BBC Studios has announced it will combine its Productions and Content Partnerships businesses to create a single content powerhouse for all the commercial arm’s productions, talent relationships, and content investment. The new business will be known as BBC Studios Productions and will consist of four genre-based areas: Scripted, Factual, Global Formats Group and Children’s – […]
Anti-piracy organisation the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that BBC Studios, representing the BBC Group, will join as a member of IBCAP. As part of its membership, IBCAP will play an instrumental role in protecting the BBC’s channels against piracy in the US, including: BBC One; BBC Two; BBC Three; BBC Four; […]
Only one in 20 of those aged 18-30 said that they watched any BBC television channels live every day, compared with close to half of the over-65s, according to a YouGov survey for the Sunday Times. The survey found that more than a third of under-30s said they “never” watched any BBC programming live, compared […]
Data reveals the 90s British kids’ TV shows that have had the biggest impact, shaped adult lives, and continue to entertain, even three decades later. The research, conducted by GAP, compiled a list of 306 British kids’ TV shows that aired in the 1990s, according to Wikipedia. An analysis combined scores based on the number […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory estimates the annual volume of the production of TV animation in Europe to be around 220 titles (TV movies or TV series seasons), 5,200 episodes and 830 hours. France and the UK are by far the main producers of animation TV content. European TV animation coproductions account for 36 per cent […]
Tubi has agreed a deal with BBC Studios that brings over 400 hours of premium programming to Fox Entertainment’s free US streaming service. Several long-running BBC series are available immediately, including Atlantis, Misfits, Monarch of the Glen, The Musketeers, Primeval, Robin Hood, Sarah & Duck and many more. Additionally, beginning September 15th, Tubi will be […]
Children and parents can watch 10 new interactive stories via the new look CBeebies Storytime app, from popular children’s authors including Sophie Dutton, Caleb Femi, Destynee Onwochei and Olly Pike. Available for free on app stores, CBeebies Storytime encourages a love of stories in early years and supports literacy, vocabulary and reading skills. The app […]
Last week (January 11th to 17th), children’s programming on BBC iPlayer was requested a record breaking 40.8 million times as children turn to the BBC for education and entertainment during lockdown. The figures are the highest BBC Children’s has ever achieved on iPlayer, beating last year’s record of 40.2 million requests. The BBC’s education offer, […]
A study by UK broadband comparison site Cable.co.uk has uncovered the TV channels and services with the most educational content as a guide for parents attempting to home school children during lockdown. For the study, the team looked at the most popular children’s TV channels in the UK across the span of two weeks (Monday […]
HBO Max has picked up the US rights to the preschool animation Love Monster, from Boat Rocker Studios’, a division of global media company Boat Rocker Media. Episodes are available immediately on the US streaming platform. In the UK, the series premiered on CBeebies in January to great success. The series is based on the […]