Parents, children and families are set to have even more ways to watch the best of CBeebies, CBBC and BBC Bitesize, as BBC Children’s & Education announces a series of new launches designed to bring ...

In an exciting first, Pudsey the bear will be brought to life in a magical and moving animation, premiering on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this December for BBC Children in Need, as a 25-minute on-screen ...

BBC Children’s & Education has opened applications for its second Ignite animation program in search of top talent from around the U.K. The BBC is looking for U.K.-centric ideas that appeal to ...

BBC Children’s has ordered a microdrama spin-off from Canadian live-action drama series The Next Step as part of its first slate of YouTube‑first commissions. The Next Step, which first aired on CBBC ...

BBC Children’s has commissioned Crongton, an adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s best-selling books, from New Pictures, in association with All3Media International, for BBC iPlayer. Aimed at a 10 to 12 ...

The BBC is to triple its investment in UK-made animation for 7-to-12 year olds over the coming years as kids chief Patricia Hidalgo talks up the potential for the corporation to produce the next ...

BEIJING: A new TV cartoon show in Britain is teaching toddlers how to speak Mandarin – a sign, experts say, of the language’s growing popularity around the world. The Lingo Show is broadcast weekdays ...

Good news for the U.K.’s animation industry: the BBC has pledged to triple what it spends on animation for the 7–12 age group. The policy was announced by Patricia Hidalgo, director of BBC Children’s ...

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