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2012
07/10/2012
SPROUT® LAUNCHES LICENSING BUSINESS WITH DEALS FOR PLUSH, DVDs
07/10/2012
SPROUT® SHOWS 59% YEAR-OVER-YEAR HOUSEHOLD DELIVERY RATINGS GROWTH IN APRIL 2012, MAKING IT THE NETWORK’S HIGHEST-RATED MONTH EVER
07/10/2012
SPROUT® ACHIEVES HIGHEST RATED QUARTER IN NETWORK HISTORY IN Q2 2012 WITH 56% INCREASE
07/10/2012
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, PBS KIDS SPROUT® NAMED KIDS TV BRAND OF THE YEAR IN ANNUAL HARRIS POLL EQUITREND® STUDY
07/10/2012
SPROUT® SHOWS OVER 50% YEAR-OVER-YEAR AUDIENCE GROWTH IN JANUARY 2012, MAKING IT THE NETWORK’S BEST MONTH EVER
07/10/2012
SPROUT® TO DEBUT NEW ORIGINAL BLOCK, THE SUPER SPROUTLET SHOW, HOSTED BY LAZYTOWN’S SPORTACUS ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
07/10/2012
NBC WILL LAUNCH NBC KIDS, A NEW SATURDAY MORNING PRESCHOOL BLOCK PROGRAMMED BY SPROUT®, SATURDAY, JULY 7
07/10/2012
NEW SEASON OF SPROUT®’S ORIGINAL CRAFTS AND COOKING SHOW FOR PRESCHOOLERS, NOODLE AND DOODLE, DEBUTS THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 2011
07/10/2012
MARIO LOPEZ TO JOIN THE CAST OF SPROUT’S UPCOMING ORIGINAL SERIES, “THE CHICA SHOW,” AS THE VOICE OF STITCHES
2011
10/24/2011
POPPY CAT TO DEBUT EXCLUSIVELY ON SPROUT® IN U.S. DURING NEW SEASON OF THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW®
09/26/2011
SPROUT PREMIERES PAJANIMALS, A NEW SERIES CO-PRODUCED WITH THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND SIXTEEN SOUTH TELEVISION
08/30/2011
LAZYTOWN TO DEBUT EXCLUSIVELY IN U.S. ON 24-HOUR PRESCHOOL TELEVISION CHANNEL SPROUT® ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
08/16/2011
SPROUT® CELEBRATES FOOD WEEK WITH APPEARANCE FROM IRON CHEF JOSE GARCES
07/07/2011
“KINDNESS COUNTS” AT 24-HOUR PRESCHOOL TELEVISION CHANNEL SPROUT®
04/18/2011
SPROUT® SIGNS UP LAZYTOWN
04/06/2011
THE JIM HENSON COMPANY, SPROUT® AND SIXTEEN SOUTH LIMITED TEAM UP TO CO-PRODUCE PAJANIMALS FOR SPROUT NETWORK
04/05/2011
SPROUT® CELEBRATES EARTH WEEK WITH LIVE APPEARANCE FROM BRAVO’S TOP CHEF WINNER RICHARD BLAIS AND DIRTGIRLWORD MARATHON
03/01/2011
SPROUT® CELEBRATES THE SPRING SEASON WITH THE PREMIERE OF SUPER WHY ON MARCH 21
02/07/2011
BARNEY™ TO APPEAR LIVE ON SPROUT® FOR “DINO-MITE” VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT
2010
11/19/2010
SPROUT® CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS WITH SESAME STREET®’S ELMO AND SPECIAL HOLIDAY-THEMED MOVIES STARRING CAILLOU®, BARNEY™ THE DINOSAUR AND MORE
10/12/2010
SPROUT® CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN WITH A SPOOKTACULAR “SWEET GOOD NIGHT TREAT”
10/11/2010
SPROUT® CELEBRATES NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION MONTH WITH SPARKLES THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
10/06/2010
TRAIN’S PAT MONAHAN JUMPS ONBOARD AS LEAD VOICE IN DRIVER DAN’S STORY TRAIN DEBUTING EXCLUSIVELY IN THE U.S. ON SPROUT®
10/01/2010
SPROUT® TO CELEBRATE FIFTH BIRTHDAY WITH THE PREMIERE OF ITS FIRST LONG-FORM ORIGINAL SERIES, NOODLE AND DOODLE, ON 9/25
08/12/2010
SPROUT® KICKS OFF SEASON TWO OF SPROUT’S WIGGLY WAFFLE ON NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24
06/22/2010
SPROUT® KICKS-OFF THE SUMMER SEASON WITH TWO NEW EXCLUSIVE U.S. PREMIERES, NINA’S LITTLE FABLES AND CHLOE’S CLOSET
05/24/2010
SPROUT® CELEBRATES THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE™’S BIRTHDAY LIVE ON THE SUNNY SIDE UP SHOW ON FRIDAY, JUNE 4 FROM 9-NOON ET
05/10/2010
24-HOUR PRESCHOOL TELEVISION CHANNEL SPROUT® TO LAUNCH IN HD
03/22/2010
SPROUT® DIGS INTO EARTH DAY WITH EXCLUSIVE U.S. LAUNCH OF NEW SERIES, DIRTGIRLWORLD, THE FIRST GREEN LIVING SERIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS
02/02/2010
SPROUT® CELEBRATES VALENTINE’S DAY WITH EXCLUSIVE DINO-MITE EVENT FEATURING PRESCHOOL’S MOST POPULAR DINOSAURS
2009
12/03/2009
HIT ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH SPROUT® TO LAUNCH ALL NEW “LET’S GROW” DVD LINE
12/01/2009
SESAME STREET®’S ELMO KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT 24-HOUR PRESCHOOL TELEVISION CHANNEL SPROUT®
11/09/2009
SPROUT® CELEBRATES THANKS-FOR-GIVING WEEK
09/22/2009
SPROUT® CELEBRATES NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK WITH AWARD-WINNING FIREFIGHTER DAYNA HILTON AND SPARKLES THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
09/09/2009
FALL IS SPROUTING NEW SHOWS AND NEW LOOK AT SPROUT
07/29/2009
THE WIGGLES DEBUT EXCLUSIVELY ON SPROUT® WITH NEW INTERACTIVE MORNING SHOW, SPROUT’S WIGGLY WAFFLE
05/21/2009
SPROUT® WELCOMES THE WIGGLES TO NEW U.S. PRESCHOOL TELEVISION HOME
03/30/2009
SPROUT® CELEBRATES EARTH WEEK WITH EXCLUSIVE U.S. PREMIERE OF MIGHTY JUNGLE
02/06/2009
SPROUT® TEAMS WITH THE STUDIO AT NEW WAVE ENTERTAINMENT TO MARKET IPHONE APPS FOR PRESCHOOLERS ON THE GO
02/03/2009
SPROUT® CELEBRATES SUPER-DEE-DUPER VALENTINE’S DAY WITH BARNEY™ THE DINOSAUR
01/21/2009
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S MAMA MIRABELLE BRINGS HER HOME MOVIES TO SPROUT® SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, BEGINNING JANUARY 26
2008
12/16/2008
SING-A-LONG WITH SPROUT PRESCHOOL MUSICAL... ON A STICK THIS CHRISTMAS EVE
12/08/2008
SPROUT® SLEEPS THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE WITH NON-STOP “SNOOZE-A-THON”
10/15/2008
SPROUT® TOPS BETA RESEARCH LIST FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW
10/13/2008
SPROUT® CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN WITH SPOOKTACULAR GOOD NIGHT TREAT
10/06/2008
SPROUT® SET TO DEBUT PAJANIMALS, AN EXCLUSIVE NEW MUSICAL SERIES FROM THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND 4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT
09/23/2008
SPROUT® AND THE PAJAMA PROGRAM MAKE SWEET DREAMS COME TRUE WITH LAUNCH OF “THE GREAT SPROUT TUCK-IN”
09/16/2008
ROARY THE RACING CAR™ IS ON THE FAST TRACK TO THE US, LAUNCHING EXCLUSIVELY ON SPROUT® IN FALL 2008
09/08/2008
EMMY-NOMINATED CHICKEN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY ON SPROUT
09/02/2008
SPROUT NAMES TOM ALEXANDER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
08/06/2008
CHAMPION FIGURE SKATER MICHAEL WEISS TEACHES CHICA THE CHICKEN HOW TO ICE SKATE FOR SPROUT’S “GOOD SPORT WEEK”
06/09/2008
SPROUT® SKIPS INTO SUMMER WITH PREMIERE OF AWARD-WINNING PRESCHOOL SERIES FROM DECODE ENTERTAINMENT, FRANNY’S FEET
05/28/2008
SPROUT® MAKES A SPLASH WITH SUMMER FUN FRIDAYS AND THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF FRANCES
05/14/2008
SPROUT® SWIMS INTO SUMMER WITH DEBUT OF AWARD-WINNING PRESCHOOL SERIES DIVE OLLY DIVE
04/24/2008
SPROUT® CELEBRATES MOMS WITH LIVE “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY” WEEKEND BLOCKS HOSTED BY NINA FROM THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW
04/07/2008
SPROUT® MAKES VIEWERS THE STARS OF ITS NEW ORIGINAL AFTERNOON BLOCK, THE SPROUT SHARING SHOW
02/11/2008
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ DELIVERS SPECIAL GREETINGS AND GUESTS FOR AN EXTRA-SWEET VALENTINE’S DAY
2007
10/19/2007
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, BETA RESEARCH STUDY RANKS PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ #1 IN SATISFACTION AMONG ALL DIGITAL CABLE NETWORKS EVALUATED
10/10/2007
BOO! IT’S FRIENDLY GHOSTS AND GOBLINS ON PBS KIDS SPROUT℠’S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
10/03/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES FALL PROGRAMMING WITH THE DEBUT OF TWO NEW ORIGINAL BLOCKS AND NEW SEASON OF HIT PROGRAM “THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW”
09/24/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES SECOND BIRTHDAY WITH DEBUT OF TWO NEW ORIGINAL BLOCKS AND NEW SEASON OF HIT PROGRAM “THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW”
09/17/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES TELEVISION’S ONLY LIVE PRESCHOOL MORNING PROGRAM: THE SUNNY SIDE UP SHOW
09/10/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT ADDS TIME WARNER CABLE TO GROWING LIST OF DISTRIBUTORS
08/22/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ RELAUNCHES WEBSITE WITH PRESCHOOLER GENERATED CONTENT, PARENT BLOGS, GAMES AND MORE
05/07/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ ADDS NEW ORIGINAL AFTERNOON BLOCK, THE LET’S GO SHOW, TO PRESCHOOL LINE-UP
05/02/2007
“HOORAY FOR MOTHER’S DAY” WEEKEND CELEBRATION ONLY ON PBS KIDS SPROUT MAY 12-13
04/09/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES “WE SHARE” BRANDING CAMPAIGN
04/02/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ DANCES INTO SPRING WITH SPROUT’S DANCE PARTY FEATURING THE WORLD TELEVISION MOVIE PREMIERE OF ANGELINA BALLERINA™’S ALL DANCERS ON DECK
03/13/2007
CROFTON RESIDENT WINS NATIONAL RECIPE CONTEST FOR PBS KIDS SPROUT℠’S SPROUT DINER
02/06/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO INSPIRING HEALTHY EATING HABITS IN PRESCHOOLERS
01/24/2007
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ MAKES A SPECIAL DELIVERY ON VALENTINE’S DAY WITH NEW EPISODES OF MR. MAILMAN
2006
12/18/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES THIRD SEASON OF “THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW”
12/11/2006
HAPPY HOOBIDAYS! PBS KIDS SPROUT ℠ LAUNCHES NEW SERIES JIM HENSON’S THE HOOBS ON DECEMBER 25
11/27/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT ADDS THREE KEY DIRECTORS TO MARKETING AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS
11/20/2006
CALLING ALL CHEFS! PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ ANNOUNCES THE SPROUT DINER CONTEST
11/15/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING WITH THANKFUL THEMED PROGRAMMING AND FAMILY-ORIENTED CRAFTS
10/11/2006
BOO! IT’S FRIENDLY GHOSTS AND GOBLINS ON PBS KIDS SPROUT’S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
10/11/2006
BETA RESEARCH STUDY RANKS PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ #1 IN SATISFACTION RATINGS AMONG ALL DIGITAL CABLE NETWORKS EVALUATED
10/02/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK WITH LAUNCH OF FIREMAN SAM™ SERIES
08/22/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY WITH MONTH-LONG BIRTHDAY BASH, NEW SHOWS AND MOVIE PREMIERES
07/10/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT AND COMCAST GO WILD AT KNOXVILLE ZOO
06/19/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT SPECIAL DELIVERY: THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MR. MAILMAN PREMIERES JULY 3, 2006
05/10/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT CELEBRATES MOM AND DAD ON THEIR SPECIAL DAYS
03/21/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT NAMES EILEEN DISKIN VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
03/15/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT LAUNCHES “SPROUT’S SPRING SURPRISE” WITH FIRST-TIME GUEST HOST BIG BIRD
02/08/2006
PBS KIDS SPROUT NAMES CHRIS D’ABLEMONT DIRECTOR OF AD SALES
2005
10/25/2005
PBS KIDS SPROUT NAMES SANDY WAX PRESIDENT AND ANDREW BEECHAM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING
09/26/2005
PBS KIDS SPROUT LAUNCHES NEW 24X7 PRESCHOOL NETWORK TODAY
2004
10/20/2004
COMCAST, HIT ENTERTAINMENT, PBS AND SESAME WORKSHOP ANNOUNCE PLANS TO LAUNCH GROUND-BREAKING 24-HOUR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S TELEVISION CHANNEL