Discovery Kids
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2012) |
Discovery Kids is a brand name owned by Discovery Communications. Started as a television channel in the United States, the brand was expanded into different areas. Most of channels, including one in the U.S., were replaced by another, but the brand still exists as a division of Discovery Toys.
Contents |
[edit] Television channels
[edit] United States
| Discovery Kids | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Previous logo, final in the U.S. | |
| Launched | October 1996 |
| Closed | October 10, 2010 |
| Owned by | Discovery Communications, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Replaced by | The Hub |
| Website | http://www.discoverykids.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 289 |
Discovery Kids is a American digital cable specialty channel owned by Discovery Communications that broadcast television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996. Discovery Kids aired programming for children with an emphasis on real-life adventures, nature, science and wildlife from all over the world. It has since been reformed and rebranded into The Hub.
In 2002, Discovery Kids began airing its first reality television show entitled Endurance. The show is similar in nature to Survivor, whereby teams compete in exotic locales (such as Hawaii and Tehachapi). The last first-run episode aired on March 8, 2008.
On October 10, 2010, Discovery Kids showed its last program at 6:00 am ET (3:00 am PT), a four-hour marathon of Kenny the Shark, before it was replaced with The Hub at 10:00 am ET (7:00 am PT). Kenny the Shark is also one of a few Discovery Kids programs to be part of The Hub's schedule.
Discovery Kids has had a Spanish language audio track through SAP since 2006.
Discovery Kids broadcast a Saturday morning E/I programming lineup for children, which replaced TNBC, called Discovery Kids on NBC, which ran from September 14, 2002, until September 2, 2006, when NBC ended the partnership and created a new E/I block called Qubo.
[edit] Latin America
Discovery Kids was launched in April 1996. It is targeted to preschool audiences.
[edit] United Kingdom
Discovery Kids was launched on February 1, 2000 and was replaced by Discovery Turbo on February 28, 2007.
[edit] Canada
Discovery Kids was launched on September 3, 2001 and was replaced by Nickelodeon on November 2, 2009.
[edit] Asia
Discovery Kids was launched on April 15, 2012 with current Latin American branding.
[edit] See also
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Kids (Canada)
- Discovery Kids (UK)
- Discovery Kids (Latin America)
- Discovery Kids On Demand
- Discovery Kids on NBC
- The Hub
- Ready Set Learn
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
