WildBrainTV
WildBrainTV logo | |
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Network | Family |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | WildBrain |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | June 1, 2011 |
Former names | Disney XD (2011–2015) Family Chrgd (2015–2022) |
Links | |
Website | chrgd |
WildBrainTV (formerly Family Chrgd) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by WildBrain. WildBrainTV broadcasts live-action and animated children's programming aimed towards audiences ages 6–15.[1]
The channel first launched on June 1, 2011, under the ownership of Astral Media as a localized version of Disney XD serving as a sister network to Family Channel (which, at that time, held rights to the programming of Disney XD's parent network Disney Channel). Following the acquisition of Astral Media by Bell Media, Disney XD was divested to DHX Media. On October 9, 2015, as a result of Corus Entertainment's acquisition of Canadian rights to Disney's children's programming and associated brands (which resulted in the launch of a new channel under the Disney XD brand), the channel was re-launched as Family Chrgd. In February 2022, it was announced Family Chrgd would be rebranded as WildBrainTV on March 1, 2022.[2]
History
As Disney XD
In April 2009, Astral Media was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel named Family Extreme. Astral announced it would launch a localized version of Disney XD on June 1, 2011, using the Family Extreme license, in both standard and high definition.[3]
In late 2011, Astral also launched a Disney XD video on demand app for the Xbox 360 video game console.[4]
In 2012, the channel premiered its first original series, Slugterra.
After the Competition Bureau approved Bell Media's takeover of Astral, Bell announced on March 4, 2013, that it would put Disney XD, along with its sister networks and Astral's French-language music networks, up for sale.[5] On October 27, 2013, the channel premiered its first original movie, Bunks, produced by Fresh TV.[6]
On November 28, 2013, DHX Media announced that it would acquire Disney XD and its sister networks for $170 million.[7][8] The acquisition was approved by the CRTC on July 24, 2014,[9][10] and closed on July 31, 2014.[11]
In that same year, Disney XD premiered the pilot for Fangbone!, in May, and a new original series, Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage), in November.[12][13]
As Family Chrgd
On April 16, 2015, it was announced that Corus Entertainment had acquired Canadian rights to Disney Channel's program library; alongside the launch of a Canadian version of Disney Channel, Corus stated that it would launch other "Disney branded kids linear television offerings" in the future, which eventually included a new Disney XD. In anticipation for this transition, DHX concurrently announced that its Disney-branded networks would be rebranded as spin-offs of Family Channel by November 2015, with Disney XD tentatively being rebranded as Family XTRM.[14][15]
On August 20, 2015, DHX announced the fall lineups for its networks, revealing the final branding for Disney XD as Family Chrgd (pronounced like "charged").[16] Its lineup was to feature new seasons of the network's existing original series, in addition to new shows produced by DHX subsidiaries and other studios (such as the aforementioned Fangbone!), as well as new program supply agreements with Mattel,[16] and later in the year, DreamWorks Animation.[17] The re-branding to Family Chrgd took place on October 9, 2015.[1][14]
As WildBrainTV
On March 1, 2022, Family Chrgd rebranded as WildBrainTV.
Programming
Current programming
As of March 2022:[18]
Canadian productions
- Bajillionaires (March 29, 2021 – present)
- Creeped Out (September 9, 2019 – present)
- The Deep (January 1, 2016 – present)[16]
- Degrassi: Next Class (April 13, 2020 – present)
- Dinotrux (August 18, 2017 – present)[19]
- Fangbone! (March 22, 2016 – present)[20]
- Hank Zipzer (January 2, 2016 – present)
- Inspector Gadget (2018 — present)
- Johnny Test (February 5, 2018 – present)[21]
- Massive Monster Mayhem (January 14, 2018 — present)
- Mega Man: Fully Charged (September 8, 2018 — present)
- The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (November 3, 2018 — present)
- Radio Free Roscoe (April 2017 – present)
- Slugterra (September 3, 2012 – present)[16]
- Supernoobs (November 30, 2020 – present)[22]
Acquired programming
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots (June 18, 2017 – present)
- All Hail King Julien (April 24, 2017 – present)
- Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks (2018–present)
- Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese (September 22, 2021–present)
- Cleopatra in Space (January 9, 2021 – present)[23]
- Dawn of the Croods (January 7, 2019 – present)[24]
- Denis and Me (July 31, 2021 – present)
- DreamWorks Dragons (August 12, 2017 – present)[1]
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (June 20, 2020 — present)[25]
- Grizzy and the Lemmings (December 2, 2019 — present)
- Harvey Girls Forever! (March 7, 2020 – present)[26]
- Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (September 2, 2019 — present)
- Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar (2020–present)[27]
- Mighty Mike (December 2, 2019 – present)
- My Knight and Me (July 2, 2018 – present)
- Nowhere Boys (January 24, 2016–present)[19]
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (March 17, 2014 – present)
- Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty (May 1, 2021 – present)[28]
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (July 18, 2020 – present)
- The Smurfs (February 19, 2022 – present)
- Supergirl (August 4, 2020 – present)[29]
- Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (January 12, 2019 – present)[30]
- Turbo Fast (June 14, 2016–present)
- Voltron: Legendary Defender (July 22, 2018 – present)
- Where's Waldo? (January 23, 2021 – present)[31]
- Zak Storm (August 21, 2017 – present)
Former programming
As Disney XD (2011–2015)
- The 7D
- Aaron Stone
- American Dragon: Jake Long
- Baxter
- Crash & Bernstein
- The Emperor's New School
- Even Stevens
- Fantastic Four
- Fish Hooks
- Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge
- Gargoyles
- Gravity Falls
- I'm In the Band
- Iron Man
- Jessie
- Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
- Kirby Buckets
- Lab Rats
- The Legend of Tarzan
- Motorcity
- The Replacements
- Spider-Man
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- Star Wars Rebels
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
- The Suite Life on Deck
- Tron: Uprising
- Wander Over Yonder
- Wizards of Waverly Place
- X-Men
- Yin Yang Yo!
- Yo Gabba Gabba![32]
As Family Chrgd (2015–2022)
- Airmageddon[33]
- Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
- Be the Creature
- Bear Grylls' Survival School[19]
- BETCH: A Sketch Show
- Bump in the Night
- Connor Undercover
- Cook That
- Deadtime Stories
- Deadly 60[1]
- Dr. Ken[34]
- DreamWorksTV
- Flight 29 Down[35]
- Food Truck Fanatics
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air[19]
- Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage)
- Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street
- Heads Up![29]
- Horrible Histories[1]
- I Pranked My Parents
- Iron Man
- Just Like Mom and Dad[36]
- Kickin' It (2011-2016)[1]
- Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales
- Life with Derek (2011-2016)
- Lost & Found Music Studios
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Mighty Med (2013-2016)[16]
- My Side of the Sky[37]
- Nature Cat[38]
- The New Adventures of Figaro Pho
- OMG!
- Overruled!
- Pair of Kings (2011-2016)
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2015-2016)[16]
- Phineas and Ferb (2011-2016)[16]
- Planet Sketch
- Raising Expectations
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012-2016)
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!
- Sonic Boom
- Speechless[29]
- Storm Hawks
- Thunderbirds Are Go
- What Parents Don't Know[39]
- What's Up Warthogs!
- Wingin' It
- World of Quest[1]
- Xiaolin Chronicles[1]
- The Zoo
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "DHX Television's Family CHRGD to Go to Air". October 7, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Breaking News...CHRGD is CHNGNG to WildBrainTV!". WildBrain. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Wedge, Pip. "Disney XD". programming. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Astral takes entertainment to the next level with Disney XD offering on Xbox LIVE". Canada Newswire. October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
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- ^ "Disney XD and Disney Junior Commission Original Canadian Series". Daily News. Broadcaster Magazine. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "DHX Media to buy Family, other children's channels". Toronto Star. November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ^ "DHX to acquire Family Channel, three others from Bell Media". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ^ "DHX Media receives CRTC approval on $170M acquisition of Family Channel and three other children's channels". DHX Media. July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ Vessing, Etan (July 24, 2014). "DHX Media approved for Family Channel takeover". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "DHX Media closes Family Channel acquisition and announces management changes". Canada Newswire. July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "DHX Television Commissions Radical Sheep's Animated Comedy Action Series Fangbone!". Newswire. March 5, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Disney XD gets its game on with the premiere of Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage) November 16". Newswire. November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ a b "Corus gains Canadian rights to Disney Channel content". The Globe and Mail. Canadian Press. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "DHX-Disney Divorce Almost Done". Cartt.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dickson, Jeremy (August 21, 2015). "DHX TV reveals fall skeds for rebranded channels". Kid Screen. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ "DreamWorks Animation Inks Strategic Content Pact With DHX Media". Deadline.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ TV Schedule for WildBrainTV HD
- ^ a b c d "Family CHRGD East TV Listings, TV Shows and Schedule–Zap2it". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ "Disney XD snaps up two DHX shows". Kidscreen. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Johnny Test".
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- ^ "Dawn of the Croods". DHX Media. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants".
- ^ "Harvey Girls Forever!".
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- ^ "Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty".
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- ^ "Troll Hunters: Tales of Arcadia". DHX Media. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ https://
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Disney XD Canada (DHX) bumpers - Yo Gabba Gabba". YouTube.
- ^ "DHX MEDIA, CBBC, FAMILY CHRGD ANNOUNCE DRONE CONTEST SERIES, AIRMAGEDDON–DHX Media". DHXMedia.com. Halifax, NS. December 10, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Watch".
- ^ "Flight 29 Down–CHRGD.ca". Chrgd.ca. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ https://www.chrgd.ca/shows/just-like-mom-dad/ [dead link]
- ^ "My Side of the Sky". DHX Media. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "9 Story licenses Nature Cat to DHX TV".
- ^ "DHX TELEVISION BRINGS THE HEAT INTO FALL WITH HOTTEST PROGRAMMING LINEUP TO DATE–DHX Media". DHXMedia.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.