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CBBC
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CBBC calls on Robot Wars successor Airmaggedon
UK kids TV channel CBBC has commissioned DHX Media to produce two seasons of a…
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CBBC, Worldwide create toon pilot scheme
UK kids channel CBBC and its commercial cousin BBC Worldwide have launched a pilot scheme…
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BBC kids orders more Roy shows
BBC kids channels CBeebies and CBBC have jointly commissioned a new 52x14mins season of Little…
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BBC plans standalone children’s iPlayer
Britain’s pubcaster, the BBC, is to launch a standalone children’s version of popular on-demand service…
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BBC Three goes online-only in March 2016
The BBC plans to turn youth network BBC Three into an online-only service from March…
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CBBC: report card, recent hits, shopping lists
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and her CBBC counterpart Cheryl Taylor took the stage at the…
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CBeebies: report card, recent hits, shopping lists
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and her CBBC counterpart Cheryl Taylor took the stage at the…
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BBC weighs original family films in BBC3 hours
The BBC is considering making original family films to fill extra hours that could be…
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Aardman brings Morph back to TV
Aardman’s classic clay-mation character Morph will return to UK screens next month and the kids…
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CBBC, ABC explore Secret Life of Boys
Pubcasters in the UK and Australia have co-commissioned a live-action interactive drama about an eleven-year-old…
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Reality star becomes Dengineer for CBBC
UK kids channel CBBC has commissioned The Dengineers, a new live-action makeover show in which…
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TV3 names Jeff Ford replacement
Ireland’s TV3 has named Lynda McQuaid as its director of content to replace the Fox…
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Netflix detects Danger Mouse, Gadget
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to a pair of classic kids TV series being rebooted…
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BBC kids nets joint-order Arabian Nights series
Preschool channel CBeebies and older-skewed BBC sister CBBC have jointly-commissioned a contemporary re-imaginging of the…
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CBBC, Nick Jr. launch kids content apps
The BBC has launched a channel-focused app for its children’s network CBBC, which will house…
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BBC to save £50m by ‘reinventing’ BBC Three
The BBC’s plan to “reinvent” youth-skewing network BBC Three as an online-only channel will generate…
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Benbow named acting BBC Children’s boss
Kay Benbow has been named acting director of BBC Children’s. The CBeebies controller will take…
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Disney Channel, pubcasters bag Winkler’s Zipzer
Four Disney Channel feeds and two European pubcasters are among buyers of Hank Zipzer, the…
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HBO Lat Am welcomes CBBC’s EVE
HBO Latin America has pre-bought new CBBC children’s drama EVE. This marks the first international…
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CBBC, ZDFE visit Scream Street
UK children’s channel CBBC has come on board a fast-paced comedy series that Germany’s ZDF…
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MIPTV: Twofour moving into kids distribution
UK-based distributor Twofour Rights will start selling kids shows at MIPTV. The kids slate will…
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News brief: Discovery, ABC get Officially Amazing
Discovery Networks Asia and ABC in Australia have acquired season two of children’s series Officially…
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Discovery, Noga register for Operation Ouch!
Discovery Kids in Asia and Israel’s Noga are among new buyers of CBBC’s BAFTA-winning children’s…
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ABC1 drops children’s programming
Australian broadcaster ABC1 will move children’s programming to dedicated digital channels as the country completes…
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CBBC to premiere Henry Winkler series on iPlayer
UK kids channel CBBC will launch its new comedy drama series Hank Zipzer on its…
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CBBC unveils new in-house dramas, comedy
UK children’s channel CBBC has commissioned a trio of in-house scripted series. Hetty Feather is…
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Danish kids undergoes localised Operation
DR’s children’s channel DR Ultra has ordered a local version of CBBC medical entertainment series…
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CBBC hands Argonon first kids drama commission
CBBC has lined up a new major children’s drama series, which has writer Emma Reeves…
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Trust says BBC Children’s must reach out to older kids
The BBC’s kids channels CBBC and Cbeebies are performing well, but the public broadcaster needs…
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News brief: Junior Vets get more training at CBBC
Factual entertainment series Junior Vets has been given a second season on UK children’s digital…