Network | Broadcast syndication |
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Launched | September 1997 |
Country of origin | United States |
Format | animated series |
Running time | 12 hours a week |
Network | Broadcast syndication |
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Launched | September 1998 |
Country of origin | United States |
Format | animated series |
Private corporation | |
Industry | TV |
Genre | children's animation |
Fate | Sold |
Successor | BKN International |
Founded | November 19, 1985 |
Founder | Allen J. Bohbot |
Defunct | January 2001 |
Subsidiaries | BKN Kids Network Quantum Media International Bohbot Entertainment BKN International (-1999) |
defunct | |
Industry | Television |
Genre | children's |
Founded | Cologne, Germany |
Founder | Allen J. Bohbot |
Defunct | December 2009 |
Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
Key people
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Nadia Nardonnet (President) Allen J. Bohbot (management board chair) |
Production output
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animated TV shows |
Parent | Bohbot Communications (-1999) |
BKN, or Bohbot Kids Network (also BKN Kids), were syndicated blocks of animated TV series owned by Bohbot Communications and its subsidiaries or successors. BKN also is used to referred to Bohbot Communications and its subsidiaries or successors.
BKN Kids and BKN Kids II did not initially share programming as to grant the networks Syndex protection.
Bohbot Kids Network, BKN Kids Network or BKN, was a syndicated multi-block package, that was exhibited by many channels such as: WWOR-TV, KCOP-TV, WCIU-TV, FOX, WPGH-TV, United Paramount Network and The WB.
BKN consisted of 12 programming hours a week and three blocks. The two weekdays block are Extreme Block, 7-8 AM, and the Comedy Block, 8-9 AM. While the third block, Amazin’ Adventures, aired on weekends 8-9 AM.
BE launched BKN Kids Network in September 1997. By 1997, the network has sign up 104 stations reaching 75% of the US with 65 stations airing in pattern and 35 stations signing on for three years. Amazin’ Adventures was showing The Mask: The Animated Series (mostly episodes from the series' unaired second season) and Kids Toons in 1997 while Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was airing in the Comedy Block.Chris Craft signed up to affiliate some its channels with BKN.
BKN Kids II (BKN 2) was a syndicated kids package.
With multiple offers in top 50 markets for BKN, Bohbot Entertainment launched a second syndication network, BKN Kids II for September 1998 to meet the demand. Station groups affiliating with BKN 2 at launch included Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tribune Broadcasting, Clear Channel Communications and ACME Communications. Bohbot planned to use several of its library series, Mighty Max, Highlander: The Animated Series, The Mask: The Animated Series, and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog to fill out the schedule.