Universal Kids

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2005–2009 (primary), 2009–2013 (secondary)	2009–2017	2017–2019	2019–2025

PBS Kids Sprout

2005–2009 (primary), 2009–2013 (secondary)

Designer:

Rick Newcomb

Primal Screen

Typography:

Custom wordmark

Launched:

September 26, 2005

PBS Kids Sprout was launched on September 26, 2005, by PBS, Comcast, Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment as a preschool-oriented network, and replaced PBS Kids Channel, which was launched in 1999 and considered a commercial failure. This logo was designed by Rick Newcomb of Primal Screen. It also has the PBS Kids logotype in the flower.

Sprout

2009–2017

Designer:

Primal Screen

On-air:
Trace Pictures (2009-2015)
Oishii Creative (2015-2017)

Typography:

Custom wordmark

On-air:
Chocolat (2009-2015)
Century Gothic (2009-2015)
Salt (2015-2017)
Archer Bold (2015-2017)

Launched:

September 21, 2009

The logo was slightly modified in 2009, which was an alternate version of the 2005 logo without the "PBS Kids" text in the green flower. The previous logo was still used as an on-screen bug. Following Comcast's purchase of NBCUniversal, PBS, Sesame Workshop, Apax Partners, and HiT Entertainment divested the channel, leaving NBCU to reach full ownership of the channel in 2013. Sprout used to be Universal Kids' preschool block until January 2018, when the block changed its name to Universal Kids Preschool.

2017–2019

Designer:

Eloisa

Typography:

Gotham Black (modified)
Futura Condensed Extra Bold (on-air)

Launched:

September 9, 2017

On May 1, 2017, NBCUniversal announced that Sprout would change its name to Universal Kids to broaden the network's programming. The logo resembles Universal Pictures' logo. The re-brand took effect on September 9. The lines of the globe were usually thin.

2019–2025

Designer:

Caspar Nonner
Kill 2 Birds

Typography:

Frankfurter (modified)
Helvetica Rounded Black (on-air)
Avenir Next Rounded Demi (on-air)

Launched:

April 12, 2019

On April 12, 2019, Universal Kids unveiled a new logo. The font was changed and the text is stacked instead of being wrapped horizontally. The arches on the Universal globe now have thicker lines, end with rounded corners, and are recolored yellow.

On January 7, 2025, customer notices sent out by cable providers noted that Universal Kids would no longer be distributed to them as of March 6, 2025, with NBCUniversal confirming the closure and the network's wind-down date on January 13.^[1]^[2]The network's closure comes after Comcast announced its intent to spin off most of NBCUniversal's cable properties into Versant that had notably excluded Universal Kids.

After the network’s closure on March 6, 2025, some of its content continues to be seen through the Peacock platform, though the brand was revived as a YouTube channel, a few months later.

References

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NBCUniversal

Part of Comcast

Streaming:
Peacock (Universal Kids | Universal Jr.) | Hayu

Distribution:
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios | NBCUniversal Global Distribution

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises Group
Television channels:
Telemundo | Universo | TeleXitos

Production and distribution:
Telemundo Global Studios | Telemundo International Studios

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Universal Destinations & Experiences

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Resorts:
Universal Orlando Resort | Universal Beijing Resort

Upcoming:
Universal Kids Resort | Universal Horror Unleashed | Universal United Kingdom Resort

Other:
Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative | Universal Express | Halloween Horror Nights

Former/Defunct/Cancelled:
Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal Studios Moscow | Universal Studios Port Adventura³ | Wet 'n Wild Orlando¹ | Universal Studios Korea

Notes

¹	Part of Universal Orlando Resort.
²	Part of Universal Beijing Resort.
³	Part of Universal Mediterranea.

Universal Destinations & Experiences (2023)

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Illumination

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Video games:
Minion Rush | Minions Paradise | The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed

Subsidiaries
Illumination Labs | Illumination Studios Paris

Limited time meals
Minions & Monsters Meal

NBCUniversal News Group
NBC News (Now | Radio²³) | NBCNews.com

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
³	Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
⁴	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁵	NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
⁶	NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
⁷	Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
⁸	Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
⁹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
¹⁰	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
¹¹	Owned by Discovery Networks Latin America under brand license
¹²	Co-owned with Participant, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
¹³	Co-owned with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
¹⁴	Co-owned with TV18.
¹⁵	Co-owned with Trans Corp.
¹⁶	Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company.
¹⁷	Co-owned with Major League Baseball.
¹⁸	Previously owned by Walmart.
¹⁹	Sold its stake to Ion Media.
²⁰	Joint venture with Pioneer Corporation.
²¹	Co-owned with Seven West Media.
²²	GE sold to Westwood One.
²³	In partnership with IHeartMedia, Inc.
²⁴	Joint-venture with Nikkei and TV Tokyo.
²⁵	Joint-venture with Class Editori and Mediaset.
²⁶	Co-owned with Mediawan Thematics.
²⁷	Owned by Times Brasil under brand license.
²⁸	Co-owned with the National Geographic Society and Fox International Channels, stake acquired by the News Corporation in 2009.
²⁹	Owned a minority share, MultiChoice (owned by Canal+ Group) owned a majority share.
³⁰	Owned by Bell Media under brand license.
³¹	Sale of this channel to Charter Communications pending.
³²	Now owned by Versant.
³³	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
³⁴	Owned by Sky Deutschland under brand license.

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PBS

Networks

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PBS Kids

Current programming:

Other:

Member Stations
Current
^{Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license or Designated Market Area.
Major PBS member stations are in bold.}
KAET | KUAT | PBS SoCal (KCET/KOCE) | KRCB | KLCS | KEET | KIXE | KVIE | KVCR | KPBS | KQED/KQET | KQEH | KBDI | WHYY | WETA | WHUT | WGCU | WUFT | WJCT | WUCF | WSRE | WLRN | WFSU | WFSG | WEDU (WEDQ) | WABE | WSIU | WTTW | WQPT | WTVP | WILL-TV | WTIU | WNIN | WFWA | WYIN | WFYI | WIPB | WNIT | WVUT | KTWU | KPTS | WKYU-TV | WYES | WGBH/WGBX | WGBY | WDCQ | WTVS | WKAR | WNMU | WGVU | KSMQ | PBS North | KCPT | KETC | KMOS | KLVX | KNPB | WNET | KRWG | KENW | WSKG | WNED | WLIW | Mountain Lake PBS | WXXI | WMHT | WCNY | WPBS | WTVI | WOUB | WBGU | WCET | WVIZ | WOSU | WGTE | WPPT | WLVT | WPSU | WQLN | WITF | WQED | WVIA | Rhode Island PBS | WTCI | WCTE | WLJT | WKNO | NPT | KACV | KLRU | KAMU | KEDT | KERA | KCOS | KCWT-DT4 | KUHT | KTTZ | KPBT | KLRN | KUED | Blue Ridge PBS | WHRO | KTNW | KCTS | KYVE | KSPS | KBTC | KVZK | KGTF | WMTJ | WTJX

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Comcast

Predecessors:

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NBCUniversal

Part of Comcast

Streaming:
Peacock (Universal Kids | Universal Jr.) | Hayu

Distribution:
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios | NBCUniversal Global Distribution

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises Group
Television channels:
Telemundo | Universo | TeleXitos

Production and distribution:
Telemundo Global Studios | Telemundo International Studios

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Universal Destinations & Experiences

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Resorts:
Universal Orlando Resort | Universal Beijing Resort

Upcoming:
Universal Kids Resort | Universal Horror Unleashed | Universal United Kingdom Resort

Other:
Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative | Universal Express | Halloween Horror Nights

Former/Defunct/Cancelled:
Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal Studios Moscow | Universal Studios Port Adventura³ | Wet 'n Wild Orlando¹ | Universal Studios Korea

Notes

¹	Part of Universal Orlando Resort.
²	Part of Universal Beijing Resort.
³	Part of Universal Mediterranea.

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Illumination

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Video games:
Minion Rush | Minions Paradise | The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed

Subsidiaries
Illumination Labs | Illumination Studios Paris

Limited time meals
Minions & Monsters Meal

NBCUniversal News Group
NBC News (Now | Radio²³) | NBCNews.com

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
³	Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
⁴	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁵	NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
⁶	NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
⁷	Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
⁸	Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
⁹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
¹⁰	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
¹¹	Owned by Discovery Networks Latin America under brand license
¹²	Co-owned with Participant, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
¹³	Co-owned with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
¹⁴	Co-owned with TV18.
¹⁵	Co-owned with Trans Corp.
¹⁶	Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company.
¹⁷	Co-owned with Major League Baseball.
¹⁸	Previously owned by Walmart.
¹⁹	Sold its stake to Ion Media.
²⁰	Joint venture with Pioneer Corporation.
²¹	Co-owned with Seven West Media.
²²	GE sold to Westwood One.
²³	In partnership with IHeartMedia, Inc.
²⁴	Joint-venture with Nikkei and TV Tokyo.
²⁵	Joint-venture with Class Editori and Mediaset.
²⁶	Co-owned with Mediawan Thematics.
²⁷	Owned by Times Brasil under brand license.
²⁸	Co-owned with the National Geographic Society and Fox International Channels, stake acquired by the News Corporation in 2009.
²⁹	Owned a minority share, MultiChoice (owned by Canal+ Group) owned a majority share.
³⁰	Owned by Bell Media under brand license.
³¹	Sale of this channel to Charter Communications pending.
³²	Now owned by Versant.
³³	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
³⁴	Owned by Sky Deutschland under brand license.

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Sky Group

Part of Comcast

UK & Ireland
Free-to-air channels
Challenge | Sky Arts | Sky Mix | Sky News

Joint-venture channels
Hearst Networks UK (50%, with Hearst): Sky History | Sky History2 | Blaze | Crime & Investigation
Paramount International Networks: Comedy Central (Extra) (25%)
GINX TV (50%, with ITV plc)

Italy
Free to air channels
TV8 | Cielo | Sky TG24

Sky Calcio channels
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

V • T • E British Satellite Broadcasting
Television channels Galaxy \| The Movie Channel \| Now \| The Power Station \| The Sports Channel \| The Computer Channel \| ZigZag

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Hearst Networks EMEA.
²	Joint venture with Italia Classica s.r.l.
³	Joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and Tata Group.
⁴	Joint venture with Paramount International Networks.
⁵	Currently owned by RTL Deutschland.
⁶	Currently owned by Televisa.