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BabyTV is a television channel for infants, toddlers, and parents, distributed worldwide by Fox International Channels. Launched in 2003, BabyTV is distributed in over 100 countries, broadcasting in 18 languages (as of 2013). ==History== *BabyTV was first developed in 2003 as a channel in Israel by Maya and Liran Talit and members of their family.〔Doreen Carvajal, ("BabyTV and BabyFirstTV target the diaper set" ), ''The New York Times'', May 18, 2008.〕〔Candace Krieger, ("The woman nurturing TV channel for babies" ), ''The Jewish Chronicle'', August 2, 2012.〕 A competitor, BabyFirst, began broadcasting in 2006, leading to a legal dispute.〔 * BabyTV was first launched on 4 Dec 2003, and on 8 Oct 2007, News Corp's Fox International Channels acquired a major stake in BabyTV, placing it alongside its international offerings of Fox Crime, FX, National Geographic and others.〔(Baby Tv - FOX International Channels )〕 * In 2006, Indovision with Dori Media Distribution started operating Baby TV in Indonesia. Re-brand as Vision 3 Baby, this channel dubbed in Bahasa Indonesia and has same program content and schedules with Baby TV Asia beams; however, advertising is different on both beams. * BabyTV was also launched on Sky Digital in the UK on February 5, 2007.〔(Baby TV launches on Sky - Tech News - Digital Spy )〕 * In 2008, French authorities banned the broadcasting of programs aimed at children under the age of 3, and ordered warnings to be included on foreign channels available in France such as BabyTV and its competitor BabyFirst.〔Christine Ollivier, ("France bans broadcast of TV shows for babies" ), Associated Press in ''Deseret News'', August 20, 2008.〕 * The channel, along with Fox Crime and FX was launched in India on March 25, 2009. * In January 2011, BabyTV was added to the programming package of Dish Network on channel 126. * On December 1, 2011, BabyTV was launched via SkyCable channel 140 and it will only be available through its digital platform. * On October 1, 2012, BabyTV was launched via mio TV channel 244 and it will be the first to launch the channel in HDTV 16:9 Format. * Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau are available on Now TV Channel 448, Macau Cable TV Channel 61 (SD) and 861 (HD) and Taiwan CATV Channel 311 (HD) and CHT MOD Channel 17. * A Spanish language version is available in the United States on Dish Network. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BabyTV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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