9 9 0 , ▁F lex tech ▁acquired ▁its ▁first ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁company , ▁be ating ▁United ▁Art ists ▁C able ▁International ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁st ake . ▁Within ▁a ▁year , ▁United ▁bought ▁its ▁own ▁st ake ▁in ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Channel ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁management ▁contract ▁to ▁run ▁it . ▁In ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁F lex tech ▁held ▁tal ks ▁with ▁Tele - Comm unic ations ▁( T CI ) ▁and ▁acquired ▁T CI ' s ▁European ▁programming ▁business ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁shares , ▁giving ▁T CI ▁a ▁ 5 0 % - 6 0 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁F lex tech ▁group . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁completed ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁F lex tech ▁increasing ▁its ▁st ake ▁from ▁ 5 0 . 1 % ▁to ▁ 7 5 %. ▁ ▁Change ▁of ▁ownership ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁channel ▁launched ▁an ▁evening ▁block ▁showing ▁programming ▁of ▁greater ▁interest ▁to ▁older ▁children ▁and ▁te en agers . ▁The ▁segment , ▁called ▁simply ▁T CC , ▁a ired ▁from ▁ 5 pm ▁to ▁ 7 pm , ▁and ▁featured ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁home - produ ced ▁program mes , ▁such ▁as ▁CD Q ▁(" comp act ▁disc ▁qu iz ") ▁and ▁TV FM , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁US ▁imports ▁including ▁Sav ed ▁By ▁The ▁Bell . ▁During ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁channel , ▁by ▁then ▁still ▁brand ed ▁as ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Channel , ▁continued