Sprout

Sprout, formerly known as PBS Kids Sprout, is an american children´s television channel created by PBS. the channel launched on April 4 2005.

Comcast announced that the network would be known as PBS Kids Sprout, launching initially as a branded video on-demand service before launching its linear cable channel. The network would be advertising-supported, but ads would only air between programs in small quantities, and would be aimed towards parents and caregivers.[7]

The linear network officially launched on September 26, 2005, with a reach of around 16 million viewers across Comcast and Insight cable providers.[7] Zoom was the last program to air on the original PBS Kids Channel while Boohbah was the first program to air on PBS Kids Sprout.[8] The multi-platform approach was designed to appeal to different viewing habits, with the linear channel focused on variety, and the on-demand services focused on instantaneous access to specific programs. The linear service was designed around dayparted programming blocks, featuring activities and other feature segments presented by on-air hosts. Some of these segments were designed to promote supplemental content (including activities and interactive features) on Sprout's website.[7]

Sprout's scheduling also eschewed the practice of combining multiple episodes of short-form children's series into a single half-hour episode with interstitial segments for U.S. broadcast, electing to air such programs individually in their original format. Andrew Beecham, a former director of worldwide programming strategy for the Playhouse Disney brand, explained that with this practice, "you get to sample a huge variety of material. You'll get all these smaller shows that translate into something bigger." The network would be advertising-supported, but ads would only air between programs in small quantities, and would be aimed towards parents and