Kabillion is a children's
video on demand
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channel owned by
Splash Entertainment. Launched on January 7, 2007, Kabillion is available both as a free VOD channel currently available on
Xfinity,
Spectrum
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,
Charter Communications,
Cox Communications,
Verizon Fios,
Frontier FiberOptic and
Optimum West digital cable systems across the United States, and as an OTT Network available on
Sling TV,
Roku,
Amazon Fire TV, and
Apple TV. Its headquarters are in
Los Angeles, California
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.
The service is divided into two distinct services, ''Kabillion'', which features general audience programming, and ''Kabillion Girls Rule'', which mainly features programming for both young girls and preschoolers. Both of these services carry productions from Splash Entertainment's catalog (some of which were formerly part of
MoonScoop). However, they also carry a variety of licensed titles from other outside production companies. Among these outside productions, the
Mexican-animated show ''
El Chavo Animado'' made its
English-language
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debut on Kabillion sometime in 2010. Later, on April 29, 2013, Kabillion entered a partnership with
Saban Brands to add programming from
The CW's Saturday-morning Vortexx block to the existing Kabillion service. Even with the discontinuation of Vortexx (the last conclusive Saturday-morning block without a strictly E/I-based lineup on broadcast television) on September 27, 2014, a few shows from the block like ''
Transformers: Prime'' and ''
Sonic X'' still remain on Kabillion.
Kabillion also has several online presences. The company has been on
YouTube
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since February 13, 2007. In July 2016, Kabillion partnered with
Xumo to add VOD content to the service as well as a 24-hour live Kabilion channel. In August 2018, in a partnership with
Amazon
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, Kabillion launched its current online merchandise store. In April 2019, Kabillion branched out on to
Twitch, with its streams centered around live interviews with members of the animation industry as well as some episodic binge streams of its series.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.kabillion.com
Internet television channels
Preschool education television networks
Television channels and stations established in 2007