Old International Fox Kids/Jetix Channels Memorial Thread

[RandomMe]

I think the channel was created following Disney's acquisition for the main FOX Kids channel to unload the Saban shows.

 

[Walker]

A few seconds of Fox Kids Play with Turkish audio from 2003/2004, during "The Why Why Family":

Looks like it's from episode 18.

Unfortunately, it's very difficult to find Fox Kids/Jetix Turkish archives, and I was very happy to see your post, but I can't open the video at all. I think it's banned in my country or there's a technical error.

 

[JulianRO]

I can play it without any issues, so probably the site that embeds it is not available in Turkey.

 

[JulianRO]

I think the channel was created following Disney's acquisition for the main FOX Kids channel to unload the Saban shows.

It was a "Boomerang" equivalent for Fox Kids/Jetix.

 

[RandomMe]

It was a "Boomerang" equivalent for Fox Kids/Jetix.

Yeah, both were used to unload old shows from the main channel

 

[JulianRO]

Here is an interesting fact - In Romania, a provider named "Astral" used to timeshare Fox Kids CEE with other channels than Fox Sports, depending on the location; for example, in Berceni, it was timeshared with BBC (World News?): ASTRAL TELECOM - Informatii, while in Cluj, it was timeshared with..... Fashion TV: ASTRAL TELECOM - Informatii

 

[Aaron K]

How was Disney XD received in Europe, considering it replaced Jetix? Ik the monster truck was converted at least.

 

[Zzman]

How was Disney XD received in Europe, considering it replaced Jetix? Ik the monster truck was converted at least.

they were not happy to say the least

 

[RandomMe]

How was Disney XD received in Europe, considering it replaced Jetix? Ik the monster truck was converted at least.

Kinda mid. Nothing compared to what happened in the Americas as a whole.

 

[Zzman]

Kinda mid. Nothing compared to what happened in the Americas as a whole.

Europeans also kind of reacted the same as the Americas you probably don't remember but if you look at old forums and thing like that this was the case

 

[RandomMe]

Europeans also kind of reacted the same as the Americas you probably don't remember but if you look at old forums and thing like that this was the case

Yeah, they got into the new channel rather quickly. Latin America was at its worst

 

[Aaron K]

I just wonder how it managed to be so popular in Europe and the Middle East, even more so than the big three.

 

[Zzman]

I just wonder how it managed to be so popular in Europe and the Middle East, even more so than the big three.

if you are talking about disney XD I mean in some places it was some places it wasn't especially those that had a FTA disney channel

but i wouldn't say it was extremely popular

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Jetix on Fox Kids UK continuity from October 2004, just three months before the latter was rebranded as the former.

 

[Igorov]

How was Disney XD received in Europe, considering it replaced Jetix? Ik the monster truck was converted at least.

Jetix carried on the legacy of Fox Kids. Until it shut down, we were still able to watch many Fox Kids shows, and even Jetix’s original productions had a style that felt very similar to Fox Kids.

The transition to Disney Channel and Disney XD was far more radical. The channels completely changed their identity and programming style. Because of that, the change was met with prejudice by many viewers, and in Eastern Europe, Disney Channel and Disney XD never reached the same level of popularity that Jetix had.

In Latin America and the United States, however, Jetix was quite different, so the transition may not have been criticized as much there.

For us, it truly marked the end of an era.