NBCUniversal Acquires Full Ownership of Kids' Channel Sprout

The company bought out its remaining partners, PBS and HIT Television Ventures. The NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group has taken full ownership in kids' channel Sprout following a buyout of its remaining partners, PBS and HIT Television Ventures, a company controlled by Apax Funds.  The network -- which launched in 2005 as a joint venture among Comcast, PBS, Sesame Workshop and HIT Entertainment -- will now be 100 percent owned and integrated within the Cable Entertainment Group. EXCLUSIVE:...