All CBeebies articles – Page 25
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NewsHullabaloo Studios to close
Manchester post-production facility Hullabaloo Studios is to be wound up resulting in the loss of eight jobs.
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NewsBBCW signs deal to provide in-flight channels for BA
British Airways passengers will be able to watch BBC shows on four branded channels from December following a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsCBeebies orders Darrall Macqueen comedy
Pre-school channel CBeebies has commissioned indie Darrall Macqueen to produce a comedy entertainment series that combines live action and photographic animation.
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NewsTwofour54 takes Driver Dan to Arabia
Indie production house twofour54 has inked a deal with Baraem TV, the pre-school arm of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), to air the Arabic language production of its CBeebies series Driver Dan’s Story Train.
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NewsDinamo opens new animation studio in Treforest
Welsh animation company Dinamo Productions has moved from its Mount Stuart Square base in Cardiff to a new 30,000 sq ft facility in Treforest, near Pontypridd.
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NewsBBCW to relaunch int’l sites
BBC Worldwide is to overhaul its international channel websites and has kicked off the campaign with preschool brand CBeebies.
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NewsCITV orders first animation in five years
Kids channel CITV has commissioned its first animated series in five years from children’s publishers Walker Books.
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NewsJohnnie Walker doc claims prize
A series about veteran DJ Johnnie Walker and his pirate radio origins has won gold at the New York Festival Awards.
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NewsRumoured demise of Night Garden premature
BBC chiefs have confirmed that a new series of popular children’s TV show In The Night Garden will be made, ending reports that it was coming to an end.
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NewsBBC calls time on In the Night Garden
The BBC has confirmed it will not be commissioning another series of the popular children’s show In the Night Garden.
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NewsUS gears up for Driver Dan
TwoFour54 has secured a deal with US pre-school channel Sprout to air CBeebies series Driver Dan’s Story Train.
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NewsBroadcast Awards: deadline tomorrow
The entry deadline for the 2011 Broadcast Awards is tomorrow (Thursday 16 September) – so now is the time to compile and submit your entries online.
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NewsBBC to open Broom Cupboard archive
It was the launchpad for stars such as Phillip Schofield, Zoe Ball and Philippa Forrester - now the BBC is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the launch of the “broom cupboard” by opening up its archive.
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NewsDisney acquires Small Potatoes
A forthcoming CBeebies series about four singing potatoes has been picked up by Disney for broadcast in the US.
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NewsHit teams with Nelvana on Mike the Knight
Hit Entertainment, the indie behind Bob the Builder, has joined forces with Canadian studio Nelvana to produce a new animated series from the creator of Lunar Jim.
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NewsBBC orders £270k of kids content from the North
The BBC has revealed the first companies to benefit from its @North initiative, launched last year to generate interactive content for children’s channels CBBC and CBeebies.
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NewsBrits up for Euro toon awards
CBeebies and Welsh indie Calon are among the finalists for Cartoon Tributes 2010, the annual awards for the European animation sector.
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NewsCBeebies acquires Universal’s Uki
BBC children’s channel CBeebies has picked up the first animated series from record label Universal Music UK (UMUK), overseen by former Radio 2 boss Lesley Douglas.
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NewsChuggington back on track to US
Ludorum has licensed a second series of kids series Chuggington to US channel Playhouse Disney.
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NewsBBCW names EMEA channels boss
BBC Worldwide has promoted Ian McDonough to senior vice president for EMEA at its channels division, replacing Dean Possenniskie.