Discovery Kids, stylized as discovery k!ds, is a brand name owned by

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. Starting as a television block within

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, the brand expanded as a separate television channel in October 1996. Discovery Kids on NBC was an American

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that aired on

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from October 5, 2002, to September 2, 2006. Most of Discovery Kids' worldwide channels, as well as its website for children's activities and consumer products, have been either rebranded or shut down. Following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger in 2022, the brand was replaced by the

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brand. As of 2025, Discovery Kids-branded channels continue to exist in

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and

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. An unbranded morning programing block based on the Latin American channel also exists in the United States on

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Channels

Current channels

* Discovery Kids India (launched 2012) * Discovery Kids Latin America (launched 1996)

Former channels

* Discovery Kids on NBC (2002–2006) * Discovery Kids Australia (2014–2020) * DKids, broadcast in

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(2016–2021) * Discovery Kids UK, time-shared with Discovery Wings (both 2000–2007) * Discovery Kids Canada (2001–2009) * Discovery Kids Asia (2012–2016)

Rebranded channels

* Discovery Kids USA (''now''

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) (1996–2010) – In 2009, the channel was turned into a 50/50 joint venture between

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and

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and was relaunched as Hub Network in 2010. The channel has since been relaunched as Discovery Family in 2014 after Discovery acquired 10% of Hasbro's stake in the network. * Discovery Kids en Español (2005–2007) – In 2007, the channel merged with Discovery Viajar y Vivir to become

, effectively converting Discovery Kids en Español into daytime programming block. The block has been unbranded since 2014 and is now relegated to the morning hours.

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