It's the children's TV staple, having launched 18 years ago this month.
But the CBeebies channel could face the axe if the
BBC is put behind a paywall, the chairman of the broadcaster Sir David Clementi claims
The news has left parents in uproar, with one slamming the move claiming: 'It's the only way I get anything done!'
David warned that replacing the regular licence fee with a Netflix-style subscription could result in cuts to the output of children's channels including Cbeebies and CBBC.
In a speech in Salford this week, David said: 'A subscription service would be unlikely to have much regional presence. It would be very unlikely to continue the level of properly curated programmes for children, or indeed the brilliant Bitesize education services that have helped so many teenagers.'
He continued: 'It would not have the same commitment to investing in home-grown ideas and talent, to the benefit of our whole creative sector.'
Furthermore, David cautioned that the proposed changes could mean that the BBC would no longer cover big national events such as 'royal weddings or jubilees, or Olympic successes.'