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BBC Kids
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| Type | Digital cable specialty channel |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Availability | National |
| Owner | Alliance Atlantis (80% & managing partner) BBC (20%) |
| Launch date | September 7, 2001 |
| Website | www.bbckids.ca |
BBC Kids is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by Alliance Atlantis and BBC Worldwide. Its programming is aimed at youth ranging from pre-schoolers to teens.
While the BBC's children's brand is CBBC, presumably using that name in Canada would cause confusion with the CBC.
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As with BBC Canada, BBC Kids is effectively a Canadian channel, which the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requires it to air a quota of Canadian content. So forth, along with British series, it also airs Canadian series such as Theodore Tugboat, Fraggle Rock, Ready or Not and more. Along with British and Canadian programs that primarily make up the majority of the schedule, BBC Kids also airs programs from other countries such as Australia, the United States and more.
- The Sleepover Club
- Raven
- Girls In Love
- Shoebox Zoo
- Pingu
- Teletubbies
- Tweenies
- World Shut Your Mouth
- Hollyoaks
- The Nominees
- Doctor Who
In early 2006, Alliance Atlantis unveiled BBCK, a new branding for the evening block of programming on BBC Kids which is aimed towards an older audience. They have also launched a separate website making it appear as though BBCK is a separate channel similar to Noggin/The N in the United States. Although, officially it is considered one channel.
UK channels: BBC One (Northern Ireland) (Scotland) (Wales) • BBC Two (Northern Ireland) (Scotland) (2W)• BBC Three • BBC Four • BBC News 24 • BBC Parliament • CBBC Channel • CBeebies • BBC HD
International channels: BBC America • BBC Canada • BBC Food • BBC Kids • BBC Prime • BBC Entertainment • BBC World • BBC Knowledge • BBC Arabic Television
Joint ventures: Animal Planet • People+Arts • UKTV (UK and Ireland) • UK.TV (Australia and New Zealand)
Defunct channels: BBC Knowledge • BBC Choice • BBC World Service Television • BBC TV Europe • BBC Japan
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