DreamWorks Channel explained

DreamWorks Channel
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Owner:NBCUniversal (Comcast)
Parent:NBCUniversal International Networks
Timeshift Service:DreamWorks Channel +1

DreamWorks Channel, commonly known as DreamWorks, is a pay television network owned and operated by the NBCUniversal International Networks division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. First launched in Southeast Asia on 1 August 2015, it expanded to the rest of Asia as well as Europe, Africa and Oceania. Its programming is mainly sourced from DreamWorks Animation.

Its counterpart in the United States is Universal Kids, which launched on 9 September 2017 replacing Sprout TV, with the rights to DreamWorks Animation's programming in the country also handled by Netflix and other local networks such as DreamWorks' sister service Peacock.

History

As a standalone TV Channel

DreamWorks Animation announced plans to launch its own TV channel on 9 December 2014 starting in Asia, rolling out over 19 countries in the second half of 2015. Singapore-based broadcaster HBO Asia was contracted to handle marketing, sales and technical services for the channel in Southeast Asia.[1] The studio's first foray into television channel operations in any part of the world was represented with the launch of its first dedicated channel on 1 August 2015 in Thailand through a joint venture through with CTH.[2]

A Middle East and North Africa feed of the channel launched on 1 August 2016 in partnership with the beIN Channels Network.[3]

The channel was placed under the NBCU International executive vice president of Lifestyle and Kids, Duccio Donati, in August 2017, following the NBCU/Comcast takeover of DreamWorks Animation. This paired the channel with E! international channels and NBCU Lifestyle Channel content.[4] [5] On 1 January 2018, NBCUniversal International Networks took over HBO Asia's role with DreamWorks Channel in Southeast Asia.[6]

The channel launched on KPN in the Netherlands on 23 July 2019.[7]

The channel launched as a one-month pop-up channel in Australia via Foxtel on channel 700 throughout June 2020 and returned as a regular 24/7 network the following year.[8]

The Sub-Saharan African feed of the channel originally launched on StarTimes on 3 August 2020,[9] but closed/shut down on 17 February 2022 and was supplemented by Nickelodeon on StarTimes ON in July 2022.[10] MultiChoice and NBCUIN jointly announced on 8 March 2022 that the channel would launch on DStv a week later on 18 March.[11] On its launch, the channel took over the service channel number slot previously held by Disney XD which was shut down on 1 October 2020 and supplement eToonz alongside PBS Kids.[12] [13] [14] The Sub-Saharan African channel is available on the DStv Compact, DStv Compact Plus and DStv Premium subscription packages in South Africa and on the DStv Premium and DStv Compact Plus subscription packages in the rest of Africa, although the channel was made available on the lower-tiered DStv Family and DStv Access subscription packages until 18 April to promote Team Zenko Go, The Bad Guys and The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib.[15] From 27 June to 15 July 2022, the channel was made available on DStv Family alongside Disney Channel to promote and Illumination's .[16]

The Philippines feed of the channel launched via Cignal on 11 September 2021, with aired productions dubbed in the Filipino language.[17] It was also launched on SkyCable in mid-November that same year, though SkyCable uses its original English feed instead.[18] Like the Sub-Saharan African DStv channel feed, it replaced on launch the country channel feed of Disney Channel, which shut down on the same date as the Southeast Asian Disney Channel feeds, i.e. on 1 October.

A Latin American feed launched on 1 April 2022.[19]

The Malaysia feed of the channel launched via Astro on 15 January 2023 initially on Channel 622 (HD) until 31 January 2023 and will stop broadcasting for free and become part of the Kids Pack, starting 1 February 2023. On the same day, after a month later on February 1, 2023, the channel moved to Channel 612 (HD) as a replacement for TA-DAA! which closed on February 1, 2023.[20]

Universal+ launch with DreamWorks

The channel and Universal+ launched in Spain with two television providers Movistar+ and Orange on 21 February 2021.[21]

The Indian feed of the channel was launched in English via Jio TV on 25 November 2021.

DreamWorks Channel Africa's programming are currently available to stream on Universal+ which launched as an on-demand service on DStv Catch Up and DStv Stream on 14 October 2022.[22]

The channel was launched along with Universal+ in France on SFR on 17 November 2022 on Prime Video Channels in 6 December 2022 and on Bouygues Telecom in 8 December 2022.[23] [24]

Programming

The content on the channel mainly consists of productions from the libraries of DreamWorks Animation Television and DreamWorks Classics including some of the former's content originally produced for Netflix;[1] films and specials from DreamWorks Animation, Illumination and sometimes from third parties only broadcasts in the international versions.[25]

Programming blocks

Versions

Market Name --> Type Formerly --> Launch date Replacement Replace date --> Universal+ included? source
Thailand channel No
Thailand
Malaysia [26]
Indonesia [27]
Singapore [28]
Hong Kong [29]
Macau
South Korea channel [30]
SVOD
Middle East & North Africachannel[31]
Netherlands
Vietnam
Australia
Sub-Saharan Africa
SpainYes
Hong Kong No
Macau
Australia [32]
Philippines
Thailand [33]
Philippines
IndiaYes
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
France[34]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schwartzel. Erich. DreamWorks Wants to Start Television Channels in Asia. 22 April 2016. Wall Street Journal. 9 December 2014. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322034402/https://www.wsj.com/articles/dreamworks-wants-to-start-television-channels-in-asia-1418174876. live.
  2. Web site: Frater. Patrick. DreamWorks Animation Launches TV Channel In Thailand. 22 April 2016. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. 28 July 2015. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122207/https://variety.com/2015/tv/asia/dreamworks-animation-launches-tv-channel-in-thailand-1201551924/. live.
  3. News: Foster. Elizabeth. 29 July 2016. DreamWorks channel heads to MENA. 29 July 2016. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 10 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210072241/http://kidscreen.com/2016/07/29/dreamworks-channel-heads-to-mena/. live.
  4. Web site: NBCU EVP Duccio Donati Takes on DreamWorks Channel. Animation Magazine. 3 August 2017. 4 August 2017. 4 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804214548/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/nbcu-evp-duccio-donati-takes-on-dreamworks-channel/. live.
  5. Web site: Duccio Donati tapped for new kids role at NBCUniversal. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 4 August 2017. 4 August 2017. 4 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804220600/http://kidscreen.com/2017/08/04/duccio-donati-tapped-for-new-kids-role-at-nbcuniversal/. live .
  6. Web site: Frater. Patrick. NBCUniversal to Take Full Control of DreamWorks Channel in Asia. 21 April 2020. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. 27 November 2017. 4 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804131549/https://variety.com/2017/tv/asia/nbcuniversal-full-control-of-dreamworks-channel-in-asia-1202623340/. live .
  7. Web site: KPN is launching DreamWorks channel in The Netherlands. BroadbandTVNews.com. Robert Briel. 22 July 2019. 24 July 2019. 24 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724113523/https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2019/07/22/kpn-is-launching-dreamworks-channel-in-the-netherlands/. live.
  8. Web site: Foxtel launches DreamWorks pop-up channel with NBCUniversal. 30 May 2020. Mumbrella. 27 May 2020. 6 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606222245/https://mumbrella.com.au/foxtel-launches-dreamworks-pop-up-channel-with-nbcuniversal-629534. live.
  9. News: NBCUniversal's DreamWorks Channel Launches in Sub-Saharan Africa. 4 September 2020. Tech Africa News. 5 August 2020. 20 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920183013/https://www.techafricanews.com/2020/08/05/nbcuniversals-dreamworks-channel-launches-in-sub-saharan-africa/. live.
  10. Web site: 17 February 2022. TV with Thinus. DreamWorks axed on StarTimes and StarSat across Africa. 17 February 2022. Blogger.
  11. Web site: 8 March 2022. Multichoice, NBCUniversal international Networks launch new 24-hour channel on DStv. DStv South Africa. 8 March 2022.
  12. Web site: 10 March 2022. MultiChoice to launch DreamWorks channel. Content Nigeria. 30 May 2022.
  13. Web site: 9 March 2022. DreamWorks launching on DStv this month. YOMZANSI. 30 May 2022.
  14. Web site: DreamWorks Launches on DStv in Sub-Saharan Africa on March 18. Mwebantu. 10 March 2022 . Lusaka, Zambia. 30 May 2022.
  15. Web site: Ferreira. Thinus. 14 March 2022. TV with Thinus: Multichoice add DreamWorks kids channel from NBCUniversal International Networks to DStv.. 14 March 2022. Blogger.
  16. Web site: DStv KidsOpen Window from 27 June - 15 July 2022. 20 June 2022. DStv South Africa.
  17. Web site: New channels on Cignal starting September 2021. 2 September 2021. 2 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902142107/https://cignal.tv/article/2683/new-channels-more-awesome. live.
  18. Web site: DreamWorks on SKYcable . 20 November 2021. SKY - Cable TV and Fiber. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203004637/https://www.mysky.com.ph/metromanila/updates/1527/2021/11/15/dreamworks-on-skycable . live .
  19. Web site: Salgado. Maria. DreamWorks Channel será lanzado en Latinoamérica este año . TVLaint. January 28, 2022. June 29, 2024.
  20. https://www.kakuchopurei.com/2023/01/the-dreamworks-channel-is-now-on-astro-malaysia/ THE DREAMWORKS CHANNEL IS NOW ON ASTRO MALAYSIA
  21. Web site: NBCUniversal teams with Movistar+ to launch Universal+ and DreamWorks channel in Spain. DigitalTVEurope. Stuart. Thomson. 13 January 2021. 4 May 2021. 15 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215152206/https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2021/01/13/nbcuniversal-teams-with-movistar-to-launch-universal-and-dreamworks-channel-in-spain/. live.
  22. Web site: TV with Thinus: Multichoice adds NBCUniversal's on-demand service Universal+ to DStv Catch Up from 14 October.. September 2022 . 1 September 2022.
  23. Web site: La chaine Dreamworks bientôt en France via Universal+ . 2022-12-20 . CB News . 7 November 2022 . fr.
  24. Web site: Gauthier . 2022-12-08 . Les chaînes Universal+ disponibles chez Bouygues Télécom . 2022-12-20 . Planète CSAT . fr-FR.
  25. Web site: Bond. Paul. DreamWorks Animation to Launch TV Channel in Asia. 22 April 2016. The Hollywood Reporter. 9 December 2014. 29 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629023717/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-animation-launch-tv-channel-755631. live.
  26. News: Telekom Malaysia adds DreamWorks channel to HyppTV platform. April 22, 2016. Telecompaper. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216143823/https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telekom-malaysia-adds-dreamworks-channel-to-hypptv-platform--1102124. live.
  27. News: First in Indonesia: Indihome Presents Channel DreamWorks. April 22, 2016. Jakarta Globe. March 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512230651/http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/press-release/first-indonesia-indihome-presents-channel-dreamworks. 12 May 2016. dead.
  28. News: Yip Wai Yee. DreamWorks launches TV channel here. April 22, 2016. Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.. February 25, 2016. 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180919025105/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/dreamworks-launches-tv-channel-here. live.
  29. News: Padovano. Joanna. DreamWorks Channel Heads to Hong Kong, Macau. April 22, 2016. WorldScreen: KidsTV.ws. WSN Inc.. April 1, 2016. 5 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505114004/http://worldscreen.com/tvkids/dreamworks-channel-heads-to-hong-kong-macau/. live.
  30. Web site: Alessi. Sara. DreamWorks Channel Reaches South Korea. 22 April 2016. WorldScreen: KidsTV.ws. WSN Inc.. 20 April 2016. 13 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613085304/http://worldscreen.com/tvkids/dreamworks-channel-reaches-south-korea/. live.
  31. News: DreamWorks Animation unveils partnership with beIN Network. 30 July 2016. Spielwarenmesse. 29 July 2016. dead. 10 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232019/https://www.spielwarenmesse.de/toy-market-news/detail/dreamworks-animation-unveils-partnership-with-bein-network/?L=1.
  32. Web site: 25 June 2021. FOXTEL expands family offering with two new dedicated kids channels - DreamWorks and PBS KIDS. 2021-06-25. TV Blackbox. en-AU. 25 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625163224/https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/06/25/foxtel-expands-family-offering-with-two-new-dedicated-kids-channels-dreamworks-and-pbs-kids/. live.
  33. Web site: 20 January 2021. คอแอนิเมชั่นถูกใจสิ่งนี้ "ทรูวิชั่นส์" จับมือ "ดรีมเวิร์คส์" คว้าลิขสิทธิ์รายเดียวในไทย. Animator likes this. "TrueVisions" joins hands with "DreamWorks" to acquire the only license in Thailand.. 17 November 2021. 17 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117035857/https://www.tnnthailand.com/news/activities/94259/url-status=live. TNN. th-TH.
  34. Web site: Goldbart . Max . 2022-11-21 . DreamWorks Launches Kids & Entertainment Channel In France . 2022-11-25 . Deadline . en-US.

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