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Launched | September 7, 2007 (Central and eastern Europe) January 1, 2008 (Philippines and the Middle East) March 20, 2008 (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, and South Korea) November 15, 2009 (Australia) November 27, 2009 (Greece) May 1, 2010 (South Africa) |
Owned by | Universal Networks International (NBCUniversal) Cookie Jar Group Corus Entertainment |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
Country | Europe |
Language | English |
Website | www.kidscotv.tv |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Foxtel Australia | Channel 718 |
Austar Australia | Channel 718 |
Dolce | Channel 355 |
D-Smart Turkey | Channel 53 |
N | Channel 95 |
Orbit Showtime | |
Indovision Indonesia | Channel 48 |
DishHD Taiwan | Channel 6550 |
TVB Pay Vision Hong Kong | Channel 29 |
Dialog TV Sri Lanka | Channel 47 |
OkeVision Indonesia | Channel 61 |
Optimus Clix Portugal | Channel 64 |
OTE TV Sat | Channel 503 |
Cable | |
Foxtel Australia | Channel 718 |
Optus TV Australia | Channel 718 |
Austar Australia | Channel 718 |
SkyCable Philippines | Channel 131 |
Teledünya Turkey | Channel 172 |
First Media Indonesia | Channel 129 |
IPTV | |
mio TV Singapore | Channel 29 |
now TV Hong Kong | Channel 449 |
Conn-x TV Greece | Channel 503 |
MOD Taiwan | Channel 019 |
KidsCo is an international children's entertainment brand founded by Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Enterprises, American-based producer DIC Entertainment, and European broadcaster Sparrowhawk Media Group in April 2007.[1] By the end of 2007, Sparrowhawk was purchased by media conglomerate NBC Universal, thus giving the company its share in the brand. In June 2008, DiC Entertainment was acquired by Cookie Jar Group, thus also having a stake. The network is currently based in London.[2]
The first KidsCo networks were launched in Poland, Romania and Turkey on September 7, 2007. The channel also launched in Hungary, and Russia.[3]
On January 1, 2008, KidsCo launched in the Philippines on SkyCable and in the Arab World on Orbit Showtime[4] on March 20, 2008. On the first trimester of 2009 the channel was launched in Portugal on Optimus Clix. The channel become available also on Vodafone Casa TV platform on July 25, 2010.[5] On November 15, 2009, KidsCo launched in Australia on Foxtel. On November 27, 2009, Kidsco launched In November 2009, Kidsco launched in Greece on Conn-x TV[6] and in Cyprus on CytaVision.[7] In November 2010 KidsCo became carried via Greece's IPTV On Telecoms platform.[8] On the 1st of May 2010 Kidsco launched in South Africa on TopTV[9] and on DStv on July 12, 2010.[10]
[11] In 2008 KidsCo suggested that it intended to launch throughout France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States that year, but this did not transpire.[3] Despite numerous claims of an imminent UK launch since 2007,[12][13][14][15][16] the channel has no presence in the country because as of 2011[update] market conditions mean a launch isn't commercially viable.[3][17]
Not all of the above shows are available in all areas.
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