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This is an archive of news about CBeebies. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

CBeebies hit show seeks £5.5m investment
From Media Guardian. Posted July 22 2008, 6.16am
The production company behind the BBC children's hit Underground Ernie is to seek a cash injection of more than £5m in a bid to break the US market. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

BBC to tell children why giraffes have long necks in Tinga Tinga Tales
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2008, 10.48am
Tiger Aspect has won a commission from BBC children's channel CBeebies to develop a 52-part series based on classic African folk tales of how animals came to be. By Owen Gibson (more)

The Launch Of Cbeebies Ends Parental TV Guilt
From Financial Times. Posted June 21 2008, 3.00am
When the BBC launched its pre-school digital channel, CBeebies, in February 2002, it created a huge shift in the way that many parents use the television. The days of... (more)

BBC launches new branded TV channels in Africa
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 10 2008, 3.50pm
Plans were announced today to launch a suite of BBC-branded thematic TV channels in Africa. The channels will be available via MultiChoice’s DStv platform, Africa’s leading television provider, from 1 September 2008. The new thematic channels - BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies - will replace the existing channels BBC Food and BBC Prime.  (Source: [...] (more)

BBC Vision celebrates 100% subtitling
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted May 7 2008, 10.30am
BBC Vision has confirmed that it has reached its target of subtitling 100 of programmes on its main channelsBBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four CBeebies CBBC and BBC News. (more)

Zoe Williams on CBeebies Radio
From Media Guardian. Posted April 15 2008, 11.31pm
Zoe Williams on CBeebies Radio (more)

CBeebies prepares season of programming for environment campaign
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 5.49am
The BBC is launching an Eco-Beebies campaign with special green episodes of Bob the Builder, plus a new year-long children's season of programming about the environment. By Tara Conlan (more)

CBeebies making first quiz for tots
From Digital Spy. Posted February 12 2008, 1.07pm
CBeebies is making the first quiz show aimed at four-to-six-year-olds. (more)

CBeebies Launching First Kiddies Quiz Show
From Merry Media. Posted February 12 2008, 11.48am
CBeebies will air the first ever children's quiz for kids between the age of 4 and 6. Kerwhizz, three teams of CGI characters compete to answer questions that will give them add-ons or "pod-mods" for their high-tech racing machines which can help them to win a race against their opponents. . (more)

CBeebies to launch pre-school quiz show
From Media Guardian. Posted February 12 2008, 7.13am
The first ever quiz show aimed at pre-school children is to be launched by the BBC's CBeebies digital channel. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

BBC wins 10 awards at kids' Baftas
From Media Guardian. Posted November 26 2007, 11.12am
The BBC swept the boards at this year's children's Bafta awards, winning 10 gongs including channel of the year for CBeebies. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

CBeebies to leave BBC Television Centre
From Digital Spy. Posted November 9 2007, 2.53pm
CBeebies is to leave BBC Television Centre to cut costs. (more)

CBeebies to quit BBC Television Centre
From Media Guardian. Posted November 9 2007, 7.21am
Children's channel CBeebies is to leave BBC Television Centre in west London in a move that will save the corporation around £500,0000 a year. (more)

The trouble with CBeebies
From Media Guardian. Posted November 2 2007, 12.18am
Viv Groskop: on the ghastly sexism of the BBC's flagship channel for young children (more)

BBC Global Channels Asia-Pacific launches three channels on Hong Kong?s now TV
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 12 2007, 11.58am
BBC Global Channels, one of six BBC Worldwide businesses, is introducing BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies to television audiences in Hong Kong on the world’s largest commercial deployment of IPTV, now TV, beginning 17 October 2007.   The Hong Kong launch of the three thematic channels represents the first time CBeebies will be available to audiences [...] (more)

Viewers sign up to give CBeebies presenter OBE
From Digital Spy. Posted July 5 2007, 12.41pm
Over 450 people have signed a petition to award children?s television presenter Justin Fletcher an OBE. (more)

Viewers vote for CBeebies presenter OBE
From Digital Spy. Posted July 5 2007, 12.41pm
Over 450 people have signed a petition to award children?s television presenter Justin Fletcher an OBE. (more)

BBC launches two pay-TV channels in India
From Media Guardian. Posted May 2 2007, 1.00am
12.45pm BBC Worldwide has launched CBeebies and BBC Entertainment in India. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Cbeebies Commission Two New Series
From Merry Media. Posted April 12 2007, 12.41pm
Michael Carrington, Creative Director, CBeebies has commissioned two new series, Mister Make It and Big Barn Farm, from the RDF Media Group.. (more)

Kids TV host accused of swearing in sign
From Digital Spy. Posted March 20 2007, 8.25pm
CBeebies character Mr Tumble is accused of saying ?I?m f****** you? on air in sign language. (more)

CBeebies Celebrating 5th Birthday
From Merry Media. Posted March 19 2007, 5.13pm
The nation's favourite children's channel, CBeebies, is celebrating its fifth birthday with a host of new shows and fresh new look, from Monday 19 March.. (more)

BBC and IBM create strategic alliance
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 5 2007, 10.26am
The BBC and IBM have forged a strategic alliance, following the signing of an agreement for a framework outlining several joint projects between the two companies.  One of the first projects will focus on applying state-of-the-art image/video search technologies to CBeebies and CBBC programmes. This IBM research system, code-named “Marvel”, has the ability to visually analyse images/video [...] (more)

BBC and IBM strike 'web 3.0' deal
From Media Guardian. Posted March 5 2007, 12.00am
8am: The BBC is to revamp online video searching for CBeebies and CBBC shows as part of deal with IBM. By Mark Sweney. (more)

CBeebies Brand New Look
From Merry Media. Posted January 30 2007, 2.57pm
Children's favourite, CBeebies, is getting a brand new look and three exclusive new shows this March.. (more)

BBC to revamp kids' channels
From Media Guardian. Posted November 3 2006, 12.00am
Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference: The BBC is planning a widescale relaunch of its children's channels CBBC and CBeebies, including a £1m-an-hour drama. By Tara Conlan. (more)

BBC to launch new global TV channels
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 9 2006, 11.23am
The BBC is to launch four new TV channels around the world. The channels, including BBC Entertainment and offering drama and comedy, a dual-language CBeebies, BBC Knowledge and BBC Lifestyle, will be available online and on mobile phones as well as in linear channel form, BBC News reports. BBC Entertainment and CBeebies are due to be [...] (more)

BBC to launch four channels for worldwide distribution
From Brand Republic. Posted September 8 2006, 8.09am
LONDON - 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. (more)

New creative director for CBeebies
From Digital Spy. Posted April 24 2006, 3.21pm
The BBC appoints a new creative director for kids channel CBeebies. (more)