All CBBC articles – Page 48
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NewsBBC receives 42 kids Bafta nods
The BBC has scored 42 nominations for this year’s Bafta Children’s Awards - but faces stiff competition from multichannel and other terrestrials.
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NewsCalon links with Telegael for more Igam Ogam
Welsh children’s producer Calon has struck a deal with Irish producer Telegael to make a second series of pre-school series Igam Ogam for Channel 5.
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NewsChildren's content could move to digital channels
All children’s content may be moved to CBBC and CBeebies once the digital switchover has been completed, the Delivering Quality First review has revealed.
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NewsTalkback wins CBBC order for science sitcom
Talkback Thames is moving into the children’s space with a CBBC commission for a science-based kids’ sitcom.
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FeaturesBlue Peter
Capture what Blue Peter represents in the 20-second opener while giving the titles a modern slant.
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FeaturesDeadly 360
Post Big Bang Post Production Client BBC Natural History Unit Brief Devise a post-production and graphics workflow in conjunction with Kiss My Pixel for the 13-part CBBC series. How it was done HD natural history archive material was combined with green screen studio links and extensive series GFX supplied by ...
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CommentBlue Peter 2.0
Blue Peter editor Tim Levell reveals the thinking behind the latest revamp of the BBC children’s show, which was broadcast from Salford for the first time this week.
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NewsCTVC wins orders for My Life and Arena strands
CTVC has won its first children’s commission, making a CBBC film about a group of boys who grow vegetables in a skip in Kings Cross, London.
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NewsPlatform Post sets sight on Manchester base
Platform Post is in talks with MediaCityUK developer Peel Media about setting up a base in Manchester.
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The Broadcast InterviewJo Twist, Channel 4
Just 18 months into the job, Jo Twist has become the driving force of C4 Education. But she’s relishing the challenge as she plans a push into primetime.
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NewsSteven D Wright joins indie to build fact ent
Former Carbon Media creative director Steven D Wright is joining JA Digital as head of factual entertainment.
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Trio launch animation producer
New production company Factory Transmedia has bought Altrincham’s Hullabaloo Studios and has 30 people working on its first project, CBBC animation Strange Hill High
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CommentOff Cuts: Stewart pooh-poohs Channel 4
When More 4 pulled an edition of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, due to rules about using parliamentary footage in satire shows, no one was more surprised than the host himself.
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FeaturesTraining: University of Salford
The BBC’s move to MediaCityUK at Salford Quays provides a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’, training providers claim. Jane Bainbridge finds out what’s on offer.
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FeaturesUniting the kids’ TV lobby
While the children’s TV sector is reeling from what conference chair Anna Home called a “market failure”, indies are looking to replicate the success of shows like Horrible Histories. Catherine Neilan reports on the key themes from the conference
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The Broadcast InterviewGraham Smith and Mark Robson, Grand Scheme
With experience from both sides of the commissioning table, the duo behind new venture Grand Scheme want to help indies develop projects and win work.
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The Broadcast InterviewJoe Godwin, BBC Children's
On stage at the Children’s Media Conference, the BBC Children’s director told Lisa Campbell about inclusivity, the move to Salford and the false distinction between “fun and worthy stuff”.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: C4 commemorates 9/11
C4 ordered a raft of new programmes to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11 - just part of this week’s round-up of new additions to Broadcast Greenlight.
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NewsComedy tops wishlists for kids commissioners
Comedy, drama and factual are top of kids commissioners’ shopping lists, and “stealth learning” is a major attraction for public service broadcasters keen to replicate the success of Horrible Histories.
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NewsCameras roll on Tony Marchant’s CBBC drama
Production has begun on the first children’s drama from Tony Marchant, the writer behind The Mark of Cain and Garrow’s Law.