Old International Fox Kids/Jetix Channels Memorial Thread

[DragonKnightGX]

I wonder why Fox Kids/Jetix CEE didn't air Digimon, Medarot, Hamtaro, or Rockman.EXE. Even the Poland feed had all of those (though Digimon was only Adventure).

 

[Review Metabee]

I wonder why Fox Kids/Jetix CEE didn't air Digimon, Medarot, Hamtaro, or Rockman.EXE. Even the Poland feed had all of those (though Digimon was only Adventure).

Cuz I think they were focusing on non action shows (depsite Fox Kids UK airing those shows)

 

[Moleoman]

I wonder why Fox Kids/Jetix CEE didn't air Digimon, Medarot, Hamtaro, or Rockman.EXE. Even the Poland feed had all of those (though Digimon was only Adventure).

For "Medabots", "Hamtaro" and "MegaMan NT Warrior" Fox Kids Europe had no rights to broadcast for all CEE territories.

In case of "Hamtaro", according to a press release FKE acquired rights for UK, France, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, Poland and Israel: Hamtaro acquisition ::: Jetix

For "Medabots" they acquired first rights for Western Europe (excluding Italy) and Latin America, and one year later for CEE (including Poland):

Medabots rights acquired ::: Jetix

Jetix Europe - Formerly Fox Kids Europe N.V. (FKE) is a leading pan-European integrated children's entertainment company with localised television channels, programme distribution, consumer products and online and interactive businesses.

web.archive.org

Medabots success ::: Jetix

Jetix Europe - Formerly Fox Kids Europe N.V. (FKE) is a leading pan-European integrated children's entertainment company with localised television channels, programme distribution, consumer products and online and interactive businesses.

web.archive.org

From what I know, "MegaMan NT Warrior" aired in Czechia, Slovakia, Hunagary and Romania on A+, same with "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (which aired in Poland on Jetix).

And here's another curiosity, while FKE managed to acquire worldwide rights (excluding North America and Asia) to "Let's Go Quintuplets", the only feed from CEMA cluster to air the show was Greece (and even there the show premiered on Jetix Greece only in September 2007): Quintuplets acquisition ::: Jetix

 

[BlooCNBoy02]

From 4 January 2003 until the separate channel's death, TV2 - a Hungarian terrestrial channel - aired a Fox Kids block on weekends.
This video includes TV2's startup (testcard to blackness, ident, anthem), the intro of the block, and some continuities.

Same goes for Jetix, which was aired from 7 January 2006 until September 2009. Here is a Jetix ident with TV2's on-screen logo.

 

[Red Arrow]

So Fox Kids CEE could have aired Medabots, but didn't?

 

[Moleoman]

So Fox Kids CEE could have aired Medabots, but didn't?

If you're talking about Fox Kids CZ/HU/SK they could, but for some reason didn't bother to air it. If you're reffering to Fox Kids Romania/CIS/Bulgaria/ex-Yugoslavia/Turkey (officially called Fox Kids CEE), then they couldn't due to the channel not having rights for Turkey and MENA. Same happened with "Totally Spies", which didn't premiere on Fox Kids Romania/CIS/RSEE until March 2004 (when Fox Kids Turkey/MENA received a separate feed).

 

[Review Metabee]

Medabots came out in early 2002 here

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

I wonder when fox kids first launch in the uk back in 1996 did they use this logo:
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or this logo:
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Actually, it was neither as the 1996 launch promo indicated that the UK was the first to use the 3D logo that the US version would use two years later.

 

[harry580]

Actually, it was neither as the 1996 launch promo indicated that the UK was the first to use the 3D logo that the US version would use two years later.

I think that was made in 1997 the same year the 1997 fox kids logo came out so this was made to introduce this logo

 

[RegularCapital]

Actually, it was neither as the 1996 launch promo indicated that the UK was the first to use the 3D logo that the US version would use two years later.

It was the second logo (as evident on TV Ark), however it didn't last long as the channel rebranded in May 1997, which means the first logo and branding only lasted seven months.

https://mediatel.co.uk/news/1997/05/21/fox-kids-gets-new-look

That video must have been from 1999 or 2000 as the channel was still called the "Fox Kids Network" as its full name in 1997 and the logo was still mainly in 2D, the word "Network" was obviously dropped, also the fact that foxkids.co.uk was launched in 1999 (ruling out 1998), as the website address can be seen at the end of the video.

Kids' portals offer adult-free payment.

Children's TV channel Fox Kids is to feature a payment mechanism on its new UK-based web portal which it claims will not require the presence of parents to buy goods online. The company refused to comment on details until the end of the year, but the move is bound to raise concerns among...

www.campaignlive.co.uk

 

[riga2ru]

Here's some Fox Kids CEE (in Russian) continuities from December 2002.

 

[Review Metabee]

Does anyone have proof Woody Woodpecker aired into the Jetix era in the UK?

 

[Moleoman]

Unfortunately, not. The latest Fox Kids UK schedule I have found to contain "Woody Woodpecker" is from February 2003: Guardian Unlimited | TV listings

 

[Review Metabee]

But it said on a Fox Kids wiki it aired till 2007

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

I think that was made in 1997 the same year the 1997 Fox Kids logo came out so this was made to introduce this logo

It was the second logo (as evident on TV Ark), however it didn't last long as the channel rebranded in May 1997, which means the first logo and branding only lasted seven months.

https://mediatel.co.uk/news/1997/05/21/fox-kids-gets-new-look

That video must have been from 1999 or 2000 as the channel was still called the "Fox Kids Network" as its full name in 1997 and the logo was still mainly in 2D, the word "Network" was obviously dropped, also the fact that foxkids.co.uk was launched in 1999 (ruling out 1998), as the website address can be seen at the end of the video.

Kids' portals offer adult-free payment.

Children's TV channel Fox Kids is to feature a payment mechanism on its new UK-based web portal which it claims will not require the presence of parents to buy goods online. The company refused to comment on details until the end of the year, but the move is bound to raise concerns among...

www.campaignlive.co.uk

I see, though it didn't help that the description referred it as a launch video.

 

[Review Metabee]

I think that was made in 1997 the same year the 1997 fox kids logo came out so this was made to introduce this logo

Europe prob got it early

 

[RegularCapital]

I see, though it didn't help that the description referred it as a launch video.

Yeah the description is wrong, this was the actual launch promo video: TVARK Media Player

 

[Review Metabee]

Why did Fox Kids keep Flint and Woody Woodpecker for SO long

 

[Crazy_eye]

Here's an article about the old Fox Kids France preschool block, which I'm sharing with you since I have a question about it-did this block ever actually air? I specifically am curious about the Mumfie segments on the block because I tried looking up the French dub and I couldn't find one. Also tired checking the French eBay site and no magazines or Mumfie plush dolls to be found. Anyone who watched the French Fox Kids in the year 2000 know anything about this block or the Mumfie segments, or if the block even aired?

 

[Review Metabee]

Why did Fox Kids keep Flint and Woody Woodpecker for SO long

Edit: I found a Jetix UK airing...