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Buddy Oliver’s ‘Cooking Buddies’ show to be sold by Cake
UK-based kids firm Cake has picked up international rights to Cooking Buddies, the first TV…
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TBI Kids: How live-action shows are flying high again
Animation was seen as something of a safer bet through the pandemic, as live-action producers…
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BBC orders ‘Raised By Wolves’ writer’s comedy, opens Zig Zag’s ‘Football Academy’
The BBC has ordered a comedy from Raised By Wolves‘ Caroline Moran about a bride-to-be’s hen do…
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News round-up: More job cuts at Netflix; CBBC snags ‘Total Drama’; SBS buys ‘Traitor’
More job cuts at Netflix Further job cuts are expected at Netflix later this week,…
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BBC to close CBBC & BBC Four as ‘digital first’ agenda set out
The BBC in the UK is closing children-focused channel CBBC and arts-skewing BBC Four, as…
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CBBC takes a spin with Yeti’s teen ballroom dancer doc
CBBC, the children’s division of UK pubcaster the BBC, has commissioned a documentary about a…
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Why a Covid-fuelled podcast boom is set to last
Josh Adley, director of commercial & client relations at UK podcast studio Listen, explains how…
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Kids round-up: ‘Dodger’ heads up CBBC slate; Mikros names Miloro president; Wildbrain to co-pro emoji series
‘Dodger’ heads up CBBC slate CBBC, UK pubcaster BBC’s children’s channel, has commissioned a slew…
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Kids round-up: Wildbrain hires Spin Master alum Withrington for development role; Genius Brands appoints Harold Chizick to head sales; CBBC seeks Screen Glue show
Wildbrain hires Spin Master alum Withrington for development role Canada’s WildBrain has appointed Lorna Withrington…
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TBI Kids: BBC Studios on the global reach of ‘Planet Defenders’
We often hear how the future of the planet and the animals that live upon…
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UK’s CBBC acquires ‘The New Legends Of Monkey’
BBC-owned children’s channel CBBC has acquired both seasons of live-action kids’ series The New Legends…
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Kids roundup: HBO Max seeks ‘Squish’; Kids execs launch new prodco; Netflix picks up Xilam’s ‘Trico’
HBO Max seeks ‘Squish’ WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has acquired animated kids’ comedy Squish, following…
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Kids round-up: Wildbrain reveals management rejig; M6 and Canal+ partner on ‘Presto’; C5 extends Daisy & Ollie’
Wildbrain reveals management appointments Canadian producer and distributor Wildbrain has revamped its senior management team…
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Kids round-up: DHX, CBBC take to ‘Springboard’; Hoho strikes Bomanbridge deal; Cumberbatch boards C4’s ‘Tiger Who Came To Tea’
Canada’s Family Channel, CBBC take to Springboard DHX Television’s Family Channel in Canada and CBBC…
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Kids round-up: UK remake of Israeli craft show, Nick appoints for pre-school
CBBC remakes Israeli kids craft format UK children’s channel CBBC has ordered an adaptation of…
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Japan’s NHK acquires UK kids show ‘The Worst Witch’
Japanese broadcaster NHK has struck a deal with ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) for UK children’s live-action…
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Cloudco bolsters distribution team with Partner
Kids TV producer and distributor Cloudco Entertainment has hired Sam Partner as VP international content…
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CBBC exec boards Beano Studios
Beano Studios has appointed CBBC exec Tim Searle as its head of animation. In the…
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Benbow exiting in BBC Children’s shake-up
Kay Benbow is the leaving the children’s division of UK pubcaster the BBC as part…
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BBC’s Webb: ‘fewer but bigger kids commissions’
The head of UK pubcaster the BBC’s kids department has said her division’s commissioning focus…
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Worldwide kids: Miami and Liverpool beckon
With trips to Miami and Liverpool coming up, Henrietta Hurford-Jones, BBC Worldwide’s director of childrens,…
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Fremantle moves into kids formats
FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family unit has moved into formats, striking a deal for a Swedish…
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Viacom poaches BBC exec for UK kids role
Viacom has hired Sarah Muller to run its kids programming at Channel 5. The new…
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Netflix orders trio of originals, Stranger Things II
Streaming service Netflix has ordered a pair of tween-skewed scripted series, on of which comes…
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BBC NHU, DHX open The Zoo for CBBC
UK kids channel CBBC has commissioned a ob-doc series in which the animals of Paignton…
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Brexit: what does it mean for kids TV?
The kids TV business is starting to weigh the impact of Britain’s pending European Union…
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Televisa SVOD net takes Imira package
Televisa’s Latin American SVOD service, Blim, has bought eight children’s series from Spanish distributor Imira…
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BBC says channels safe as Kids iPlayer launches
UK pubcaster the BBC has launched a kids-specific version of its iPlayer on-demand service, while…
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Danger Mouse spied in Oz, France
FremantleMedia’s new version of spy toon Danger Mouse has made its way to broadcasters in…
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BBC Two to restart Robot Wars
UK pubcaster BBC Two has brought eccentric machine battle series Robot Wars back 15 years…