Originally launched in 2006 exclusively on PBS, the Sprout digital channel is the only preschooler-themed channel that’s available 24/7, targeting not only insomniac kids aged 2-5 but also their ...

Preschoolers will have six new shows to watch on Saturday mornings starting this weekend on NBC. The Peacock Network will launch “NBC Kids” Saturday, a new three-hour block from 10 a.m. to 1 p ...

NBC will use its relationship with Sprout to create a Saturday morning programming block tailored for preschoolers, launching July 7. The three-hour NBC Kids segment will be programmed by Sprout ...

Sierra, a 7-year-old cancer survivor who now makes care packages for other pint-size patients, became this year's "Chief Kindness Officer." The Madison, Connecticut, youngster won the most votes ...

Sprout is expected to continue, with 15 hours airing live each day between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., while Universal Kids will be featured after 6 p.m. Devoted Sprout viewers might have seen the move coming.

It's a big change for Universal Partnerships & Licensing President Stephanie Sperber: A year after she extended her contract into 2016, the company said today that her turf will expand to include ...

The NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group has taken full ownership in kids’ channel Sprout following a buyout of its remaining partners, PBS and HIT Television Ventures, a company controlled by ...

Comcast's NBCUniversal says it has taken full control of Sprout, the 24-hour pay TV network for preschoolers that it had launched with PBS, Sesame Workshop and Hit Entertainment in 2005. The move ...

NBC Kids, a new Saturday morning three-hour programming block designed specifically to address the developmental needs of 2- to 5-year-old children, will premiere Saturday, July 7th, on the NBC ...

US network NBC is launching a new children’s block programmed by executives at cablenet Sprout to replace its current Qubo segment. The move comes after C21 revealed Comcast, NBC’s parent, was in the ...