History
The services was initially set to be named Bute, later Biggs, [1] but was renamed Panda Biggs at the request of ERC. [2] It was launched on 1 December 2009 on the ZON platform. It was targeted to children and teens from ages 8 to 14. It aired live-action shows, films, anime and cartoon shows. It also used to air archived programs from Canal Panda. [3] Its design is similar to that of YTV and Disney XD. Initially on digital cable, the channel launched on its analog service on 1 February 2010, replacing Cartoon Network, which became a digital-only channel after that date. [4]
On 1 June 2021, Dreamia launched another Portuguese TV channel targeted to children called Panda Kids. It airs almost mostly the anime and cartoon shows formerly aired on Biggs, including new ones and films, some formerly aired on Canal Panda. Initially it was supposed to be a pop-up channel, but due to the increase of the channel's target audience ratings, Dreamia decided to make it as a regular and permanent channel, while Biggs was refocused as a teen channel, primarily airing live-action series as its key content. [5] [6] [7]
Starting from 5 July 2023, the channel only airs live-action shows and films for teens and young adults. [8] [9]
Controversies
On 6 and 27 November 2016, the channel censored a lesbian kiss in Sailor Moon Crystal , the cut was motivated as a "mere editorial option, although able of causing discordance". Fans reacted with protests and accused the channel of homophobia, causing it to temporarily suspend the series. [195]
An episode of Shin-chan where Hiroshi Nohara was in the hospital caused controversy among parents and educators due to a scene involving Shinnosuke Nohara being having his buttocks examined by three nurses. [196] The series ended up being a target of an ERC deliberation in April 2017, [197] in the next month, it was ruled out that Biggs was only allowed to air the series after the 10:30pm watershed. [198]
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