Tag: BBC iPlayer
‘Tiddler’ Makes a Ratings Splash with BBC Viewers
An audience of 7.3 million tuned in to watch Magic Light Pictures’ latest animated special, Tiddler, on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, according to...
CBeebies Debuts Coding-Themed Animated Series ‘Wonderblocks’
BBC Children’s and Education, Alphablocks Ltd. and Blue Zoo Animation Studio today announce a new educational series following the success of Numberblocks, Alphablocks and...
Magic Light’s ‘Tiddler’ Paddles to BBC Christmas Release with New Trailer
Magic Light Pictures (The Gruffalo, Zog, The Snail and the Whale, Tabby McTat) has revealed the first official trailer for its 2024 Christmas animation...
First Look: Magic Light’s New BBC Special ‘Tiddler’ Swims to Christmas Release
The BBC and multi-Oscar nominated producers Magic Light Pictures have today released a first look at their next animated collaboration, Tiddler — the story...
‘Mojo Swoptops’ Zooms onto CBeebies Oct. 7
A new CG-animated comedy with plenty of gas is revving up for its U.K. debut! Mojo Swoptops (52 x 11') will be taking preschooler viewers...
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...
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