Discovery Kids (Indian TV channel)

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Discovery Kids
2016 Discovery Kids logo.svg
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndian subcontinent
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channels
History
Launched7 August 2012
Links
Websitedkids.co.in

Discovery Kids is an Indian children's television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery International, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel launched on 7 August 2012.[1]

History

Discovery Kids is the first channel in the kids' genre in India by Discovery Networks Asia Pacific launched on 7 August 2012. Earlier it was the name of an Infotainment and edutainment kids programming block on Discovery Channel India which ran from 2001 to 2005.[2][3] It is the eighth channel launched by Discovery India. The initial programming lineup consisted of a mix of animation and live action series under multiple genres such as adventure, mythology, nature, history and science.[4][5]

Discovery India announced plans to revamp the channel in 2018 with new IPs.[6] The revamp began the same day Discovery Jeet launched by removing all existing shows, except for Mister Maker at night and airing ZeeQ's Bandbudh Aur Budbak the whole day.[7]

On 16 February 2018, the channel changed its logo to the current Latin American logo. To expand its reach in the South, Discovery Kids launched a Tamil-language audio track on 24 March 2018, and later a Telugu-language audio track on 1 April 2018.[8][9]

The revamp was ultimately completed on 21 April 2018, the same day as the premiere of Discovery's latest local animation property called Little Singham, based on the original Singham film from 2011. The show launched with 156 episodes and five TV feature films.[10] The English dubbed version started airing in July as a gradual rollout.[citation needed]

Discovery Kids saw an increase in ratings since the release of Bandbudh Aur Budbak on the channel.[11] The launch of Little Singham helped the channel to achieve second position in the kids genre, with a reach of 24 million and 111 minutes per viewer.[12][13]

Programming

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Discovery Kids (India)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Discovery Networks launches Discovery Kids in India". Livemint. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Discovery Channel to launch new programming strategy". 3 August 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Discovery launches contest to lure in kids". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 August 2002.
  4. ^ "Discovery Kids tempts children with three India-centric series". 1 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Discovery Kids expands distribution to Airtel Digital TV". 31 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. ^ Ambwani, Meenakshi Verma (4 December 2017). "Discovery India to revamp its kids' channel". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Discovery Kids acquires rights of ZeeQ's 'Bandbudh Aur Budbak'". www.televisionpost.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Discovery Kids to now speak Tamil and Telugu". BestMediaInfo. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Discovery Kids to launch Telugu language feeds - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Singham's animated miniature avatar to appear on Discovery Kids". www.bestmediaifo.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Bandbudh aur Budbak helps catapult Discovery Kids ratings by 112%". Indian Television Dot Com. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Discovery Kids soars to 2nd position in kids genre riding on Little Singham". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Discovery to dub foreign content as Hindi GEC channel doesn't stir viewers". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

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