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Rakuten TV adds Beano channel

March 2, 2022

By Nik Roseveare

Rakuten TV, the European VoD platforms, has added iconic children’s brands Beano to their growing children’s collection of FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) channels.

Families in the UK and Ireland now have access to the adventures of Dennis, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx and their Beanotown friends via The Beano channel.


Established in 1938, Beano is the world’s longest-running weekly comic and the the #1 comic in the UK. Its beloved characters have been making childhood exciting for generations of kids, both in print and on TV.

Rakuten TV’s current Family Friendly titles available on FAST channels include more iconic brands such as the Lego channel, Planeta Junior TV, Kidz Bob, Caillou, Teletubbies and its branded Rakuten TV ‘Family’ channel, featuring popular titles such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.

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