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CBeebies revives Balamory

The pastel-hued, fictional town of Balamory is set to return to screens, BBC Children’s and Education has announced. Commissioned for two new seasons on CBeebies, families will be able to enjoy the home-grown storytelling about the celebrated nursery school from 2026 and will once again be filmed in Scotland, whether in original location Tobermory or […]

September 17, 2024

Poll: Bluey’s Bandit named TV’s top dad

Bluey and Bingo’s dad Bandit is the onscreen father figure with the biggest influence on day-to-day parenting, according to a BBC Studios survey. To celebrate Father’s Day in the UK, 1,000 parents (500 mums and 500 dads) took part in the poll, which saw Bandit named as the dad that kids most admire (33.5 per […]

June 13, 2024

Lancashire Cricket launches Lanky & Friends cartoon

Lancashire Cricket has unveiled an original animated cartoon series aimed at attracting younger fans to the sport and educating them on key elements of the game with the support from strategic marketing communications agency MC2. Lanky & Friends is a three-part short series featuring the club’s celebrated mascot – Lanky the Giraffe – and his […]

May 31, 2024

Boat Rocker distributes Olga Da Polga

Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company, has announced it is distributing season 1 & 2 of hit kids & family series Olga Da Polga globally (excluding the UK) for Maramedia. The series, based on the best-selling books from Michael Bond, creator of the beloved Paddington Bear, follows the adventures of loveable guinea pig […]

February 15, 2024

Bluey Season 3 heading to BBC

BBC Studios Kids & Family has announced that Season 3 of the celebrated animated series Bluey will make its UK free-to-air premiere on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer from November 27th. CBeebies will air the first ten episodes of Season 3 including Bedroom, Promises and Omelette, with more episodes still to come. This set also features […]

November 21, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Wind Sun Sky Entertainment appoints Redfern as MD, Kids

Wind Sun Sky Entertainment (WSS) has announced the appointment of Jo Redfern to the newly created role of Managing Director, Kids. A veteran in the multi-platform kids’ landscape, Redfern stands as an innovative leader within the realm of children’s media, bringing experience across the domains of entertainment, education, and technology. In this newly created role […]

September 11, 2023

New Hey Duggee on BBC throughout September

BBC Studios Kids & Family has announced that new Season 4 episodes of the hit animation Hey Duggee will drop on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer from September 4th. There will be 20 new episodes of the show made by Studio AKA with BBC Studios Kids & Family and CBeebies. This final batch of new Season […]

August 25, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Screen Glue announces Fred and Pete’s Treasure Tales for CBeebies

Screen Glue, the independent producer of high-end factual and kids’ content, founded by the multi-award-winning Jasper James, has confirmed live-action/animation series Fred and Pete’s Treasure Tales, is set to premiere in the UK on July 10th, as its first series for CBeebies. Fred and Pete’s Treasure Tales is a 30 x 14’ fast-paced and funny […]

July 5, 2023

BBC Children’s unveils raft of new commissions

BBC Children’s has announced a host of new programming available across CBeebies, CBBC and BBC iPlayer that aims captivate young audiences and their families. Director of BBC Children’s and Education, Patricia Hidalgo said: “Our latest commissions, full of homegrown talent and shot across the UK, continue to offer our audience a real breadth of high […]

April 12, 2023

CBeebies airs Bedtime Story read in braille

Paralympic cyclist, Lora Fachie and her guide dog Tai, will be visiting the CBeebies House to read a bedtime story about a young boy whose class mates think he can read in a secret code only to discover it is, in fact, braille. Gold medallist Fachie will read The Secret Code, written by Dana Meachen […]

October 13, 2022