EXO

EXO is a children's and preteens block produced by Nightway Productions, a division of Firebasket. The block premiered on November 7th, 2015.

In 2020, multiple shows, including Cardfight!! Vanguard and Star Wars: Rouge Squadron were slated to move to Beta Cartoon after the conclusion of their then-running seasons on EXO.

In 2021, it was announced that EXO would be renamed, with the tentative title being Beta Rising Sun, in line with the Beta Cartoon brand.

Syndication/International broadcast
Currently, EXO is aired on cable and satellite on NF in the United States, via cable and satellite on YTV 2 in Canadian markets, and on most Beta Cartoon-themed blocks across Europe. Entertainment & News New York and its sister stations once held the exclusive OTA rights in their markets prior to being shuttered/sold off; Firebasket Network acquired the exclusive OTA rights for said markets, airing it until it was shut down that summer. Currently, the block is exclusive to cable and satellite in the United States, although Nightway are currently in talks to syndicate the block on MyNetworkTV. The block, previously unavailable in Greenland, was broadcast on Disney XD in Greenlandic, due to Disney XD Greenland being a direct feed of YTV Family at the time of its YTV Family premiere. Following its separation into a standalone schedule, Disney XD Greenland was sued by SurgeAnime Broadcasting Worldwide for breach of contract and fined.

In November 2015, the block premiered in Canada on Nicktoons Family, before the Canadian broadcasts moved to its sister channel YTV Family in November 2017. After the channel space was rebranded to YTV 2, it was announced that EXO would remain on the channel space after the transition. Aura doesn't air the block in French-speaking markets, likely due to separate programming agreements.

The block aired on Axiom Prime in the UK and Ireland until its contract expired in 2019.

The block is expected to air on various AnimeCore channels, mainly within the larger Beta Cartoon blocks, across Europe and Oceania.

Programming

 * .hack//Legend of the Twilight
 * .hack//SIGN
 * Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes
 * BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
 * Blue Dragon
 * Cardfight!! Vanguard
 * Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
 * Chicks Dig Giant Robots
 * Code Lyoko
 * Dice Master Akira
 * Domino Spin Out
 * Domino Spin X
 * Dragon Ball GT (Bluewater dub)
 * Dragon Ball Z (Ocean dub)
 * Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
 * Duel Robots
 * Dueler
 * Eureka Seven
 * Fighting Spirit
 * Gundam OMEGA
 * Happy Ojoko
 * Honey and Clover
 * Idolmaster: Xenoglossia
 * IGPX
 * Ixion Saga DT
 * Kuroko's Basketball
 * Lucid Fantasy
 * New Avengers
 * One Piece (4Kids dub)
 * Photon Cyber Squad
 * Planetes
 * Pokémon: Indigo League
 * Pokémon Chronicles
 * Pretty Cure:
 * Suite Pretty Cure!
 * Tropical-Rouge! PreCure
 * Sailor Moon
 * Sailor Moon Crystal
 * Sonic X
 * Star Wars: Rouge Squadron
 * Street King: Shuto (season one)
 * Transformers: Operation Allspark
 * Virtua Fighter
 * The Vision of Escaflowne
 * Wangam Midnight
 * Xelphos Adventures
 * Xelphos Recut
 * Xelphos III
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
 * Zatch Bell!