Sep 12 2017
BBC Worldwide Asia today announced a deal that will, for the first time, see international news and current affairs television brand, BBC World News, premium factual brand BBC Earth and award winning pre-school channel, CBeebies available in Laos. The channels, broadcast on Laosat DTH will available in the country’s 17 provinces including Vientiane. “The pay […]
Jul 4 2017
BBC Director-General Tony Hall has announced that the Corporation will spend an additional £34 million (€38.7m) on content and services for children over the next three years, describing it as its biggest investment in children’s services in a generation, enabling the Corporation to deliver an enhanced online offer for its youngest audiences. This new investment […]
Mar 6 2017
BBC Worldwide is set to expand the reach of CBeebies in Asia by launching the UK preschool channel in Taiwan. BBC Worldwide has partnered with 15 cable operators in Taiwan to bring the 24-hour, dual-language CBeebies channel to more than 3.8 million households from March 13. Series that are due to air in Mandarin include Hey […]
Feb 21 2017
A Chinese streaming service has acquired almost 300 hours of preschool programming from BBC Worldwide (BBCWW), marking the first time CBeebies content will be officially available on a digital platform in China. iQiyi has signed a memorandum of understanding with BBCWW for the package of programming, which includes Go Jetters, Sarah & Duck and Hey […]
Jan 12 2017
BBC Worldwide, is reportedly withdrawing its Latin American-versioned pay-TV channels including BBC Entertainment, CBeebies and BBC Earth. The channels go dark in April. The news does not affect BBC World News. “This decision is driven by the growing demand in the market for our shows and will allow us to deliver our Premium content to […]
Apr 12 2016
The BBC has launched a dedicated catch-up service for children, available for free on iOS and Android phones and tablets, as well as Kindle Fire. BBC iPlayer Kids features programming from the UK public broadcaster’s children’s channels CBeebies and CBBC, including Wolfblood, Blue Peter, The Dumping Ground, Topsy & Tim and Go Jetters. It comes […]
Mar 16 2016
BBC Worldwide will expand the reach of CBeebies by launching the UK preschool channel in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) next month. The 24-hour linear channel will be available in English exclusively to subscribers of pay TV operator BeIN’s DTH service from April 1. It marks the first time CBeebies has entered the […]
Sep 8 2006
The BBC is to launch four new global television channels, which will include BBC Entertainment and a dual-language CBeebies, as well as mobile and online content downloads. Along with BBC Entertainment and CBeebies, BBC Worldwide will launch BBC Knowledge and BBC Lifestyle. They will be available as online, mobile and as traditional channel products. The […]
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Mar 29 2018
BBC Worldwide Expands Branded Services Footprint Across Middle East and North Africa
BBC Worldwide today announced that its global factual brand BBC Earth will launch as a linear channel across MENA through the beIN DTH service on 5 April 2018. The agreement will also see BBC Earth extend its distribution in Turkey, launching on the region’s largest pay-tv operator Digiturk, on the same day. Pre-school brand CBeebies […]
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By Expat • BBC, Middle East & North Africa, Turkey • Tags: BBC Earth, BBC Worldwide, CBeebies, Digiturk