Tag: Kay Benbow
‘Clangers’ Toasts Golden Anniversary with 3rd Season
International rights owner Coolabi Group announced that a new, third season of BAFTA-winning animated preschool series Clangers is in production and will debut on...
Blue Zoo Counts on Two New Seasons of ‘Numberblocks’
CBeebies has commissioned Blue Zoo Animation Studio to produce two new seasons of Numberblocks, to debut next year. The brainchild of Joe Elliot and...
Manchester Animation Fest Gets Buzzing Nov. 14
Having released a rundown of programming highlights for the 2017 edition back in September, organizers of the Manchester Animation Festival are putting on the...
Kay Benbow Says Goodbye Amid BBC Children’s Overhaul
A major restructuring of the BBC's Salford, UK-based children's division will see CBeebies Controller Kay Benbow departing, along with several other senior staff. The...
BBC Directors to Keynote Children’s Media Conference
Organizers of the 2017 Children’s Media Conference (July 4-6 in Sheffield, UK) announce that two senior BBC brass will deliver this year’s Opening Keynote....
Dot To Dot’s ‘School of Roars’ Set for CBeebies
Award-winning kids' TV creator Dot To Dot Productions will deliver a new 2D-animated preschool series titled School of Roars (52 x 7) on top...
Julia Bond Named Kids’ Comm. for BBC Scotland & N. Ireland
Experienced executive producer Julia Bond has been appointed BBC Children’s first Commissioning Executive for Scotland and Northern Ireland, effective March 1. Based out of...
CBeebies and FME Kids Engineer ‘Bitz & Bob’
CBeebies Controller Kay Benbow has commissioned a new animated comedy-adventure from FremantleMedia Kids & Family, Bitz & Bob (44 x 11). The groundbreaking series...
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...
Jam’s ‘Little Roy’ Set for CBeebies, CBBC
Dublin-based JAM Media has scored a far-reaching, cross-over commission from both CBBC and CBeebies for new live-action/animation hybrid series Little Roy (52 x 14)....
CBeebies Orders Third Season of ‘Sarah & Duck’
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and BBC Worldwide’s director for children’s Henrietta Hurford-Jones have commissioned a third season of BAFTA-winning preschool series Sarah & Duck...
CBeebies Commissions ‘Go Jetters’
CBeebies Controller Kay Benbow has commissioned two new series for the kiddy channel, including a fully animated comedy-adventure titled Go Jetters (52 x 11),...
Dot to Dot Preps ‘Footy Pups’ for CBeebies
Dot to Dot Productions has been commissioned by U.K.’s CBeebies to produce Footy Pups, a 30 x 15 live-action/animation hybrid series meant to teach...
Alice Webb Named BBC Children’s Director
Alice Webb, currently COO of BBC England, has been appointed the new director of BBC Children's. She will take charge of the department now...
CBeebies Adds Three New Shows to Upcoming Slate
BBC's Children's Channel CBeebies has announced several new shows that put the spotlight on female characters and voices:
A co-commission with BBC Learning, Melody (20x7-minute)...
Kidscreen Summit Unveils Complete 2013 Lineup
The annual New York-based children’s entertainment event Kidscreen Summit has unveiled its full 2013 conference agenda online at summit.kidscreen.com/2013/agenda/expanded. Running over three full days,...
Acamar Films Develops Animated ‘Bing Bunny’ Series
UK-based independent Acamar Films has acquired the rights to award-winning author and illustrator Ted Dewan’s popular pre-school book property Bing Bunny. The studio is...
CBeebies Taps Darrall Macqueen for ‘Topsy’
Award-winning indie kids TV producer Darrall Macqueen (Baby Jake) has been commissioned by CBeebies to produce its first pre-k drama, Topsy and Tim, with...
MIPCOM News: Nerd Corps, DHX Media, CreaCon & Ameba
It’s only the first day of the MIPCOM content market in France, and we’re already flooded with news about new partnerships, series launches and...
CBeebies Cries for Second Season of ‘Baby Jake’
Darrall Macqueen’s wonderful preschool series Baby Jake has been picked up for a second season by CBeebies in the U.K. The new season of...
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