BBC Kids
| BBC Kids | |
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BBC Kids' logo used since May 1, 2016.
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| Launched | November 5, 2001 |
| Owned by |
Knowledge West Communications (80%, managing partner) BBC Worldwide (20%) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | As Original as Kids Are |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English Spanish (via SAP) |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Sister channel(s) | Knowledge Network |
| Website | BBC Kids |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 558 |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 255 |
| MTS | Channel 252 |
| Optik TV | Channel 631 |
| SaskTel | Channel 94 |
| VMedia | Channel 67 |
BBC Kids is a Canadian English-language Category B cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned as a joint venture between Knowledge West Communications (which serves as managing partner and owns a majority 80% interest), an entity of the Government of British Columbia as a crown corporation under Knowledge Network, and BBC Worldwide (which owns the remaining 20%), the latter being a commercial division of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It operates as a commercial-free channel that airs programming aimed at youth ranging from preschoolers to teenagers.
In November 2000, Alliance Atlantis (AAC) was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch BBC Kids, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to top-quality educational and entertaining programming for children and youth (ages 2-17). It will feature programming primarily from the UK and around the world. 65% of the programming will target children ages 2 to 11, the majority of which will target 6 to 11 years old and 35% will target youth ages 12 to 17."
The channel was launched on November 5, 2001 as a joint venture between AAC and BBC Worldwide. The channel primarily aired programs from the UK, from which the vast majority were sourced from the BBC and its affiliated channels; however, throughout its history under the ownership of AAC and its subsequent incarnations under Canwest and Shaw, select programs were sourced from other countries and other British broadcasters such as Tots TV, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series and The Sleepover Club. In addition to British programs, the channel also broadcast Canadian programs, as required by the CRTC.
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