ZooMoo is an international multilanguage

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channel owned by Rock Entertainment Holdings that was first launched in Brazil in September 2013 in high definition (HD). On 4 April 2014, ZooMoo was launched in

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via

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. The ZooMoo brand name is also used for international programming blocks broadcasting ZooMoo's original programming. ZooMoo features

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, animations, games, music, puzzles and activities. Programming on the channel is a blend of in-house original productions and acquired programming such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2016, Canadian-based

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acquired a majority stake in the channel. On 25 May 2018, the channel was launched in the

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on Easy TV Home. The channel launched on Virgin Media channels 295 and 739 on 21 July 2018. A temporary duplicate of the SD channel launched a day later following the removal of the

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network of channels, taking the slot held by Eden +1, until they returned on 11 August 2018. The SD version was removed from channel 295 a few days later. The HD channel was removed from Virgin Media on 7 January 2020, the same day as 5Spike and VH1. The UK channel later closed in the same year. On 1 December 2018, a ZooMoo programming block was launched on

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's exclusive channel,

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. In Latin America, Brazil and the United States, ZooMoo is operated by

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. Currently, the United States and Latin America share a ZooMoo feed, which is available in English and Spanish. The Brazilian feed, known as "ZooMoo Kids," features some exclusive shows produced in Brazil, and only features programming in Portuguese. On 1 April 2020, it was launched on Zuku TV in Kenya and 6 months later on DStv as a "pop-up channel" which has been extended from March to the end of June 2021. On 16 June 2020, Your Family Entertainment and

made a "content swap" agreement which enabled an exchange of programming between the YFE catalog and the international ZooMoo channels to occur. As a result, ZooMoo feeds worldwide began broadcasting series from the YFE catalog. The EMEA feed currently airs '' Albert Says... Nature Knows Best,'' ''Gloria's House,'' ''Urmel'' and ''Bob's Beach'' as a result of the swap. The United States/Latin America feed broadcasts '' Albert Says... Nature Knows Best,'' ''Urmel'' and ''Bob's Beach.'' The international kids' TV channels operated by YFE, Fix & Foxi and RiC, also begun to air some of ZooMoo's content, including their acquired animated series ''Jelly Jamm,'' as a result. In 2021, ZooMoo was acquired by Rock Entertainment Holdings.Rock_Entertainment_Holdings_.html" ;"title="LinkedIn">Rock Entertainment Holdings "> LinkedIn
/ref> In 2022, ZooMoo was removed from Virgin Media On Demand, Same as Tiddlers TV, in the UK, United Kingdom

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