BabyTV | |
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Launched | December 4, 2003 |
Owned by |
Fox Networks Group (21st Century Fox) Sony Pictures Television |
Picture format |
480i/576i (SDTV) and 1080i (HDTV) |
Slogan | It's Their Choice |
Country | United States and International |
Language |
English Arabic |
Headquarters | London |
Website | MENA: [2] |
Availability
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Satellite | |
DirecTV (U.S.) | Channel 425 |
Sky (UK and Ireland) | Channel 623 |
Sky Italia (Italy) | Channel 624 |
Good TV (Thailand) | Channel 66 (HD) |
My TV (South Africa) | Channel 6 |
Dolce (Romania) | Channel 155 |
D-Smart (Turkey) | Channel 123 |
Meo TV (Portugal) | Channel 44 |
Directv (South America) | Channel 999 and 201 (as a programming block) |
SKY México (Mexico, Central America and Caribbean) | Channel 324 |
UPC (Austria) | Channel 406 |
Telefonica (Colombia) | Channel 309 |
UNE (Colombia) | Channel 128 |
Dish Network (Mexico) | Channel 315 (Spanish) |
NC+ (Poland) (SD/HD) | Channel 92 |
OTE TV (Greece) | Channel 504 |
DishTV (India) | Channel 983 (SD) Channel 982 (HD) |
Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 40 (HD) |
Transvision (Indonesia) | Channel TBA |
Nexmedia (Indonesia) | Channel TBA |
Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) | Channel TBA |
Tata Sky (India) | Channel 677 (SD) Channel 676 (HD) |
yes (Israel) | Channel 81 |
OSN (Middle East & North Africa) |
Channel 361 |
beIN (Middle East & North Africa) |
Channel 104 (HD) |
Videocon D2H (India) | Channel 515 |
Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 618 |
Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 806 |
Dish Network (U.S.) | Channel 824 (SD/HD) |
Cable | |
SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 122 (Digital) |
Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 48 (Analog) Channel 122 (Digital) |
Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 104 |
Virgin Media | Channel 703 |
Naxoo (Switzerland) | Channel 125 |
Unitymedia (Germany) | Channel 250 |
Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 232 |
Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 310 |
Kabel Deutschland (Germany) | Channel 845 |
Smallworld Cable (UK) | Channel 640 |
MELITA Cable (Malta) | Channel 459 |
GO Digital Multiplus (Malta) | Channel 404 |
Comcast | Channel 296 |
Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 211 |
In Digital (India) | Channel 874 (HD) (English Feed Only) |
HOT (Israel) | Channel 75 |
IPTV | |
now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 448 |
World On Demand (Japan) | Channel 502 |
Fetch TV (Australia) | Channel 150 |
Belgacom (Belgium) | Channel French 140, Dutch 130 |
Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 244( HD) Channel 245 (Baby TV on Demand) |
SkyAngel (U.S.) | Channel 309 |
AT&T U-verse (U.S.) | Channel 330 |
PEO TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 63 |
PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 50 |
Vodafone (Portugal) | Channel 56 |
Streaming media | |
TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
BabyTV is a television channel for infants, toddlers, and parents, distributed worldwide by Fox Networks Group. Launched in 2003, BabyTV is distributed in over 100 countries, broadcasting in 18 languages (as of 2013).
BabyTV's original program library, which is developed in-house in co-operation with childhood development experts and content experts is built around nine developmental themes, which cover all early learning skill and developmental milestones for toddlers.
The nine categories, include the following. They are:
BabyTV's video on demand service features edited segments of BabyTV programming, categorized into their nine developmental themes, in hundreds of half hour segments and is available in languages including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin and Turkish. The on-demand channel is available on Singtel TV. It will be launched to StarHub TV in Singapore and other pay TV providers in Asia in the future.
BabyTV has introduced a DVD offering. "My First Years Library" is a library that covers early learning skills and developmental milestones that children encounter in their first years. BabyTV's DVD collection features segments of BabyTV content and includes some of the channel's leading characters such as: Pitch & Potch,.
RR Media provides playout and uplink services to the BabyTV channel. Languages are encrypted and uplinked via Hotbird 6, Measat 3a and Galaxy 23.