| CBeebies | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 11 February, 2002 |
| Owned by | BBC |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audience share | 1.3% (September 2008, [2]) |
| Replaced | CBBC on Choice (Programming strand on BBC Choice) |
| Sister channel(s) | CBBC Channel |
| Website | www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies www.cbeebies.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 71 |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 614 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 607 |
| Polsat (Poland) | Channel 56 |
| SKY Latin America (Latin America) | Channel 329 |
| DStv | Channel 306 |
| Foxtel | Channel 705 |
| Austar | Channel 705 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 702 |
| UPC Ireland | Channel 609 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 29 |
| Telenet (Belgium) | Channel 604 (From July) |
| Foxtel | Channel 705 |
| Optus TV | Channel 705 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| mio TV (Singapore) | Channel 28 |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 447 |
| Tiscali TV(UK) | Channel 305 |
| Internet Television | |
| bbc.co.uk | Watch online (UK only) |
| BBC iPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children 6 years and under[1]. Launched on 11 February 2002 it broadcasts from 06:00 to 19:00 on Freeview (where it shares bandwidth with BBC Four, broadcast after 19:00), cable, IPTV and digital satellite. An audio counterpart, CBeebies Radio, broadcasts for 3 hours everyday on BBC 7 from 14:00 to 17:00. The CBBC Channel is its sister channel for older children. [2]
CBeebies offers a mix of education and entertainment programming. The schedule on CBeebies is the same every weekday, with a different schedule (often with different programmes) at the weekends. Between 15:00 and 14:00 on weekends, all programmes are signed. CBeebies also has programmes on BBC One and BBC Two and are known as CBeebies on BBC One and CBeebies on BBC Two. Michael Carrington is the current Controller for CBeebies, responsible for commissioning all content across BBC Television, On-line, Interactive TV, and Radio. [3].
The continuity for CBeebies is broadcast from Studio 4 of Teddington Studios, a small, widescreen equipped studio[4]. It is understood that CBeebies will be able to make use of Teddington's facilities for half the rate charged to it by BBC Resources for studios at Television Centre - saving the channel around £500,000 per year.
The international CBeebies channel is commercial-free and wholly-owned by BBC Worldwide. The first international launch for the CBeebies channel was in India in May 2007. The channel is available on the TataSky digital satellite platform in addition to India online Broadband Pvt Ltd. The channel launched in Singapore on the mio TV in July 2007, on NOW TV in Hong Kong in October 2007, in Poland on the Cyfrowy Polsat digital satellite platform in December 2007, in Indonesia on Indovision in April 2008 in Mexico on the Sky Latin America digital satellite platform in August 2008, and in Africa on DStv in September 2008. It was launched in Australia on FOXTEL and Optus Television on 1 November 2008, and will launch on AUSTAR as soon as the third quarter of 2009.
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CBeebies' first block of the day is Get Set Go, presented by Andy Day, and broadcasts between 06:00 and 09:00. On a weekend, Sidney Sloane co-presents Get Set Go alongside Day.
Get Set Go is followed by Discover & Do, presented by Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee. Broadcast between 09:00 and 12:00, the strand is repeated between 12:00 and 15:00.
Big Fun Time, hosted by Sidney Sloane, is broadcast from 15:00 to 18:00. On a weekend, Andy Day co-presents "Big Fun Time" alongside Slone.
CBeebies's final hour of transmission is given over to Bedtime Hour. The programmes are calm, often involving stories, such as 64 Zoo Lane, The Fimbles, Step Inside, The Story Makers and The Roly Mo Show. In March 2007, a new series, In the Night Garden, debuted in the strand.
The closing programme of the day features a celebrity reading a bedtime story, in the tradition of Jackanory. Recent celebrities have included most of the cast of the drama series Life on Mars.
The strand begins at 18:00 with a song ("Goodbye Sun, Hello Moon") and concludes with a pre-recorded clip of continuity presenter Chris Jarvis singing a lullaby ("The Time Has Come to Say Goodnight"). Following the song, the station closes down for the night.
Currently, the continuity presenting team consists of:
Tikkabilla and Something Special presenter Justin Fletcher also occasionally provides links. Sarah Jane Honeywell also makes occasional appearances, as does former staff presenter Sue Monroe (Cbeebies Springwatch)[7]
Almost all the CBeebies presenters have appeared in children's programmes prior to presenting CBeebies — Pui Fan Lee originally played the Teletubbies character Po, and Sue Monroe voiced and puppeteeredTigs in The Shiny Show. She also operated and voiced Poppy in Playdays and Webster for CBeebies.[10]
Prior to 2006, links between programmes on weekend mornings were presented out-of-vision and featured a pair of animated characters called Bear And Butterfly (voiced by Chris Jarvis, Pui Fan Lee and Sue Monroe.)
CBeebies presentation throughout the day is accompanied by songs sung by the presenters.
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