Kingson

Kingson (stylized as KINGSON) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel which is partially owned by the  division of  and Deadpan Productions, headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Ralf Hat and was launched on January 2, 1993. The United States version of the channel is shown in Canada, while international versions exist for Europe, East Asia, and Australia.

1993–1995
Kingson was launched on January 2, 1993 in the United States, and was only available to 8.6 million cable television homes in North America itself.

1996–2005
Kingson has achieved a viewership installation with its original programming, most may compare the channel to other channels such as, and. With inceptive series such as The Misadventures of Gecko (1994-1999), Instruments & Instruments  (1996-2002), The Sherry Show (1997-), The Epic Animals (1998-2005), Adversaires (1998-2002), and Fish (2002-2008), Kingson carried a growing popularity with viewers aged four through seventeen.

With an emerging following of teenaged and adult viewers appearing, the previous late-night movie time-slot was replaced by an entire part-time adult aimed television block called SPEED, launched on April 16, 2003. With much adult orientated series and movies displayed on the block, Kingson was endeavored with much controversy, especially with the negative reception from the, as well as many fundamentalist religious organizations whom demanded censorship on the network.