Changes: Sprout

Revision as of 23:20, 20 October 2014

Sprout, formerly known as PBS Kids Sprout, is a cable television channel aimed at preschoolers. Launched in 2005, it is owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Sprout was cofounded by Comcast, PBS, Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment. When Comcast acquired a controlling stake in NBCUniversal in 2011, its stake in Sprout went under the NBCUniversal umbrella. When HIT Entertainment's then-parent company, Apax Partners, sold HIT to Mattel in 2012, Apax retained its stake in Sprout. Sesame divested its stake in December 2012, followed by PBS and Apax in November 2013, leaving NBCUniversal with 100% control of the network.

Currently, Sprout is available on many major cable networks, as well as DirectTV, but is not available on Dish Network at this time. PBS Kids Sprout, as it was then known, replaced the PBS Kids network that was previously available.

Selected episodes from season 30 to season 35, Season 37, season 39 to season 41, and Season 43 of Sesame Street have aired on the network. Episodes of Plaza Sesamo are also offered in their on-demand service. The Hoobs also began airing on December 25, 2006. The network kicked off the US debut of the show with the Happy Hooby Holidays marathon and continued to air the show daily at 2pm EST.

Sproutlogo — PBS Kids Sprout, the network's former moniker

On September 26, 2007, the network began airing Play With Me Sesame twice during the weekdays. Sesame Workshop's Panwapa began airing on the station in January 2008, and Jim Henson's Pajanimals debuted on the channel on November 2, 2008, airing each night in the programming block The Good Night Show.

The Sunny Side Up Show has featured live appearances of Big Bird (2007), Prairie Dawn (2008), Oscar (2008), Grover (2008), Super Grover (2008, 2009), Elmo (2009, 2010, 2011), Abby Cadabby (2012).

On December 23 and 24, 2011, Elmo hosted "Elmo's Movie Merry-Thon," a marathon of Christmas movies and specials, including Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! It was followed by Snooze-a-Thon, from 6pm on Christmas Eve through 6am Christmas morning, featuring sleep-related clips from shows including Sesame Street.

In Summer 2012, a number of Sprout programs, including Pajanimals, began airing on weekend mornings on NBC, a sister network of Sprout, as part of a block called NBC Kids.

External links

Play With Me Sesame clips and schedule

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+[[File:Sprout-post1.jpg|thumb|300px]]
-[[Image:Sproutlogo.gif|frame]]
+'''Sprout''', formerly known as '''PBS Kids Sprout''', is a cable television channel aimed at preschoolers. Launched in [[2005]], it is owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
+Sprout was cofounded by Comcast, [[PBS]], [[Sesame Workshop]], and [[HIT Entertainment]]. When Comcast acquired a controlling stake in NBCUniversal in [[2011]], its stake in Sprout went under the NBCUniversal umbrella. When HIT Entertainment's then-parent company, Apax Partners, sold HIT to [[Mattel]] in [[2012]], Apax retained its stake in Sprout. Sesame divested its stake in December 2012, followed by PBS and Apax in November 2013, leaving NBCUniversal with 100% control of the network.
-'''PBS Kids Sprout''', commonly referred to as '''Sprout''', is a cable/satellite channel aimed at young children. Launched in [[2005]], it is owned by [[Sesame Workshop]], NBC Universal, [[PBS]] and Apax Partners.
+Currently, Sprout is available on many major cable networks, as well as DirectTV, but is not available on Dish Network at this time. PBS Kids Sprout, as it was then known, replaced the PBS Kids network that was previously available.
-Apax co-founded the network through its subsidiary [[HIT Entertainment]], but when it sold HIT to [[Mattel]] in [[2012]], Apax retained its stake in Sprout. Comcast, another co-founder of Sprout, acquired a controlling stake in NBC Universal in 2011, and has since managed its stake in Sprout under that subsidiary.
+Selected episodes from [[Season 30 (1998-1999)|season 30]] to [[Season 35 (2004)|season 35]], [[Season 37]], [[Season 39 (2008)|season 39]] to [[season 41]], and [[Season 43 (2012-2013)|Season 43]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' have aired on the network. Episodes of ''[[Plaza Sesamo]]'' are also offered in their on-demand service. ''[[The Hoobs]]'' also began airing on December 25, 2006. The network kicked off the US debut of the show with the ''[[Happy Hooby Holidays]]'' marathon and continued to air the show daily at 2pm EST.
-Currently, PBS Kids Sprout is available on many major cable networks, as well as DirectTV, but is not available on Dish Network at this time. PBS Kids Sprout replaced the PBS Kids network that was previously available.
+[[File:Sproutlogo.gif|frame|PBS Kids Sprout, the network's former moniker]]
-Selected episodes from [[Season 30 (1998-1999)|season 30]] to [[Season 35 (2004)|season 35]] [[Season 37]] and [[Season 39 (2008)|season 39]] to [[season 40]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' have aired on the network. Episodes of ''[[Plaza Sesamo]]'' are also offered in their on-demand service. ''[[The Hoobs]]'' also began airing on December 25, 2006. The network kicked off the US debut of the show with the ''[[Happy Hooby Holidays]]'' marathon and continued to air the show daily at 2pm EST.
 On September 26, 2007, the network began airing ''[[Play With Me Sesame]]'' twice during the weekdays. Sesame Workshop's ''[[Panwapa]]'' began airing on the station in January [[2008]], and ''[[Jim Henson's Pajanimals]]'' debuted on the channel on November 2, 2008, airing each night in the programming block ''[[The Good Night Show]]''.