Tag: BBC iPlayer
Thunderbird Picks Up Global Media & CP Rights to ‘BeddyByes’
Thunderbird Distribution, a division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc., has acquired global media rights (excluding the U.K., Ireland, Denmark, Finland and Sweden) and consumer...
Magic Light Lights Up Exclusive ‘Tabby McTat’ Trailer, Christmas Idents for BBC One
An exclusive, “first look” trailer for this year’s BBC One and BBC iPlayer Christmas animation, Tabby McTat, has been delivered ahead of the movie's holiday...
BBC & Magic Light Strum Up First Look at ‘Tabby McTat’
The BBC and Magic Light Pictures (magiclightpictures.com) have released a first look at their next Christmas animated adventure, Tabby McTat, a story set on...
Aardman Animates 10-Year Old’s ‘Amazing Authors’ Winning Poem for ‘Blue Peter’
The winner of the Blue Peter Amazing Authors announced 10-year-old Phoebe from Devon, U.K. as the winner of the writing competition for kids, run...
Cheeky Little Media’s ‘Vegesaurs’ Takes a Bite Out of CBeebies
Studio 100 Media, one of the leading independent studios for kids & family entertainment, has signed an agreement with the BBC for the CGI...
Magic Light Sets All-Star Cast for ‘The Smeds and the Smoos’
Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar nominated production company, is bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s story of a love which overcomes divisions, The Smeds and TheSmoos, to BBC One and...
Blue Zoo Secures B Corp Certification for Positive Impact
Blue Zoo Animation Studio (U.K.) is the first major animation studio in the world to receive B Corporation certification, and is challenging the animation...
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ to Premiere at MIP; Project Pitches & Diversify Nominees Announced
Global entertainment content market MIPCOM (October 11-14, Cannes) has added the International Premiere Screening of new animated kids’ series Star Trek: Prodigy to its...
People on the Move: Exec Appointments at 9 Story, BBC, Konami, Nickelodeon, Pink Parrot, Toonz
9 Story Media Group (www.9story.com) announced the appointment of Farrell Hall to the newly created position of Chief Inclusion Officer. Working with internal and...
TV & Streaming Updates from Around the World
Genius Brands International's hit animated series, Rainbow Rangers, is growing its viewership dramatically across multiple media worldwide, including its anchor platform Kartoon Channel! in...
Olivia Colman & Matt Smith Star in Magic Light’s ‘Superworm’ Special for BBC
Building on the success of Zog and the Flying Doctors, Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar nominated company, is bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s...
Magic Light Brings Beloved ‘Gruffalo’ & ‘Zog’ Characters Back in BBC Idents
Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar-nominated production company, has been providing festive family treats to BBC audiences for more than a decade. This year, the...
MaraKids’ ‘Hushabye Lullabye’ Changes the Bedtime Game on CBeebies
Hushabye Lullabye (10 x 3’) -- a new super-soft, comforting preschool animation series full of calming music, launches on BBC CBeebies at Wednesday, March...
Acamar & CBeebies Get Hopping on New Series of ‘Bing’
Acamar Films has signed a significant new content deal with the BBC for a new series of its award-winning preschool property Bing. A further...
BLE Spotlights British Animation with Top Execs Keynote Panel
Brand Licensing Europe has announced the first of two keynotes that will take place at this year’s event. Storyboard: The Best of British Animation...
Golden Bear Named Master Toy Partner for Acamar’s ‘Bing’
Acamar Films has appointed Golden Bear as the new master toy licensee for its hit animated preschool property, Bing. The British company holds master...
CBeebies Orders Second Helping of ‘Hey Duggee’
BBC Worldwide has commissioned a second season of popular animated children's series Hey Duggee from London-based production house Studio AKA. The 52-episode order is...
Aardman Animates Stephen Hawking Lecture
What would it be like to journey into the mind of the world’s most famous physicist? A new short animation produced by Aardman for...
‘Sarah and Duck,’ ‘Calamity Island’ Get U.K. Tax Breaks
The British Film Institute announced the first projects that will take advantage of tax credits launched earlier this year for high-end TV and animation...
DHX’s ‘Rastamouse’ Will Come Home via Universal
DHX Media, has appointed Universal Pictures UK as home entertainment partner for its popular stop-motion animated series Rastamouse, which has been a ratings winner...
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