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Qubo
American children's entertainment brand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the children's entertainment brand. For other uses, see Qubo (disambiguation).
Qubo (/ˈkjuːboʊ/ KYEW-boh; stylized as qubo) was an American television network for children between the ages of 5 and 14. Owned by Ion Media, it consisted of a 24-hour free-to-air television network often mentioned as the "Qubo channel" (available as a digital terrestrial television service on owned-and-operated stations and some affiliates of corporate sister Ion Television, as well as on some pay-TV providers), associated website with games and programs available through video on demand, and a weekly programming block on Ion Television, along with Ion Life, later known as Ion Plus.
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Type | Television network Programming block |
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Country | United States |
Broadcast area | National |
Network | NBC (2006–12) Telemundo (2006–12) Ion Television (2006–21) Ion Plus (2020–21) |
Headquarters | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Spanish (via SAP) |
Picture format | 480i 16:9 (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | E. W. Scripps Company (2021) Ion Media (2006–21) |
Parent | Ion Media (2006–21) NBCUniversal (2006–12) Corus Entertainment (2006–13) Scholastic Corporation (2006–13) Classic Media (2006–13) |
Sister channels | Ion Television Ion Plus |
History | |
Launched | September 9, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-09) (programming block) January 8, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-01-08) (network) |
Closed | February 28, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-28) |
Links | |
Website | qubo.com (archived 2021) |
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Following Ion Media's acquisition by the E. W. Scripps Company, it ceased operations on February 28, 2021.[1]