qubo (pronounced "kyoo-bo", originally called
Smart Place for Kids until
August 23,
2006) is the name of the
American children's programming endeavor involving three broadcast networks, a new digital television network, and numerous children's entertainment producers.
History
On
May 8,
2006,
ION Media Networks,
NBC Universal,
Corus Entertainment's
Nelvana unit,
Scholastic Books, and
Classic Media and its
Big Idea Productions unit announced plans to launch a new children's entertainment endeavor spread across all media platforms, including
video-on-demand on
digital cable and an interactive webpage.