CBC on Monday announced a new 24/7 commercial-free CBC Kids streaming channel, available now to stream on CBC Gem and the CBC Kids YouTube channel.
The channel features CBC Kids animated and live-action series for kids aged two to 10, including: preschool favourite Dino Ranch, following the adventures of the Cassidy family’s ranch for dinosaurs; live-action, stop-motion series Go Togo, about the vehicles of Transitville; Hey Duggee, about a big dog and his friends; and Molly of Denali, following an Indigenous girl and her friends.
Radio-Canada on Monday also launched two French-language ad-free streaming channels for children and youth, La chaîne Jeunesse and La chaîne L’Agent Jean, available on ICI TOU.TV.
“The CBC Kids streaming channel strengthens our commitment to serve kids and families across Canada with inspiring, family-friendly and fun content on their preferred platforms,” said Sally Catto, general manager of entertainment, factual and sports at CBC, in a press release. “This new commercial-free channel will offer easy access — all day, every day — to some of the most popular children’s programming that CBC has to offer.”
“CBC/Radio-Canada is here for Canadian children, and we hope that this new channel enriches their lives,” said Marie-Philippe Bouchard, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, in a statement.
The CBC Kids streaming channel also includes live-action preschool originals Gary’s Magic Fort and Mittens & Pants, and original animated series Big Blue, Dylan’s Playtime Adventures, Hop, Kingdom Force, and Let’s Go, Bananas!, plus the award-winning True and the Rainbow Kingdom.
Series available for school-aged children include CBC Kids originals Addison, The Bravest Knight and Super Agent Jon Le Bon, plus the educational comedy series Odd Squad.
The current season of ongoing CBC Kids series will continue to be available separately on CBC TV, CBC Gem and the CBC Kids YouTube channel.
CBC Gem offers more than 6,500 hours of live and on-demand Canadian programming and a curated selection of acclaimed international content, including more than 400 documentary features, more than 700 hours of ad-free content for kids and tweens, and a collection of over 400 Canadian feature films. CBC Gem is available for free as an app for iOS and Android devices and online at CBCGem.ca, and on connected TVs via Roku, Samsung, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, LG, Google Chromecast, Android TV and Xbox, as well as via TV service provider Rogers Xfinity.
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