Telebimbi
Telebimbi | |
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TeleBimbi logo | |
Launched | December 4, 2014 |
Owned by |
Telelatino Network Inc. Corus Entertainment (50.5%) Italo Rosati (16.5%) Romeo Di Battista (16.5%) Joseph Vitale (16.5%) |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Country | Canada |
Broadcast area | National |
Sister channel(s) | TeleNiños |
Website | Telebimbi |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Cogeco | Channel 1113 |
IPTV | |
Bell Fibe TV | Channel 703 |
Telebimbi is a Canadian Category B Italian language specialty channel owned by Telelatino Network Inc., a consortium primarily owned by Corus Entertainment. Telebimbi broadcasts programming primarily aimed at children in addition to select family-oriented programming.
History
In October 2011, Telelatino Network was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called All Italian Children’s Television, described as "a national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service devoted to providing programming to Canadians with origins in Italy or who are of Italian descent, and who are from preschool age to seventeen years of age.[1]
The channel launched on December 4, 2014 as Telebimbi, exclusively on Bell Fibe TV.[2] On May 31, 2016, Telebimbi launched on Cogeco.[3]
Programming
Telebimbi broadcasts programming for kids of all ages, as well family-oriented programming.
Program list
- The Adventures of Paddington Bear
- Arthur
- Caillou
- The Little Lulu Show
- Mona the Vampire
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!
- Zoboomafoo
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Dark Oracle
- Space Cases
- Peep and the Big Wide World
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- ToddWorld
- The Save-Ums!
- Charlie and Lola
- Dragon Tales
- Elmo's World
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
- Poko
- Franny's Feet
- Henry's World
- Boo!
- Louie (animated series)
- Pocoyo
- Will and Dewitt
- Franklin
- Jack's Big Music Show