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Sky Kids (TV Channel)
Sky Kids is an upcoming British pay television channel, due to launch in February 2023. The channel will be owned and operated by Sky Group, a subsidiary of Comcast. History The concept of a Sky-branded children's television channel was first proposed in 1986 as part of Rupert Murdoch's bid for the national direct broadcast satellite franchise, won British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB and Sky plc would merge in 1990 into British Sky Broadcasting). The Children's Channel eventually was taken up by the platform, and after a failed attempt to acquire a half-stake in TCC, Sky launched Fox Kids in 1996, a stake eventually reduced over time and completely bought out in 2009 by The Walt Disney Company, by which time it was known as Disney XD. Sky also held a 40% stake in Nickelodeon UK Ltd. and carried the Nickelodeon suite of children's networks from launch in 1993; MTV Networks International held the majority 60% stake. Prior to the launch of Sky Kids, a Sky Kids Magazine was bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bailiwick Of Guernsey
The Bailiwick of Guernsey (french: Bailliage de Guernesey; Guernésiais: ''Bailliage dé Guernési'') is an island country off the coast of France as one of the three Crown Dependencies. Separated from the Duchy of Normandy by and under the terms of the Treaty of Le Goulet, Treaty (or Peace) of Le Goulet in 1204, the Bailiwick comprises a number of islands in the English Channel which fall into three separate sub-jurisdictions: Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Herm is administered as a part of Guernsey. A bailiwick is a territory administered by a bailiff. The Bailiff (Channel Islands), bailiff of Guernsey is the civil head and presiding officer of the States of Guernsey, but not of Alderney or Sark. He is the head of the judiciary of the Bailiwick. History The history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey goes back to 933, when the islands came under the control of William Longsword, having been annexed from the Duchy of Brittany by the Duchy of Normandy. The island of Guernsey and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Children's Channel
The Children's Channel, also known as TCC, was a British-based pan-European children's television channel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, which was owned by Flextech in London, England, UK. It began broadcasting on the original Eutelsat satellite on September 1, 1984. History Early years The Children's Channel was launched on the original Eutelsat satellite on September 1, 1984, almost exclusively to cable households owing to the low proliferation of domestic satellite dishes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the time, and originally operated by ''Starstream'' who were backed by British Telecom, DC Thomson, Thames Television and Thorn EMI. In March 1989, The Children's Channel started airing free-to-air on the SES-owned Astra 1A satellite, airing from 5am to 10am on weekdays and from 5am to 12pm on weekends, time-sharing with Lifestyle. Following the launch of the Astra 1B-satellite in 1991, The Children's Channel expanded to broadcast until 7pm each day, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where's Wally
''Where's Wally?'' (called ''Where's Waldo?'' in North America) is a British series of children's puzzle books created by English illustrator Martin Handford. The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicting dozens or more people doing a variety of amusing things at a given location. Readers are challenged to find a character named Wally hidden in the group. Wally is identified by his red-and-white-striped shirt, bobble hat, and glasses, but many illustrations contain red herrings involving deceptive use of red-and-white striped objects. Later entries in the long-running book series added other targets for readers to find in each illustration. The books have also inspired two television programmes (''Where's Wally?'' the 1991 animated series and ''Where's Wally?'' the 2019 animated series), a comic strip and a series of video games. , more than 73 million books of ''Where's Wally?'' (and his regional names) had been sold around the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TrollsTopia
''Trolls'' is an American animated media franchise created by DreamWorks Animation, inspired by the successful line of Troll doll toys created by Thomas Dam. The franchise consists of two feature films, ''Trolls'', released in 2016, and ''Trolls World Tour'' released in 2020, two holiday television specials: ''Trolls Holiday'' and '' Trolls: Holiday in Harmony'' and two animated series: '' Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'' on Netflix, and '' Trolls: TrollsTopia'' on Hulu and Peacock. Films ''Trolls'' (2016) ''Trolls'' is a 2016 American computer-animated musical comedy film based on the Troll dolls created by Thomas Dam. Mike Mitchell directed the film, with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger serving as the writers. The film is based on a story by Erica Rivinoja. The film features the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Zooey Deschanel, Christine Baranski, Russell Brand, James Corden, Ron Funches, Jeffrey Tambor, John Cleese and Gwen Stefani. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fearne Cotton
Fearne Wood ( Cotton; born 3 September 1981) is an English broadcaster and author''.'' She began her career in the late 1990s presenting various children's television shows for GMTV, CITV and CBBC. In 2007, she presented '' The Xtra Factor'', an ITV2 spin-off from the main show. Cotton presented ''Top of the Pops'' from 2004 to 2021, and the ''Red Nose Day'' and '' Children in Need'' telethons''.'' From 2008 to 2018, she was a team captain on the ITV2 comedy panel show '' Celebrity Juice.'' In 2007, Cotton became the first regular female presenter of the Radio 1 Chart Show, which she co-hosted with Reggie Yates for two years. She went on to present her own Radio 1 show, airing every weekday morning from 2009 to 2015. She joined BBC Radio 2 in 2016. In 2018, Cotton began presenting ''Happy Place'', a podcast available to online streaming platforms. She has also released eight self-help books, two children's books, and four books on healthy eating. Early life Cotton was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-compete Clause
In contract law, a non-compete clause (often NCC), restrictive covenant, or covenant not to compete (CNC), is a clause under which one party (usually an employee) agrees not to enter into or start a similar profession or trade in competition against another party (usually the employer). Some courts refer to these as "restrictive covenants". As a contract provision, a CNC is bound by traditional contract requirements including the consideration doctrine. The use of such clauses is premised on the possibility that upon their termination or resignation, an employee might begin working for a competitor or start a business, and gain competitive advantage by exploiting confidential information about their former employer's operations or trade secrets, or sensitive information such as customer/client lists, business practices, upcoming products, and marketing plans. However, an over-broad CNC may prevent an employee from working elsewhere at all. English common law originally held any su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Networks EMEAA
Paramount Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) is a division of Paramount International Networks which is fully owned by Paramount Global. The unit's headquarters are in Berlin, with additional offices in Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Dubai, Johannesburg & Lagos, Budapest, Warsaw, Singapore, Stockholm, Tokyo, Beijing, Manila, Copenhagen, Prague, Helsinki, and Hong Kong SAR. The company was originally founded under the name MTV Networks Europe in 1987. In 2011, the division was renamed Viacom International Media Networks Europe. Also in 2011, Viacom created an Italian subdivision in order to purchase a 30% ownership stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio. It currently operates in 31 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Divisions Viacom 18 Paramount Networks Northern Europe Paramount Networks Northern Europe (formerly ViacomCBS Networks Northern Europe and Viacom International Media Networks UK, Northern and Eastern Europe) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Demand (Sky)
On Demand was the brand name of a range of video on demand services from Sky UK designed to compete with rival companies such as Virgin TV or BT TV as well as internet television services such as Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. On Demand, previously called Sky Anytime, has been available in various forms including: a PC version using a peer-to-peer platform over broadband Internet connection, a version for users of 3G mobile telephones, a push video on demand service for subscribers equipped with a Sky+ HD set-top box or the PVR3 version of the Sky+ set top box and a pull video-on-demand service. Sky no longer use the "On Demand" brand for their current Sky TV on demand services on Sky Q, Sky Go, Sky+ HD and Sky Glass. History On 27 March 2007, Sky launched its Sky Anytime service for owners of Sky HD set top boxes. The service is a ''Push video on demand'' (push VoD) system similar to Top Up TV's TV Favourites, where the Sky+ PVR automatically records programmes transm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016
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Sky Magazine
Sky Magazine (or 'Sky Mag') was a magazine distributed to subscribers of the BSkyB satellite service Sky Digital. Availability The magazine was available to subscribers of the Variety Pack or all packs of entertainment. Content The magazines content varied from edition to edition, but tended to will include: * Interviews with celebrities * Television listings & guide for Sky Movie and Sports channels * Programme reviews and recommended viewing guides * Sky services, Adult channels and premium services advertising * Information regarding updates, price changes etc. * A newsletter called Sky Month to give tips on how to use sky. In its final years, popular consensus was that the quality of the content decreased. What was once a quality magazine had lost channel guides, detailed channel listings and more quality interviews and programme-related articles. End of magazine The magazine ceased publication in October 2011. The October/November edition was the final one. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Kids (magazine)
''Sky Kids magazine'' was a monthly magazine which came with the ''Sky Magazine Sky Magazine (or 'Sky Mag') was a magazine distributed to subscribers of the BSkyB satellite service Sky Digital. Availability The magazine was available to subscribers of the Variety Pack or all packs of entertainment. Content The magazines ...''. It was in circulation between 2004 and 2009. History and profile ''Sky Kids Magazine'' was started in 2004. The magazine was published on a monthly basis and available exclusively to BSkyB customers with children. The target audience was children aged between six and twelve. It was provided free upon request, where visitors to the Sky website could request the magazine for their children by entering their details and viewing card numbers. The magazine contained games, puzzles, competitions and TV highlights. It was closed in 2009 with the October issue being the final edition. The other ''Sky Magazine'' continued to run as normal, and was not aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount International Networks
Paramount International Networks (PIN) is the international division of Paramount Global. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key Paramount's brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Network (international), Paramount Network, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET and Colors TV, as well as CBS-branded channels, which are co-owned with AMC Networks International. PIN also owns a 30% stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio in Italy, as well as a 49% stake in an Indian joint venture with domestic partner TV18, Viacom18. The networks' headquarters are located in New York City and London. Other international offices are located in São Paulo, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Madrid, Milan, Mumbai, Paris, Singapore, Budapest, Belgrade, and Sydney amongst others. Its first international offices opened in the late 1980s in London and Amsterdam with the launch of MTV Europe. It was created from a rebrand of Viacom's MTV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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