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{{Short description|A Warner Bros. Discovery brand created 1996}} |
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]'''Discovery Kids Channel''' is a ] ], owned by Discovery Communications with programming for ] of ]. Discovery Kids broadcasts a Saturday morning programming lineup for children called ], which began running in September of 2002. Its ] equivalent is operated in partnership with ]. |
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|introduced=October 7, 1996,<br>with ]}} |
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'''Discovery Kids''' (stylized as '''discovery k!ds''') is a brand name owned by ]. Starting as a television block within ], the brand expanded as a separate television channel in October 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Digital Play in the U.S. of A. |first=Ed |last=Kirchdoerffer |date=1999-04-01 |magazine=] |url=https://realscreen.com/1999/04/01/25107-19990401/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420201406/https://realscreen.com/1999/04/01/25107-19990401/ |archive-date=2023-04-20 |quote=Discovery was the first non-fiction channel to embrace digital cable services. Home & Leisure, Science, Civilization, and Kids launched in October 1996.}}</ref> ''']''' was an American ] ] that aired on ] from October 5, 2002 to September 2, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Paula |date=2001-12-05 |title=Discovery set to kid around with Peacock |url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/discovery-set-to-kid-around-with-peacock-1117856766/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Most of Discovery Kids' worldwide channels have been either rebranded or shut down, but the brand still exists as a website for children's activities and consumer products. |
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In 2002, Discovery Kids began airing a ] show entitled '']''. The show is similar in nature to '']'', whereby teams compete in exotic locales (such as ] and ]) and, ], is in its fourth season. |
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As of 2024, Discovery Kids-branded channels continue to exist in both ] and ]. An unbranded morning programing block based on the Latin American channel also exists in the United States on ]. |
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In the ] the channel initially began broadcasting exclusively on the ] service time sharing with ]; the channel eventually became available on other digital platforms such as ]. |
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NBC recently announced it will not continue the partnership with Discovery Kids after the Fall of 2006. It has not been announced what NBC will fill in the Saturday Morning time slot, though FCC rules mandating 3 hours of educational programming a week will forbid NBC from taking children's programming completley off their schedule. |
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== See also == |
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* ] (1996–2010) – In 2009, the channel was turned into a 50/50 joint venture between ] and ], and was relaunched as Hub Network in 2010. The channel has since been relaunched as Discovery Family in 2014 after Discovery acquired 10% of Hasbro's stake in the network. |
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* Discovery Kids en Español (2005–2007) – In 2007, the channel merged with Discovery Viajar y Vivir to become ], effectively converting Discovery Kids en Español into daytime programming block. The block has been unbranded since 2014 is now relegated to the morning hours. |
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