BabyTV

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Launched December 4, 2003 Language EnglishArabic Motto It's Their Choice		Slogan It's Their Choice Founded 2003

Owned by Fox Networks Group(21st Century Fox)Sony Pictures Television Picture format 480i/576i (SDTV)and 1080i (HDTV) Country United States and International Similar BabyFirst, Nick Jr., PBS Kids Profiles YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Google+

BabyTV is a television channel for infants, toddlers, and parents, distributed worldwide by Fox Networks Group. Launched in 2003, BabyTV is distributed in over 100 countries, broadcasting in 18 languages (as of 2013).

History

BabyTV was first developed in 2003 as a channel in Israel by Maya and Liran Talit and members of their family.

BabyTV was first launched on 4 Dec 2003, and on 8 Oct 2007, News Corp's Fox International Channels acquired a major stake in BabyTV, placing it alongside its international offerings of Fox Crime, FX, National Geographic and others.

In 2006, Indovision with Dori Media Distribution started operating BabyTV in Indonesia. Re-brand as Vision 3 Baby, this channel dubbed in Bahasa Indonesia and has same program content and schedules with Baby TV Asia beams; however, advertising is different on both beams.

BabyTV was also launched on Sky Digital in the UK on February 5, 2007.

In 2008, French authorities banned the broadcasting of programs aimed at children under the age of 3, and ordered warnings to be included on foreign channels available in France such as BabyTV and its competitor BabyFirst.

The channel, along with Fox Crime and FX, was launched in India on March 25, 2009.

In January 2011, BabyTV was added to the programming package of Dish Network on channel 126.

On December 1, 2011, BabyTV was launched via SkyCable channel 140 and it will only be available through its digital platform.

On October 1, 2012, BabyTV was launched via mio TV channel 244 and it will be the first to launch the channel in HDTV 16:9 Format.

Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau are available on Now TV Channel 448, Macau Cable TV Channel 61 (SD) and 861 (HD) and Taiwan CATV Channel 311 (HD) and CHT MOD Channel 17.

A Spanish language version is available in the United States on Dish Network.

It is also available on OSN Network and BeIn Network with Arabic language.

Themes

BabyTV's original program library, which is developed in-house in co-operation with childhood development experts and content experts is built around nine developmental themes, which cover all early learning skill and developmental milestones for toddlers.

The nine categories, include the following. They are:

First Concepts

Nature & Animals

Music & Art

Imagination & Creativity

Building Friendships

Songs & Rhymes

Guessing Games

Activities

Bedtime

On demand

BabyTV's video on demand service features edited segments of BabyTV programming, categorized into their nine developmental themes, in hundreds of half hour segments and is available in languages including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin and Turkish. The on-demand channel is available on Singtel TV. It will be launched to StarHub TV in Singapore and other pay TV providers in Asia in the future.

Home video

BabyTV has introduced a DVD offering. "My First Years Library" is a library that covers early learning skills and developmental milestones that children encounter in their first years. BabyTV's DVD collection features segments of BabyTV content and includes some of the channel's leading characters such as: Pitch & Potch,.

Broadcasting

RR Media provides playout and uplink services to the BabyTV channel. Languages are encrypted and uplinked via Hotbird 6, Measat 3a and Galaxy 23.

References

BabyTV Wikipedia

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