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Fox Kids (originally known as Fox Children's Network and later as the Fox Kids Network) is a former American children's programming block, as well as the former branding for a slate of international children's television channels. Originally a joint venture between the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) in partnership with its affiliated stations, it was later owned by Fox Kids Worldwide Inc. from 1996 to 2001 and then by Fox Television Entertainment beginning in 2001. Fox Kids originated as a programming block that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1990 to September 7, 2002. The block aired on Saturday mornings throughout its existence; an additional block on Monday through Friday afternoons aired until January 2002 (as such, Fox Kids is the only form of daytime television programming, outside of sports, ever aired by the Fox network to date). Following then-Fox parent News Corporation's sale of Fox Kids Worldwide to The Walt Disney Company in July 2001, Fox put the remaining Saturday morning timeslot up for bidding, with 4Kids Entertainment winning and securing the rights to program that period. The Fox Kids block continued to air in repeats until September 7, 2002, and was replaced the following week (on September 14) by the 4Kids-programmed FoxBox. The Fox Kids block managed to maintain high ratings for most of its 12-year run. The first Fox Kids-branded television channel launched on October 1, 1995 on Foxtel in Australia. Beginning in 2002, the channels were gradually relaunched under the Jetix brand as a result of Disney's acquisition of Fox Kids Worldwide. Depending on the program, the programming block and television channels were aimed at young children aged 6–11, and preteens ages 12–14. ==History== According to James B. Stewart's book ''DisneyWar'', Fox Kids' history is intertwined with that of the syndicated children's program block ''The Disney Afternoon''. ''DuckTales'', the series which served as the launching pad for ''The Disney Afternoon'', premiered in syndication in September 1987, airing on Fox's owned-and-operated stations as well as various Fox affiliates in many markets. This may have been due in no small part to the fact that The Walt Disney Company's chief operating officer at the time, Michael Eisner and his then-Fox counterpart, Barry Diller, had worked together at ABC and at Paramount Pictures. In 1988, Disney purchased independent television station KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, later changing its call letters to KCAL-TV. The station's new owners wanted ''DuckTales'' to be shown on KCAL, effectively taking the local television rights to the animated series away from Fox-owned KTTV. Furious at the breach of contract, Diller pulled ''DuckTales'' from all of Fox's other owned-and-operated stations in the fall of 1989. Diller also encouraged the network's affiliates to do the same, though most did not initially. As Disney went forward in developing ''The Disney Afternoon'', Fox (whose schedule at the time was limited to prime time programming on Saturday and Sunday nights) began the process of launching its own children's programming lineup. Fox Kids was launched on September 8, 1990 as the Fox Children's Network, a joint venture between the Fox Broadcasting Company and its affiliates.〔 Originally headed up by division president Margaret Loesch, its programming originally aired for 30 minutes per day on Monday through Fridays, and for three hours on Saturday mornings. In September 1991, the block was rebranded as the Fox Kids Network, with its programming expanding to 90 minutes on weekdays and four hours on Saturday mornings; the weekday editions of the block grew to 2½ hours the following year. Every November, from 1992 to 1998, Fox Kids aired "The Fox Kids T.V. Takeover," a special programming block on Thanksgiving Day that led into the network's NFL coverage during the final four years of its run. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fox Kids」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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