CBeebies

brand used by the BBC; children's TV channel

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.

CBeebies
Logo used since 2023
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom and other services worldwide
HeadquartersCBeebies House, MediaCityUK, Salford, England, UK
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerBBC
BBC Studios (international network)
Sister channelsBBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC Alba
BBC News
BBC Parliament
CBBC
History
Launched1 April 1985; 40 years ago (1985-04-01)
ReplacedCBBC on Choice (demerged with CBBC - originally children's strand on BBC Choice)
Closed13 April 2000; 25 years ago (2000-04-13) (Latin America)
31 December 2001; 23 years ago (2001-12-31) (Canada)
31 October 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10-31) (United States)
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview (UK)Channel 202 (SD)
Channel 205 (HD)
Streaming media
BBC iPlayerWatch live (UK only)
Logo Used 2002 Until 2023

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

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In the UK, currently presenting CBeebies are:

International and non-English versions

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The 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.

It also aired in Canada as a block on BBC Kids.

Programming

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References

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  1. "CBeebies | Freeview". www.freeview.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. "CBeebies", Wikipedia, 2025-02-03, retrieved 2025-02-24
  3. "A decade of CBeebies and CBBC". BBC. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. "BBC - Press Office - CBeebies names its two new presenters". BBC Online. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  5. "CBeebies star Andy Day's sizeable package sends mums into a frenzy". 18 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "CBeebies names its two new presenters", BBC Press Office, 20 January 2009
  7. 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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Official website