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Kika (TV channel)
Kika (currently stylised as KiKA, formerly as KI.KA; formally Der Kinderkanal von ARD und ZDF, transl. The Children's Channel of ARD and ZDF) is a German free-to-air television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is managed by a joint venture by public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF. Its intended audience is children and the youth, devoid of advertising, and it is generally watched by children 3 to 13. The MDR is responsible for its playout.
The channel also repeats shows, such as Tabaluga tivi from ZDF's main channel.
In the channel’s early years, the program consisted mostly of series and shows that were already being broadcast on ARD and ZDF. Whole programs were being broadcast simultaneously on the main channels and the children’s channel, for example the afternoon program of ZDF. Kika showed German as well as international series, like cartoon classics from the 1970s and 80s (Heidi, Biene Maja, Wickie, Little Amadeus or Nils Holgersson). Classics of children’s TV like film versions of Astrid Lindgren books or the Augsburger Puppenkiste were also regularly being broadcast.
After a time, more original broadcasts started appearing in Kika’s program, like Schloss Einstein, and The Tribe.
The all-girl popular music band Saphir was formed of the 2007-2010 winners of the talent show KI.KA LIVE — Beste Stimme gesucht! (Best Voice Wanted).
In July 2020, Kika announced that it would participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, with an entry for the 2020 edition written by singer-songwriter Levent Geiger, a finalist of Dein Song in 2015 and 2019. The performer was decided in the national final Dein Song für Warschau, won by Susan Oseloff.
Since launch, Kika has aired animated and live-action series; however, due to changes in the programming, the former now predominate (85%). Besides animated series, the afternoon soap opera Schloss Einstein is currently the only live-action series in Kika's lineup during the day. There are only two other live-action shows, one of which is aired in the afternoon and the other in the evening. Some series, such as Pet Alien, Being Ian, and Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, are aired daily, as Kika previously used to air different programming on weekdays and weekends. Separately, many programmes, especially older series, such as Pan Tau, Pippi Longstocking, and Es war einmal, can be seen only on the ZDF and regional channels.
The channel sometimes airs repeats of old series. Similar to private TV channels, these series are broadcast as double features. Much of the older series which were broadcast from 1997 to 2004 are excluded from the lineup, partly due to ARD and ZDF no longer owning the broadcast rights.
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Kika (TV channel)
Kika (currently stylised as KiKA, formerly as KI.KA; formally Der Kinderkanal von ARD und ZDF, transl. The Children's Channel of ARD and ZDF) is a German free-to-air television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is managed by a joint venture by public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF. Its intended audience is children and the youth, devoid of advertising, and it is generally watched by children 3 to 13. The MDR is responsible for its playout.
The channel also repeats shows, such as Tabaluga tivi from ZDF's main channel.
In the channel’s early years, the program consisted mostly of series and shows that were already being broadcast on ARD and ZDF. Whole programs were being broadcast simultaneously on the main channels and the children’s channel, for example the afternoon program of ZDF. Kika showed German as well as international series, like cartoon classics from the 1970s and 80s (Heidi, Biene Maja, Wickie, Little Amadeus or Nils Holgersson). Classics of children’s TV like film versions of Astrid Lindgren books or the Augsburger Puppenkiste were also regularly being broadcast.
After a time, more original broadcasts started appearing in Kika’s program, like Schloss Einstein, and The Tribe.
The all-girl popular music band Saphir was formed of the 2007-2010 winners of the talent show KI.KA LIVE — Beste Stimme gesucht! (Best Voice Wanted).
In July 2020, Kika announced that it would participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, with an entry for the 2020 edition written by singer-songwriter Levent Geiger, a finalist of Dein Song in 2015 and 2019. The performer was decided in the national final Dein Song für Warschau, won by Susan Oseloff.
Since launch, Kika has aired animated and live-action series; however, due to changes in the programming, the former now predominate (85%). Besides animated series, the afternoon soap opera Schloss Einstein is currently the only live-action series in Kika's lineup during the day. There are only two other live-action shows, one of which is aired in the afternoon and the other in the evening. Some series, such as Pet Alien, Being Ian, and Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, are aired daily, as Kika previously used to air different programming on weekdays and weekends. Separately, many programmes, especially older series, such as Pan Tau, Pippi Longstocking, and Es war einmal, can be seen only on the ZDF and regional channels.
The channel sometimes airs repeats of old series. Similar to private TV channels, these series are broadcast as double features. Much of the older series which were broadcast from 1997 to 2004 are excluded from the lineup, partly due to ARD and ZDF no longer owning the broadcast rights.
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