BBC Kids (Australian TV channel)
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 BBC Kids logo | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Studios |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | April 24, 2021 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Fetch TV | 250 |
BBC Kids is an Australian pay television channel using the BBC Kids brand, currently exclusive to Telstra's Fetch TV. The channel is aimed at 6 to 10-year-olds and broadcasts comedy, documentaries, drama, entertainment and nature shows that were originally aired on CBBC in the UK.[1]
History
[edit]On 30 April 2020, Disney closed their Australian children's channels (Disney Channel and Disney Junior), and Cartoon Network and Boomerang became bound to an exclusive agreement with Foxtel in April 2021.[2] This left Fetch TV with little children's content. In response it commissioned BBC Studios to create a domestic BBC Kids channel.[1]
BBC Kids, along with NickMusic, launched on April 24, 2021. The channel complemented an existing CBeebies channel available in Australia, catering to children aged 0 to 6.[1]
Programming
[edit]The shows broadcast on the channel are as follows:[1][3]
Current programming
[edit]- Deadly 60 on a Mission
- Horrible Histories
- Jamie Johnson
- Leonardo
- M.I. High
- Project Parent
- Super Human Challenge
- The Dumping Ground
- The Next Step
- The Sarah Jane Adventures
Upcoming programming
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "BBC Kids and Nick Music to join Fetch". Mumbrella. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (22 March 2021). "FETCH adds BBC Kids and Nick Music after FOXTEL secures WB channels". TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Fetch". www.fetchtv.com.au. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
External links
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