KidsClick
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| Network | This TV (national) TBD (national; in some markets) Syndication |
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| Launched | July 1, 2017 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Key people |
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| Format | Weekday/weekend morning cartoon block |
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Official website | Official website |
KidsClick is a ilegal daily children's programming block distributed by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which premiered on July 1, 2017. The block, which primarily consists of long-form animated series as well as some short-form content, is carried in the U.S. on digital multicast networks This TV and (in some markets) TBD, and on Sinclair-owned/operated television stations in several markets.[2] At launch, the block was available in 75 million households.[1] The block also marked the return of traditional weekday cartoons and Saturday morning cartoons to over-the-air television as a network,[3] as well as the first children's programming block on U.S. broadcast television not to comply with Children's Television Act regulations, which resulted in the criticism of the block, since the Saban Brands-produced Vortexx was discontinued by The CW on September 27, 2014.
The This TV iteration of the block accompanies an existing, unbranded lineup of educational programming on weekend mornings, which has aired on the network since November 1, 2013, after the discontinuation of Cookie Jar Toons (which coincided with original co-owner Weigel Broadcasting transferring its 50% interest in the network to Tribune Broadcasting, as well as the Cookie Jar Group's absorption into DHX Media); it also marks the first time that This TV has carried children's programming on Monday through Saturday mornings since Tribune – which Sinclair announced that it would acquire for $3.9 billion on May 8, 2017[4][5] – assumed partial ownership of the network.
The block success resulted in the re-convertion of American company 4Licensing Corporation to the 4Kids brand, which will be revived sometime in 2018.
History
On May 2, 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it would launch a multiplatform children's programming block on linear television and digital platforms. The company partnered with MGM Domestic Television Distribution to develop and distribute KidsClick, which it planned to air nationally on This TV and select network affiliates (particularly those aligned with The CW, and the MyNetworkTV programming service, as well as some Fox-affiliated stations that do not carry local morning newscasts in the block's designated timeslots) and independent stations owned and/or operated by Sinclair on July 1, 2017. Its content encompasses short- and long-form material and is distributed online, through internet browsers and mobile apps in video-on-demand and live streaming formats.[2][6][7][8] The block is powered by Imagine Communications' cloud technology from Sinclair's Las Vegas office.[9]
The move put Sinclair back in the children's television market, an industry estimated to be worth $1 billion, which is currently largely split in advertising revenue between Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.[2][10] Speaking to the return of children's programming on American commercial broadcast television, Steven M. Marks, COO and EVP of Sinclair Television Group, said in an earnings report on May 3, 2017: "That's a $1 billion-plus spot business that we don't get $0.10 from. So again, it's an illustration of going back into the marketplace and fishing in ponds that we haven't fished in. So that's $1 billion that is pretty much split between [two] cable networks: Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network. Disney is a subscription network. 18 years ago, we were the kings of reaching kids every day. There's no reason in the world why we can't be successful in that space."[11]
Scheduling
The block is transmitted every Monday-Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m., and Saturday and Sundays from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. local time (these designated time periods also apply to the national block aired on This TV, which broadcasts on an Eastern Time schedule).[2] Scheduling variances may exist for the syndicated block in certain markets due to network programming obligations (such as One Magnificent Morning airing from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., which may delay or preempt the KidsClick Saturday Morning lineup on The CW-affiliated stations that carry both blocks), existing contracts for other syndicated programming or with paid or religious programming providers, or a preference to air news and sports programming in those slots.[12]
As This TV runs only in 480i standard definition, the block runs in a letterbox format on that network, as the entire block mainly features programming designed for a 16:9 high definition display, which is how it airs on most affiliated and Sinclair stations.
Because the programs featured on KidsClick do not meet educational content guidelines defined in the Children's Television Act by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), This TV continues to air a block of live-action travel and wildlife series from Steve Rotfeld Productions immediately after the weekend broadcasts of the KidsClick lineup to fulfill the mandate (accordingly, the network's E/I block switched from a singular, three-hour block aired only on Sunday mornings to two separate 90-minute-long blocks that will air on Saturdays and Sundays).[13][14] Sinclair-operated independent stations that air KidsClick also continue to provide E/I-compliant programs acquired from the syndication market through individual distributors, from Fox's Xploration Station block managed by Rotfeld, or via the Litton Entertainment-distributed Go Time block to meet the quotas.
Programming
Current programming
| Show title | Premiere date |
|---|---|
| Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | July 1, 2017[15][16] |
| Pink Panther and Pals | |
| Super 4 | |
| Angry Birds Toons | July 3, 2017 |
| Max Steel | |
| Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | |
| Team Hot Wheels | September 16, 2017[17] |
| Dinosaur King | February 5, 2018[18] |
Former programming
| Show title | Premiere date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| RoboCop: Alpha Commando | July 1, 2017 | September 10, 2017 |
| Scary Larry | December 10, 2017 | |
| Rocket Monkeys | July 3, 2017 | February 9, 2018 |
| Zak Storm | September 30, 2017 | January 7, 2018 |
| Winx Club | October 9, 2017 | March 2, 2018 |
Stations
The following is a list of stations that carry KidsClick in syndication; this includes the possibility that a This affiliate on a station owned by Sinclair or another owner will also air the programming block in the same market near or at the same time:
| City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany–Schenectady–Troy, New York | WCWN | 45.1 | The CW | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Baltimore-Annapolis, Maryland | WUTB | 24.1 | MyNetworkTV | Deerfield Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Birmingham–Tuscaloosa–Anniston, Alabama | WABM[19] | 68.1 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| Bristol-Johnson City-Kingsport, Tennessee/ Bristol, Virginia |
WEMT | 39.1 | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Buffalo, New York | WNYO[20] | 49.1 | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Cape Girardeau, Missouri/Paducah, Kentucky | WDKA | |||
| Cedar Rapids-Dubuque, Iowa | KFXA | 28.1 | Fox | Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd. (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Charleston, South Carolina | WCIV[21] | 36.1 | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Champaign-Danville-Springfield-Urbana, Illinois | WBUI | 23.1 | The CW | GOCOM Media, LLC (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | WFLI[22] | 53.1 | MPS Media, LLC (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) | |
| Chico-Redding, California | KCVU | 20.1 | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | WKRC-DT2 | 12.2 | The CW | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Columbus, Ohio | WWHO | 53.1 | Manham Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) | |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | KTOV-LP (analog) KSCC-DT3 (digital) |
21 (analog) 38.3 (digital) |
MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Dayton, Ohio | WRGT-DT2 | 45.2 | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) | |
| Des Moines, Iowa | KDSM[23] | 17.1 | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| El Paso, Texas/Las Cruces, New Mexico | KDBC-DT2 | 4.2 | MyNetworkTV | |
| Eureka, California | KBVU | 28.1 | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Flint-Saginaw, Michigan | WSMH | 66.1 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| Florence–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | WWMB[24] | 21.1 | The CW | Howard Stirk Holdings (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Fresno–Visalia, California | KFRE[25] | 59.1 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| Gainesville-Ocala, Florida | WMYG-LP (analog) WGFL-DT2 (digital) |
11 (analog) 28.2 (digital) |
MyNetworkTV | New Age Media, LLC (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | WWMT-DT2 | 3.2 | The CW | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Green Bay–Fox Cities, Wisconsin | WCWF[26] | 14.1 | ||
| Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, North Carolina | WMYV | 48.1 | MyNetworkTV | |
| Greenville-Jacksonville-New Bern, North Carolina | WYDO | 14.1 | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina/ Asheville, North Carolina |
WMYA | 40.1 | MyNetworkTV | |
| Greenwood, Mississippi | WHCQ-LD | 8.1 | Ellington Broadcasting | |
| Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pennsylvania | WHP-DT3 | 21.3 | The CW | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | KVCW-DT2 | 33.2 | MyNetworkTV | |
| Lexington-Frankfort, Kentucky | WDKY | 56.1 | Fox | |
| Lincoln-Superior-Grand Island, Nebraska | KFXL | 51.1 | ||
| Madison, Wisconsin | WMSN | 47.1 | ||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WVTV | 18.1 | The CW | |
| Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota | WUCW[12] | 23.1 | ||
| Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida | WFGX[27] | 35.1 | MyNetworkTV | |
| Nashville, Tennessee | WNAB | 58.1 | The CW | Tennessee Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News-Virginia Beach, Virginia | WTVZ | 33.1 | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KOCB | 34.1 | The CW | |
| Omaha, Nebraska | KXVO | 15.1 | Mitts Telecasting Company (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WPNT | 22.1 | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Portland-Auburn-Augusta, Maine | WPFO[28] | 23.1 | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville, North Carolina | WRDC | 28.1 | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Reno-Carson City, Nevada | KAME | 21.1 | Deerfield Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) | |
| Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia | WRLH-DT2 | 35.2 | Sinclair Broadcast Group (sale to Standard Media pending) | |
| Rochester, New York | WHAM-DT2[29] | 13.2 | The CW | Deerfield Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KMYU | 12.1 | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| San Antonio, Texas | KMYS[30] | 35.1 | The CW | Deerfield Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Savannah, Georgia | WTGS | 28.1 | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | WQMY | 53.1 | MyNetworkTV | New Age Media, LLC (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Sioux City, Iowa | KPTH[31] | 44.1 | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| South Bend, Indiana | WSBT-DT2 | 22.2 | ||
| Syracuse, New York | WSTQ-LP (analog) WSTM-DT2 (digital) |
14 (analog) 3.2 (digital) |
The CW | |
| Tallahassee, Florida | WTWC-DT2 | 40.2 | Fox | |
| West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Florida | WTVX | 34.1 | The CW | |
| Wheeling, West Virginia/Steubenville, Ohio | WTOV-DT2 | 9.2 | Fox | |
| Wichita, Kansas | KMTW[32] | 36.1 | MyNetworkTV | Mercury Broadcasting Company, Inc. (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
References
- ^ a b "Sinclair Names Dan Barnathan VP Family and Children's Programming and Sales; Jonathan Dern Executive Producer" (Press release). Sinclair Broadcast Group. PR Newswire. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017 – via WDRB-TV.
- ^ a b c d Diana Marszalek (May 3, 2017). "Sinclair Wants Back in on Kids' TV". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (May 2, 2017). "'KidsClick' Multi-Platform Programming Block Set For Sinclair". Radio+Television Business Report. Streamline Publishing. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ Stephen Battaglio (May 8, 2017). "Sinclair Broadcast Group to buy Tribune Media for $3.9 billion plus debt". Los Angeles Times. Tronc. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Cynthia Littleton (May 8, 2017). "Sinclair Broadcast Group Sets $3.9 Billion Deal to Acquire Tribune Media". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam (May 2, 2017). "'KidsClick' Multi-Platform Programming Block Set For Sinclair". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "KidsClick launches video-on-demand options, Zak Storm contest". ToonBarn. November 8, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "KidsClick launches online live streaming option". ToonBarn. December 26, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Imagine and SBG Deliver 'KidsClick' Content". InBroadcast. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ Mirabella, Lorraine (May 3, 2017). "Sinclair Broacast Group anticipates more acquisitions". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Edited Transcript of SBGI earnings conference call or presentation 3-May-17 1:30pm GMT". Thomson Reuters. Yahoo! Finance. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "Kids Click coming to The CW Twin Cities on July 1st". WUCW. Sinclair Broadcast Group. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "This TV Schedule - Program listings and guide". This TV. Tribune Broadcasting/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "This TV Schedule - Program listings and guide". This TV. Tribune Broadcasting/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Morning Cartoons are back! Join us Saturday morning at 7:00 AM". KidsClick. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Pink Shirt Day and Pink Panther Extends to Weekdays". Facebook. February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "KidsClick's fall lineup includes Hot Wheels, Winx Club, Zak Storm". ToonBarn. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "Dinosaur King Returns to U.S. TV on February 5". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "A look back at popular kids cartoons as KidsClick TV launches July 1". WBMA-LD. Sinclair Broadcast Group. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "Morning Cartoons are back starting July 1 on our sister station MYTV Buffalo CH49.!". WUTV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017 – via Facebook.
- ^ KIDS CLICK WCIV transfer. YouTube. June 21, 2017.
- ^ WTVC PacMan. YouTube. June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Starting on Saturday, July 1st, Kids Click will be bringing you early morning cartoons just like it used to be. Take a look at the schedule, and don't forget to add the show times to your calendar!". KDSM. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ WPDE Kids Click Previews. YouTube. June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Kids Click coming to CW59 July 1st". KMPH-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Jeffrey Bartel (June 20, 2017). "KidsClick to launch July 1st on CW 14". WCWF. Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Kids Click 30. YouTube. June 14, 2017.
- ^ WGME Kids Click. YouTube. June 15, 2017.
- ^ WHAM Kids Click 1. YouTube. June 16, 2017.
- ^ WOAI KIDS CLICK. YouTube. June 15, 2017.
- ^ KMEG PACMAN. YouTube. June 19, 2017.
- ^ "KidsClick is your new home for morning cartoons 7 days a week. It's a 360° viewing experience with classic & cool new shows on all screens". KMTW. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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