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{{short description|British children's television network broadcast internationally}}
{{distinguish|CBBC}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = CBeebies
| logo = [[File:CBeebies logo with outline.svg|230px]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2023
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2002|2|11|df=y}}
| picture_format = [[1080i]]/[[1080p]]{{efn|1080p25 sometimes only on [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]}} [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| network = [[BBC One]] (until 2012)<br />[[BBC Two]] (until 2013 and then later revived in 2022)<br />[[BBC Alba]] (in [[Scottish Gaelic]] only)
| area = [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[Ireland]]<br />[[Poland]]<br />[[Turkey]]<br />[[Middle East]]<br />[[India]]<br />[[Sub-Saharan Africa]]<br />[[Southeast Asia]]<br />[[New Zealand]]
| headquarters = [[MediaCityUK]], [[Salford]], [[England]]
| language = English
| owner = [[BBC]]<br />[[BBC Studios]] (international network)
| replaced = [[CBBC Choice]] (demerged with [[CBBC]] – originally children's strand on [[BBC Choice]])
| sister_channels = '''UK''':<br />[[BBC One]]<br />[[BBC Two]]<br />[[BBC Three]]<br />[[BBC Four]]<br />[[BBC News (British TV channel)|BBC News]]<br />[[BBC Parliament]]<br />[[CBBC]]<br />  [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]]<br />[[BBC Alba]]<br />'''International:'''<br />[[BBC News (international TV channel)|BBC News]] (international)<br />[[BBC UKTV]]<br />[[BBC Brit]]<br />[[BBC HD (international)|BBC HD]]<br />[[BBC Lifestyle]]<br />[[BBC Earth (TV channel)|BBC Earth]]<br />[[BBC Entertainment]]<br />[[BBC Kids (Australian TV channel)|BBC Kids]]<br />[[BBC First]]
| website = {{URL|https://cbeebies.com}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]])
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 202 (SD)<br />Channel 204 (HD)
| online_serv_1 = [[BBC iPlayer]]
| online_chan_1 = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/cbeebies Watch live]<br />(UK viewers with a TV Licence)
}}
'''CBeebies''' is a British [[free-to-air]] [[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom|public broadcast]] [[children's television]] channel owned and operated by the [[BBC]]. It is also the brand used for all BBC content targeted for children aged six years and under. Its sister channel, [[CBBC]], is intended for older children aged six to twelve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fcbeebiesgrownups%2Fentries%2F09f43437-99ec-3639-97c3-69b3f8138d60|title=BBC Blogs - CBeebies Grown-ups - Graduating from CBeebies to CBBC}}</ref> It broadcasts every day from 6:00&nbsp;am to 7:00&nbsp;pm, timesharing with [[BBC Four]].

==History==
{{Further|BBC Children's and Education}}
On 20 November 2001, the CBeebies name was officially revealed as part of the split of the already-existing CBBC block and would be used as both a children's block and a digital channel.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.c21media.net/news/pickard-unveils-bbcs-kids-plans/ | title=Pickard unveils BBC's kids plans }}</ref>

The CBeebies channel launched on 11 February 2002 alongside the [[CBBC|CBBC channel]], as a spinoff from [[BBC Children's and Education|the BBC's children's television strand]]. The first four shows to air on the channel were ''[[Teletubbies]]'', ''Binka'', ''[[Step Inside]]'' and ''[[Bits and Bobs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/feb/11/broadcasting.bbc|title=What Auntie did next|author=Maggie Brown|date=11 February 2002|access-date=4 April 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/displayinfo.php?id=4586|title=Digital Spy - CBeebies: Monday, February 11, 2002|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=3 December 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621103003/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/displayinfo.php?id=4586|archive-date=21 June 2003}}</ref> CBeebies domestically broadcasts from 5:30&nbsp;am to 7:00&nbsp;pm, broadcasting six days per week. From the launch of the channel until 1 March 2002, CBeebies timeshared with fellow BBC channel [[BBC Knowledge]] but since 2 March 2002, it now timeshares with [[BBC Four]], which is on air after CBeebies closes for the night at 7:00&nbsp;pm.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBeebies – what we do|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/articles/cbeebies|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>

CBeebies was joined in 19 March 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=cbeebies&svc=9371564#search|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903214807/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=cbeebies&svc=9371564#search|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2017|title=Search Results – BBC Genome|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> by its own radio station, aptly named ''CBeebies Radio'', which broadcast for three hours each day on [[BBC Radio 7]] until April 2011. CBeebies Radio, however, has continued as a feature on CBeebies' website since 2013, and as a station on [[BBC Sounds]] broadcasting from 6:00&nbsp;am to 10:00&nbsp;pm. A ''CBeebies Weekly'' magazine, now named just ''CBeebies Magazine'', was first published in 2006.

Since March 2013, CBeebies has been carried by the [[British Forces Broadcasting Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfbs.com/tv/node/823536|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017201105/http://www.bfbs.com/tv/node/823536|url-status=dead|title=How to Watch TV on Ops &#124; BFBS Television|archivedate=17 October 2012|website=www.bfbs.com}}</ref> CBeebies is also available in Ireland.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In September 2018 as part of a branding strategy, [[BBC Alba]]'s unbranded two-hour children's block was split into CBeebies Alba and [[CBBC Alba]], with the former airing during the first hour and the latter airing during the second hour. This block features its own presentation, presenters and shows in [[Scottish Gaelic]]. The only presenter shared between the CBeebies Alba block and CBeebies channel is [[Warrick Brownlow-Pike#Dodge T. Dog|Dodge T. Dog]], who appears on an occasional basis.

On 15 March 2023, CBeebies rebranded its channel identity, in line with a wider corporate rebranding across the BBC starting in 2021. This was CBeebies' first rebrand, retiring the logo that the channel had used since its launch 21 years earlier. The new style featured a new logo in line with the BBC's 2021 logo, as well as a revamped appearance of the "Bugbie" characters that had been part of the channel's identity since launch.

==International and non-English versions==
[[File:CBeebies.svg|thumb|Logo used from 11 February 2002 to 14 March 2023, still used as a production logo. It is also still used outside the UK, especially in Asia, and also as a secondary logo.]]
[[BBC Studios]] owns and operates the international CBeebies feeds, with most of them operating on a 24-hour schedule (compared to the UK version).

The first international launch for the CBeebies channel was in [[India]] in May 2007, although the channel was shut down at the end of November 2012 owing to "commercial considerations".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/11/02/bbc-pulls-plug-on-two-india-channels/|title=BBC Pulls Plug on Two India Channels|author=Will Davies|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=2 November 2012 }}</ref> The [[Poland|Polish]] CBeebies channel was launched on 2 December 2007, while feeds in [[Latin America]],<ref>{{cite web |title=BBCWW confirms Lat Am channels |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/bbcww-confirms-lat-am-channels/ |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=C21 Media |date=14 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114120157/https://www.c21media.net/news/bbcww-confirms-lat-am-channels/ |archive-date=14 January 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[East Asia|East]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[South Africa]], [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] and [[Australia]] were launched in late 2008. In March 2011, an [[video on demand|on demand]] version of the network was launched in the United States and is available on [[Xfinity]].

On January 2011, CBeebies was launched in the [[Philippines]] on [[SkyCable]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2011/01_january/cbeebies_philippines.shtml|title = BBC's pre-school channel, CBeebies launches in the Philippines}}</ref>

On 13 May 2011, CBeebies was launched as a programme block on the channel [[BBC Kids]] in [[Canada]], available on weekdays between 9:00&nbsp;am and 3:00&nbsp;pm. It served a similar schedule to the main channel. The block ceased alongside its main channel on 31 December 2018, with some programmes moving to [[Knowledge Kids]].

In April 2015, BBC Worldwide signed with [[South Korea]]n broadcaster [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] and Japanese broadcaster [[Kids Station]] to launch CBeebies blocks on both channels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2015/cbeebies-programming-blocks|title = BBC Worldwide signs deals to launch CBeebies programming blocks in South Korea and Japan}}</ref>

In April 2016, a channel for the [[MENA]] region was launched.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

On 10 March 2017, CBeebies Asia was launched in [[Taiwan]], replacing [[BBC Entertainment]]. CBeebies Asia has already launched in [[Hong Kong]], [[South Korea]], [[Myanmar]], the Philippines, [[Mongolia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Maldives]], [[Macau]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Malaysia]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} On 13 April 2017, the localised CBeebies feed for [[Latin America]] ceased operations along with [[BBC Earth]] and BBC Entertainment.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}

On 5 April 2018, a feed was launched on [[Digiturk]] in [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digiturk Kanal Listesi {{!}} Canlı Spor, Film, Dizi ve Belgesel Kanalları {{!}} Digiturk |url=https://www.digiturk.com.tr/tum-kanallar |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250616102028/https://www.digiturk.com.tr/tum-kanallar |archive-date=2025-06-16 |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=www.digiturk.com.tr |language=en}}</ref>

On 1 April 2019, CBeebies was removed by SkyCable in the Philippines.<ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.mysky.com.ph/Cebu/updates/1095/2019/03/22/cbeebies-ends-broadcast |title = CBeebies Ends Broadcast}}</ref>

On 1 December 2019, the Australian feed launched in New Zealand on [[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky]].

In March 2020, CBeebies launched on Vietnam's television provider Msky.

In July 2020, it was relaunched in [[India]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=((Editor))|first=TVA|date=July 2020|title=CBeebies pre-school channel returns to India|work=Television Asia|url=https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2020/07/cbeebies-pre-school-channel-returns-to-india|access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref> but with pan-Asian feed in English [[Sound multiplex in broadcasting|audio track]] only.

On 31 October 2020, CBeebies and CBeebies en Español were removed from all cable and satellite providers in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/cbeeies-en-espanol-unavailable|title=CBeebies and CBeebies en Español No Longer Available After October 31, 2020|date=24 June 2021|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107020611/https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/cbeeies-en-espanol-unavailable|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 11 January 2022, [[BBC Kids]] launched as a [[Free ad-supported streaming television|FAST]] channel on [[Pluto TV]] in the [[United States]], which airs select CBeebies and [[CBBC]] shows from the [[BBC Studios]] catalogue. A version of the channel that airs Spanish-dubbed programming titled "Niños por BBC" was launched on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcstudiospressroom.com/press/bbc-studios-launches-two-new-fast-channels-for-kids-in-the-u-s-bbc-kids-and-ninos-por-bbc-will-live-on-pluto-tv/|title = BBC Studios Launches Two New FAST Channels for Kids in the U.S. BBC Kids and Niños por BBC Will Live on Pluto TV}}</ref> Both channels have since been removed. BBC Kids continues to be available on [[Samsung TV Plus]] in the United States.

On 15 December 2022, the Asian feed of CBeebies was launched as a preview channel on [[Astro (company)|Astro]], which replaced [[Boomerang (Asian TV channel)|Boomerang]] on 1 February 2023.

A planned rebrand for the Polish version of CBeebies was cancelled in March 2024 after the departure of presenter Aneta Piotrowska.

It was announced that CBeebies on [[Foxtel]] in Australia would be removed on 31 July 2024, alongside BBC First, BBC Earth, BBC News, and [[A&E (Australian TV channel)|A&E]]. However, 3 months after the Foxtel shutdown, CBeebies and BBC Kids were removed from Fetch TV on 31 October 2024, marking the end of CBeebies operations in Australia after nearly 16 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://help.foxtel.com.au/s/article/a7VMp0000006DPBMA2/content-changes-2024 | title=Support }}</ref>

==Management==
In the UK, CBeebies is operated by the [[BBC Children's and Education]] division and part of [[BBC North]]. The division is also responsible for CBBC and overall strategic responsibility for all of the BBC's domestic services for children rests with the [[List of directors of BBC Children's|Director of Children's and Education]], Patricia Hildago Reina (since 2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dams|first1=Tim|date=5 May 2020|title=BBC Names Turner's Patricia Hidalgo as Director of Children's and Education|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/bbc-turner-patricia-hidalgo-childrens-education-1234598141/|access-date=11 February 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> The direction of the domestic CBeebies channel itself rested with [[Kay Benbow]], the last Controller of the channel commissioning all CBeebies content across BBC television, online, interactive TV and radio.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography – Kay Benbow|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/controllers/kay_benbow.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012171039/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/controllers/kay_benbow.shtml|archive-date=12 October 2011|access-date=16 October 2011|publisher=BBC Press Office}}</ref> She took over from the first controller [[Michael Carrington (television executive)|Michael Carrington]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/27/cbeebies-michael-carrington-bbc-turner |title=Carrington Leaves BBC |date=27 January 2010|work= by Mark Sweney, guardian.co.uk }}</ref> In 2017 it was announced that the CBeebies controller post would close in December 2017 and all content for the CBeebies brand would be commissioned by a new, pan BBC Children's role entitled Head of Content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbivision.com/news/2017/07/benbow-exiting-bbc-childrens-shake/776711/|title=Benbow exiting in BBC Children's shake-up – TBI Vision – Page 776711|website=tbivision.com|date=25 July 2017}}</ref>   In January 2021 it was announced that the decision would be reversed, and a new Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions for preschoolers (0–6) would be appointed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Children's shuffles responsibilities|url=https://kidscreen.com/2021/02/05/bbc-childrens-shuffles-responsibilities/|access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>

Internationally, CBeebies is owned by [[BBC Studios]], which operate the brand.

==Presentation==
The links between programmes on CBeebies are primarily achieved through the use of [[in-vision continuity]], using presenters to interact with the children. In the UK, links are recorded rather than broadcast live, as is the case on sister channel CBBC. They were originally recorded from studio TC0 at [[BBC Television Centre]] in London, but moved out in 2008 to [[Teddington Studios]], and returned briefly in 2010. From September 2011 onwards, the links have been based at the BBC's northern base at studios HQ5 and HQ6 in [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10 studios]] at [[MediaCityUK]] following the move of the BBC Children's department there.

As is with the rest of the BBC's channels, there is a lack of [[Advertising|advertisements]] and programmes are occasionally broken up by trailers for new shows, new seasons of said shows or events.

===Logo and identities===
[[File:CBeebies logo 2022.png|thumb|right|Second variant of the 2002 logo used from 20 October 2021 to 14 March 2023 featuring the new 2021 BBC logo. The BBC logo placed above the CBeebies logo instead of below the logo. Also still used as a secondary logo]]
{{main|CBBC idents}}
{{see also|History of BBC television idents}}
CBeebies uses many identities throughout the day during the breaks in between shows. Most of these idents feature the mascots, named the Bugs, also known as the Bugbies. The Bugbies are yellow blobs with faces, and are similar to the ones used by CBBC between 2002 and 2005, with the only difference being the colour: green for CBBC and yellow for CBeebies with both using purple as a similarity. Most idents before the late 2010s feature children saying the channel name twice once the logo appears except the Bedtime idents. The idents have used a moving blobby, slimy-like background or rounded shapes in any colour. Each block has its own ident, and the Bedtime Hour has a few different idents. In 2016, new idents were made for each block, replacing the old ones and the slimy moving background idents were rarely shown. Idents featuring the CBeebies House with it changing to effect the current season have been used from 2016 to 2023.

On 15 March 2023, CBeebies underwent a rebranding by [[Blue Zoo Animation Studio|Blue Zoo]] to fully-adopt the BBC's new [[Logo of the BBC#2020s|corporate branding]], with the Bugs reimagined in a rounded square-shaped form to evoke the BBC logo, and a new suite of idents and animated scenes incorporating two- and three-dimensional elements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cbeebies Refresh Animation |url=https://www.blue-zoo.co.uk/animation/cbeebies-refresh |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=Blue Zoo}}</ref>

==Programming==
{{Main|List of programmes broadcast by CBeebies}}

==Presenters==
{{About||a list of CBeebies presenters|List of CBBC presenters#CBeebies}}
Live presenters have been on CBeebies since the channel's launch. They are used to fill the gaps between the shows that air on the channel, speaking directly to the child, doing certain activities such as arts and crafts, leading activities based on a topic from the website, showing viewers' birthday cards, and introducing the shows, well as hosting some of the shows. Many of the presenters have histories as characters in other services or on children's programmes.

===International Presenters===
The international variants feature different personalities per broadcast region.
* The Australian feed is the only non-UK service to feature more than one presenter, as this feed features three presenters. Tara Colegrave has presented since the channel's launch in 2008<ref>{{cite news|last=Ganska|first=Helen|date=29 October 2008|title=TV Guide: Cross to British channels|work=[[Perth Now]]|location=Perth, Australia|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,,24571433-5005382,00.html|url-status=dead|access-date=13 October 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918002920/http://www.perthnow.com.au/cross-to-british-channels/story-fna7dq6e-1111117892012|archive-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> and when the continuity links moved from the UK to Australia, she was joined by Robbie Harding and Duncan Fellows in 2011.
* The Asian feed shown in countries like [[Thailand]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Singapore]] has Nisha Anil as the main presenter.<ref name="te-africa-host"/><ref name="bbc-pr-polish-host">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2008/04_april/cbeebies_poland.shtml|title=New Polish host for CBeebies revealed|date=4 April 2008|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 October 2009|location=London, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2007/10_october/now_tv.shtml|title=BBC Global Channels Asia-Pacific launches three channels on Hong Kong's now TV|last=Castle-Young|first=Amy|date=11 October 2007|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 October 2009}}</ref>
* The now-defunct [[Latin America]]n feed variant had Roser Cabañas as the presenter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2009/10_october/roser_cabanas.shtml|title=CBeebies unveils first presenter for Latin American and US Hispanic audiences|date=2 October 2009|work=Press Office|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 October 2009|location=London, UK}}</ref>
* The [[Poland|Polish]] channel had Aneta Piotrowska as main presenter from its launch in 2008 until 2024. On some occasions between November 2014 to 2016 Aneta appeared on the UK channel.<ref name="bbc-pr-polish-host"/><ref name="poland">[[:pl:CBeebies|Polish Wikipedia ''Cbeebies'' article]]{{Circular reference|date=April 2019}}</ref>
* The [[South Africa]]n feed uses former UK presenter [[Sidney Sloane]].<ref name="te-africa-host">{{cite news|url=http://www.totalexposure.co.za/pressrooms/article.php?a_id=283|title=New Host for CBeebies Africa Revealed|date=8 December 2008|publisher=Total Exposure|access-date=13 October 2009|location=Johannesburg, South Africa|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722214701/http://www.totalexposure.co.za/pressrooms/article.php?a_id=283|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> [[Cat Sandion]] also presented on this feed before becoming a presenter on the UK version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbc.co.uk/blogs//entries/e8f1de10-cd30-334c-8fea-623c12366e24|title=Get to know knew presenter: Cat|publisher=BBC|date=18 January 2013}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* The CBeebies Alba block on [[BBC Alba]] uses Bard Cornark, Ben Cajee and Carrie Macneil as the presenters.
* The Turkish feed uses the UK presenters (e.g., Cat Sandion and George Webster) dubbed over with Turkish voice actors.

===Storytimes===
While the lunchtime story is usually read by one of the regular presenters at about 1:00 with an often repeated story, the final show of each day, known as CBeebies Bedtime Stories (known as ''Stòiridh'' in [[Scottish Gaelic]] and airing on [[BBC Alba]]) is read by a guest storyteller, including well known actors, comedians, athletes, singers/musicians and past presenters of BBC children's television, including [[David Walliams]], [[Tom Hardy]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Steve Carell]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Ryan Reynolds]], [[Paloma Faith]] and [[Jack Black]].

==CBeebies HD==
[[File:CBeebies HD.svg|thumb|right|CBeebies HD logo (2013–2023)]]

The channel launched on 10 December 2013, though was rolled-out nationwide up to June 2014 (as did [[BBC News (British TV channel)|BBC News HD]], [[CBBC HD]] and [[BBC Four|BBC Four HD]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/new-hd-channels.html|title=BBC to launch five new subscription-free HD channels on Tuesday 10 December|publisher=BBC|date=9 December 2013|access-date=9 December 2013|archive-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211204948/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/new-hd-channels.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The channel broadcasts on a commercially operated HD multiplex on Freeview, with limited geographic coverage compared with other multiplexes, and shares its stream with [[BBC Four|BBC Four HD]] as they air at different times. Prior to launch, the majority of CBeebies' HD output was broadcast on [[BBC HD]] before its closure on 26 March 2013. CBeebies HD was temporarily removed from [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] as well as [[BBC Four|BBC Four HD]] in June 2022, since the COM7 multiplex closed, and the two channels were on COM7, but they were re-added in September 2022.

==Other ventures==
===CBeebies website===
{{see also|BBC Online}}
The CBeebies website coincided with the launch of the UK channel on 11 February 2002 and showcases a child friendly site with activities themed to various CBeebies programmes, past and present, with games, songs and print-outs featuring for nearly all the shows. The [[United Kingdom]] version also features links to [[BBC iPlayer|CBeebies iPlayer]], a child friendly version of the [[BBC iPlayer]] site or app featuring CBeebies programmes only, to CBeebies radio player and a dedicated micro site containing advice for raising children and toddlers called CBeebies Grown-ups, which was relaunched in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBeebies Website Home Page|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies|access-date=11 October 2009|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020610/login/cyber.htm|title=BBC's CBeebies|date=10 June 2002|work=[[The Tribune]]|access-date=11 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=15 February 2002|title=Beeb's a Boon for the Kids|work=The [[Daily Mirror]]|location=London, UK|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/archive/web-gadets/2002/02/15/beeb-s-a-boon-for-the-kids-115875-11620677/|url-status=dead|access-date=11 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605024710/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/archive/web-gadets/2002/02/15/beeb-s-a-boon-for-the-kids-115875-11620677/|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>

The international channels and associated websites are run by [[BBC Studios]]. As a result, not all of them are the same and some channels have less extensive websites than other services. CBeebies channels in [[Asia]], Australia, Poland, South Africa and the USA all have their own international variant.

===VHS and DVD releases===
[[BBC Video]] (and later [[2Entertain]]) have released several VHS/DVD compilations featuring shows airing on CBeebies at the time. As of 2014, [[Abbey Home Media]] releases the compilations.
{| class="wikitable"
!VHS or DVD title
!Release date
!Programmes and Episodes
|-
| ''CBeebies: The Best of Pre-School Television''
| style="text-align:center;" |28 October 2002
| style="text-align:center;" | Fimbles: Tambourine, Tweenies: Invitations, Bill and Ben: Around and Around, Andy Pandy: A Noisy Supper, Teletubbies Everywhere: Ice Skating (Finland)
|-
| ''Playtime: Introducing Tikkabilla''
| style="text-align:center;" |4 October 2004
| style="text-align:center;" |Tikkabilla in a 45-minute special, Bill and Ben: Go Fly a Kite/A Piece of Sky, Tweenies: Champions, Yoho Ahoy: Pancake with Poop/Paint with Booty, Little Robots: A Bit of Give and Take/By Myself, Andy Pandy: Rub-A-Dub/Potato Prints NOTE: This VHS/DVD also has the Andy Pandy song Honey in it, which comes after Rub-A-Dub.
|-
| ''CBeebies: The Ultimate Party Collection''
| style="text-align:center;" |16 April 2007
| style="text-align:center;" |Big Cook Little Cook: Postman, Bobinogs: Happy Bobi-Birthday, The Roly Mo Show: Little Bo's Birthday, Higgledy House: Birthday, Charlie and Lola: This is Actually My Party, Tweenies: Fizz's Birthday, Balamory: The Lost Letter, The Koala Brothers: Penny's Birthday Surprise, Fimbles: Party Hat, Lunar Jim: Jim's Birthday Surprise, LazyTown: Miss Roberta, Me Too: The Disco Taxi
|-
| ''CBeebies: The Ultimate Summer Collection''
| style="text-align:center;" |16 July 2007
| style="text-align:center;" |Balamory: Beach Bonanza, Fimbles: Seashell, Boogie Beebies: Dancing on the Sand, The Koala Brothers: Lolly's New Flavour, Tweenies: Summer, Me Too: The Juicer, Little Robots: Under the Stars, Higgledy House: Holiday, The Roly Mo Show: Too Hot, Big Cook Little Cook: Holiday Maker, Charlie and Lola: The Most Wonderfullest Picnic in the Whole Wide World
|-
| ''CBeebies: The Ultimate Christmas Collection''
| style="text-align:center;" |12 November 2007
| style="text-align:center;" |LazyTown: Surprise Santa, Boogie Beebies: I Wish it Would Snow, Balamory: Panto, Fimbles: Tune, Lunar Jim: Too Many Fluffies, Charlie and Lola: Snow is my Favourite and My Best, Big Cook Little Cook: Father Christmas, The Roly Mo Show: Too Cold, Tikkabilla: Christmas Special, Tweenies: White Christmas
|-
| ''CBeebies: Get Set Go!''
| style="text-align:center;" |21 July 2008
| style="text-align:center;" |Boogie Beebies: Sporty Boogie Charlie and Lola: I Am Really, Really, Really Concentrating, Me Too: Sports Day, The Large Family: The Big Race, Tweenies: Fast and Slow, LazyTown: Sports Day, Little Robots: Good Sport Sporty, Higgledy House: Fitness, The Koala Brothers: George's Big Race, Balamory: Fun Run
|-
| ''CBeebies: Bedtime''
| style="text-align:center;" |20 October 2008
| style="text-align:center;" |Charlie and Lola: I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed, Fimbles: Moon, Me Too: I Want to Say Goodnight, Teletubbies: Putting Angus to Bed, Jackanory Junior: The King of Capri, The Roly Mo Show: Sweet Dreams, Little Robots: Sweet Dreams Scary, Balamory: Bedtime, Tweenies: Sleepover, Charlie and Lola: Can You Maybe Turn the Light On?
|-
| ''CBeebies: Big Fun Time''
| style="text-align:center;" |16 February 2009
| style="text-align:center;" |Harry and Toto: Stop and Go, Brum: Airport Adventure, Little Robots: Metal Makes Us Special, LazyTown: Little Sportacus, Lunar Jim: Rover's Big Dig, Higgledy House: Babysitting, Charlie and Lola: I Want to Be Much More Bigger Like You, The Large Family: Elephants Never Forget, Tweenies: When I'm Older, The Koala Brothers: Mitzi's Busy Day, Boogie Beebies: Roll Up, Roll Up, Tommy Zoom: Confidence, Me Too: Smiles and Frowns
|-
| ''CBeebies: Discover + Do''
| style="text-align:center;" |25 May 2009
| style="text-align:center;" |Get Squiggling: Bloodhound, Tikkabilla: Dressing up and Houses, Teletubbies: Bubble Pictures, Balamory: Treasure Hunt, Charlie and Lola: I wish I could draw exactly like you, Boogie Beebies: Building, Tweenies: Growing Bulbs, Big Cook Little Cook: Explorer, Fimbles: Cardboard Box
|-
| ''CBeebies: Greatest Hits!''
| style="text-align:center;" |26 April 2010
| style="text-align:center;" |Teletubbies: Follow My Leader, Balamory: Disco, Charlie and Lola: I Can Dance Like a Dancer, The Roly Mo Show: Making Music, 3rd and Bird: A Chorus for Us!, LazyTown: Rockin Robbie, Tweenies: Favourite Songs, Harry and Toto: Quiet and Loud, Boogie Beebies: Baby Boogie, Little Robots: The Sound of Music, Fimbly Songtime: Fimble Dance, Tommy Zoom: Boyz Noise, Big Cook Little Cook: Pop Star, The Koala Brothers: Josie's New Tune, Dirtgirlworld: Creepy Crawly Concert
|-
|}

===Album releases===
Five CBeebies-branded CDs have been released, 'CBeebies: The Official Album' in 2002, 'My CBeebies Album' in 2006, 'My CBeebies Album (Christmas Edition)' in 2007, 'CBeebies: Song Time' in 2010, and 'CBeebies: The Album' in 2012.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

===CBeebies Land===
CBeebies Land opened in May 2014. Designed as a retheme of the previous Storybook Land and Old McDonald's Farmyard areas of the [[Alton Towers]] theme park, it contains a range of themed rides, attractions and live entertainment based around various popular CBeebies programmes. It offers various indoor and outdoor activities aimed at making an immersive and interactive world for children and young families.

The site based within [[Alton Towers Resort]] in [[Staffordshire]] includes some of the more popular characters from the original channel for guests to meet. Described as a 'fun environment for pre-schoolers to play and learn' by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.altontowers.com/news-alton-towers-resort-to-launch-world%E2%80%99s-first-ever-cbeebies-land-as-merlin-and-bbc-worldwide-link-up-11807 |title=Alton Towers Resort Press Centre |publisher=Press.altontowers.com |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107020611/http://press.altontowers.com/news-alton-towers-resort-to-launch-world%E2%80%99s-first-ever-cbeebies-land-as-merlin-and-bbc-worldwide-link-up-11807 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before CBeebies Land, Alton Towers did not have enough rides suitable for young children and since opening, CBeebies Land now makes visiting the amusement park exciting for younger children.

At the start of the year, the theme park sporadically released information on the characters involved in the development via their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
* On 4 January, Mr Tumble was the first character confirmed – featuring in the [[Something Special (TV series)|Something Special]] Sensory Garden<ref>{{cite web|title=CBeebies Land – Tijdlijnfoto's|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=273942372756982&set=a.248088802009006.1073741828.210110529140167&type=1|access-date=6 June 2014|via=Facebook}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2024}} and 5 January saw Mr. Bloom confirmed as featuring in the development in the form of Mr Bloom's [[Allotment (gardening)|Allotments]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=273949832756236&set=a.248088802009006.1073741828.210110529140167&type=1 |title=CBeebies Land – Tijdlijnfoto's |via=Facebook |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2024}}
* On 6 January, the park revealed an [[In the Night Garden...]] redesign of their existing Riverbank Eyespy. It features many characters from the show, like Iggle Piggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka.

The fourth reveal on 7 January was that of [[Nina and the Neurons]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=275480382603181&set=a.248088802009006.1073741828.210110529140167 |title=CBeebies Land – Tijdlijnfoto's |via=Facebook |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2024}} It was an interactive science lab.

More additions to CBeebies Land were added in Spring 2022. In December 2021, it was confirmed that Alton Towers were adding three new attractions to CBeebies Land, there was [[Hey Duggee]]: The Big Adventure Badge which replaced [[Tree Fu Tom]] Training Camp, Andy's Adventures Dinosaur Dig which replaced Mr Bloom's Alloment and [[JoJo & Gran Gran|JoJo and GranGran]] at Home which replaced [[Charlie and Lola (TV series)|Charlie and Lola]]'s Moonsquirters & Green drops. On the 8th of September 2025, the latest addition to CBeebies Land was announced, a new [[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]] rollercoaster,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/altontowers/status/1755520747420958865?s=46 |title=Alton towers bluey coaster |via=X |access-date= 4 November 2025}}</ref> on the site of the now defunct [[Postman Pat]]'s Parcel Post. It will open sometime during the 2026-2027 season.

==Awards==
The UK channel and the programmes it has broadcast have received a number of awards throughout the years. In 2002, the CBeebies Interactive TV Services were nominated in the Best Interactive Service category and CBeebies Online was nominated in the same category in 2005 at the [[BAFTA Children's Awards]]. The channel was awarded Best Children's Channel and Highly Commended at the [[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]] Digital Channel Awards 2006;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/digital-channel-awards-2006-winners/163800.article|title=Broadcast Digital Channel Awards 2006 – winners|work=Broadcast Magazine |access-date=16 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002065013/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/digital-channel-awards-2006-winners/163800.article|archive-date=2 October 2012}}</ref> however, it achieved only nominations in 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.broadcastnow.co.uk/BroadcastnowArticle.aspx?intStoryID=169364|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070701212408/http://www2.broadcastnow.co.uk/BroadcastnowArticle.aspx?intStoryID=169364|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2007|title=ITV2 named best digital channel|work=Broadcast Magazine|access-date=13 January 2010}}</ref> and 2008.<ref name="broadcast-2008">{{cite web |url=http://www2.broadcastnow.co.uk/dcawards/default.asp?content=shortlist2008|title=Digital Channel Awards Shortlist 2008|work=Broadcast Magazine|access-date=13 January 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2017}}</ref> The channel was also named Children's Channel of the Year at the BAFTA Children's awards in 2006,<ref name="bafta-2007">{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2007/childrens/channel-of-the-year|title=2007 Children's Channel of the Year|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2010/childrens/channel-of-the-year |title=2010 Children's Channel of the Year &#124; BAFTA Awards |publisher=Awards.bafta.org |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2011/childrens/channel-of-the-year |title=2011 Children's Channel of the Year &#124; BAFTA Awards |publisher=Awards.bafta.org |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/childrens/channel-of-the-year |title=2013 Children's Channel of the Year &#124; BAFTA Awards |publisher=Awards.bafta.org |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> and was nominated for Channel of the Year in 2008.<ref name="bafta-2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/nominations/?year=2009|title=Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2009|publisher=[[BAFTA]]|access-date=13 January 2010|archive-date=26 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226170632/http://www.bafta.org/awards/childrens/nominations/?year=2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The CBeebies UK website was nominated Best Interactive Site at the 2007 BAFTA Children's awards,<ref name="bafta-2007"/> and the brand as a whole also won the Best Design and Innovation award by the [[Royal Television Society]], whose awarding panel said "Its website is an integral part of the brand, with its TV production and online teams working together to create innovative game play and immersive web experiences."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.org.uk/Info_page_two_pic_2_det.asp?art_id=8018&sec_id=3878|title=RTS Craft and Design Award Winners 2009|publisher=[[Royal Television Society]]|access-date=13 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129152153/http://www.rts.org.uk/Info_page_two_pic_2_det.asp?art_id=8018&sec_id=3878|archive-date=29 November 2009}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{bbc.co.uk|id=cbeebies|title=CBeebies}} (UK Only)
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/CBeebiesGrownUps/ CBeebies Official YouTube Channel]
* {{Twitter|CBeebiesHQ}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/parenting CBeebies Grown Ups]

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