What's new to watch on CBBC, CBeebies and BBC iPlayer?

July brings a packed slate of fun, fantasy and feel good viewing across CBBC, iPlayer and CBeebies, with something for every ...
TV Technology

BBC to Ax CBBC, BBC Four; Wants to Reach 75% of Audience via iPlayer Every Week

Director general Tim Davie said: “This is our moment to build a digital-first BBC. Something genuinely new, a Reithian organisation for the digital age, a positive force for the UK and the world" When ...
Realscreen

BBC’s “digital first” plan to result in closure of linear channels BBC Four and CBBC

A “digital first” strategy for UK pubcaster the BBC, unveiled today (May 26) by its director-general Tim Davie (pictured), will result in the closure of its smaller linear channels, such as BBC Four, ...
Deadline.com

More Layoffs Hit BBC Kids Department As CBBC Production Revamped

EXCLUSIVE: Another round of layoffs has hit the BBC Children’s & Education department after a revamp to production of the CBBC Studio. A consultation in Salford’s Media City has started and 11 roles ...
The Next Web

BBC gives its child-friendly CBBC iPlayer a serious makeover ahead of CBeebies iPlayer redesign

The BBC has launched a redesigned version of its CBBC iPlayer for kids programming which keeps the overall design closely in line with the update to the regular desktop version of the BBC iPlayer back ...
Deadline.com

BBC To Close CBBC & BBC Four As Linear Channels; 1,000 Jobs At Risk As Public Broadcaster Begins Its “Digital First” Push

The BBC has announced it will axe up to 1,000 employees across the next few years while also stopping the broadcast of smaller, but much-loved, linear channels such as children’s channel CBBC and BBC ...
The Conversation

CBBC’s move online could damage its identity, value and brand recognition

You may remember when TV channel BBC Three was made an online-only brand in 2016. The reason given at that time was that teenagers and young adults, the channel’s target audience, were now all ...