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== History ==
  
== History ==
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In 1999, PBS Kids was PBS' successful children's brand in the United States. Because of this, PBS Kids Worldwide Inc., a division of PBS Networks International, launched international versions of the PBS Kids channel as pay TV channels. The pan-European feed was launched on October 1, 1999, broadcasting to Poland, Western and Northern Europe, with English being the link language.
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Introduced on September 6, 1999, PBS Kids was PBS' successful children's brand in the United States. Because of this, PBS Kids Worldwide Inc., a newly-formed division of PBS Networks International, launched international versions of the PBS Kids channel as pay TV channels. The pan-European feed was launched on October 1, 1999, broadcasting to Europe, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, with English being the link language. Five days later, additional audio tracks in Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish were added.
   
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Starting in 2000, the PBS Kids brand began expanding to Latin America, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and the rest of Europe. A separated British feed of PBS Kids was launched on January 1, 2000, making it the first feed to be separated from the pan-European feed. On February 10 that year, the channel was launched in Latin America. This version is divided into five feeds; four (North, Central, South and Pacific) are in Spanish, and one in Brazil is in Portuguese. Both feeds are also in English via SAP.
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Starting in 2000, the PBS Kids brand began expanding to Latin America and Asia Pacific. A separated British feed of PBS Kids was launched on January 1, 2000, making it the first feed to be separated from the pan-European feed. On February 10 that year, the channel was launched in Latin America. This version is divided into five feeds; four (North, Central, South and Pacific) are in Spanish, and one in Brazil is in Portuguese. Both feeds are also in English via SAP.
   
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Separate feeds for Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Denmark) and Spain were created, completely replacing the pan-European feed.
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Separate feeds for Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Denmark), Poland (first era), Turkey, Israel, and Greece were created, completely replacing the pan-European feed.
   
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Five days later, after the channel's Nordic launch in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, PBS Kids was launched in Finland and Iceland on September 15, 2005. Finland received the feed in English and Swedish, while Iceland received it in English and Danish.
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Five days later, after the channel's Nordic launch in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, PBS Kids was launched in Finland and Iceland on September 15, 2000. Finland received the feed in English and Swedish, while Iceland received it in English and Danish.
   
 
When PBS Kids was launched in India on October 6, 2000, the channel only received an English audio track. On April 4, 2005, a Hindi audio track was added, followed by the Tamil and Telugu audio tracks on August 6, 2007.
  
When PBS Kids was launched in India on October 6, 2000, the channel only received an English audio track. On April 4, 2005, a Hindi audio track was added, followed by the Tamil and Telugu audio tracks on August 6, 2007.
   
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Before the CEE feeds of the channel, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and Russia received the Polish feed of PBS Kids on January 1, 2001, broadcasting in Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian and English. On July 1, 2002, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria also received the same feed, adding the Czech and Bulgarian audio tracks next to the other five.
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Before the CEE feeds of the channel, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and Russia received the first-era Polish feed on January 1, 2001, broadcasting in Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian and English. On July 1, 2002, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria also received the same feed, adding the Czech and Bulgarian audio tracks next to the other five.
   
 
When PBS Kids came to Portugal on July 9, 2001, it received the Spanish feed, broadcasting in Spanish, Portuguese and English, similar to the Latin American version. It wouldn't be until September 5, 2005 when a localized Portuguese feed was created, replacing the Spanish feed.
  
When PBS Kids came to Portugal on July 9, 2001, it received the Spanish feed, broadcasting in Spanish, Portuguese and English, similar to the Latin American version. It wouldn't be until September 5, 2005 when a localized Portuguese feed was created, replacing the Spanish feed.
   
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On February 18, 2003, the Arabic feed of PBS Kids was launched for the Arabic-speaking markets of the Middle East. This is the only EMEA feed that is free-to-air and not to broadcast in English.
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Two separate CEE feeds - one (Central Europe) specifically for Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and another (Eastern Europe) for Romania, Russia and Bulgaria - were launched, replacing the Polish feed on August 1, 2005.
  
   
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Two separate CEE feeds - one (Central Europe) specifically for Poland (until September 1, 2008) Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and another (Eastern Europe) for Romania, Russia (until September 1, 2008) and Bulgaria - were launched, replacing the first-era Polish feed on August 1, 2005.
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On July 21, 2009, the Balkan feed was created for Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. At the time, this feed broadcast Serbian, Croatian and English.
  
   
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On November 29, 2005, PBS Networks EMEA announced that PBS Kids would launch two German-language feeds for Austria and Switzerland. These feeds were launched on January 16, 2006, replacing the main German feed that was broadcasting exclusively to Germany at the time.
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On August 1, 2010, the Eastern European feed added an Ukrainian audio track when the channel began broadcasting in Ukraine. The following year in 2011, the Balkan feed added a Slovene feed when the channel began broadcasting in Slovenia.
  
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On September 1, 2008, two localized feeds were created for Poland (second era) and Russia, both respectively replacing the Central and Eastern European feeds.
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On July 21, 2009, the Adrian feed was created for Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. At the time, this feed broadcast Serbian, Croatian and English.
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On August 1, 2010, the Eastern European feed added an Ukrainian audio track when the channel began broadcasting in Ukraine, but closed down on July 2014 for unknown reasons. On August 1, 2011, the Adrian feed added a Slovene audio track when the channel (along with Minimax) began broadcasting in Slovenia.
   
 
On October 7, 2013, the American programming block of PBS Kids received a major rebrand by Primal Screen. With this case, Dash was replaced by twins Dee and Del, though Dash remains in the 2008 logo. The Dot logo was also retired, however, Dot remains as a mascot. The same went for Canada, when the rebrand occured over there on October 18 that year.
  
On October 7, 2013, the American programming block of PBS Kids received a major rebrand by Primal Screen. With this case, Dash was replaced by twins Dee and Del, though Dash remains in the 2008 logo. The Dot logo was also retired, however, Dot remains as a mascot. The same went for Canada, when the rebrand occured over there on October 18 that year.
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During November 2013, international PBS Kids channels received the same rebrand, but with a different logo style (which is based off the 1999 logo), with Western Europe being the first continent to receive the rebrand. Unlike the American and Canadian counterparts, Dash was never dropped out.
  
During November 2013, international PBS Kids channels received the same rebrand, but with a different logo style (which is based off the 1999 logo), with Western Europe being the first continent to receive the rebrand. Unlike the American and Canadian counterparts, Dash was never dropped out.
   
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On May 12, 2014, PBS Networks EMEA announced that PBS Kids would launch a Belgian feed. This feed was launched on June 9 that year, replacing the Dutch feed in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking parts of Belgium) and the French feed in Wallonia (the French-speaking parts).
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== Launched ==
  
   
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On December 10, 2015, PBS Networks EMEA announced that the Austrian and (the German-speaking) Swiss feeds of PBS Kids would no longer be broadcast due to unknown reasons. The Austrian and Swiss feeds closed down on December 31 at 10:00 PM (22:00) that year, and were replaced by the main German feed the next day at 6:00 AM (06:00).
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* January 1, 2000 - United Kingdom (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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* February 10, 2000 - Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Panama, Central America, the Caribbean and Brazil)
  
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* March 9, 2000 - Australia and New Zealand
  
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* April 15, 2000 - Malaysia (my country), Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea (broadcasting the Southeast Asian feed with Korean subtitles), Vietnam, Thailand and Hong Kong
  
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* April 19, 2000 - Japan
  
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* April 23, 2000 - Taiwan
  
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* May 1, 2000 - Poland (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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* July 3, 2000 - Germany, Austria and the German-speaking parts of Switzerland (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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* July 7, 2000 - Benelux (Netherlands and the Dutch-speaking parts of Belgium) (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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* July 12, 2000 - France, the French-speaking parts of Belgium, Switzerland and Africa (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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* July 17, 2000 - Italy and the Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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* August 24, 2000 - Turkey
  
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* September 10, 2000 - Sweden, Norway and Denmark (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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*September 15, 2000 - Finland and Iceland (broadcasting the Nordic feed, with the former broadcasting in English and Swedish, and the latter broadcasting in English and Danish)
  
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* October 6, 2000 - India
  
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* November 6, 2000 - Spain (separated from the pan-European feed)
  
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* November 19, 2000 - Greece
  
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* January 1, 2001 - Hungary, Romania, Moldova and Russia (broadcasting the Polish feed)
  
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* July 9, 2001 - Portugal (broadcasting the Spanish feed with local advertisements)
  
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* June 10, 2002 - English-speaking parts of Africa
  
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* July 1, 2002 - Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria (broadcasting the Polish feed)
  
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* February 9, 2003 - Middle East (English version)
  
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* February 18, 2003 - Middle East (Arabic version, under the name ''PBS Kids Arabia'')
  
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* July 1, 2003 - Israel
  
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* June 1, 2004 - Pakistan
  
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* May 17, 2005 - South Korea (separated from the Southeast Asian feed)
  
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* May 1, 2006 - Ireland (broadcasting the British feed with local advertisements)
  
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*August 1, 2005 - Central and Eastern Europe (separate feeds, replacing the Polish feed)
  
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*September 5, 2005 - Portugal (becoming an independent feed) and the Portuguese-speaking parts of Africa
  
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* November 6, 2005 - Canada (English version)
  
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* March 8, 2006 - Canada (French version, under the name ''PBS Kids en Français'')
  
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* July 21, 2009 - Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia
  
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* August 1, 2010 - Ukraine
  
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* August 1, 2011 - Slovenia
  
   
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The pan-European feed was still broadcast in the English-speaking parts of the Middle East and Africa. On December 31, 2018, this feed, along with the Arabic, French and Portuguese feeds were removed in the Middle East and Africa.
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== Closed ==
  
   
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On June 30, 2019, due to low ratings, the Belgian feed shut down at 10:00 PM (22:00). The next day on July 1 at 6:00 AM (06:00), the Dutch and French feeds were relaunched in Flanders and Wallonia, respectively.
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* March 1, 2010 - Canada (French version)
  
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* December 31, 2018 - Africa
  
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Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on March 9, 2022, PBS Networks International closed the channel in Russian territories, along with PBS.
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*December 31, 2020 - Australia and New Zealand
  
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== Channels ==
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=== Current channels ===
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"></span>
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" valign="top|-" | colspan="3"
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|Region(s)
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|Launch date
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|Language(s)
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|-
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|United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta
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|October 1, 1999
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|English
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|-
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|Latin America
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|February 1, 2000
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|Latin American Spanish<br>Brazilian Portuguese<br>English (translated continuity on SAP)
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|-
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|Southeast Asia
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|April 15, 2000
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|English<br>Malay<br>Mandarin Chinese<br>Cantonese<br>Indonesian<br>Thai<br>Vietnamese (subtitles)
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|-
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|Japan
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|April 19, 2000
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|Japanese<br>English
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|-
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|Taiwan
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|April 23, 2000
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|Mandarin Chinese<br>English
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|-
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|Poland
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>May 1, 2000 (as the first independent feed)<br>August 1, 2005 (as part of the Central European feed)<br>September 1, 2008 (as the second independent feed)
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|Polish<br>English
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|-
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|Germany
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)<br>July 3, 2000 (as an independent feed)
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|German<br>English
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|-
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|Netherlands
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)<br>July 7, 2000 (as an independent feed)
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|Dutch<br>English
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|-
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|France
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)<br>July 12, 2000 (as an independent feed)
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|French<br>English
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|-
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|Italy
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)<br>July 17, 2000 (as an independent feed)
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|Italian<br>English
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|-
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|Turkey
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>August 24, 2000 (as an independent feed)
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|Turkish<br>English
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|-
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|Scandinavia
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)<br>September 10, 2000 (as an independent feed)<br>September 15, 2000 (Finland and Iceland)
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|English<br>Swedish<br>Norwegian<br>Danish
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|-
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|India
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|October 6, 2000
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|English<br>Hindi (2005-present)<br>Tamil (2007-present)<br>Telugu (2007-present)
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|-
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|Spain
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)<br>November 6, 2000 (as an independent feed)
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|European Spanish<br>English
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|-
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|Greece
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>November 19, 2000 (as an independent feed)
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|Greek<br>English
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|-
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|Central Europe
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>January 1, 2001 (Hungary, as part of the first Polish feed)<br>July 1, 2002 (Czechia, as part of the first Polish feed)<br>August 1, 2005 (as an independent feed)
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|English<br>Polish (2005-2008)<br>Hungarian<br>Czech
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|-
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|Eastern Europe
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>January 1, 2001 (Romania, as part of the first Polish feed)<br>July 1, 2002 (Bulgaria, as part of the first Polish feed)<br>August 1, 2005 (as an independent feed)
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|English<br>Romanian<br>Russian (2005-2008)<br>Bulgarian<br>Ukrainian (2010-2014)
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|-
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|Portugal
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>July 9, 2001 (as part of the Spanish feed)<br>September 5, 2005 (as an independent feed)
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|European Portuguese<br>English
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|-
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|Middle East and North Africa (Arabic feed, via free-to-air)
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|February 18, 2003
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|Arabic
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|-
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|Israel
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>July 1, 2003 (as an independent feed)
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|Hebrew<br>English
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|-
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|Pakistan
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|June 1, 2004
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|English<br>Urdu (2021-present)
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|-
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|South Korea
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|May 17, 2005
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|Korean<br>English
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|-
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|Canada (English feed)
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|November 6, 2005
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|English
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|-
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|Adria
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>2003 (as part of PBS Kids EMEA, in English)<br>July 21, 2009 (Serbia and Croatia)<br>August 1, 2011 (Slovenia)
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|English<br>Serbian<br>Croatian<br>Slovene
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|}
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=== Former channels ===
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"></span>
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" valign="top|-" | colspan="4"
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|Region(s)
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|Launch date
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|Closed date
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|Language(s)
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|-
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|Europe, Middle East and Africa
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|October 1, 1999
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|December 31, 2018
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|English
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|-
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|Australia (first era)
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|March 9, 2000
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|December 31, 2020
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|English
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|-
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|Austria and Switzerland (local feeds)
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|January 16, 2006
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|December 31, 2015
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|German<br>English
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|-
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|Canada (French feed)
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|March 8, 2006
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|March 1, 2010
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|French
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|-
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|Belgium (independent feed)
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|June 9, 2014
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|June 30, 2019
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|Flemish Dutch<br>French<br>English
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|-
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|Russia
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|October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)<br>January 1, 2001 (as part of the first Polish feed)<br>August 1, 2005 (as part of the Eastern European feed)<br>September 1, 2008 (as an independent feed)
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|March 9, 2022 (as an independent feed)
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|Russian<br>English
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|}
   
 
== Dates for continents/countries where the channels adopted the 2013 global rebrand ==
  
== Dates for continents/countries where the channels adopted the 2013 global rebrand ==
   
 
* October 18, 2013 - Canada (English version) (using the 2008 Dash logo that was introduced over there back in 2010)
  
* October 18, 2013 - Canada (English version) (using the 2008 Dash logo that was introduced over there back in 2010)
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*November 3, 2013 - Western Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Africa)
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*November 3, 2013 - Western Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium/Flanders/Wallonia), Middle East, Israel, Turkey, and Africa
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* November 6, 2013 - Central Europe (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia), Eastern Europe (Romania, Moldova, Russia, Bulgaria and Ukraine) and ex-Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia)
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* November 6, 2013 - Central Europe (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia), Eastern Europe (Romania, Moldova, Russia, Bulgaria, and Ukraine), and ex-Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia)
 
* November 9, 2013 - Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland)
  
* November 9, 2013 - Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland)
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* November 12, 2013 - Middle East, Israel, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus
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* November 12, 2013 - Greece and Cyprus
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* November 15, 2013 - Asia Pacific (excluding China, Japan and South Korea)
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* November 15, 2013 - Asia Pacific (excluding China, Japan, and South Korea)
 
* November 18, 2013 - Japan and South Korea
  
* November 18, 2013 - Japan and South Korea
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* November 21, 2013 - Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean
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* November 21, 2013 - Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Central America, and the Caribbean
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*November 24, 2013 - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador
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*November 24, 2013 - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador
 
*November 27, 2013 - Brazil
  
*November 27, 2013 - Brazil
   
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* '''Brazil feed''' - Broadcasting exclusively to Brazil. Broadcasting in Portuguese, it uses the Brasilia timezone (UTC-3).
  
* '''Brazil feed''' - Broadcasting exclusively to Brazil. Broadcasting in Portuguese, it uses the Brasilia timezone (UTC-3).
   
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=== Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe ===
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=== Adria, Central and Eastern Europe ===
   
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* '''Central European feed''' - Available in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It broadcasts in English, Hungarian and Czech.
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* '''Central European feed''' - Available in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It broadcasts in English, Hungarian and Czech. Until September 1, 2008, this feed was available in Poland and broadcast in Polish.
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* '''Eastern European feed''' - Available in Romania, Moldova, Russia, Bulgaria and Ukraine. It broadcasts in English, Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian.
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* '''Eastern European feed''' - Available in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria. It broadcasts in English, Romanian and Bulgarian. Until September 1, 2008, this feed was available in Russia and broadcast in Russia. This feed was also available in Ukraine and broadcast in Ukrainian from August 1, 2010 to July 6, 2014.
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* '''Balkan/Adrian feed''' - Broadcasting in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia. It broadcasts in English, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene.
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* '''Adrian feed''' - Available in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia. It broadcasts in English, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene.
   
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== Trivia ==
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== Logos ==
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<gallery>
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File:PBS Kids Dash.svg.png|Dash logo (October 1, 1999 - November 26, 2013)
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File:PBS Kids Dot.svg.png|Dot logo (October 1, 1999 - November 26, 2013)
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File:PBS Kids digital art - Dash logo (2013 styled) by LyricOfficial.png|Dash logo (November 3, 2013 - present)
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File:PBS Kids digital art - Dot logo (2013 styled) by LyricOfficial.png|Dot logo (November 3, 2013 - present)
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File:PBS Kids digital art - Dee logo (2013) by LyricOfficial.png|Dee logo (November 3, 2013 - present)
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File:PBS Kids digital art - Del logo (2013) by LyricOfficial.png|Del logo (November 3, 2013 - present)
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</gallery>
   
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== Websites ==
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=== America ===
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==== North America ====
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* United States - pbskids.org (since 1999)
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* Canada (English) - pbskids.ca (since 2006)
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* Canada (French) - fr.pbskids.ca (2007-2010)
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* Mexico - pbskids.org.mx (since 2001)
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==== South America ====
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* Latin America (general) - pbskids.la (since 2000)
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* Argentina - pbskids.org.ar (since 2001)
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* Chile - pbskids.cl (since 2002)
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* Venezuela - pbskids.org.ve (since 2002)
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* Brazil - pbskids.org.br (since 2000)
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=== Europe and Africa ===
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* General - pbskids.tv (since 2000)
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==== Europe ====
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* United Kingdom - pbskids.org.uk (since 2000)
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* France - pbskids.fr (since 2000)
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* Germany - pbskids.de (since 2000)
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* Netherlands - pbskids.nl (since 2000)
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* Italy - pbskids.it (since 2000)
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* Spain - pbskids.es (since 2000)
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* Portugal - pbskids.pt (since 2000)
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* Austria - pbskids.at (2006-2015)
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* Switzerland (German) - pbskids.ch (2006-2015)
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* Belgium - pbskids.be (2014-2017)
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* Poland - pbskids.pl (since 2000)
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* Hungary - pbskids.hu (since 2005)
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* Romania - pbskids.ro (since 2005)
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* Russia - pbskids.ru (since 2005)
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* Czech Republic - pbskids.cz (since 2005)
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* Slovakia - pbskids.sk (2005-2008)
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* Bulgaria - pbskids.bg (since 2005)
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* Sweden - pbskids.se (since 2000)
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* Norway - pbskids.no (since 2000)
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* Denmark - pbskids.dk (since 2000)
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* Greece - pbskids.gr (since 2006)
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==== Africa ====
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* Middle East (English) - pbskidsme.org (2016-2018)
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* Middle East (Arabic) - pbskidsarabia.org (since 2005)
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* Africa - pbskidsafrica.org (2007-2018)
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=== Asia Pacific ===
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==== Asia ====
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* Southeast Asia - pbskids-asia.org (since 2000)
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* Philippines - pbskids.org.ph (since 2005)
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* Japan - pbskids.org.jp (since 2000)
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* South Korea - pbskids.org.kr (since 2005)
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* Taiwan - pbskids.org.tw (since 2000)
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* Turkey - pbskids.tk (since 2003)
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* India - pbskids.org.in (since 2002)
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* Pakistan - pbskids.org.pk (since 2005)
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==== Oceania ====
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* Australia - pbskids.org.au (2000-2020)
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* New Zealand - pbskids.org.nz (2000-2020)
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== Trivia ==
 
* In real life, PBS Kids only expanded to Africa and Australia between 2019 and 2021.
  
* In real life, PBS Kids only expanded to Africa and Australia between 2019 and 2021.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 15 April 2022

Hey there! Long ago, I had an idea coming out of my mind. This blog post is about the PBS Kids channels from all over the world.

History

Introduced on September 6, 1999, PBS Kids was PBS' successful children's brand in the United States. Because of this, PBS Kids Worldwide Inc., a newly-formed division of PBS Networks International, launched international versions of the PBS Kids channel as pay TV channels. The pan-European feed was launched on October 1, 1999, broadcasting to Europe, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, with English being the link language. Five days later, additional audio tracks in Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish were added.

Starting in 2000, the PBS Kids brand began expanding to Latin America and Asia Pacific. A separated British feed of PBS Kids was launched on January 1, 2000, making it the first feed to be separated from the pan-European feed. On February 10 that year, the channel was launched in Latin America. This version is divided into five feeds; four (North, Central, South and Pacific) are in Spanish, and one in Brazil is in Portuguese. Both feeds are also in English via SAP.

Separate feeds for Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Denmark), Poland (first era), Turkey, Israel, and Greece were created, completely replacing the pan-European feed.

Five days later, after the channel's Nordic launch in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, PBS Kids was launched in Finland and Iceland on September 15, 2000. Finland received the feed in English and Swedish, while Iceland received it in English and Danish.

When PBS Kids was launched in India on October 6, 2000, the channel only received an English audio track. On April 4, 2005, a Hindi audio track was added, followed by the Tamil and Telugu audio tracks on August 6, 2007.

Before the CEE feeds of the channel, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and Russia received the first-era Polish feed on January 1, 2001, broadcasting in Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian and English. On July 1, 2002, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria also received the same feed, adding the Czech and Bulgarian audio tracks next to the other five.

When PBS Kids came to Portugal on July 9, 2001, it received the Spanish feed, broadcasting in Spanish, Portuguese and English, similar to the Latin American version. It wouldn't be until September 5, 2005 when a localized Portuguese feed was created, replacing the Spanish feed.

On February 18, 2003, the Arabic feed of PBS Kids was launched for the Arabic-speaking markets of the Middle East. This is the only EMEA feed that is free-to-air and not to broadcast in English.

Two separate CEE feeds - one (Central Europe) specifically for Poland (until September 1, 2008) Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and another (Eastern Europe) for Romania, Russia (until September 1, 2008) and Bulgaria - were launched, replacing the first-era Polish feed on August 1, 2005.

On November 29, 2005, PBS Networks EMEA announced that PBS Kids would launch two German-language feeds for Austria and Switzerland. These feeds were launched on January 16, 2006, replacing the main German feed that was broadcasting exclusively to Germany at the time.

On September 1, 2008, two localized feeds were created for Poland (second era) and Russia, both respectively replacing the Central and Eastern European feeds.

On July 21, 2009, the Adrian feed was created for Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. At the time, this feed broadcast Serbian, Croatian and English.

On August 1, 2010, the Eastern European feed added an Ukrainian audio track when the channel began broadcasting in Ukraine, but closed down on July 2014 for unknown reasons. On August 1, 2011, the Adrian feed added a Slovene audio track when the channel (along with Minimax) began broadcasting in Slovenia.

On October 7, 2013, the American programming block of PBS Kids received a major rebrand by Primal Screen. With this case, Dash was replaced by twins Dee and Del, though Dash remains in the 2008 logo. The Dot logo was also retired, however, Dot remains as a mascot. The same went for Canada, when the rebrand occured over there on October 18 that year.

During November 2013, international PBS Kids channels received the same rebrand, but with a different logo style (which is based off the 1999 logo), with Western Europe being the first continent to receive the rebrand. Unlike the American and Canadian counterparts, Dash was never dropped out.

On May 12, 2014, PBS Networks EMEA announced that PBS Kids would launch a Belgian feed. This feed was launched on June 9 that year, replacing the Dutch feed in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking parts of Belgium) and the French feed in Wallonia (the French-speaking parts).

On December 10, 2015, PBS Networks EMEA announced that the Austrian and (the German-speaking) Swiss feeds of PBS Kids would no longer be broadcast due to unknown reasons. The Austrian and Swiss feeds closed down on December 31 at 10:00 PM (22:00) that year, and were replaced by the main German feed the next day at 6:00 AM (06:00).

The pan-European feed was still broadcast in the English-speaking parts of the Middle East and Africa. On December 31, 2018, this feed, along with the Arabic, French and Portuguese feeds were removed in the Middle East and Africa.

On June 30, 2019, due to low ratings, the Belgian feed shut down at 10:00 PM (22:00). The next day on July 1 at 6:00 AM (06:00), the Dutch and French feeds were relaunched in Flanders and Wallonia, respectively.

Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on March 9, 2022, PBS Networks International closed the channel in Russian territories, along with PBS.

Channels

Current channels

Region(s) Launch date Language(s)
United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta October 1, 1999 English
Latin America February 1, 2000 Latin American Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
English (translated continuity on SAP)
Southeast Asia April 15, 2000 English
Malay
Mandarin Chinese
Cantonese
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese (subtitles)
Japan April 19, 2000 Japanese
English
Taiwan April 23, 2000 Mandarin Chinese
English
Poland October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
May 1, 2000 (as the first independent feed)
August 1, 2005 (as part of the Central European feed)
September 1, 2008 (as the second independent feed) 		Polish
English
Germany October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)
July 3, 2000 (as an independent feed) 		German
English
Netherlands October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)
July 7, 2000 (as an independent feed) 		Dutch
English
France October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)
July 12, 2000 (as an independent feed) 		French
English
Italy October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)
July 17, 2000 (as an independent feed) 		Italian
English
Turkey October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
August 24, 2000 (as an independent feed) 		Turkish
English
Scandinavia October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)
September 10, 2000 (as an independent feed)
September 15, 2000 (Finland and Iceland) 		English
Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
India October 6, 2000 English
Hindi (2005-present)
Tamil (2007-present)
Telugu (2007-present)
Spain October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe)
November 6, 2000 (as an independent feed) 		European Spanish
English
Greece October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
November 19, 2000 (as an independent feed) 		Greek
English
Central Europe October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
January 1, 2001 (Hungary, as part of the first Polish feed)
July 1, 2002 (Czechia, as part of the first Polish feed)
August 1, 2005 (as an independent feed) 		English
Polish (2005-2008)
Hungarian
Czech
Eastern Europe October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
January 1, 2001 (Romania, as part of the first Polish feed)
July 1, 2002 (Bulgaria, as part of the first Polish feed)
August 1, 2005 (as an independent feed) 		English
Romanian
Russian (2005-2008)
Bulgarian
Ukrainian (2010-2014)
Portugal October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
July 9, 2001 (as part of the Spanish feed)
September 5, 2005 (as an independent feed) 		European Portuguese
English
Middle East and North Africa (Arabic feed, via free-to-air) February 18, 2003 Arabic
Israel October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
July 1, 2003 (as an independent feed) 		Hebrew
English
Pakistan June 1, 2004 English
Urdu (2021-present)
South Korea May 17, 2005 Korean
English
Canada (English feed) November 6, 2005 English
Adria October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
2003 (as part of PBS Kids EMEA, in English)
July 21, 2009 (Serbia and Croatia)
August 1, 2011 (Slovenia) 		English
Serbian
Croatian
Slovene

Former channels

Region(s) Launch date Closed date Language(s)
Europe, Middle East and Africa October 1, 1999 December 31, 2018 English
Australia (first era) March 9, 2000 December 31, 2020 English
Austria and Switzerland (local feeds) January 16, 2006 December 31, 2015 German
English
Canada (French feed) March 8, 2006 March 1, 2010 French
Belgium (independent feed) June 9, 2014 June 30, 2019 Flemish Dutch
French
English
Russia October 1, 1999 (as part of PBS Kids Europe, in English)
January 1, 2001 (as part of the first Polish feed)
August 1, 2005 (as part of the Eastern European feed)
September 1, 2008 (as an independent feed) 		March 9, 2022 (as an independent feed) Russian
English

Dates for continents/countries where the channels adopted the 2013 global rebrand

  • October 18, 2013 - Canada (English version) (using the 2008 Dash logo that was introduced over there back in 2010)
  • November 3, 2013 - Western Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium/Flanders/Wallonia), Middle East, Israel, Turkey, and Africa
  • November 6, 2013 - Central Europe (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia), Eastern Europe (Romania, Moldova, Russia, Bulgaria, and Ukraine), and ex-Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia)
  • November 9, 2013 - Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland)
  • November 12, 2013 - Greece and Cyprus
  • November 15, 2013 - Asia Pacific (excluding China, Japan, and South Korea)
  • November 18, 2013 - Japan and South Korea
  • November 21, 2013 - Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Central America, and the Caribbean
  • November 24, 2013 - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador
  • November 27, 2013 - Brazil

Feeds

Latin America

  • North feed - Broadcasting exclusively to Mexico. It uses the Mexico City timezone (UTC-5).
  • Central feed - Broadcasting to Colombia, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean. It uses the Bogota timezone (UTC-5/-4 DST).
  • South feed - Broadcasting to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. It uses the Buenos Aires timezone (UTC-3).
  • Pacific feed - Broadcasting to Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. It uses the Santiago timezone (UTC-3/-2 DST).
  • Brazil feed - Broadcasting exclusively to Brazil. Broadcasting in Portuguese, it uses the Brasilia timezone (UTC-3).

Adria, Central and Eastern Europe

  • Central European feed - Available in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It broadcasts in English, Hungarian and Czech. Until September 1, 2008, this feed was available in Poland and broadcast in Polish.
  • Eastern European feed - Available in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria. It broadcasts in English, Romanian and Bulgarian. Until September 1, 2008, this feed was available in Russia and broadcast in Russia. This feed was also available in Ukraine and broadcast in Ukrainian from August 1, 2010 to July 6, 2014.
  • Adrian feed - Available in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Slovenia. It broadcasts in English, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene.

Logos

Websites

America

North America

  • United States - pbskids.org (since 1999)
  • Canada (English) - pbskids.ca (since 2006)
  • Canada (French) - fr.pbskids.ca (2007-2010)
  • Mexico - pbskids.org.mx (since 2001)

South America

  • Latin America (general) - pbskids.la (since 2000)
  • Argentina - pbskids.org.ar (since 2001)
  • Chile - pbskids.cl (since 2002)
  • Venezuela - pbskids.org.ve (since 2002)
  • Brazil - pbskids.org.br (since 2000)

Europe and Africa

  • General - pbskids.tv (since 2000)

Europe

  • United Kingdom - pbskids.org.uk (since 2000)
  • France - pbskids.fr (since 2000)
  • Germany - pbskids.de (since 2000)
  • Netherlands - pbskids.nl (since 2000)
  • Italy - pbskids.it (since 2000)
  • Spain - pbskids.es (since 2000)
  • Portugal - pbskids.pt (since 2000)
  • Austria - pbskids.at (2006-2015)
  • Switzerland (German) - pbskids.ch (2006-2015)
  • Belgium - pbskids.be (2014-2017)
  • Poland - pbskids.pl (since 2000)
  • Hungary - pbskids.hu (since 2005)
  • Romania - pbskids.ro (since 2005)
  • Russia - pbskids.ru (since 2005)
  • Czech Republic - pbskids.cz (since 2005)
  • Slovakia - pbskids.sk (2005-2008)
  • Bulgaria - pbskids.bg (since 2005)
  • Sweden - pbskids.se (since 2000)
  • Norway - pbskids.no (since 2000)
  • Denmark - pbskids.dk (since 2000)
  • Greece - pbskids.gr (since 2006)

Africa

  • Middle East (English) - pbskidsme.org (2016-2018)
  • Middle East (Arabic) - pbskidsarabia.org (since 2005)
  • Africa - pbskidsafrica.org (2007-2018)

Asia Pacific

Asia

  • Southeast Asia - pbskids-asia.org (since 2000)
  • Philippines - pbskids.org.ph (since 2005)
  • Japan - pbskids.org.jp (since 2000)
  • South Korea - pbskids.org.kr (since 2005)
  • Taiwan - pbskids.org.tw (since 2000)
  • Turkey - pbskids.tk (since 2003)
  • India - pbskids.org.in (since 2002)
  • Pakistan - pbskids.org.pk (since 2005)

Oceania

  • Australia - pbskids.org.au (2000-2020)
  • New Zealand - pbskids.org.nz (2000-2020)

Trivia

  • In real life, PBS Kids only expanded to Africa and Australia between 2019 and 2021.
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