News brief: Syfy Kids set for Asia, SA launch

International children’s channel KidsCo will launch its Syfy Kids programming block in Asia and South Africa on Monday.

The fully dubbed block, which KidsCo and NBCUniversal stablemate Syfy jointly programme, will include original content and shows from parents NBCU and Corus Entertainment. These will include The Future is Wild, Z-Squad, Back to the Future, Dino Squad and Evolution: The Animated Series, plus recently acquired show Matt Hatter Chronicles and KidsCo original ZuZu & the Supernuffs.