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BBC Kids
BBC Kids logo
Launched September 7, 2001
Owned by CW Media (80% & managing partner)
BBC Worldwide (20%)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Website bbckids.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 558
Star Choice Channel 552
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary

BBC Kids is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners) and BBC Worldwide. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of assets owned by Canwest. Canadian assets Advertising The Flyer Force Go!Local Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Star Choice is a Direct broadcast satellite Television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by Cable TV operator Shaw Communications Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A Category 2 specialty channel is a Canadian specialty Television channel which as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression. A specialty channel (or speciality channel) is a Television channel which consists of Programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, or simply Goldman Sachs ( is a large global Bank holding company that engages in Investment banking securities Its programming is aimed at youth ranging from pre-schoolers to teens.

While the BBC's children's brand is CBBC, presumably using that name in Canada would cause confusion with the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). CBBC ( Children's BBC) is the brand-name for the BBC 's Children's television programmes aimed at children aged between 6 and 12 years old

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Programming

As with BBC Canada, BBC Kids is effectively a Canadian channel, as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requires it to air a quota of Canadian content. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil So forth, along with British series, it also airs Canadian series such as Theodore Tugboat, Fraggle Rock, Ready or Not and more. Theodore Tugboat is a children's television show about a Tugboat named Theodore who lives in the Big Harbour with all of his friends Fraggle Rock is a Children's television series with a total of 5 seasons and 96 episodes running from January 10, 1983 to March 30 Ready or Not is a Canadian Teen drama series which aired on the Showtime Movie Channel and later on the Disney Channel ( 1998 - Along with British and Canadian programs that primarily make up the majority of the schedule, BBC Kids also airs programs from other countries such as Australia, the United States and more. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Noted series

BBCK

In early 2006, Alliance Atlantis unveiled BBCK, a new branding for the evening block of programming on BBC Kids which is aimed towards an older audience. The Sleepover Club is a series of children's books by author Rose Impey and a children's television programme based on the series Raven is a BBC Scotland children's adventure Game show, currently showing on CBBC in the UK and on BBC Kids in Canada Girls in Love is a drama series produced by Granada Television which aired on ITV. Shoebox Zoo is a children's Fantasy TV series made in a collaboration between BBC Scotland and various Canadian television companies Pingu is a Swiss animated television series created by Otmar Gutman about a family of Penguins who live at the South Pole. Teletubbies is a BBC BAFTA winning Children's television series, primarily aimed at Pre-school viewers produced from 1997 to The Tweenies is a Television programme aimed at young children broadcast on the BBC. World Shut Your Mouth was a Hidden camera TV series starring Dom Joly. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring Hollyoaks is a British television Soap opera which was first broadcast on 23 October 1995 on Channel 4. We Can Be Heroes Finding The Australian of the Year (known as The Nominees outside of Australia is an Australian Mockumentary Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Big Wolf on Campus is a TV series created by Peter Knight and Christopher Briggs Little Britain is a character-based comedy Sketch show first appearing on BBC radio and then television Tots TV was a Television show produced by Ragdoll Productions and Central (later owned by Carlton Television) (Both Ragdoll Postman Pat is a British Stop-motion animated Children's television series produced by Woodland Animations. Robin Hood is a British television programme produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, with co-funding Thomas the Tank Engine is a Fictional Anthropomorphic Tank locomotive created by the Rev The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British Science fiction Television series produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, created S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, was a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. They have also launched a separate website making it appear as though BBCK is a separate channel similar to Noggin/The N in the United States. Noggin is a 24-hour Cable television network in the United States, intended to help children learn The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Officially however, it is considered one channel.

History

Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000 to Alliance Atlantis, the channel was launched on September 7, 2001 under its current name. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc (formerly traded as TSX:AAC was a Toronto -based media company that operated primarily as a Specialty service Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and GS Capital Partners bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in BBC Kids. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, or simply Goldman Sachs ( is a large global Bank holding company that engages in Investment banking securities Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc (formerly traded as TSX:AAC was a Toronto -based media company that operated primarily as a Specialty service

International distribution

Jamaica - distributed on Flow Cable systems. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. [1]

References

  1. ^ Flow Cable channel lineup

External links

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