Bibigon (

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: Бибигон) was a

television channel dedicated to children and adolescents. The channel, a subsidiary of

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and owned by

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, was first launched on 1 September 2007. It was originally launched as a block in daytime on

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and

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channels. The channel was named after the character of Chukovsky's

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" The adventures of Bibigon". On 27 December 2010 the channel was closed and its air time was replaced by

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, which merged Bibigon with TeleNanny (ТелеНяня).

References

External links

Official site
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