Children's television series are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evening, allowing younger children to watch them after school. The purpose of these shows is mainly to entertain or educate.
"Saturday-morning cartoon" is a colloquial term for the original animated series programming that was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings in the United States on the "Big Three" television networks. The genre's popularity had a broad peak from the mid-1960s through the mid-1990s; after that point it declined, in the face of changing cultural norms, increased competition from formats available at all times, and heavier regulations. In the last two decades of the genre's existence, Saturday-morning cartoons were primarily created and aired to meet regulations on children's television programming in the United States, or E/I. Minor television networks, in addition to the non-commercial PBS in some markets, continue to air animated programming on Saturday while partially meeting those mandates.
4Kids TV was a television programming block and Internet-based video on demand children's network operated by 4Kids Entertainment. It originated as a weekly block on Saturday mornings on the Fox Broadcasting Company, which was created out of a four-year agreement reached on January 22, 2002, between 4Kids Entertainment and Fox to lease the five-hour Saturday morning time slot occupied by the network's existing children's program block, Fox Kids. It targeted at children aged 7–11. The 4Kids TV block was part of the Fox network schedule, although it was syndicated to other broadcast television stations in certain markets where a Fox affiliate declined to air it.
Fox Kids is a former children's programming block and branding for a slate of international children's television channels. Originally a joint venture between the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) and its affiliated stations, it was later owned by Fox Family Worldwide.
Pogo TV is an Indian cable and satellite television channel owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its International division as a part of the CN brand. The network, which primarily airs animated programming, is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The channel mainly targeted at kids and mostly broadcast Indian content in recent times.
Kairali TV is a leftist Indian television channel broadcast in Malayalam-language. The channel, headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, has studio facilities at Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. Malayalam Communications Limited is the holding company which is owned by Communist Party of India (Marxist). John Brittas serves as the current Managing Director. Mammootty serves as the channel's Chairman. Mohanlal was formerly a Director of the channel.
Bangladesh Television, also known by the acronym BTV, is the state-owned Television network in Bangladesh. It started broadcasting as Pakistan Television in what was then East Pakistan on 25 December 1964. It was renamed Bangladesh Television after independence in 1971. Broadcasts in full colour started in 1980. About 2 million televisions receive transmissions from the network's 17 relay stations.
CITV is a British free-to-air children's television channel owned by ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive and acquisitions, every day from 6 am to 9 pm which was previously 6 am to 6 pm until 21 February 2016. It is also the title of a programming block on the ITV network at weekends.
A weekday cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated series programming that was typically scheduled on weekday mornings and afternoons in the United States on many major television networks and in broadcast syndication since the 1960s.
The Dutch version of Nickelodeon, broadcasting in the Netherlands and through satellite in Belgium, and launched on 14 July 2003. In addition to the general Nickelodeon programmes, local productions such as ZOOP, Het Huis Anubis, Het Huis Anubis en de Vijf van het Magische Zwaard and SuperNick are also broadcast. The Dutch Kids' Choice Awards were presented in 2004, 2005 and 2007, featuring nominees that are relevant to Dutch audiences. In 2010 the American Kids' Choice Awards aired, which included categories for the Netherlands and Belgium inserted into the broadcast.
Chutti TV is a 24-hour Tamil kids television channel from the Sun TV Network in India. The target audience are children aged between 3 and 17. It was launched on 29 April 2007, making it Sun TV Network's first ever television channel for kids.
Cartoon Network is an Indian cable and satellite television channel operated by AT&T's WarnerMedia under its International division. The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and was launched on May 1, 1995 as the first kids' network in India. The channel, which primarily airs animated programming, is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Cartoon Network is a Pakistani cable and satellite television channel operated by WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific which primarily shows animated programming from Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. It officially launched on 2 April 2004 dedicated for Pakistani and Bangladeshi viewers. The programming lineup was initially similar to the Indian feed, which is not the case now.
The broadcast of children's programming by terrestrial television stations in the United States is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under regulations colloquially referred to as the Children's Television Act (CTA), the E/I rules, or the Kid Vid rules. Since 1997, all full-power and Class A low-power television stations have been required to broadcast at least three hours per-week of programs that are specifically designed to meet the educational and informative (E/I) needs of children aged 16 and younger. There are also regulations on advertising in broadcast and cable television programming targeting children 12 and younger, including limits on ad time, and prohibitions on advertising of products related to the program currently airing.
Nickelodeon is an Indian children's pay television network based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and is owned by Viacom 18, a joint venture between ViacomCBS and TV18. Despite using the "Nick" name, it does not air any content from the original American network in recent times as part of a localisation strategy. Original shows of the channel are only shown on HD+ channel.
Disney XD is a defunct British and Irish pay television channel. First launched as Fox Kids, it originated from the United States, and was owned by Fox Television Entertainment, before rebranding itself to Jetix in 2005. The British version of Fox Kids was the first European variant before being expanded to other European countries during the late 1990s.
Surya Comedy is a full-time Malayalam comedy channel from Sun TV Network which is based in Kerala, India. Sun TV Network Limited, one of the largest television broadcasters in the country with the reach of more than 95 million households in India, is launching a new channel in Kerala. It's official spokesperson says in a release, "Humour is an inherent quality among the Kerala audiences and the market boasts of some of the best comic talent in the world of entertainment. The channel is ready to offer the Malayali audience variety of shows in various shades of humour."HD Feed of Surya Comedy HD IS Launching in 2021.
Cartoonito is a brand name used by AT&T's WarnerMedia for a collection of television networks and programming blocks that target preschool-age children.
Discovery Family is an American cable television channel owned by Discovery Inc. and Hasbro. The network airs a mix of family-oriented series, with daytime hours devoted primarily to youth-oriented programming, and its prime time lineup features non-fiction programs from Discovery Channel's library, including science and nature programs.
