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 Channel's logo from 2012 until its closure. | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Broadcast area | Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Various |
| 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 (Central and Eastern Europe) 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) June 30, 2013 (Austria) December 31, 2013 (Europe) 2014 (remaining territories) |
| Links | |
| Website | kidscotv.tv |
KidsCo was an international children's television channel active from 2007 until 2014. It was a joint venture between Corus Entertainment, DIC Entertainment (later part of Cookie Jar Group) and NBCUniversal whose content was mainly commissioned by DIC and Corus subsidiary Nelvana. At its peak in 2011, it was available in at least 95 countries in 18 languages.[2]
In early 2014, it was shut down 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". The network was based in London at the time of its closure.[3][4]
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