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Telebimbi
CountryCanada
Ownership
OwnerTelelatino Network Inc.
Corus Entertainment (50.5%)
Italo Rosati (16.5%)
Romeo Di Battista (16.5%)
Joseph Vitale (16.5%)

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

References