All CBeebies articles – Page 29
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Jane Smith joins twofour54
Entertainment Rights founder Jane Smith has resurfaced at Abu Dhabi-based twofour54.
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NewsCBeebies head counts himself out of kids’ role
CBeebies controller Michael Carrington has ruled himself out of the running for BBC Children’s controller - leaving Nickelodeon UK boss Howard Litton and CBBC head of drama and acquisitions Steven Andrew as frontrunners.
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NewsAnimator aims copycat claim at BBC
A graphic designer has accused the BBC of copying his characters for its Kerwhizz cartoon - a claim the corporation has denied.
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NewsChorion unveils Octonauts
Chorion, the rights company that owns Noddy and the Mr Men, has unveiled a new preschool series that has already been picked up by CBeebies.
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NewsBBC plans kids commentaries for sports
BBC Children’s interactive division is aiming to forge a closer alliance with BBC Sport and produce “children’s commentaries” of key sporting events.
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Magic Lantern to launch CBeebies alphabet games
Magic Lantern Productions is plotting a contemporary Words and Pictures-style multiplatform series as part of CBeebies’ 2010 slate.
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NewsPSB kids' output halved since 2004
Homegrown children’s output on free-to-air broadcasters has more than halved over four years, Ofcom research has revealed.
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NewsNew CBBC controller will have one-year job
The BBC will replace CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist on a one-year attachment so that Richard Deverell’s eventual replacement as controller of BBC Children’s can pick his or her own team.
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NewsEnd nostalgia in kids TV, say industry figures
SHOWCOMOTION: Children’s broadcasters must stop relying on nostalgia to save kids TV and try to reposition themselves instead, some of the industry’s most senior figures have claimed.
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CBeebies dishes up food series targeted at tots
The BBC is to teach preschoolers how to cook and where their food comes from, in a new CBeebies cookery show.
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NewsRubber Studios opens
Two former employees of Bermuda Shorts have set up their own animation company Rubber Studios and completed work on an ident for CBeebies.
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NewsMediaCity gets £8m boost
MediaCity UK has been given a shot in the arm after the University of Salford won an £8m grant to build a 103,000sq ft facility at the development.
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CBeebies quick to reorder Waybuloo
CBeebies has commissioned RDF Media Group subsidiary The Foundation to produce 50 more episodes of Waybuloo just weeks after the first 100 shows began airing.
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Primates to "funk up" CBeebies
CBeebies controller Michael Carrington is to “funk up the channel” with a major new 52 x 22-minute live action series fronted by primates.
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BBC Children's names new scheduling boss
Disney Channel’s Louise Bucknole has been appointed the new head of scheduling at BBC Children’s - replaces Philip Stagg who has moved to the BBC HD Channel.
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Voting begins for Channel of the Year awards
The battle for the coveted Channel of the Year awards begins today as the ballot box opens for votes.
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BBC names bosses moving to Salford
Michael Carrington, Ben Gallop, Rhian Roberts and Philip Bernie are among 15 senior BBC managers set to move to Salford MediaCity.
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Novel wins first radio commission for Fimbles
CBeebies has handed Novel Entertainment its first-ever radio commission, based around characters from the Fimbles.
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Salmon: I only want keen staff to come to Salford
BBC North director Peter Salmon has insisted he does not want staff to move to Salford grudgingly, but believes those that do will have more career opportunities because it will have a “fluid” culture.
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RDF Kids options Planet Happy
RDF Kids and Family is lining up a project from the creator of Waybuloo about two children who find a small planet in their bedroom.