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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 Enterprises will sell on the international market. The 52x11mins Scream Street will be a stop-motion animation series from UK indies Coolabi and Factory Transmedia, the latter of which has just joined as coproducer. Puppet and model making firm Mackinnon & […]

Neil Court exits Factory Transmedia board role

Former Decode boss Neil Court has left his non-executive chairman role at UK animation studio Factory Transmedia. Phil Chalk, the Manchester-based company’s co-founder and managing director, confirmed to TBI Court (left) had left his role a year after joining, having helped Factory “expand at a rate of knots”. “We’re great friends with Neil and having […]

BBC brings back Clangers after 45 years

Classic British animated series Clangers is coming back to the BBC, 45 years after the last series. The new Clangers will go out CBeebies in the UK and Sprout in the US following the commission. BBC Worldwide has international distribution rights, while the UK’s Coolabi and original series producer Smallfilms are attached for production duties. […]

New season order for FremantleMedia’s Strange Hill High

CBBC has ordered another series of comedy series Strange Hill High, ahead of the first one airing on the UK kids channel. The multimedia series is a coproduction between FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment and CBBC with Factory Transmedia. The first season will go out this spring. The second 13x30mins helping will air next year. […]