on our channel line-up and we are confident families in Papua New Guinea will enjoy Disney's quality shows."

The Disney Channel will form part of HiTron's range of channel offerings on its basic tier. HiTron Limited is now also the distributor of the channel to other cable TV platforms in the market.