Kids Channel (Australia)

Kids Channel is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, in a joint venture with Rhino Broadcasting Company and Nelvana. The channel was launched on May 31, 1993.

History
In December of 1992, RBC announced it would launch Kids Channel in Australia. later revealed to be The Family Movie Channel. The channel was to be focused on animated series from the 1960's to present day.

The channel was launched on May 31, 1993 at 8:00 am AEST.

In 1994, Canadian animation studio and children's media company Nelvana purchased a 30% stake in The Kids Channel Group, Inc.

On July 30, 2009, the channel went under a refresh with new graphics and bumpers.

On January 1, 2018, an HD simulcast of the channel was launched.

On December 31, 2018, the company announced a joint venture with Trinome Media. The channel was named Roblox Television and was planned to replace the channel in 2019. However RBC delayed the launch to 2020.

On June 18, 2019, RBC announced that Roblox Television would launch on August 1, 2020, with Kids Channel closing on July 28 in Australia, in preparation.