Bibigon

{{short description|Russian children's television channel}}

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{{Expand Russian|topic=culture|Бибигон (телеканал)|date=March 2011}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Bibigon
Бибигон

| logo = Bibigon TV Logo.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| logo_alt =

| image =

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2007|9|1|df=y}}

| closed_date = {{end date|2010|12|27|df=y}}

| picture_format = SECAM (576i)

| network =

| owner = VGTRK

| country = Russia

| language = Russian

| area = Russia

| affiliates =

| headquarters = Moscow, Russia

| former_names =

| replaced =

| replaced_by = Karusel

| sister_channels = Russia 1, Russia 2, Russia K, Russia 24, RTR Planeta

| timeshift_service =

| website = [http://www.bibigon.ru/ www.bibigon.ru]

| online_serv_1 =

| online_chan_1 =

}}

Bibigon (Russian: Бибигон) was a Russian television channel dedicated to children and adolescents. The channel, a subsidiary of Russia-1 and owned by VGTRK, was first launched on 1 September 2007. It was originally launched as a block in daytime on Russia, Sport and Culture. Bibigon was only available in Russia and Armenia. The channel was named after the character of Chukovsky's fairy tale "The adventures of Bibigon".{{Cite web|url=https://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/10470|title=Не для того Кремль так долго отстраивал "кнопки", чтобы услышать глас народа|website=newtimes.ru|access-date=2020-04-26|archive-date=2019-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229144811/https://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/10470|url-status=live}}

On 27 December 2010 the channel was closed and its air time was replaced by Karusel, which merged Bibigon with TeleNanny (ТелеНяня).{{cite web |title=«Карусель» закружит с «Триколором». «Бибигон» и «Теленяня» не удел / Телевидение / Новости / ProTV.UA - ТВ, технологии, телекоммуникации |url=http://protv.ua/news/tv/48124 |website=ProTV.UA - ТВ, технологии, телекоммуникации |access-date=8 August 2023 |date=26 December 2010 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230554/http://protv.ua/news/tv/48124 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2011-01-12 |title=Александр Гуревич: "Карусель" объединила детскую аудиторию "Бибигона" и "Теленяни" |trans-title=Alexander Gurevich: "Karusel" united the children's audience of "Bibigon" and "Telenyanya" |url=https://rg.ru/2011/01/11/tv-poln.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412081222/https://rg.ru/2011/01/11/tv-poln.html |archive-date=2019-04-12 |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=rg.ru |publisher=Gazeta |language=ru}}