BBC Kids (Australian TV channel)

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BBC Kids
BBC Kids logo
CountryAustralia
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerBBC Studios
Sister channels
History
LaunchedApril 24, 2021 (2021-04-24)
Availability
Terrestrial
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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]

Upcoming programming[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Fetch". www.fetchtv.com.au. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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