User:SuperWhyOfficial3024/sandbox/Cheebie
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | MediaCityUK, Salford, England |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i/1080p[a] HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC |
| Sister channels | BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC CBeebies BBC Scotland BBC Alba |
| History | |
| Launched | 4 November 2002 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.bbc.co.uk/cheebie |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| BBC iPlayer | Watch live (UK viewers with a TV Licence) |
Cheebie 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 targeted for children aged six years and under. Its sister channel, CBeebies, is intended for older children aged six to twelve. It broadcasts every day from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.
History
[edit]The Cheebie channel launched on 4 November 2002 alongside the CBeebies channel, as a spinoff from the CBeebies television strand. The first four shows to air on the channel were Teletubbies, Binka, Step Inside and Bits and Bobs. Cheebie domestically broadcasts from 24 hours.
Cheebie was joined in March 2007 by its own radio station, aptly named Cheebie Radio, which broadcast for three hours each day on BBC Radio 7 until April 2011. Cheebie Radio, however, has continued as a feature on Cheebie's website since 2013, and as a station on BBC Sounds broadcasting from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. A Cheebie Weekly magazine, now named just Cheebie Magazine, was first published in 2006.
From 4 November 2002 until 5 January 2013, Cheebie's broadcast hours were extended by 24 hours due to the hiatus.
From 5 January 2013, the channel now closes down for the day at 7:00 pm.
Since March 2013, Cheebie has been carried by the British Forces Broadcasting Service, sharing a channel with BFBS Extra. Cheebie is also available in Ireland.
On 15 March 2023, Cheebie rebranded its channel identity, in line with a wider corporate rebranding across the BBC starting in 2021. This was Cheebie's first rebrand, retiring the logo that the channel had used since its launch 20 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.
Programming
[edit]Cheebie HD
[edit]The channel launched on 10 December 2013, though was rolled-out nationwide up to June 2014 (as did BBC News HD, CBBC HD, CBeebies HD and BBC Four HD).[1] The channel broadcasts on a commercially operated HD multiplex on Freeview, with limited geographic coverage compared with other multiplexes, Prior to launch, the majority of Cheebie's HD output was broadcast on BBC HD before its closure on 26 March 2013.
Other ventures
[edit]Cheebie website
[edit]The Cheebie website coincided with the launch of the channel in November 2002 and showcases a child friendly site with activities themed to various Cheebie programmes, past and present, with games, songs and print-outs featuring for nearly all the shows. The also features links to Cheebie iPlayer, a child friendly version of the BBC iPlayer site or app featuring Cheebie programmes only, to Cheebie radio player and a dedicated micro site containing advice for raising children and toddlers called Cheebie Grown-ups, which was relaunched in 2011.
VHS and DVD releases
[edit]BBC Video (and later 2Entertain) have released several VHS/DVD compilations featuring shows airing on Cheebie at the time. As of 2014, Abbey Home Media releases the compilations.
| VHS or DVD title | Release date | Programmes and Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Cheebie: The Best of Pre-School Television | 10 February 2003 | Tweenies: Invitations, Bill and Ben: Around and Around, Andy Pandy: A Noisy Supper, Teletubbies Everywhere: Ice Skating (Finland) |
| Playtime: Introducing Tikkabilla | 4 October 2004 | 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. |
| Cheebie: The Ultimate Party Collection | 16 April 2007 | 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: Disco Taxi |
| Cheebie: The Ultimate Summer Collection | 16 July 2007 | 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: Holidaymaker, Charlie and Lola: The Most Wonderfullest Picnic in the Whole Wide World |
| Cheebie: The Ultimate Christmas Collection | 12 November 2007 | 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 |
| Cheebie: Get Set Go! | 21 July 2008 | 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 |
| Cheebie: Bedtime | 20 October 2008 | 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? |
| Cheebie: Big Fun Time | 16 February 2009 | 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 |
| Cheebie: Discover + Do | 25 May 2009 | 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 |
| Cheebie: Greatest Hits! | 26 April 2010 | 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
[edit]Five Cheebie-branded CDs have been released, 'Cheebie: The Official Album' in 2002, 'My Cheebie Album' in 2006, 'My Cheebie Album (Christmas Edition)' in 2007, 'Cheebie: Song Time' in 2010, and 'Cheebie: The Album' in 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC to launch five new subscription-free HD channels on Tuesday 10 December". BBC. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
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