All CBeebies articles – Page 26
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NewsHit teams with Nelvana on Mike the Knight
Hit Entertainment, the indie behind Bob the Builder, has joined forces with Canadian studio Nelvana to produce a new animated series from the creator of Lunar Jim.
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NewsBBC orders £270k of kids content from the North
The BBC has revealed the first companies to benefit from its @North initiative, launched last year to generate interactive content for children’s channels CBBC and CBeebies.
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NewsBrits up for Euro toon awards
CBeebies and Welsh indie Calon are among the finalists for Cartoon Tributes 2010, the annual awards for the European animation sector.
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NewsCBeebies acquires Universal’s Uki
BBC children’s channel CBeebies has picked up the first animated series from record label Universal Music UK (UMUK), overseen by former Radio 2 boss Lesley Douglas.
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NewsChuggington back on track to US
Ludorum has licensed a second series of kids series Chuggington to US channel Playhouse Disney.
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NewsBBCW names EMEA channels boss
BBC Worldwide has promoted Ian McDonough to senior vice president for EMEA at its channels division, replacing Dean Possenniskie.
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NewsCBeebies returns to TVC with new workflow
The presentation operation for CBeebies is returning to BBC Television Centre for the fi rst time in three years as production of the channel gets a new tapeless workflow.
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NewsRDF's Waybuloo to release album
RDF Media Group’s hit CBeebies show Waybuloo is to get a spin-off single and album.
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NewsNovel name brand manager
Novel Entertainment, producer of Horrid Henry and Fimbles, has appointed a children’s brand manager to spearhead the future development of their TV properties.
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NewsTurner channels want in on the live action
Turner Broadcasting’s new chief content officer, Michael Carrington, is making the inclusion of live-action programming a priority for his predominantly animationbased channels Boomerang and Cartoon N
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NewsBBCW hires RDF Kids exec
BBC Worldwide has appointed an RDF Kids exec to develop programming for the CBeebies brand around the world.
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NewsFarrar quits NBCU for BBCW
BBC Worldwide has poached NBC Universal executive Jon Farrar for a senior role at its channels business.
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NewsWaybuloo acquired in Italy
CBeebies preschool series Waybuloo has been picked up for broadcast on two channels in Italy.
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NewsEastEnders to go HD by 2011
EastEnders, The One Show and The Apprentice will all be produced in HD by the end of the year, in line with plans to launch a high definition version of BBC1 this autumn.
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NewsCBeebies looks outdoors for new series
CBeebies is aiming to get children off sofas and out into the great outdoors, with two new series about outside spaces and activities.
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NewsHigh churn expected in BBC Salford move
The BBC is bracing itself for a major churn in personnel as some staff who had signed up to the Salford move seek new jobs in a bid to stay in London.
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NewsTina McCann to head Nickelodeon UK
Turner Broadcasting’s Tina McCann is to replace Howard Litton as Nickelodeon UK’s senior vice president and managing director.
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NewsRace begins for Channel of the Year
The race for the Channel of the Year Awards 2010 begins today, with more children’s stations in the running than ever before.
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NewsCarrington hunts kids comedy
MIPTV: Less than a week into his new job at Turner Broadcasting, former CBeebies boss Michael Carrington has promised “quick decisions” and put a call out for a major new international series.
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NewsTurner to open Middle East unit with Twofour54
Turner Broadcasting is to launch a Middle Eastern animation school and studio in partnership with Abu Dhabi-based producer Twofour54.