Origins BabyFirst was announced in 2004 The network was launched on May 11, 2006, on DirecTV and made available through EchoStar's Dish Network in June 2006. It is based in
Los Angeles and was initially funded by Regency Enterprises, Kardan and Bellco Capital. The channel was controversial as the first 24-hour channel for children six months to three years in age, but it was popular among parents and grew quickly. By 2008, it was broadcasting in ten territories in the Asia Pacific, such as China and Korea. In October 2008, SingTel started distributing the channel to the Singapore audience. It was also being broadcast in Africa and Latin America. In May 2008, it signed a distribution agreement with
Time Warner Cable. In 2009, HBO Asia became the exclusive distributor in Asia. In 2011, the network obtained agreements to distribute the channel in the United Kingdom through the BSkyB satellite network as well as in Mexico through Sky Mexico and Cablevision. A French version was introduced with CanalSat in 2011. In late 2011, it had arranged broadcasting agreements throughout Europe, the Middle East, A bilingual Spanish and English channel, BabyFirst Americas, was launched with
Comcast in 2012. A premium
YouTube channel was introduced in June 2013.
Recent history In 2013, former
ABC Network President Steven McPherson became investors and board members as the company worked to develop new content and improve advertising revenues. ==Programming==