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==International and non-English versions== [[File:CBeebies.svg|thumb|Logo used from 11 February 2002 to 14 March 2023, still used as a production logo. Still used outside the UK, especially in Asia and Poland. Still used as a secondary logo]] [[BBC Studios]] owns and operates the international CBeebies feeds, with most of them operating on a 24-hour schedule (compared to the UK version). The first international launch for the CBeebies channel was in [[India]] in May 2007, although the channel was shut down at the end of November 2012 due to "commercial considerations".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/11/02/bbc-pulls-plug-on-two-india-channels/|title=BBC Pulls Plug on Two India Channels|author=Will Davies|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=2 November 2012 }}</ref> The [[Poland|Polish]] CBeebies channel was launched on 2 December 2007, while feeds in [[Latin America]],<ref>{{cite web |title=BBCWW confirms Lat Am channels |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/bbcww-confirms-lat-am-channels/ |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=C21 Media|date=14 July 2008 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240114120157/https://www.c21media.net/news/bbcww-confirms-lat-am-channels/ |archive-date=14 January 2024}}</ref> [[East Asia|East]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[South Africa]] and [[Australia]] were launched in late 2008. In March 2011, an [[video on demand|on demand]] version of the network was launched in the United States and is available on [[Xfinity]]. On 13 May 2011, CBeebies was launched as a programme block on the channel [[BBC Kids]] in [[Canada]], available on weekdays between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. It served a similar schedule to the main channel. The block ceased alongside its main channel on 31 December 2018, with some programmes moving to [[Knowledge Kids]]. In April 2015, BBC Worldwide signed with [[South Korea]]n broadcaster [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] and Japanese broadcaster [[Kids Station]] to launch CBeebies blocks on both channels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2015/cbeebies-programming-blocks|title = BBC Worldwide signs deals to launch CBeebies programming blocks in South Korea and Japan}}</ref> In April 2016, a channel for the [[MENA]] region was launched.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} On 10 March 2017, CBeebies Asia was launched in [[Taiwan]], replacing [[BBC Entertainment]]. CBeebies Asia has already launched in [[Hong Kong]], [[South Korea]], [[Myanmar]], the [[Philippines]], [[Mongolia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Maldives]], [[Macau]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Malaysia]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} On 13 April 2017, the localised CBeebies feed for [[Latin America]] ceased operations along with [[BBC Earth]] and BBC Entertainment.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} On 5 April 2018, a feed was launched on [[Digiturk]] in [[Turkey]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} On 1 December 2019, the Australian feed launched in New Zealand on [[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky]]. In March 2020, CBeebies launched on Vietnam's television provider Msky. In July 2020, it was relaunched in [[India]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=((Editor))|first=TVA|date=July 2020|title=CBeebies pre-school channel returns to India|work=Television Asia|url=https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2020/07/cbeebies-pre-school-channel-returns-to-india|access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref> but with pan-Asian feed in English [[Sound multiplex in broadcasting|audio track]] only. On 31 October 2020, CBeebies and CBeebies en Español were removed from all cable and satellite providers in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/cbeeies-en-espanol-unavailable|title=CBeebies and CBeebies en Español No Longer Available After October 31, 2020|date=24 June 2021|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107020611/https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/cbeeies-en-espanol-unavailable|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 11 January 2022, [[BBC Kids]] launched as a [[Free ad-supported streaming television|FAST]] channel on [[Pluto TV]] in the [[United States]], which airs select CBeebies and [[CBBC]] shows from the [[BBC Studios]] catalogue. A version of the channel that airs Spanish-dubbed programming titled "Niños por BBC" was launched on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcstudiospressroom.com/press/bbc-studios-launches-two-new-fast-channels-for-kids-in-the-u-s-bbc-kids-and-ninos-por-bbc-will-live-on-pluto-tv/|title = BBC Studios Launches Two New FAST Channels for Kids in the U.S. BBC Kids and Niños por BBC Will Live on Pluto TV}}</ref> Both channels have since been removed. BBC Kids continues to be available on [[Samsung TV Plus]] in the United States. On 15 December 2022, the Asian feed of CBeebies was launched as a preview channel on [[Astro (company)|Astro]], which replaced [[Boomerang (Asian TV channel)|Boomerang]] on 1 February 2023. A planned rebrand for the Polish version of CBeebies was cancelled in March 2024 after the departure of presenter [[Aneta Piotrowska]]. It was announced that CBeebies on [[Foxtel]] in Australia would be removed on 31 July 2024, alongside BBC First, BBC Earth, BBC News, and [[A&E (Australian TV channel)|A&E]]. However, 3 months after the Foxtel shutdown, CBeebies and BBC Kids were removed from Fetch TV on 31 October 2024, marking the end of CBeebies operations in Australia after nearly 16 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://help.foxtel.com.au/s/article/a7VMp0000006DPBMA2/content-changes-2024 | title=Support }}</ref>
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