Qoox

Qoox (stylized QOOX) is a Hopelandian over-the-air terrestrial television channel owned by the IBS Corporation. Its main competitor is NBN's Kingson. Qoox is available in both standard definition and high definition feeds, the SD feed is carried on the .4 subchannel of many IBS stations across Hopeland and the HD feed on subscription television operators.

Qoox started broadcasting on April 24, 2015. The channel is largely supported by advertising (primarily in the daytime and summer, including at Christmas).

History

Development

In September 2015, the IBS Corporation announced that it was going to launch two new digital networks nationwide, Decades (licensed from CBS) and a yet-unnamed children's channel. Network executives believed that the new channel wasn't going to be a "best-of" version of Nickelodeon, drawing a huge Hopelandian back catalog, but would still rely on shows from the channel, including locally-made series. The reason why a children's channel was selected was due to there already being a sustained viewership base at its commercial competitor Kingson.

On October 1, IBS announced that the name of the new channel was going to be Qoox. The name was justified for two reasons: under-used leters of the alphabet (Q and X) and the technological feel the channel was going to have.

Launch

The channel launched in a simulcast with Nickelodeon Hopeland to carry the 2015 Hopelandian KCAs. The channel launched a nationwide HD feed on Hopeland Direct and subscription cable and satellite.

Blocks

Current

• Qoox Jr.: As of 2020, Qoox Jr. is the only regularly-scheduled block on the network.

Programming

Qoox Originals

• Billy the Silly Hamster
• Hakki Merboyzz
• The House of the 47 Cats

Qoox Jr.

• [USS] Blaze and the Monster Machines
• [USS] Blue's Clues and You!
• [USS] Bubble Guppies
• [HPL] Eggy and Friends
• [HPL] Imagination Alley

Nickelodeon programming

• [USS] 101 Hunter Street
• [USS] Game Shakers
• [USS] Henry Danger
• [USS] iCarly
• [USS] Knight Squad
• [USS] Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn
• [USS] Sam & Cat
• [USS] SpongeBob SquarePants
• [USS] The Casagrandes
• [USS] The Loud House
• [USS] The Thundermans

Hopelandian third-party programming

Most of these series aired on IBS or the OK Network in the past. They are mostly shown at night to comply with the Hopelandian content quota the channel has, tighter than Kingson.

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
• Totally Wild Hopeland
• Virtual Rider

Other third-party programming

• [ORI/USS] Domo (filler programming)
• [KEI] Doodlez (filler programming)
• [USS] Hanazuki
• [NOR] Random and Whacky!

Former programming

• [USS] Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series
• [KEI] Magi-Nation
• [KEI] Kuu Kuu Harajuku
• [NMI] The Barefoot Bandits
• [KEI/HPL] Toonmarty
• [KEI/HPL] Wayside