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Universal Kids is an American pay television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The channel first launched on September 26, 2005, a joint venture between PBS, Comcast, Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment, devoted to children's television programming aimed at a preschool audience. Following Comcast's purchase of NBCUniversal, the company gradually bought out the remaining owners' shares in the channel, reaching full ownership in 2013. The network's operations were subsequently relocated from Philadelphia to New York City, and the "PBS Kids" name was dropped from its branding.
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- ↑ "SciGirls Aims To Change The Way Girls Think About Science, Engineering". MinnPost. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Random House Revamps Seussville.com". Publishers Weekly. August 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Dr. Seuss Gets Digital". KidsScreen. August 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Animex Talk!". Animex International Festival of Animation. 2003.
