London – KidsCo, the joint venture channel owned by NBC Universal, DIC Entertainment and Corus Entertainment is offering a VOD service on South Korean IPTV service hanaTV. KidsCo managing director Paul Robinson said, “Our relationship with hanaTV is a milestone because it is KidsCo’s first video on demand service and is an example of how children are trail blazing consumers and key drivers of new technology services.” KidsCo’s debut in South Korea follows the channel’s carriage in Singapore, the Philippines, the Middle East, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Russia, Poland, and territories across sub-Saharan Africa. KidsCo is expected to be available in up to 40 territories including Europe and Latin America within the next 18 months. KidsCo features animated and live-action TV series and features from independent animation programme suppliers DIC and Corus’ Nelvana. DIC’s programming library features approximately 3,000 half-hours of series including Inspector Gadget, Strawberry Shortcake, Madeline, Dennis the Menace, and Care Bears. Nelvana Enterprises’ catalogue comprises 3,200 half-hours of children’s programming such as Babar, Franklin, The Adventures of Tintin and Rolie Polie Olie.