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===Qubo on NBC/Telemundo (2006–2012)===
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In May 2006, [[NBCUniversal]] and [[Ion Media Networks]] announced plans to form [[Qubo]], a joint venture in conjunction with [[Scholastic Corporation]], [[Classic Media]] and Canada-based [[Corus Entertainment]]'s animation subsidiary [[Nelvana]]. The multi-platform programming endeavor, aimed at children between 4 and 8 years of age, would comprise children's program blocks airing on NBC, Spanish-language sister network [[Telemundo]] and Ion Media's i: Independent Television (now [[Ion Television]]), as well as a 24-hour [[digital subchannel|digital multicast channel]] on i's [[owned-and-operated station]]s (alternatively known as Qubo Channel), [[video on demand]] services and a branded website. The reasoning why the name "qubo" was chosen for the endeavor, or why its logo is a cube, has never been publicly stated by any of the partners, although general manager Rick Rodriguez stated in an interview with ''[[Multichannel News]]'' that the name was intended to be something that sounded fun, and be a brand that could easily be used uniformly in English and Spanish.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Debuts Kids Programming Brand Qubo|url=http://adage.com/article/media/nbc-debuts-kids-programming-brand-qubo/111473/|first=Andrew|last=Hampp|periodical=[[Advertising Age]]|date=August 24, 2006|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=mcn-qubo>{{cite web|title=Qubo's Rodriguez: Offering a 'Building Block' to Kids|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/qubo-s-rodriguez-offering-building-block-kids/367423|first=Luis|last=Clemens|periodical=Multichannel News|date=February 16, 2008|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
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