BabyTV

BabyTV
Launched December 4, 2003
Owned by Fox Networks Group
(21st Century Fox)
Picture format 480i/576i (SDTV)
and 1080i (HDTV)
Slogan It's Their Choice
Country United States and International
Language English
Arabic
Headquarters London
Website


MENA:
Availability
Satellite
Dish Network (U.S.) Channel 824 (SD/HD)
Sky (UK and Ireland) Channel 623
Sky Italia (Italy) Channel 624
CTH (Thailand) Channel 177 (SD)
Channel 167 (HD)
My TV (South Africa) Channel 6
Dolce (Romania) Channel 155
D-Smart (Turkey) Channel 123
Meo TV (Portugal) Channel 44
Directv (South America) Channel 999 and 201 (as a programming block)
SKY México (Mexico, Central America and Caribbean) Channel 324
UPC (Austria) Channel 406
Telefonica (Colombia) Channel 309
UNE (Colombia) Channel 128
Dish Network (Mexico) Channel 315 (Spanish)
NC+ (Poland) (SD/HD) Channel 92
OTE TV (Greece) Channel 504
DishTV (India) (SD/HD) Channel 64
Indovision (Indonesia) Channel 40 (HD)
Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) Channel TBA
TVB Network Vision
(Hong Kong)
Channel 64
Tata Sky (India) Channel 677 (SD)
Channel 676 (HD)
yes (Israel) Channel 81
OSN (Middle East
& North Africa)
Channel 361
beIN
(Middle East & North Africa)
Channel 135 (HD)
Videocon D2H (India) Channel 515
Astro (Malaysia) Channel 618
Dish Home (Nepal) Channel 806
Cable
SkyCable (Philippines) Channel 122 (Digital)
Destiny Cable (Philippines) Channel 48 (Analog)
Channel 122 (Digital)
Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) Channel 104
Virgin Media Channel 703
Naxoo (Switzerland) Channel 125
Unitymedia (Germany) Channel 250
Rogers Cable (Canada) Channel 232
Ziggo (Netherlands) Channel 310
Kabel Deutschland (Germany) Channel 845
Smallworld Cable (UK) Channel 640
MELITA Cable (Malta) Channel 459
GO Digital Multiplus (Malta) Channel 404
Comcast Channel 296
Cablelink (Philippines) Channel 211
In Digital (India) Channel 874 (HD) (English Feed Only)
HOT (Israel) Channel 75
IPTV
now TV (Hong Kong) Channel 448
World On Demand (Japan) Channel 502
Fetch TV (Australia) Channel 150
Belgacom (Belgium) Channel French 140, Dutch 130
Singtel TV (Singapore) Channel 244( HD)
Channel 245 (Baby TV on Demand)
SkyAngel (U.S.) Channel 309
AT&T U-verse (U.S.) Channel 330
PEO TV (Sri Lanka) Channel 63
PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) Channel 50
Vodafone (Portugal) Channel 56
Streaming media
TVPlayer Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required)
Sling TV Internet Protocol television

BabyTV is a television channel for infants, toddlers, and parents, distributed worldwide by Fox Networks Group. Launched in 2003, BabyTV is distributed in over 100 countries, broadcasting in 18 languages (as of 2013).

History

Themes

BabyTV's original program library, which is developed in-house in co-operation with childhood development experts and content experts is built around nine developmental themes, which cover all early learning skill and developmental milestones for toddlers.[7]

The nine categories, include the following. They are:

On demand

BabyTV's video on demand service features edited segments of BabyTV programming, categorized into their nine developmental themes, in hundreds of half hour segments and is available in languages including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin and Turkish. The on-demand channel is available on Singtel TV. It will be launched to StarHub TV in Singapore and other pay TV providers in Asia in the future.

Home video

BabyTV has introduced a DVD offering. "My First Years Library" is a library that covers early learning skills and developmental milestones that children encounter in their first years. BabyTV's DVD collection features segments of BabyTV content and includes some of the channel's leading characters such as: Pitch & Potch,.[8][9]

Broadcasting

RR Media provides playout and uplink services to the BabyTV channel. Languages are encrypted and uplinked via Hotbird 6, Measat 3a and Galaxy 23.

References

External links

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