BBC Children’s Has Ordered A Trio Of New Shows For CBeebies and CBBC (BBC Kids)

For CBeebies, the pubcaster has commissioned Mojo Swoptops (52 x 11 minutes) from Blue Zoo and Tararaboom. The CG-animated preschool series stars an anthropomorphic vehicle who solves the problems in his local community by literally donning new headgear, such as helicopter blades. The series is based on Cindy Black’s book series of the same name.
CBeebies has also greenlit the animated series Rafi…

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BBC Studios Kids & Family Orders Hey Duggee Spinoff

BBC Studios Kids & Family and CBeebies have commissioned new preschool series Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club from Studio AKA.
A spinoff of the London-based prodco’s Hey Duggee, the new 2D-animated series centers around a friendly dog who encourages his animal friends to try new things. A release date hasn’t yet been announced for the 26 x seven-minute show.
BBC Studios Kids & Family and CBeebie…

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New Series Alert: Grizzy And The Lemmings And The Weasy Family Coming Soon To CBeebies And BBC Kids

The BBC has just picked up a pair of CG-animated series from French studio HARI— Grizzy and The Lemmings and The Weasy Family (pictured above and below, respectively).
Seasons three and four of Grizzy and the Lemmings World Tour (156 x seven minutes) will join the pubcaster’s schedule soon, targeting kids ages six and up and families. Production is still underway on a fourth season that should del…

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News Shorts: CBeebies Set To Debut Brand New On-Air Look, M-Net Movies Action HQ To Rollout On DStv And Zee World Undergoes Various Schedule Changes

CBeebies is set to align themselves with the rest of the BBC channelsIn the UK, BBC Studios has begun phasing out the playful and enthusiastic CBeebies logo for a more bold and plan design. The new logo looks identical to the current BBC Kids and most of their linear channels the change is likely part of another alignment or streamlining strategy from the BBC.BBC Studios is looking to boost their…

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Speech: Leading The UK Into Digital By The Director-General Of The BBC, Tim Davie, At The Royal Television Society

Good morning. Today, 100 years and 23 days after the first BBC broadcast, I want to talk about choices. Choices for us all. Choices that have profound consequences for our society; its economic success, its cultural life, its democratic health. Our UK and its essence. Of what we hand to the next generation. Of growth. Choices that concern not just the role of the BBC, but something bigger. About …

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Could BBC Kids Likely Be Bundled Under MultiChoice's DStv Explora Ultra And If Possible eMedia Investments' eVOD Streaming Service?

BBC Kids is an international kids channel owned by BBC Studios that supplies content to children aged 6-11. Just like it's British counterpart, it also comes in the form of a linear channel which is very much accessible in Australia and offers content from its preschool counterpart CBeebies. During the year, BBC Studios unveiled plans to make CBBC a digital brand of course it hasn't been …

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BBC Kids To Launch In South Africa

BBC Studios is partnering with content management company Switch Media and telecom network MTN Group to launch the BBC Kids brand in its fourth market, South Africa.The BBC Kids app will launch in the region at the beginning of September and feature more than 100 hours of content for kids ages 12 and under. The service is launching through MTN’s mobile network and includes daily, weekly and month…

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Digital First: The End Of BBC Kids And Likely CBeebies

BBC Kids served as children's channel from BBC Studios and unlike CBeebies caters for older children with already viewed Da Vinci Kids content shows like Horrible Histories and Operation Ouch and Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch alongside other shows like The Sarah Jane Adventures, M.I. High and Jamie Johnson.The channel launched in Canada from 2001 making it the only international market at the …

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BBC Kids Is Currently Available In The United States With WildEarth Planning More International Expansions

BBCKids is available in the United StatesBBC Studios launched two ad-supported kids streaming platforms via Pluto TV in the US which saw the first-ever, child-focused ad-supported channels—BBC Kids and Spanish-language Ninos por BBC—stream more than 450 hours on Pluto TV.Titles available include, Sarah & Duck, Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures, Andy’s Wild Adventures, Dinopaws, and Mr. Bloom’s Nu…

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The Scrapped Canadian Children's Brand BBC Kids Rolls Out In Australia, Will DStv Or Starsat Perhaps Get It?

BBC Kids is the international counterpart of the UK's CBBC channel owned by BBC Studios that launched in Canada as a partnership with Knowledge Network from 2001 until 2019.BBC Kids is a sister channel of BBC Brit, BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle and the preschool counterpart, CBeebies. The difference with this brand is BBC Studios is calling the shots.The brand was revived 2 years later on Australi…

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