BBC iPlayer App for Children Now Available

LONDON: BBC has launched the brand-new BBC iPlayer Kids application, which is available for free on iOS and Android phones and tablets, as well as on Kindle Fire.

More than 10,000 episodes of both new and old CBeebies and CBBC content will be made available on the app this year. Titles include Wolfblood, Blue Peter, The Dumping Ground, Topsy & Tim and Go Jetters. The ad-free app allows users to set a profile, select an age, watch anytime, anywhere with downloads, search for shows and choose accessibility options. It also includes a safety lock that prevents little ones from accessing outside links or settings.

Alice Webb, the director of BBC Children’s, commented: “Children have always been a priority for the BBC. So launching the BBC iPlayer Kids app is a really exciting moment for us—and we can’t wait to see millions of children get excited about it too. The BBC iPlayer Kids app meets the needs we know are absolute deal-breakers for kids and parents. We’re offering choice and control, wrapped up in a child-friendly design and the largest range of home-grown U.K. content on a platform parents can trust. In a nutshell, the app is CBBC and CBeebies in their hands—a BBC iPlayer re-designed for a new, digitally savvy generation. It’s free of charge, free from commercial influence, and brand-new today.”

Dan Taylor-Watt, the head of BBC iPlayer, added: “We know from research that parents value having a version of BBC iPlayer that’s guaranteed to be free of programming aimed at adults, and that kids love a version of iPlayer that’s designed specially with them in mind. BBC iPlayer is available on over 10,000 devices in the U.K. for free and we’re thrilled to launch this app so kids can enjoy their favorite shows whenever and wherever they are, in a safe and fun space, packed with amazing content.”