Qubo (fictional)

Qubo (stylized as qubo) is an American entertainment brand. Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, it consists of a 24-hour free-to-air television network alternatively known as the "Qubo Channel" (available as a digital terrestrial television service mostly on Scripps' stations, as well as owned-and-operated stations and some affiliates of Scripps corporate sister Ion Television, as well as on some pay-TV providers), a video on demand service, and a weekly programming block on Ion Television. Qubo is targeted towards children and teenagers ages 5-16.

Scripps purchase
On September 24, 2020, the E. W. Scripps Company announced an agreement to buy Ion Media for $2.65 billion. The transaction, which closed on January 7, 2021, saw Ion Television, Ion Plus, Qubo and infomercial service Shop Ion integrated into Scripps' Katz Broadcasting subsidiary (operator of fellow multicast networks Court TV, Court TV Mystery, Bounce TV, Laff and Grit).

Following the Scripps purchase, Scripps relocated Qubo's operations to, , and refocused the channel as a general family entertainment service that would be marketed alongside Scripps' other subchannel networks such as , and.

Programming
Originally, Qubo primarily featured archived content from the programming libraries of NBCUniversal, Corus Entertainment, Scholastic Corporation, DreamWorks Animation, DreamWorks Classics, WildBrain, 9 Story Media Group and Splash Entertainment. Though there was a first agreement of the two companies - NBCUniversal, and Ion Media - to produce a new series for the network and program block each year, Qubo initially only produced three original series: My Friend Rabbit (2007–08), Turbo Dogs (2008-11), and season 1 of Shelldon (2009–12). Qubo regularly broadcast series aimed at preschoolers during the morning and afternoon hours, while series aimed at older children were featured as part of the network's evening schedule.

On September 27, 2010, Qubo launched "Qubo Night Owl", (running from 12:00 to 6:00 a.m. ET) featuring classic animated series, many of which came from the Filmation library owned by DreamWorks Animation (currently owned by NBCUniversal). The block was restructured in August 2013 to feature a mixture of animated and live-action series sourced only from Qubo's distribution partners. It was discontinued as Ion Media decided to reduce the amount of religious and paid programming on Ion Television and Ion Plus by shifting those hours to Qubo's overnight schedule between 1:00 to 6:00 a.m. Eastern.

In January 2022, Qubo announced it would be carrying professional wrestling broadcasts from the Ultra Wrestling Federation under the title of UWF Scions. Qubo also began carrying anime content from the, , and Gotaku libraries.

Original programming

 * Rage (February 28, 2021 - present)

Acquired programming

 * The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (September 4, 2021 - present) (E/I)
 * Anne of Green Gables [1979 anime] (March 1, 2022 - present)
 * Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (May 13, 2013 - December 25, 2016; March 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * Backyard Safari (January 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * Best & Bester (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Bob in a Bottle (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * CJ the DJ (October 7, 2022 - present)
 * Digimon Adventure (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Donkey Kong Country (December 1, 2022 - present)
 * Doraemon (Bang Zoom! dub, January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Franklin (January 1, 2021 - present) (E/I)
 * Extreme Ghostbusters (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Gadget & the Gadgetinis (January 1, 2021 - present)
 * Growing Up Creepie (January 1, 2021 - present) (E/I)
 * G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero [1983 and 1989 series] (September 4, 2021 - present)
 * Hamtaro (September 2, 2008 - present)
 * Heathcliff & Riff-Raff (January 1, 2021 - present)
 * Inspector Gadget (August 31, 2019 - present)
 * Jakers!: The Adventures of Piggley Winks (June 30, 2012 - present) (E/I)
 * Jay Jay the Jet Plane (February 26, 2021 - present) (E/I)
 * Jem (September 4, 2021 - present)
 * Jewelpet (September 18, 2018 - present)
 * Lola & Virginia (October 1, 2023 - present)
 * Magical Doremi (3Beep dub; July 10, 2016 - present) (E/I)
 * The Magic School Bus (September 27, 2010 - February 10, 2012; February 26, 2021 - present) (E/I)
 * The Magic School Bus Rides Again (November 1, 2020 - present) (E/I)
 * Men in Black: The Series (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Mew Mew Power (July 10, 2021 - present)
 * Miss BG (December 3, 2007 - August 25, 2013, October 1, 2023 - present) (E/I)
 * Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (October 1, 2018 - present) (E/I)
 * Moomin [1990 anime] (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Moominvalley (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales (March 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * My Big Big Friend (January 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog (September 27, 2010 - September 25, 2016; February 26, 2021 - present) (E/I)
 * Noonbory and the Super Seven (January 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * Olivia (January 1, 2023 - present) (E/I)
 * Onegai My Melody (May 12, 2012 - September 9, 2016; January 28, 2018 - present)
 * Peter Pan & the Pirates (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Peter Rabbit (January 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * Poppy Cat (May 20, 2018 - present) (E/I)
 * Ratz (October 1, 2023 - present)
 * The Real Ghostbusters (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Samurai Pizza Cats (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Sandra the Fairytale Detective (May 13, 2013 - October 1, 2018, January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Science Max (December 6, 2020 - present) (E/I)
 * Shining Time Station (March 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * Sonic Boom (March 1, 2022 - present)
 * Tickety Toc (March 1, 2023 - present) (E/I)
 * Timothy Goes to School (May 13, 2013 - present) (E/I)
 * The Transformers [1984 series] (September 4, 2021 - present)
 * Twipsy (October 1, 2023 - present)
 * VeggieTales (January 14, 2007 - September 13, 2009; January 1, 2022 - present) (E/I)
 * Watership Down [1999 series] (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (July 10, 2021 - present) (E/I)
 * Wunschpunsch (January 8, 2007 - September 10, 2014, October 1, 2023 - present)
 * YooHoo & Friends [2009 series] (September 10, 2014 - present) (E/I)
 * YooHoo to the Rescue (November 3, 2020 - present) (E/I)

Qubo Night Owl block
As part of Scripps' revamp of Qubo, the Night Owl block was brought back, now featuring a mixture of anime sourced from, , and Gotaku and animated series sourced from Qubo's programming partners.
 * 6teen (January 1, 2022 - present) (also airing on Max)
 * Azumanga Daioh (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Bleach (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * InuYasha (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Kulipari (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Naruto (January 1, 2023 - present)
 * Silverwing (January 1, 2022 - present)
 * Ulysses 31 (October 1, 2023 - present)
 * UWF Scions (March 5, 2022 - present)

Interstitial programming

 * Ask Me! (January 8, 2007 - present)