Universal Kids

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Universal Kids (formerly known as PBS Kids Sprout and Sprout) was an American children's pay television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The channel launched on September 26, 2005, as PBS Kids Sprout, a preschool-oriented spin-off of PBS Kids established as a joint venture among PBS, Comcast (through NBCUniversal), Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment. It replaced PBS's 24-hour PBS Kids Channel, which originally operated between 1999 and 2005 before being revived in 2017. After Comcast's acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011, the company began to acquire the remaining owners' shares in the network. Comcast (through NBCUniversal) became the sole owner of PBS Kids Sprout in 2013, after which the network was renamed Sprout. Under NBCUniversal ownership, the network increased its investments into original programming. In 2017, the network relaunched as Universal Kids, adding an evening and prime time lineup targeting a wider youth...

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