owned by bbc picture format 16 9 576i sdtv uk poland 4 3 576i sdtv other countries 1080i hdtv audience share 8.41 % september 2015 2015 09 barb country united kingdom language english headquarters mediacityuk salford replaced cbbc on choice merged with cbbc rebrand as part of bbc choice sister channel s bbc one bbc two bbc four bbc news bbc parliament cbbc website http www.bbc.co.uk cbeebies availability terrestrial freeview uk channel 121 channel 124 hd satellite freesat uk channel 601 sd hd channel 608 sd sky uk channel 614 sd hd channel 624 sd hd sky ireland channel 614 astra 2e 10773 h 22000 5 6 sd astra 2f 11024 h 23000 2 3 hd n poland channel 97 orange tv poland channel 112 sky m xico mexico channel 329 dstv south africa namibia uganda mozambique channel 306 foxtel australia channel 705 dish network usa channel 848 indovision indonesia channel 41 skylife korean channel 652 truevisions thailand channel 454 bein middle east & north africa channel 134 hd eutelsat 10a bfbs 8004 nss 12 bfbs 8104 nss 806 bfbs 8104 directv usa tba cable virgin media uk channel 702 channel 711 hd virgin media ireland ireland channel 609 comcast usa channel 72 indovision indonesia channel 41 telenet belgium channel 604 vectra poland channel 405 foxtel australia channel 705 cable m gico peru channel 418 starhub tv singapore channel 303 truevisions thailand channel 454 cable tv hong kong hong kong channel 140 skycable philippines channel 119 digital wightfibre uk channel 18 ziggo netherlands channel 64 telenet belgium channel 604 iptv kpn netherlands channel 26 now tv hong kong channel 447 hypptv malaysia channel 553 hd telfort netherlands channel 26 xs4all netherlands channel 26 streaming media bbc iplayer watch live uk only tvplayer watch live uk only horizon go watch live ireland only watch live switzerland only cbeebies is a bbc television network for programming aimed at encouraging learning through play in a consistently safe environment for children aged 8 or under 1 and providing high quality mostly uk produced programmes . 2 the name is used to brand the free to air domestic british channel and is used for international variants supported by advertising subscription or both . the channel was first launched in 2002 . the channel has won a number of awards . at the bafta children s awards it won awards in 2002 and in every year between 2002 and 2015 including best pre school live action series in 2002 2004 2005 and 2008 . it has also won best schools programme 0 6 years awards or equivalent from the royal television society from 2002 to 2005 . cbeebies is the most watched children s channel in the uk . cbeebies hd officially launched on 10 december 2013 . contents 1 history 2 management 3 programmes 3.1 most viewed programmes 4 presentation 4.1 logos and idents 4.2 presenters 4.3 stranded segments 4.4 storytimes 5 cbeebies hd 6 other ventures 6.1 cbeebies website 6.2 album releases 6.3 cbeebies land 7 awards 8 see also 9 references 10 external links history edit the cbeebies channel launched on 11 february 2002 . 3 the domestic cbeebies channel broadcasts from 6 00 a.m. to 7 00 p.m. each day 4 a result of the channel sharing bandwidth with the channel bbc four on the freeview platform . the station was joined later on by an audio counterpart cbeebies radio which broadcast for three hours each day on the radio station bbc radio 7 however since the station was rebranded as bbc radio 4 extra this obligation has ceased . later on they launched a weekly publication called cbeebies weekly . since 27 march 2013 cbeebies has been carried by the british forces broadcasting service sharing a channel with bfbs extra . 5 the international cbeebies channel is advert free and wholly owned by bbc worldwide . the first international launch for the cbeebies channel was in india in may 2007 although the channel was withdrawn at the end of november 2012 due to commercial considerations . 6 the channel is available in the republic of ireland singapore hong kong poland indonesia mexico colombia argentina africa australia and the united states in spanish only . in march 2011 the on demand version of the network was launched in the us and is available on xfinity . on 13 may 2011 cbeebies was launched as a program block on bbc kids in canada available on weekdays between 9 00 a.m. and 3 00 p.m. serving a similar schedule to the main channel . management edit in the uk cbeebies is operated by the bbc children s division and part of bbc north . the division is also responsible for cbbc and overall strategic responsibility for all of the bbc s domestic services for children rests with the director of children s alice webb since 2015 . 7 the direction of the domestic cbeebies channel itself rests with kay benbow the current controller of the channel and responsible for commissioning all cbeebies content across bbc television online interactive tv and radio . 8 she took over from the first controller michael carrington in 2010 . 9 internationally cbeebies is owned by bbc worldwide who operate the brand . programmes edit main article list of cbeebies shows cbeebies offers a mix of mostly uk produced entertainment and educational output designed to encourage learning through play . these goals are realised through a range of programmes about simple science natural history music and movement storytelling make up and make do puzzle programmes and animation . 10 the channel s schedule is deliberately the same every weekday with a different schedule at weekends so that children can know what is on instinctively . the schedule also includes signed programmes shown in the uk between 14 00 and 17 00 on weekends . the international channels also show many programmes broadcast on the uk channel however some include programmes unique to that service or are available through other networks in the uk for example humf which airs on nick jr. in the uk . inversely however shows that air on cbeebies in the uk may air on networks other than cbeebies worldwide for example chuggington airs on disney junior asia instead of cbeebies in the asian region . also the international cbeebies airs 24 hours a day unlike the uk variant . most viewed programmes edit the following is a list of the ten most watched shows on cbeebies based on live 7 data supplied by the broadcasters audience research board . 11 rank show episode date viewers 1 cbeebies christmas panto strictly cinderella 16 december 2011 1 158 000 2 the clangers the lost notes 15 june 2015 967 000 3 cbeebies christmas panto alice in wonderland 18 december 2015 929 000 4 cbeebies christmas panto peter pan 20 december 2014 854 000 5 cbeebies christmas panto peter pan 19 december 2014 844 000 6 the octonauts a very vegimals christmas 17 december 2013 806 000 7 justin s house all wrapped up 15 december 2011 800 000 8 cbeebies pantomime aladdin 17 december 2010 785 000 9 cbeebies christmas panto jack and the beanstalk 21 december 2012 782 000 10 justin s house robert s inventions 16 october 2011 744 000 presentation edit the links between programmes on cbeebies are primarily achieved through the use of in vision continuity using presenters to interact with the children . in the uk links are pre recorded rather than broadcast live as is the case on sister channel cbbc . they were originally pre recorded from studio tc0 at bbc television centre in london however moved out in 2008 to teddington studios and returned briefly in 2010 . from september 2011 the links have been based at the bbc s northern base at mediacityuk in salford greater manchester following the move of the bbc children s department there . international variants feature broadcast links produced either in the corresponding country or from a central base . logos and idents edit main article cbbc idents see also history of bbc television idents presenters edit as well as hosting some of the shows a number of presenters fill the gaps between the cbeebies shows performing little sketches showing viewers birthday cards and introducing the shows . many of the presenters used to have histories as characters on other services or on children s programmes . in the uk presenters seen on the channel and the stranded service are andy day 2007 present alex winters 2009 present cerrie burnell 2009 present cat sandion 2013 present rebecca keatley 2014 present ben cajee 2015 present aneta bo ena piotrowska 2014 2015 2016 present former presenters sue monroe 2002 2006 nicole davis 2003 2006 justin fletcher 2006 2007 sarah jane honeywell 2006 2007 eva alexander 2006 2010 chris jarvis 2002 2009 pui fan lee 2002 2009 sidney sloane 2002 2013 katy ashworth 2011 2016 the longest serving member is sloane who introduced the programmes along with most of the other presenters for just over a decade 11 years . the international variants feature different personalities per broadcast region . in australia tara colegrave is the main presenter since 2008 12 13 while in hong kong and singapore nisha anil is the main presenter . 13 14 15 the latin american variant uses roser caba as present on screen since 2009 16 with the polish channel showcasing aneta bo ena piotrowska as main presenter since 2008 . from november 2014 to june 2015 aneta also appeared as a continuity presenter in the uk . on 24 april 2016 aneta resumed presenting duties in the uk . 14 17 the south african channel utilises sidney sloane . 13 stranded segments edit this article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may only interest a specific audience . please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information and removing excessive detail that may be against wikipedia s inclusion policy . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message in the uk the cbeebies channel uses stranded segments throughout the day . from 3 april 2004 18 to early 2006 each weekend was divided into six segments ; five of which presented by one of the original five core presenters namely chris jarvis nicole davis pui fan lee sid sloane and sue monroe . each was given a core theme for instance sid s segment included building and making programmes such as bob the builder sue s included arts and crafts theme programmes and so on . this went on until 6 00 p.m. where a segment titled the bedtime hour was aired . this segmentation was later dispensed in 2006 when sue monroe and nicole davis left with only the bedtime hour segment retained . the five sections ran from 1 00 p.m. to 6 00 p.m. included the following pui s exploring hour red room with programmes such as come outside teletubbies everywhere bits and bobs and fab lab 19 sid s fix it hour green room with programmes such as bob the builder brum fireman sam postman pat dr otter and little robots 20 chris s singalong hour blue room with programmes such as tweenies zingalong balamory and boogie beebies . 21 sue s make and do hour pink room with programmes such as smarteenies tikkabilla pingu big cook little cook and doodle do 22 nicole s furry friends hour orange room with programmes such as clifford the big red dog barnaby bear binka the magic key angelmouse yoko jakamoko toto and the koala brothers 23 note boogie beebies didn t broadcast on chris singalong hour until october 2004 . yoko jakamoko toto didn t broadcast during nicole s fury friends hour until 2005 when bbc commissned the programme from itv . plus doodle do wasn t on cbeebies until 30 january 2006 and was on only on sue s make and do hour for only three weeks until both