Former Canadian children's British-centric channel
This article is about the Canadian TV channel. For other channels, see
BBC Kids
.
Television channel
BBC Kids
was a Canadian
specialty television channel
carrying programming for children and teenagers.
[1]
It was a
joint venture
between Knowledge West Communications, which managed the network and held the majority 80% interest and was a subsidiary of
Knowledge Network
, with
BBC Studios
licensing
the
BBC
brand and holding the remaining 20% in the joint venture. Originally an ad-supported network, it transitioned to non-commercial operation when it was transferred to Knowledge.
History
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Launch
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In November 2000,
Alliance Atlantis
was granted approval by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) to launch BBC Kids, described as "a national English language Category 2 (what is the current
category B
) specialty television service devoted to top-quality educational and entertaining programming for children and youth (ages 2-17). It will feature programming primarily from the UK and around the world. 65% of the programming will target children ages 2 to 7, and 35% will target youth ages 8 to 17."
[2]
The channel launched on November 5, 2001 as a
joint venture
between Alliance Atlantis and
BBC Worldwide
, the BBC's overseas operating arm.
[3]
[4]
As was its remit, it primarily sourced its programming from
networks and producers from the United Kingdom
, though its programming sources were never exclusively limited to those of the BBC. This also included international co-productions, including
Tots TV
,
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
, and Australian
The Sleepover Club
. It also broadcast a small amount of Canadian and
Anglo-Canadian
co-productions (including past-produced Alliance programming co-produced with a U.S. network such as
PBS
,
Disney Channel
, or Viacom's
Nickelodeon
for U.S. broadcast) to meet CRTC
Canadian content
regulations and quotas.
Transition from Alliance Atlantis to Knowledge Network
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On January 18, 2008,
[5]
a joint venture between
Canwest
and
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
known as CW Media,
[6]
acquired control of BBC Kids through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in a
trust
in August 2007.
[7]
It then became a part of
Shaw Communications
on October 10, 2010 after it acquired Canwest outright with the GSCP stake in CW Media.
[8]
Shaw's ownership would be short-lived due to regulatory requirements to sell some former CW Media assets, and that process started on December 22, 2010 with early
due diligence
with a then-undisclosed sales partner.
[9]
On January 17, 2011,
Knowledge Network Corporation
, a
Crown corporation
of the
Government of British Columbia
, announced it had finalized an agreement to purchase the channel through a subsidiary called Knowledge-West Communications Corporation from Shaw Media. BBC Worldwide would retain its existing interest.
[10]
The sale was completed on April 29, 2011, and with it and CRTC approval, it converted from a commercial network to a non-commercial service, while relocating operations from
Toronto
to
Burnaby
in suburban
Vancouver
.
The transaction resulted in a decision by cable providers in
The Bahamas
and
Jamaica
(which generally import Canadian channels onto their services for the convenience of
snowbirds
visiting the
West Indies
) to drop the network at the end of 2011.
[11]
[12]
Closure
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]
On October 2, 2018, a joint statement from
Knowledge Network
and BBC announced the channel would cease operations at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve 2018.
[13]
Though there was no reasoning for the closure said originally, then-Knowledge chief
Rudy Buttignol
subsequently cited the end of the CRTC's traditional protection of small and independent networks to allow for broader
discretionary services
without any programming restrictions. Knowledge continues to carry programming from the BBC, and CBBC/CBeebies programming as a part of Knowledge Kids, including programming from BBC Kids merged onto the Knowledge schedule.
[14]
On January 10, 2019, the CRTC revoked the channel's license at the request of Knowledge.
[15]
Programming (past and final)
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CBeebies
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The Spot
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BBCK
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Programming blocks
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- CBeebies
? The network's preschool block, premiered after the shift of control to Knowledge and airing in the morning; similar to the BBC original.
- Cartoon Afternoons
? The channel's afternoon block of animation.
- Drama at 8
? A primetime block featuring family sitcoms and dramas.
- BBCK
? A block which aired from April 3, 2006 until the Knowledge transfer in the overnight period, focusing on programming for older teenagers, purposefully scheduled to appear as its own network
a la
the US' The N with its own website and
continuity
separate from BBC Kids.
- The Spot
? Aired from the network's first introduction until the Knowledge transfer as the network's block for pre-teen audiences from the afternoon until the start of BBCK on weekdays and in the mornings on weekends.
References
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(CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (August 27, 2018).
"Knowledge Network and BBC Kids ? Licence renewals"
.
crtc.gc.ca
.
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"Decision CRTC 2000-493"
.
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
. November 24, 2000.
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"Dates set for BBC Canada and BBC Kids launches"
. C21 Media. March 9, 2001.
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"BBC Worldwide Annual Review 2001/2 ? Highlights"
(Press release). BBC. July 17, 2002.
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"Canwest Global receives final CRTC approval for acquisition of Alliance Atlantis"
(Press release).
CNW Group
. January 18, 2008.
- ^
"Goldman's happy ending at CanWest"
.
The Globe and Mail
. May 3, 2010.
- ^
"CanWest Completes Acquisition of Alliance Atlantis"
. Investor Point. August 15, 2007. Archived from
the original
on April 23, 2012.
- ^
"CRTC approves Shaw's purchase of the Canwest Global television properties"
. Archived from
the original
on December 20, 2013.
- ^
"Notice of Hearing"
.
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
. December 22, 2010.
- ^
"BBC Worldwide Partners with Knowledge Network to Operate BBC Kids"
. Broadcaster Magazine. January 17, 2011. Archived from
the original
on July 22, 2012
. Retrieved
January 17,
2011
.
- ^
Cable Bahamas channel lineup
Archived
August 19, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
"Flow Cable channel lineup"
. Flowjamaica.com. Archived from
the original
on November 9, 2007.
- ^
BBC Kids Channel Closes in Canada
Archived
October 5, 2018, at the
Wayback Machine
, Knowledge Media press release, 10-02-18
- ^
"Knowledge Network's BBC Kids channel to close"
.
- ^
Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (January 10, 2019).
"BBC Kids ? Revocation of licence"
.
crtc.gc.ca
.
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"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
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"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
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"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"More Details About BBC Kids Fall 2008 Programming"
. November 30, 2001.
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"Fall 2002 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
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b
c
d
e
f
g
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"BBC Kids After School"
.
Archived
from the original on March 23, 2007
. Retrieved
March 23,
2007
.
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"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
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a
b
c
d
e
"Schedule"
.
Archived
from the original on April 3, 2007
. Retrieved
April 3,
2007
.
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"More Details About BBC Kids Fall 2008 Programming"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2007 Programming Highlighs of BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
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"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
a
b
c
"BBC Kids Schedule"
. November 17, 2001. Archived from
the original
on November 17, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
a
b
c
"BBC Kids Launches Innovative Campaign to Announce BBCK to Canadian Teens"
. November 30, 2001.
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"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
a
b
c
"BBC KIDS"
.
Archived
from the original on March 20, 2007
. Retrieved
March 20,
2007
.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids (2004) - Home On Their Own Promo"
.
Archived
from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"More Details About BBC Kids Fall 2008 Programming"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2002 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2007 Programming Highlighs of BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
a
b
"Schedule"
.
Archived
from the original on February 14, 2002
. Retrieved
February 14,
2002
.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids TV Listings"
.
Zap2it
. Archived from
the original
on August 13, 2016.
- ^
"More Details About BBC Kids Fall 2008 Programming"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"Fall 2004 Highlights: BBC Kids"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"More Details About BBC Kids Fall 2008 Programming"
. November 30, 2001.
- ^
"BBC Kids After School"
.
Archived
from the original on March 14, 2007
. Retrieved
March 14,
2007
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