- Saban Brands Partners with The CW to Launch Five-Hour Kids Television Block
July 2, 2012 | Kidsco Media Ventures LLC, an affiliate of Saban Brands,
will supply programming for The CW Network’s five-hour, Saturday morning kids
television block, allowing the company to create a revitalized and branded block with
powerful programming and promotion.
- NBC Replaces “Qubo” Block With “NBC Kids” Starting July 7
March 28, 2012 | NBC will launch NBC Kids, a new Saturday morning programming block designed specifically to address the developmental needs of preschool-aged children, premiering on Saturday, July 7. Programmed by the kids experts at Sprout, the nation's first 24-hour preschool television channel, this new three-hour block will feature educational series that promote active, healthy lifestyles for younger children.
- Me-TV Adds Weekend Morning Animation Block in 2nd Quarter 2012
January 24, 2012 | Me-TV, Memorable Entertainment Television announced today from NATPE an agreement with Broadcast Partners LLC and its Classic Media Library. Me-TV will be adding a weekend morning animation block featuring multi-generational favorites such as Gumby, Mr. Magoo, He-Man and She-Ra. The programming will be added to the Me-TV schedule beginning in the second quarter of 2012.
- “Tai Chi Chasers” Joins The CW4Kids on September 17
August 30, 2011 | The Korean animated action-adventure series Tai Chi Chasers joins The CW4Kids Toonzai on Saturday, September 17 at 11am ET/PT.
- 4Kids Entertainment Signs Dragon Ball Z Kai for U.S. Broadcast Premiere on TheCW4Kids Saturday Morning
April 26, 2010 | 4Kids Entertainment has reached agreement with FUNimation Entertainment and Toei Animation Co., Ltd., to license the U.S. broadcast television rights to the new animated television series "Dragon Ball Z Kai".
- Doodlebops Rockin’ Road Show Joins Cookie Jar TV on CBS April 3
March 10, 2010 | Get ready to rock with DOODLEBOPS ROCKIN' ROAD SHOW on a magical, musical bus ride when it joins the CBS children's programming block, Cookie Jar TV, premiering Saturday, April 3 on the CBS Television Network.
- Power Rangers Comes to an End; Original Series Returns January 2
December 26, 2009 | Power Rangers comes to an end in America. The final two new episodes, from Power Rangers RPM, will premiere today at 12 p.m. ET on ABC.
- 4Kids Signs Five Year Deal to Program Kids Block on The CW
October 3, 2007 | 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has partnered with The CW Network to program its Saturday morning kids block for five years beginning with the 2008-2009 broadcast season.
- Qubo 24-Hour Digital Broadcast Channel Launches
January 8, 2007 | qubo, the new television and multimedia network for children that champions literacy and positive values, launched its dedicated 24/7 digital channel at 6:00 a.m. ET today across ION Media Networks’ nationwide television station group.
- ION Media Networks Celebrates Launch of Qubo
August 23, 2006 | ION Media Networks, Inc. today welcomed the launch of qubo, the groundbreaking new multi-platform television network devoted to children.
- Qubo Kids Block Launches in September on NBC, Telemundo, and i
August 23, 2006 | Qubo, a groundbreaking new multi-platform television network for children that champions literacy and positive values through entertainment, will launch its first platform, the qubo programming block, this September.
- ION, Scholastic, NBC, Others Join to Form New Kids Network
May 8, 2006 | In an unprecedented combination of distribution and content players in children's television, Scholastic, NBC Universal, Corus Entertainment and Classic Media/Big Idea are joining forces with the national TV distribution systems of ION Media Networks, NBC and Telemundo to form a unique new children's network featuring bilingual content for all children.
- Disney Announces Kids Programming for 2006-07 Season
February 10, 2006 | Disney ABC Kids Networks today unveiled its programming slate for the 2006-07 television season, a powerful mix of live action and animated programming, reaching every segment of youth from kids and tweens to preschoolers, across its multiplex of television platforms – ABC Kids, Toon Disney, Jetix and Disney Channel.
- “W.I.T.C.H.” Series Premiere Scheduled on ABC Kids and JETIX
November 1, 2004 | Five diverse middle school girls, Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin, learn their amazing fate -- they are the new generation of an ancient and honorable group, The Guardians, and each has latent powers over one of five elements: energy, water, fire, earth and air.
- “Nick on CBS” 2002-03 Season Schedule Announced
March 12, 2002 | With changes afoot next season in the Saturday-morning TV landscape, Nickelodeon–the number-one entertainment brand for kids--will broaden its offerings and introduce a new programming block for The CBS Television Network’s Saturday-morning children’s schedule, it was announced today by Cyma Zarghami, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Nickelodeon. Beginning in September 2002, kids will get more of their favorite Nick shows on CBS on Saturday mornings --including The Wild Thornberrys and Hey Arnold!--as some of Nickelodeon’s most popular animated series with kids 2-11 make their broadcast television debut. The new series being added to the schedule will be combined with the established Nick Jr. preschool favorites to serve a wider kids 2-11 audience on CBS’s Saturday mornings.
- ABC Sets “Teamo Supremo” Premiere Date
January 7, 2002 | "Disney's Teamo Supremo," a new series from Walt Disney Television Animation premiering January 19, 2002 within "Disney's One Saturday Morning" on the ABC Television Network.
