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CBeebies
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CCTV identifies CBeebies’ Waybuloo
Chinese children’s channel CCTV-14 has acquired CBeebies live-action/puppet hybrid Waybuloo. The deal hands the state-owned…
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News brief: CBeebies snaps up Pootle special
UK preschool channel CBeebies has acquired a 27-minute special of Snapper Productions’ animated series Q…
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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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CBeebies plots new show from Teletubbies creator
UK preschool channel CBeebies has commissioned a series from Teletubbies creator Anne Wood. Twirlywoos comes…
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News brief: African CBeebies among Q Pootle buyers
CBeebies in Africa and NRK in Norway are among buyers of Snapper Productions-produced toon Q…
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Super RTL takes German rights to Kate & Mim-Mim
German family channel Super RTL has acquired local broadcast, licensing and home entertainment rights to…
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Creator buys Koala Brothers rights
The creator of The Koala Brothers has formed a new company to buy the UK…
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CBeebies prebuys Circle Square
UK preschool channel CBeebies has prebought Circle Square, an upcoming animated series from production house…
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News brief: Broadcasters buy Cloudbabies
Broadcasters in Europe, the Middle East and Korea have acquired preschool toon Cloudbabies from producer…
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BBC Worldwide launch kids SVOD service in South Korea
BBC Worldwide has inked a deal with South Korean KT Corporation to launch a CBeebies…
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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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News brief: CBeebies opening CBeebies Land at Alton Towers
BBC preschool brand CBeebies will open a themed section within UK theme park Alton Towers….
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BBC Children’s takes one-off Rosie Special
UK public broadcaster the BBC has picked up a special feature length version of popular…
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Transmedia by numbers
Children’s love of great TV content shows no signs of abating but young audiences are…
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Kids TV seriously
Today’s kids have an endless array of entertainment choices. From Disney, Nickelodeon and Turner Broadcasting…
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News brief: LazyTown leaves CBeebies for Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has snatched the rebooted version of LazyTown from its former home…
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Cloudbabies emerge in Germany
Boutique children’s TV distributor Hoho Rights has sold its Cloudbabies preschool series to a leading…
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BBC agrees seven year In the Night Garden deal
CBeebies has inked a deal with DHX Media for In the Night Garden that will…
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BBC brings back Clangers after 45 years
Classic British animated series Clangers is coming back to the BBC, 45 years after the…
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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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ABC Oz buys Mister Maker and Waybuloo
The ABC has acquired a 30-hour package of programming from Zodiak Kids. The Australian pubcaster…
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First UK producers receive tax break confirmation
A pair of CBeebies toons and three BBC One dramas are the first UK projects…
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CBeebies goes for Melody, Minibeast
UK digital kids net CBeebies has ordered a pair of new series, one themed around…
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CBeebies launches Playtime app
UK pubcaster the BBC has launched an app to accompany a range of shows on…
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CBeebies’ Mister Maker gets companion app
Mister Maker, the CBeebies preschool TV series, has got its own companion app. Mister Maker:…
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Reinventing the classics
Children’s TV is something that binds and defines peer groups. With new versions of Thunderbirds,…
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CBeebies pre-buys toon series, Union handles sales
UK preschool channel CBeebies has pre-bought a new animated series from indie studio Beakus, with…
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FremantleMedia and BBC on kids partnership
Earlier this year the BBC and the Kids and Family division of FremantleMedia inked a…
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Foxtel-BBC channel deal ‘disappoints ABC’
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel is to launch a premium BBC content channel on its…
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Tree Fu Tom springs up at Sprout
US children’s cable channel Sprout has bought FremantleMedia Kids and CBeebies coproduction Tree Fu Tom….