▁Turkey , ▁Germany , ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁These ▁launch es ▁made ▁Fox ▁K ids ▁the ▁only ▁children ' s ▁entertain ment ▁company ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁channel ▁in ▁every ▁major ▁European ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a ▁Fox ▁K ids ▁feed ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁Israel , ▁while ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁feed ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁Czech ia ▁and ▁Slov ak ia , ▁while ▁launch ing ▁in ▁Russia ▁as ▁a ▁programming ▁block ▁on ▁free - to - air ▁channel ▁Ren ▁TV . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Fox ▁K ids ▁Europe ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Fox ▁K ids ▁brand ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁distributed ▁children ' s ▁channel ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁reaching ▁ 2 4 . 9 ▁million ▁households ▁and ▁broadcast ing ▁in ▁ 5 4 ▁countries ▁via ▁ 1 1 ▁channel ▁fe eds ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁languages . ▁▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Fox ▁K ids ▁Europe ' s ▁major ▁owner ▁Fox ▁Family ▁World wide ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁The ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Company ▁and ▁renamed ▁ABC ▁Family ▁World wide ▁Inc . ▁K 2 ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁synd ic ated ▁block ▁for ▁several ▁local ▁stations ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a ▁Greek ▁service ▁was ▁launched ▁with ▁limited ▁ 1 3 ▁hours ▁following ▁a ▁ 2 - hour ▁block ▁launched ▁in ▁October . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁signed ▁with ▁B M