Tag: Channel 5
Milkshake! Exec Josie Grierson Joins eOne Brands
Josie Grierson has exited her role at Channel 5’s preschool outfit Milkshake! and joined Entertainment One (eOne) as Director of Creative Affairs for the...
U.K. Kids’ Entertainment Vets Form One Good Fox Studio
Daniel Good (creator of CBeebies’ Waybuloo) and James Fox (creator of Cartoon Network’s Skatoony) are putting their 30 years of combined experience in kids’...
Milkshake! Commissions ‘Digby Dragon’ S2 from Blue Zoo
Channel 5’s Milkshake! and Blue Zoo are bringing Digby Dragon back to TV screens with an all-new second 26-episode season in 2019. Based on...
‘Pirata & Capitano’ Sets Course for UK’s Milkshake! Block
Millimages’ seafaring preschool animation Pirata & Capitano (52 x 11’) has been sold in the UK to Channel 5 (part of Viacom International Media...
Illuminated Films at 25: A Very British Kind of Magic
***This article was written for the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine No. 279***
As the founder of British animation studio The Illuminated Film Company,...
Channel 5 Serves More Milkshake! to Amazon Prime Video
Channel 5 is launching its preschool TV brand Milkshake! on Amazon Channels within Prime Video. Dubbed More Milkshake!, Channel 5’s first move into SVOD...
Channel 5’s Sarah Muller to Join Sony TV as Kids VP
Channel 5’s children’s programming head, Sarah Muller, has been named VP of UK children’s and youth portfolio at Sony Pictures Television Network (SPTN) starting...
British Academy Children’s Awards 2017 Nominees Revealed
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for this year's British Academy Children's Awards. The awards will be presented...
Gigglebug Puts ‘Best & Bester’ Foot Forward at Cartoon Forum
Finnish animation studio Gigglebug Entertainment. The shop behind hit preschool series Gigglebug, has unveiled its latest original property at Cartoon Forum, Best & Bester....
‘Puffin Rock’ Flocks to Milkshake! UK
Award-winning animated preschool series Puffin Rock will be feathering a new nest when it migrates this month to Channel 5's Milkshake! programming block in...
Nordic Toon ‘Gigglebug’ Joins Channel 5 Family
Cologne-based WDR mediagroup has licensed Finnish animated kids' program Gigglebug to Channel 5 for its popular preschool block, Milkshake! Produced by Gigglebug Entertainment, the...
‘Simpsons’ Vet David Silverman Set for Italian BergamoTOONS Fest
This summer, the north of Italy plays host to a three day celebration of animation as the BergamoTOONS Festival runs June 22 through. In...
GKMC in Angouleme Presents International Perspective
Next week, an international consortium of children’s entertainment professionals and analysts will collect in Angoulême, France for the third edition of the Global Kids...
Hoho Cooks Up ‘Shane the Chef’ for Milkshake!
Indie kids' production and rights company Hoho Entertainment has commenced production on brand new animated preschool series Shane the Chef (52 x 11) for...
‘Wissper’ Season 2 Gets Milkshake! Greenlight
CG-animated preschool series Wissper has received a commission for a second 52 x 7 season package from the UK's Channel 5, for its popular...
Amanda Morrison Drives Komixx APAC Expansion
London- and Los Angeles-based independent film and TV producer Komixx Entertainment has expanded its operations into Australia, bringing its approach to identifying and developing...
Kidscreen Unveils 2017 Awards Nominees
The shortlisted finalists for the 2017 Kidscreen Awards, honoring the best in children's television and digital media, have been announced. Contenders in the Programming,...
Illuminated Film’s ‘Little Princess’ Marks 10th Anniversary
Illuminated Film Company is this week wishing a happy 10th birthday to Little Princess, which first introduced the darling character and her family to...
Kaleidoscope Picks Up ‘Little Princess’ for MIP & AFM
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has signed on to globally represent Illuminated Film Company’s new animated feature project, Little Princess & The Legend of Blue Foot,...
‘Thomas & Friends’ Steams Ahead with New Deals
From the busy floor of MIPCOM in Cannes, Mattel Creations has announced a raft of new international deals for hit kids' franchise Thomas &...
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