Disney Channel (Southeast Asia)

Disney Channel Asia (originally called The Disney Channel from 1996 to 1997) was a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. a unit of the Disney International Operations division of The Walt Disney Company, and operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific. Launched from 1996 'til it's shutdown in 2021.

Disney Channel Asia's programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically released and original made-for-cable movies and select other third-party programming. The channel's programming was aimed at pre-teens and adolescents ages 7–17, while its Disney Junior programs were targeted at younger children, although certain programs were aimed at audiences of all ages, reaching over 80 million pay TV subscribers in the region.

Why have they closed?

 * Disney needed to renew the contract with Singtel and StarHub (Singapore only): Renewing contracts is essential to keep a channel in a provider. Disney didn't mind doing that, otherwise it would have still been standing in Singapore.
 * They wanted to focus Disney+ on the region: Although Southeast Asia is developing, Disney doesn't care about that. Although it is a poorly executed strategy.

Probability of returning
The Singapore and Malaysian version of Disney Channel would likely return in the future as they did not show a farewell message after their closure. In the other countries of the region it would be less likely since they did show a farewell message.

The decision however has been criticized due to poor internet connectivity in some areas along with unknown launch plans for Disney+ in some smaller markets, especially in the Philippines, Vietnam and some parts of Southeast Asia, where the channels operate.