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CBBC
CBBC is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister channel, CBeebies, is aimed at children aged 6 and under. It broadcasts every day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Three.
Launched on 11 February 2002 at the same time as its sister channel CBeebies, the CBBC name (a contraction of Children's BBC) has been used since 1997 to brand all content on BBC One and BBC Two aimed at children. It has continued to be used as a brand on these channels even after regular weekday broadcasting was discontinued in 2012.
Prior to the dedicated channels' launch, there were CBBC strands on other cable and satellite stations. First, on Nickelodeon as CBBC on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1999, and on BBC Choice with exclusive programmes as CBBC Choice between 1998 and 1999 and airing repeats as during the daytime as CBBC on Choice from 1999 to 2002.
CBBC was named the Channel of the Year at the Children's BAFTA awards in 2008, 2012, and 2015. The channel averages 300,000 views per day.
The channel broadcasts from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, 7 days a week, timesharing with BBC Choice from its launch until 8 February 2003. From 9 February 2003, the channel timeshares with BBC Three, which replaced BBC Choice. On 22 August 2008, it was announced that the channel would be available live on its website from 16 September. CBBC's reach further expanded with the addition of the channel on Sky in Ireland on 12 May 2011. The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) have provided viewers with CBBC and CBeebies since 1 April 2013, when they replaced BFBS Kids.
From 16 April 2016 until 4 January 2022, CBBC's broadcast hours were extended by two hours to 9:00pm due to the hiatus of BBC Three as a linear channel. It was stated that the additional hours would be used to provide programming for teenagers.
On 2 March 2021, ahead of the relaunch of BBC Three as a broadcast channel, it was announced that CBBC's broadcast hours would be reduced again by two hours. From 5 January 2022, the channel now closes down for the day at 7:00pm and timeshares with BBC Three once again, as was the case between the channel's launch in 2002 and the 2016 relaunch.
On 15 March 2023, CBBC rebranded its on-screen bug and identity to match the BBC's 2021 logo, dropping the 2016 logo which had been used for seven years.
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CBBC
CBBC is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister channel, CBeebies, is aimed at children aged 6 and under. It broadcasts every day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Three.
Launched on 11 February 2002 at the same time as its sister channel CBeebies, the CBBC name (a contraction of Children's BBC) has been used since 1997 to brand all content on BBC One and BBC Two aimed at children. It has continued to be used as a brand on these channels even after regular weekday broadcasting was discontinued in 2012.
Prior to the dedicated channels' launch, there were CBBC strands on other cable and satellite stations. First, on Nickelodeon as CBBC on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1999, and on BBC Choice with exclusive programmes as CBBC Choice between 1998 and 1999 and airing repeats as during the daytime as CBBC on Choice from 1999 to 2002.
CBBC was named the Channel of the Year at the Children's BAFTA awards in 2008, 2012, and 2015. The channel averages 300,000 views per day.
The channel broadcasts from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, 7 days a week, timesharing with BBC Choice from its launch until 8 February 2003. From 9 February 2003, the channel timeshares with BBC Three, which replaced BBC Choice. On 22 August 2008, it was announced that the channel would be available live on its website from 16 September. CBBC's reach further expanded with the addition of the channel on Sky in Ireland on 12 May 2011. The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) have provided viewers with CBBC and CBeebies since 1 April 2013, when they replaced BFBS Kids.
From 16 April 2016 until 4 January 2022, CBBC's broadcast hours were extended by two hours to 9:00pm due to the hiatus of BBC Three as a linear channel. It was stated that the additional hours would be used to provide programming for teenagers.
On 2 March 2021, ahead of the relaunch of BBC Three as a broadcast channel, it was announced that CBBC's broadcast hours would be reduced again by two hours. From 5 January 2022, the channel now closes down for the day at 7:00pm and timeshares with BBC Three once again, as was the case between the channel's launch in 2002 and the 2016 relaunch.
On 15 March 2023, CBBC rebranded its on-screen bug and identity to match the BBC's 2021 logo, dropping the 2016 logo which had been used for seven years.