Syfy Kids starts as a programming block on KidsCo at 17:00 on weekdays with a roll of the Rubik's Cubes.

Syfy Kids, the new programming block on KidsCo (DStv 308 / TopTV 255), has started and can now be seen daily at 17:00 since yesterday - to remind TV critics, editors and journalists covering television, KidsCo sent over two Rubik's Cubes in a box.

Syfy Kids is a partnership between KidsCo and NBCUniversal's Syfy channel.

In this block Syfy Kids will show the animated Back to the Future, Matt Hatter Chronicles, ZuZu & the Supernuffs, Z-Squad, The Future is Wild, Evolution: The Animated Series and Dino Squad.

"We are delighted to announce the launch of Syfy Kids in South Africa exclusively on KidsCo," says Herman McDermott, the managing director of KidsCo. "KidsCo has invested in a strong range of imagination-based content, including the acclaimed Matt Hatter Chronicles, which coupled with our new on-air graphics package, will bring Syfy Kids to life for our young viewers."

The Syfy Kids programming block filled with new shows, set to start on 22 July on KidsCo on DStv and TopTV in South Africa.

The Syfy Kids programming block which I've reported in February is coming to KidsCo (DStv 308 / TopTV 255) will now start during July in South Africa on the kids' channel.

Syfy Kids, a partnership between KidsCo and NBCUniversal's Syfy channel, will start with a line-up featuring original programming from Matchbox Pictures and newly acquired titles from Platinum Films and KidsCo's joint-venture partners NBCUniversal and Corus Entertainment.

The Syfy Kids programming block, aimed at kids between the ages of 6 and 10, will be broadcast exclusively on KidsCo from 22 July during peak viewing times.

"We are delighted to announce the launch of Syfy Kids in South Africa exclusively on KidsCo," says Hendrik McDermott, the managing director of KidsCo in a statement. "KidsCo has invested in a strong range of imagination-based content, including the acclaimed Matt Hatter Chronicles, which, coupled with our new on-air graphics package, will bring Syfy Kids to life for our younger viewers,"

Syfy Kids will also launch a first-run exclusive KidsCo original production ZuZu & the Supernuffs from Matchbox Pictures, following five furry intergalactic Nuffs who crashland on Earth in a rusty old bathtub where they meet a new friend ZuZu.

The SyFy Kids programming block will also have Matt Hatter Chronicles from Platinum Films. This animation show follows the dimension-hopping adventures of the schoolboy hero Matt who has to protect the Multiverse, a parallel universe which can only be accessed through the Coronet Movie Theatre.

 KidsCo also acquired the rights to Z-Squad for Syfy Kids from the Corus-owned Nelvana Enterprises and Enemes. Z-Squad follows three superhero girls who must reclaim power crystals to save a planet.

The animated Back to the Future series from NBCUniversal International Television Distribution follows the time-travelling adventures of Professor brown and his friend Marty McFly in their DeLorean.

SyFy Kids plans to show soon The Future is Wild (from Future is Wild Ltd.), Evolution: The Animated Series (from DHX Media) and Dino Squad (DHX Media) which has been on KidsCo before.

BREAKING. Syfy coming to South Africa on DStv and TopTV - but not quite in the way you think.

Syfy, the science fiction TV channel MultiChoice dumped from its DStv pay-TV service when it was still known as The Sci-Fi Channel, is returning to South Africa on both DStv and TopTV - but not as a TV channel.

KidsCo (DStv 308 / TopTV 255), the international children's channel available on both DStv and TopTV will be starting a dedicated science fiction programming block on KidsCo which will be known as Syfy Kids.

The Syfy channel belongs to NBCUniversal, and KidsCo is a joint venture owned by NBCUniversal and Corus Entertainment, which makes the start of Syfy Kids a synergistic brand extension.

MultiChoice dumped The Sci-Fi Channel in 2004 (which has since rebranded to simply Syfy) and never brought it back; TopTV never added it the past two years it has been in operation as South Africa's second satellite pay-TV service.

The Syfy Kids block which will be a unique programming block and the first of its kind from Syfy - will be geared towards children aged 6 to 10 and will launch in the second quarter of 2013 on KidsCo.

Programming on Syfy Kids will include "imagination-based content" from both NBCUniversal and Corus Entertainment, as well as original programming and third-party acquisitions, says KidsCo.

"We're thrilled to see a Syfy Kids block launching on KidsCo," says Dave Howe, the president of Syfy in a just released press statement. "This venture extends the Syfy brands to a whole new generation of younger viewers and establishes a strong global partner as we seek to develop an outlet for Syfy Kids content."

"Following KidsCo's refresh earlier this year, we are now able to innovate to harness the power of our partners and shareholders," says Hendrik McDermott, the managing director of KidsCo in the statement.

"Collaborating with NBCUniversal and Corus Entertainment to bring imagination-based content via the well-known and respected Syfy brand, really demonstrate our dedication to delivering the strongest channel to our affiliates, whilst differentiating ourselves from our competitors," says Hendrik McDermott.