Telebimbi

In October 2011, TLN Media Group, at the time a consortium majority owned by Corus Entertainment, was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called All Italian Children’s Television, described as "a national, niche third-language ethnic specialty Category B service devoted to providing programming to Canadians with origins in Italy or who are of Italian descent, and who are from preschool age to seventeen years of age.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-638.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-638] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704171649/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-638.htm |date=2015-07-04 }} CRTC 2011-10-05

The channel launched on December 4, 2014, as Telebimbi, exclusively on Bell Fibe TV.{{Cite web |url=http://tln.ca/media-press-releases//TeleBimbi-launches-on-Bell-Fibe |title=TeleBimbi launches on Bell Fibe |access-date=2017-06-15 |archive-date=2017-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909011101/http://tln.ca/media-press-releases//TeleBimbi-launches-on-Bell-Fibe |url-status=dead }} On May 31, 2016, Telebimbi launched on Cogeco.{{Cite web |url=http://tln.ca/media-press-releases//Cogeco-Brings-Telelatino-Network-TV-Channels-to-Half-Million-Ontario-Subscribers |title=Cogeco Brings Telelatino Network TV Channels to Half Million Ontario Subscribers |access-date=2017-06-15 |archive-date=2017-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909011333/http://tln.ca/media-press-releases//Cogeco-Brings-Telelatino-Network-TV-Channels-to-Half-Million-Ontario-Subscribers |url-status=dead }} On August 31, 2017, Telebimbi launched on Rogers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMGSSBewKyM |title=TeleBimbi Free Preview on Rogers TV |access-date=2017-09-08 |archive-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526123510/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMGSSBewKyM |url-status=live }}

As of February 11, 2019, it and sister channel TeleNiños have operated under exempt status.{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht158.pdf|title=Ownership Chart 158 - TELELATINO - Discretionary & Specialty Services|accessdate=April 11, 2019|work=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005145917/https://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht158.pdf|archive-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=live}} Shortly after, Corus sold its stake in Telelatino Network to the other co-owners.{{cite web|url=http://mediaincanada.com/2019/03/26/tln-buys-back-its-shares-from-corus/|title=TLN buys back its shares from Corus|first=Bree|last=Rody-Mantha|work=Media In Canada|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=March 26, 2019|accessdate=April 11, 2019|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331134755/http://mediaincanada.com/2019/03/26/tln-buys-back-its-shares-from-corus/|url-status=live}}

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