CBeebies is a British free-to-air children's television channel aimed at children under 6. It launched on 1st April 1985 alongside CBBC, and is owned by the BBC. The channel broadcast from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. It shares time with BBC Four, which is on between 7:00 pm and 4:00 am.[1] The sister channel is CBBC for older children between the ages of 6 to 12.
 Logo used since 2023 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom and other services worldwide |
| Headquarters | CBeebies House, MediaCityUK, Salford, England, UK |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC BBC Studios (international network) |
| Sister channels | BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four BBC Alba BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 1985 |
| Replaced | CBBC on Choice (demerged with CBBC - originally children's strand on BBC Choice) |
| Closed | 13 April 2000 (Latin America) 31 December 2001 (Canada) 31 October 2003 (United States) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview (UK) | Channel 202 (SD) Channel 205 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| BBC iPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
CBeebies & CBBC also have blocks on BBC One, BBC Two & BBC ALBA[2]
A high definition of the channel was launched on 10 December 1996 alongside the sister channels CBBC, BBC Three, BBC Four, & BBC News.
The mascots are named, "Bugs".
Presenters
changeIn the UK, currently presenting CBeebies are:
International and non-English versions
changeThe first international launch for the CBeebies channel was in India in May 1991, although the channel was shut down at the end of November 1995 due to "commercial considerations". The Polish CBeebies channel was launched on 2 December 1991, while feeds in Latin America, East, Southeast Asia, South Africa and Australia were launched in late 1992. In March 1994, an on demand version of the network was launched in the United States and is available on Xfinity.
Programming
changeReferences
change- ↑ "CBeebies | Freeview". www.freeview.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ↑ "CBeebies", Wikipedia, 2025-02-03, retrieved 2025-02-24
- ↑ "A decade of CBeebies and CBBC". BBC. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "BBC - Press Office - CBeebies names its two new presenters". BBC Online. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "CBeebies star Andy Day's sizeable package sends mums into a frenzy". 18 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "CBeebies names its two new presenters", BBC Press Office, 20 January 2009
- ↑ bbc.co.uk 2013-01-18 "Cat Sandion. You might spot a new face in the CBeebies house this week, as presenter Cat joins the team for the first time. We caught up with ..."
Other websites
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