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| Country | Australia |
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| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Studios |
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| History | |
| Launched | April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24) |
| Closed | October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Fetch TV | 250 |
BBC Kids was an Australianpay television channel using theBBC Kids brand, which was exclusive toTelstra'sFetch TV. The channel is aimed at 6 to 10-year-olds and broadcasts comedy, documentaries, drama, entertainment and nature shows that were originally aired onCBBC in the UK.[1]
On 30 April 2020,Disney closed their Australian children's channels (Disney Channel andDisney Junior), andCartoon Network andBoomerang became bound to an exclusive agreement withFoxtel in April 2021.[2] This leftFetch TV with little children's content. In response it commissioned BBC Studios to create a domesticBBC Kids channel.[1]
BBC Kids, along withNickMusic, launched on April 24, 2021. The channel complemented an existingCBeebies channel available in Australia, catering to children aged 0 to 6.[1] On 31 October 2024, it ceased operations along with CBeebies on Fetch.
The shows that were broadcast on the channel were as follows:[1][3]
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