BBC Kids and Nick Music are joining the Australian platform Fetch TV, as replacements for Cartoon Network and Boomerang.<\/p>\n
BBC Kids is aimed at 6- to 10-year-olds, offering comedy, drama, entertainment, natural history and documentaries. The programming roster includes the dance drama The Next Step<\/em>, football drama Jamie Johnson<\/em>, Horrible Histories<\/em>, Deadly 60 on a Mission<\/em> and the teen spy drama MI High<\/em>.<\/p>\n Tim Christlieb, director of branded services for BBC Studios ANZ, said: \u201cWe are delighted to launch this new virtual playlist channel on Fetch that fits perfectly with our preschool channel CBeebies, offering a destination for older kids to enjoy a diverse range of programming all with the hallmark of BBC quality.\u201d<\/p>\n The ViacomCBS-owned Nick Music is a dedicated 24-hour music channel for kids, with music from Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Sia, Taylor Swift and more.<\/p>\n Beverley McGarvey, chief content officer and executive VP for ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand, said: \u201cWe know Aussie kids love music, so we wanted to create a safe place for them to be able to watch their favorite artists and listen to chart-topping hits from around the world, curated just for them. Nick Music is a channel kids will love, and parents can trust.\u201d<\/p>\n The new channels will be added to the $6 Kids Pack from April 24, as replacements for Cartoon Network and Boomerang, which exit the platform on April 23.<\/p>\n Sam Hall, chief content and commercial officer at Fetch TV, said: \u201cFetch TV is excited to be the Australian launch partner for BBC Kids and to further extend our partnership with BBC Studios demonstrating our commitment to offering quality British content.<\/p>\n \u201cNickelodeon and Nick Jr. are the two top-rating kids’ channels on Fetch. We are delighted to add another great offering from Nickelodeon, and are confident that Nick Music will fill a void in the market.\u201d<\/p>\n Scott Lorson, CEO of Fetch TV said: \u201cAs a master aggregator, Fetch continues to expand and enhance our content offerings to ensure that we cater to all audiences and viewing preferences. We recognize that free-to-air channels and BVOD apps, subscription channels, SVOD services, and transactional on-demand content are all critical to a complete content offering, and our focus remains on delivering on our consumer promise of ‘All your Entertainment, easy.’\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BBC Kids and Nick Music are joining the Australian platform Fetch TV, as replacements for Cartoon Network and Boomerang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":20316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1703,3628,5949],"class_list":["post-20315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-kids","tag-fetch","tag-nick-music","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n