CBeebies

CBeebies 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 6 years and under. Its sister channel, CBBC, is intended for older children aged 6 To 12 broadcasts every day from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Four. On 20 November 2001, the CBeebies name was officially revealed as part of the split of the already-existing CBBC block and would be used as both a children's block and a digital channel.[1] The CBeebies channel launched on 11 February 2002 alongside the CBBC channel, as a spinoff from the BBC's children's television strand. The first four shows to air on the channel were Teletubbies, Binka, Step Inside and Bits and Bobs.[2][3] CBeebies domestically broadcasts from 5:30 am to 7:00 pm, broadcasting seven days per week. From the launch of the channel CBeebies uses many identities throughout the day during the breaks in between shows. Most of these idents feature the mascots, named the Bugs, also known as the Bugbies. The Bugbies are yellow blobs with faces, and are similar to the ones used by CBBC between 2002 and 2005, with the only difference being the colour: green for CBBC and yellow for CBeebies with both using purple as a similarity. Most idents before the late 2010's feature children saying the channel name twice once the logo appears In the UK, the CBeebies channel uses stranded segments throughout the day. On 10 March 2003,[27] the Bedtime Hour was introduced. It aired shows such as Rubbadubbers, The Story Makers, 64 Zoo Lane and Andy Pandy.