Telebimbi
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Telelatino 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] On August 31, 2017, Telebimbi launched on Rogers.[4]
Programming
Telebimbi broadcasts programming for kids of all ages, as well family-oriented programming.
Program list
- The Adventures of Paddington Bear
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry
- The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures
- Caillou
- Mumble Bumble
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
- The Wacky World of Tex Avery
- Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?[5]
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