Disney Channel shutting down in Australia

[buckmana]

I turned on my Settop box this morning and was notified at the end of April, Disney Channel and Disney Junior are being closed down.
Disney Channel to leave Foxtel

The explanation was given that these services are being transferred to Disney+.
Since I'm uncertain what this transition entails, I don't know if they'll be giving out a new subscription to Disney+ to replace the loss of my channels.

And I still haven't gotten to the end of Elena of Avalor, Sofia the First, Bunk'd or Coop and Cami yet.
Hoping theirs season finishes before the end of April.....

[veu]

In Italy both the channel continues for the moment.
Why in Australia Disney Channel and Disney Junior will be closed?
It's possible the reason is the new Disney Plus streaming service?

[buckmana]

The reason they gave is the existence of Disney+ adversely affected their profit margin, to the point where including Disney Channel in their subscription package was considered economically unviable.

I'll have to wait until the end of April to find out what happens then and how to continue to watch my shows.

Update: Disney+ is not being offered on my streaming box at this time, so no Disney shows for me.

Update 2: I got an Apple TV box, which is compatible with Disney+.