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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Bloxtoon Network
| launch = {{Start date|2013|9|24}24|9} {{small|(as Minimax)}}<br>{{Start date|2014|6|20}} {{small|(as Bloxtoon Network)}}
| closed date = {{End date|2014|6|20}} {{small|(as Minimax)}}
| current shows =
| picture format = 16:9 [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])<br>16:9 [[1080i]] ([[high-definition television|HDTV]])
| share =
| share as of = 
| share source =
| network =
| owner = Odyssey Television Media Networks (51%)<br>AMC International Networks (43.8%)
| slogan = Where Entertainment Comes Together!
| language = [[English]] ([[Brazilian Portuguese|Portuguese]] via SAP)
| broadcast area = International via Satellite Television
| headquarters = [[Concord, New Hampshire| Concord]], [[New Hampshire]]
| former names = Minimax {{small|(2013-2014)}}
| sister names = Odyssey TV<br>Bloxtoon Bubster<br>Bloxtoon XTRM<br>Bloxtoon ZigZap
| timeshift names = Bloxtoon Network +1
| web = www.bloxtoon.com/bloxtoontv 
| sat serv 1 = DSTV
| sat chan 1= Channel 300
| sat serv 2 = SKY Digital
| sat chan 2 = Channel 7942
| cable serv 1 = Comcast
| cable chan 1 = Channel 280
| cable serv 2 = Verizon FIOS
| cable chan 2 = Channel 1998
}}
Bloxtoon Network is an international multiplatform children's entertainment brand operating as a 24-hour television channel, a video on demand service, and a weekday programming block on Odyssey TV. It is wholly owned by Odyssey Television Media Networks.

The channel was known as '''Minimax''' from September 24, 2013 to June 20, 2014. Sister news channel and radio network Max was relaunched as Odyssey TV. Along with the brand was the launch of three sister channels; Bloxtoon Bubster, Bloxtoon ZigZap, and Bloxtoon XTRM.

==History==

In May 2012, Odyssey announced that it had entered a joint partnership with DHX Media, and production companies Corus Entertainment, Frederator Studios, and Classic Media to then launch an children's entertainment brand called Minimax that would be targeted at 6-114-8 years of age. The brand would encompass programming blocks on other Odyssey Television networks (such as Max Shopping), a video on demand service, and an online website.

Minimax premiered on September 24, 2013 with the premiere of weekend morning blocks on Max Shopping and Max Animation; this was followed by a block on Max on October 8, which usually aired weekdays. mornings and afternoons. At its launch, programming on Minimax consisted of adaptations that were loosely based on real series (such as Professor Why, which was an American adaptation of the British series Doctor Who). 

On December 25, 2013, Minimax launched as a digital cable and satellite television channel at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. with an episode of Animal Atlas. During the channel's few weeks on air, in between [[Continuity (broadcasting)|continuity]] featured promos for series on the channel and also on the block on Max TV. The channel was later accompanied by a online website of January 1, 2014. 

With the acquisitions of Corus Entertainment and Classic Media by Qubo and DHX Media and Frederator Studios leaving the venture, AMC International Networks formed a new partnership with Odyssey to remove the linear aspect. Minimax was rebranded as Bloxtoon Network at 12:00&nbsp;p.m. the same day, as Minimax programming was carried on or terminated.

==Programming==

{{quotation|The remit of Bloxtoon Network is to provide a wide range of high quality, distinctive content for 6-12 year olds, including drama, entertainment, comedy, animation, news, and factual. The great majority of this content s nohould be produced in different parts of the world. Bloxtoon Network should provide a stimulating, creative, and enjoyable environment that is also safe and trusted. The service should have a particular focus on informal learning, with an emphasis on encouraging participation.|2=Bloxtoon Network Remit}}

The Bloxtoon Network programming output is dramatically similar to the strand on Odyssey TV, with the channel featuring archived content from the libraries of Corus Entertainment, Frederator Studios, and Classic Media (despite the fact that the companies left), with series such as Fishtronaut, Atomic Betty, and The Aquabats Super Show. Though there was an early promise that new original series would debut every five months, Bloxtoon Network debuted new series intermittently -- but not everyday-- at 6:00&nbsp;a.m. or 7:00&nbsp;p.m. since 21 June 2014; however, this was pulled on 1 July 2014. 

===Mini Bloxtoon===

Mini Bloxtoon, which launched on 17 Septaired 2014, is the slot that houses Bloxtoon Network's preschool programming. Between 17 September 2014 and 28 January 2015, Mini Bloxtoon aired