KidsCo
Former international children's television channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KidsCo was an international children's television channel founded and owned by a joint-venture between Corus Entertainment, DIC Entertainment, and Sparrowhawk Media Group in April 2007.[2] By the end of 2007, Sparrowhawk was purchased by media conglomerate NBC Universal, thus giving the company its share in the brand.[3] In June 2008, DiC Entertainment was acquired by Cookie Jar Group, thus also having a stake.[4] In May 2012, Cookie Jar's minority shares in KidsCo were brought by NBCUniversal and Corus, which saw NBCUniversal become majority shareholder with a 51% share while Corus obtained a 43.8% share.[5][6]
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Type | children's television channel |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Broadcast area | Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Programming | |
Language(s) | available in 18 languages |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | NBCUniversal (33%, later expanded to 51%) Corus Entertainment (33%, later expanded to 43.8%) DiC Entertainment/Cookie Jar Group (33%, until May 2012) |
History | |
Founded | April 2007 |
Launched | September 7, 2007 (Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, Russia) January 8, 2008 (Asia, South Africa, Middle East)[1] April 10, 2008 (Africa) May 9, 2008(Spain) May 12, 2008(Hong Kong) November 15, 2009 (Australia) November 27, 2009 (Greece) May 1, 2010 (South Africa) |
Closed | May 5, 2013 (Poland) December 31, 2013 (Europe) February 13, 2014 (Southeast Asia and Australia) 2014 (all countries) |
Links | |
Website | kidscotv.tv (closed) |
KidsCo was closed down worldwide on early 2014 by its owners, in light of NBCUniversal's acquisition of US children's network Sprout and "growing challenges in the international children's television industry".[7] The network was based in London at the time of its closure.[8]