Kabillion
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Network | On demand |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles,California |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Splash Entertainment |
| History | |
| Launched | January 7, 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Kabillionis a children's video-on-demand channel owned bySplash Entertainment.Launched on January 7, 2007, Kabillion is available both as a free VOD channel currently available onXfinity,Spectrum,[1]Charter Communications,Cox Communications,[2]Verizon Fios,[3]Frontier FiberOpticandOptimum Westdigital cable systems across the United States, and as an OTT Network available onSling TV,Roku,[4]Amazon Fire TV,[5]andApple TV.[6]Its headquarters are inLos Angeles, California.
The service is divided into two distinct services,Kabillion,which features general audience programming, andKabillion Girls Rule,[7]which mainly features programming for both young girls and preschoolers. Both of these services carry productions from Splash Entertainment's catalog (some of which were formerly part ofMoonScoop Group). However, they also carry a variety of licensed titles from other outside production companies.[8][9]Among these outside productions, theMexican-animatedshowEl Chavo Animadomade itsEnglish-languagedebut on Kabilion sometime in 2010. Later, on April 29, 2013, Kabillion entered a partnership withSaban Brandsto add programming fromThe CW'sSaturday-morningVortexxblock to the existing Kabillion service.[10]Even with the discontinuance of Vortexx (the last conclusive Saturday-morning block without a strictly E/I-based lineup on broadcast television) on September 27, 2014, a few shows from the block likeTransformers PrimeandSonic Xstill remain on Kabillion.
Kabillion also has several online presences. The company has been onYouTubesince February 13, 2007.[11]In July 2016, Kabillion partnered withXumoto add VOD content to the service as well as a 24-hour live Kabilion channel.[12]In August 2018, in a partnership withAmazon,Kabillion launched its current online merchandise store.[13]In April 2019, Kabillion branched out on toTwitch,with its streams centered around live interviews with members of the animation industry as well as some episodic binge streams of its series.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"Spectrum | On Demand".www.spectrumondemand.com.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
- ^"Kabillion".Cox On Demand.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
- ^Reynolds, Mike (June 14, 2013)."Kabillion Secures Free On-Demand Berth on Verizon FiOS".Multichannel.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
- ^Roku."Roku".Roku.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
- ^"Amazon.com: Kabillion: Appstore for Android".www.amazon.com.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
- ^"Kabillion".App Store.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
- ^"Kabillion Girls Rule".Cox On Demand.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
- ^"Kabillion".Splash Entertainment.RetrievedFebruary 5,2019.
- ^"Our Shows".Kabillion.RetrievedJuly 8,2019.
- ^Getzler, Wendy (April 29, 2013)."Vortexx on-demand channel launches on Kabillion".Kidscreen.com.RetrievedApril 29,2013.
- ^"Kabillion Channel".YouTube.RetrievedJuly 8,2019.
- ^Lopez, Matt (July 16, 2019)."Kabillion Launches VOD Lineup on Xumo (Exclusive)".RetrievedOctober 24,2022.
- ^"Kabillion on Amazon".www.amazon.com.August 1, 2018.RetrievedMarch 27,2019.
- ^"Twitch".Twitch.RetrievedJuly 8,2019.