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| Timeshift service | DreamWorks Channel +1 |
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| Owner | NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
| Parent | NBCUniversal International Networks |
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| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 2015; 10 years ago (2015-08-01) |
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| Website | Official website |
DreamWorks Channel, commonly known asDreamWorks, is apay televisionnetwork owned and operated bythe international networks division ofNBCUniversal, a subsidiary ofComcast. First launched inSoutheast Asia on 1 August 2015, it expanded to the rest of Asia as well as Europe, Africa and Oceania. Its programming is mainly sourced fromDreamWorks Animation.
In the United States, DreamWorks Animation's shows were instead aired onUniversal Kids, which launched on 9 September 2017 as a rebranding of Sprout before shutting down on 6 March 2025, with the streaming rights to DreamWorks Animation's programming in the country provided by NBCUniversal's streaming servicePeacock in the United States as well as onNetflix internationally.
DreamWorks Animation announced plans to launch its own television channel on 9 December 2014 starting in Asia, with plans to launch in over 19 countries starting in the second half of 2015.Singapore-based broadcasterHBO Asia provided marketing, sales and technical services for the channel in Southeast Asia.[1] The studio's first foray into television channel operations in any part of the world was represented with the launch of its first dedicated channel on 1 August 2015 inThailand through a joint venture through withCTH.[2]
A Middle East and North Africa feed of the channel launched on 1 August 2016 in partnership with thebeIN Channels Network.[3]
The channel was placed under now-former NBCU International executive vice president of their children's and lifestyle programming, Duccio Donati, in August 2017, following the NBCU's owner Comcast's acquisition of DreamWorks Animation. This paired the channel withE! international channels and NBCU Lifestyle Channel content.[4][5] On 1 January 2018, NBCUniversal International Networks replaced HBO Asia's role with DreamWorks Channel in Southeast Asia.[6]
The channel launched onKPN in the Netherlands on 23 July 2019.[7]
The channel launched as a one-month pop-up channel in Australia throughFoxtel on channel 700 throughout June 2020 and returned as a regular 24/7 network the following year.[8]
TheSub-Saharan African feed of the channel originally launched onStarTimes on 3 August 2020,[9] but closed on 17 February 2022 and was replaced byNickelodeon on StarTimes ON in July 2022.[10]MultiChoice and NBCUIN jointly announced on 8 March 2022 that the channel would launch onDStv a week later on 18 March.[11] On its launch, the channel broadcast on the channel number slot previously held byDisney XD which was shut down on 1 October 2020 and supplementeToonz alongsidePBS Kids.[12][13][14] The Sub-Saharan African channel was available on theDStv Compact,DStv Compact Plus andDStv Premium subscription packages in South Africa and on theDStv Premium andDStv Compact Plus subscription packages in the rest of Africa, although the channel was made available on the lower-tieredDStv Family andDStv Access subscription packages until 18 April to promoteTeam Zenko Go,The Bad Guys andThe Boss Baby: Back in the Crib.[15] From 27 June to 15 July 2022, the channel was made available onDStv Family alongsideDisney Channel to promoteKung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight andIllumination'sMinions: The Rise of Gru.[16] It is currently available on theDStv Compact Plus andDStv Premium packages, with the channel only available on DStv's other packages;DStv Compact,DStv Family andDStv Access, during Christmas and summer time.[17]
The Philippines feed of the channel launched onCignal on 11 September 2021, with aired productionsdubbed in theFilipino language.[18] It was also launched onSkyCable in mid-November that same year, though SkyCable uses its original English feed instead.[19] Like the Sub-Saharan African DStv channel feed, it replacedthe country's channel feed of Disney Channel, which shut down on the same date as the Southeast Asian Disney Channel feeds on 1 October. SkyCable removed the channel on 1 September 2024 due to contract expiration.[20]
A Latin American feed launched on 1 April 2022.[21]
The Malaysia feed of the channel launched onAstro on 15 January 2023 initially on Channel 622 (HD) until 31 January 2023. In its first two weeks, the channel broadcast as a free trial period for customers before becoming part of an Astro's children's package starting on 1 February 2023. On the same day, the channel moved to Channel 612 (HD) as a replacement forTA-DAA! which closed on 1 February 2023.[22]
The channel and Universal+ launched in Spain with two television providersMovistar+ andOrange on 21 February 2021.[23]
The Indian feed of the channel was launched in English viaJio TV on 25 November 2021.[a]
DreamWorks Channel's programming are currently available to stream on Universal+ which launched as an on-demand service in South Africa on DStv Catch Up andDStv Stream on 14 October 2022.[24]
The channel was launched along with Universal+ in France onSFR on 17 November 2022 onPrime Video Channels on 6 December 2022 and onBouygues Telecom on 8 December 2022.[25][26]
The content on the channel mainly consists of productions from the libraries ofDreamWorks Animation Television andDreamWorks Classics including some of DreamWorks Animation's content originally produced forNetflix;[1] films and specials from DreamWorks Animation, Illumination and sometimes from third parties only broadcasts in the international versions.[27]
| Market | Type | Launch date | Universal+ included?[b] | source |
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| Thailand(in English) | Channel | 1 August 2015 | No | [2] |
| Thailand(in Thai) | 1 September 2015 | |||
| Malaysia | 10 September 2015 | [28] | ||
| Indonesia | 2 March 2016 | [29] | ||
| Singapore | 3 March 2016 | [30] | ||
| Hong Kong(in English and Cantonese) | 1 April 2016 | [31] | ||
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| South Korea | Channel | 3 May 2016 | [32] | |
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| Middle East & North Africa | Channel | 1 August 2016 | [3][33] | |
| Netherlands | 23 July 2019 | [7] | ||
| Vietnam | 1 April 2020 | [citation needed] | ||
| Australia(pop-up channel) | 1 June 2020 | [8] | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa(original) | 3 August 2020 | [9] | ||
| Spain | 22 February 2021 | Yes | [23] | |
| Hong Kong(in Mandarin) | 17 June 2021 | No | [31] | |
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| Australia(24/7 channel) | 1 July 2021 | [34] | ||
| Philippines(in Filipino) | 11 September 2021 | [18] | ||
| Thailand(TrueVisions relaunch) | 1 October 2021 | [35] | ||
| Philippines(in English) | 15 November 2021 | [19] | ||
| India | 25 November 2021 | Yes | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa(relaunch) | 18 March 2022 | [11] | ||
| Latin America | 1 April 2022 | [21] | ||
| France | 21 November 2022 | [36] |
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