Telebimbi is a Canadian Category B-exempt Italian language specialty channel owned by TLN Media Group. Telebimbi broadcasts programming primarily aimed at children in addition to select family-oriented programming.
 TeleBimbi logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TLN Media Group Joseph Vitale (28%) R. Di Battista Investments (24%) I.P. Rosati Holdings (24%) Aldo Di Felice (24%) |
| Sister channels | TLN TeleNiños |
| History | |
| Launched | December 4, 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website | Telebimbi |
History edit
In October 2011, TLN Media Group, at the time a consortium majority owned by Corus Entertainment, 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]
As of February 11, 2019, it and sister channel TeleNiños have operated under exempt status.[5] Shortly after, Corus sold its stake in Telelatino Network to the other co-owners.[6]
References edit
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-638 Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine CRTC 2011-10-05
- ^ "TeleBimbi launches on Bell Fibe". Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "Cogeco Brings Telelatino Network TV Channels to Half Million Ontario Subscribers". Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "TeleBimbi Free Preview on Rogers TV". Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ "Ownership Chart 158 - TELELATINO - Discretionary & Specialty Services" (PDF). Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Rody-Mantha, Bree (March 26, 2019). "TLN buys back its shares from Corus". Media In Canada. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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