Universal Kids (formerly Sprout) (TALKBACK)

[superkeegan9100]

Now I wonder if it's too late to rebrand Universal Kids into Dreamworks TV or something. But I feel that would do nothing for improve the ratings.

Universal Kids is now a lesser Sprout at this point so I doubt it

 

[harry580]

in a another timeline: g4 (the original one) & kidsco networks gets replaced by universal kids while sprout gets replaced by universal junior

 

[Tacomaster]

Nickelodeon Veteran Teri Weiss To Run New Universal Kids Productions Group another piece of the puzzle, a “universal kids productions” founded in 2015

 

[CNNickFan]

Wait, this thread is still active? I thought it would be as dead as the channel is (I'm joking).

I've been looking at some of UK's on-screen elements and bumpers; I like them! They're definitely creative and playful. Still doesn't hold a candle to the iconic Sprout jingle, though

 

[Tacomaster]

Wait, this thread is still active? I thought it would be as dead as the channel is (I'm joking).

I've been looking at some of UK's on-screen elements and bumpers; I like them! They're definitely creative and playful. Still doesn't hold a candle to the iconic Sprout jingle, though

I found a webpage on the rebranding and it literally said they’re shifting to a younger audience aged 3-6. They literally went back to the Sprout audience they chased away because the initial shift to an older demographic was such a failure.

Kaori Sohma

www.kaorisohma.com

 

[LinusFan303]

I found a webpage on the rebranding and it literally said they’re shifting to a younger audience aged 3-6. They literally went back to the Sprout audience they chased away because the initial shift to an older demographic was such a failure.

Kaori Sohma

www.kaorisohma.com

They took chances, got messy, made mistakes.... I do admire they took a chance even if it didn't work out. I did enjoy it for like for a few months when they had interesting imports and stuff. In hindsight it was dumb to cut Sprout the way they did , it was successful. Oh well.

 

[CNNickFan]

It was way too late for them to take a chance; They thought fixing something that wasn't broken in the first place would work. It's not like they could do much anyway, since PBS, HIT, and Sesame Workshop all sold their stakes.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

In hindsight it was dumb to cut Sprout the way they did , it was successful.

I actually recall Sprout being one of the lower rated networks. It was probably still doing better than Universal Kids though.

 

[Tacomaster]

I actually recall Sprout being one of the lower rated networks. It was probably still doing better than Universal Kids though.

Yeah, Sprout was getting low ratings, and I heard people would refuse to merchandise Sprout shows because so few people were watching. (Super Wings being an exception) Universal Kids was an attempt to expand the demographic so more people would watch (especially given Sprout’s reputation as a “baby channel” that resulted in Free to Grow), but it only succeeded in alienating the viewership it had left.