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Favourite Children’s TV Shows – 3 Different Top Tens

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Nearly a quarter of adults and children across Ireland and the UK have voted Scooby Doo their top kids show.

Following closely in the top 5 are Tom and Jerry, SpongeBob SquarePants, Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom.

Rounding out the top 10 are 90s favourites Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pat Patrol, the adorable Dora the Explorer, Horrible Histories, and Ben Ten.

Top 10 shows of all time voted for by children and adults:
1. Scooby-Doo = 23%

2. Tom and Jerry = 22%

3. SpongeBob SquarePants = 17%

3. Peppa Pig = 17%

5. Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom = 14%

6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles = 13%

7. Paw Patrol = 12%

8. Dora the Explorer = 12%

9. Horrible Histories = 11%

10. Ben Ten = 10%

Top 10 children’s shows of all time voted for by children:

1. Scooby-Doo = 25%

2. Tom and Jerry = 22 %

3. SpongeBob SquarePants = 22%

4. Peppa Pig = 20%

5. Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom = 18%

6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles = 16%

7. Paw Patrol = 16%

8. Dora the Explorer = 14%

9. Adventure Time = 13%

10. Ben Ten = 12%

Top 10 children’s shows of all time voted for by adults:

1. Tom and Jerry = 21%

2. Scooby-Doo = 20%

3. Blue Peter = 13%

4. Peppa Pig = 13%

5. SpongeBob SquarePants = 11%

6. Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom = 10%

7. Horrible Histories = 10%

8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles = 10%

9. Mr Men = 9%

10. Mr Benn = 9%

via From Blue Peter to Peppa Pig – is your fave amongst top 10 children’s shows of all time? – Independent.ie.

Hodder Children’s Books Inks Bottersnikes & Gumbles Publishing Deal

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CAKE and the Australian production outfits Cheeky Little Media and Mighty Nice have signed a U.K. publishing deal with Hodder Children’s Books for the new CGI comedy series Bottersnikes & Gumbles.

Hodder Children’s Books will publish a series of young fiction and sticker and activity books aimed at 6- to 9-year-olds based on the series. Bottersnikes & Gumbles is set to air on CBBC in July. The 52×11-minute show is co-produced by CBBC in the U.K. and Seven Network in Australia and is also a Netflix global original title.

Bottersnikes & Gumbles was adapted from the four-book series of children’s books by Australian writer S. A. Wakefield and illustrator Desmond Digby, published between 1967 and 1989.

Ed Galton, CCO and managing director at CAKE, said, “We were hugely impressed with the presentation that Katie and her team at Hodder Children’s Books pitched to us and this solidified our belief that they are the best publishing partners for this unique property.”

via Hodder Children’s Books Inks Bottersnikes & Gumbles Publishing Deal – TVKIDS.

David Walliams apologises to children for not responding to fan mail as his post has been stolen

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David Walliams, the comedian and children’s author, has apologised to young fans for not replying to their letters because his post has been stolen.

The Little Britain star and Britain’s Got Talent judge revealed that Scotland Yard has told him that he was the victim of a mail thief.

He told his 1.6 million Twitter followers that “a large box of letters” from youngsters sent to him via his publisher HarperCollins was among post that had been taken.

Walliams, 44, apologised to fans who had not received a reply to letters they had sent because he does “endeavour to reply to everyone”

The article includes some sample letters and his replies (to complaints) from a previous postbag.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/17/david-walliams-apologises-to-children-for-not-responding-to-fan/

BBC Launches iPlayer Kids app

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Children’s television was placed “front and centre” of the BBC’s future plans by senior executives at the launch of a dedicated iPlayer Kids app [yesterday].

Speaking at the launch of the new designated app, director general Tony Hall said that children’s content was “so important to the BBC and what the BBC offers to this country”.

His comments come after speculation last year that cBeebies and CBBC could face an online-only future as part of cost-cutting ahead of charter renewal at the end of this year. BBC3 was made online only last year, saving the corporation £30m a year.

Alice Webb, director of BBC Children’s, said the corporation was committed to broadcast as well as online content for “as long as children are watching it and the majority of viewing is still coming through those channels”.

Children’s programmes are the most-watched genre on BBC iPlayer.

via BBC's iPlayer Kids app puts children's TV at 'front and centre' of plans | Media | The Guardian.

Children Now Viewing More Online Than ON TV

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This year has seen a major shift in UK children’s media use with time spent online overtaking TV viewing for the first time ever, according to the latest 2016 CHILDWISE Monitor Report.

Tablet ownership also soared this year – up by 50 per cent from last year. Just six years after the UK release of the iPad, tablets have swept into children’s lives, with two in three (67 per cent) now having their own device.

The new data shows that YouTube has taken centre stage in children’s lives this year to become the place they turn to for entertainment, music, games, TV programmes, instruction and advice. Half use the site every day, almost all do so on occasion.

The majority of children who use YouTube visit the site to access music videos (58 per cent). Around half of users keep themselves entertained with funny content on YouTube (52 per cent). Around a third watch gaming content, vlogs/blogs, TV programmes or ‘how to’ videos.

Children are also going online more in their bedrooms. Three in four children (73 per cent) can now access the internet in their room, up from two in three (63 per cent) last year.

The 2016 CHILDWISE Monitor is a comprehensive annual report looking at five to 16-year-olds media consumption, purchasing and social habits as well as key behaviour. More than 2000 children in schools across the United Kingdom completed in-depth online surveys for the report.

via Online overtakes kids’ TV viewing |.

Award-winning children’s TV series hits the big screen

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AN 80-minute feature-length movie called Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows will screen in selected Australian movie theatres from New Year’s Day.

Based on the hit teen TV series Nowhere Boys, the film continues the storyline from the first two series.

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows picks up a year after the boys crossed dimensions, discovered magic and battled the restoring demon.

Having grown apart, they are drawn together again when Felix discovers a magically sealed Book of Shadows, which unwittingly releases a powerful force of chaos.

The boys are reluctantly drawn into a showdown that threatens their world and loved ones.

A third TV series is also set to screen next year.
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The TV series won a Logie Award earlier this year for Most Outstanding Children’s Program, an International Emmy Kids’ Award 2015 in the TV series category and a British Academy Children’s Award in the International section.

via Award-winning children’s TV series hits the big screen | Sunshine Coast Daily.

Why children’s programming is the new front line in the streaming battle

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Why children’s programming is the new front line in the streaming battle
U.S. digital video penetration among children ages 11 and younger is expected to jump to 74 percent by 2019 from 68 percent in 2013, according to research firm EMarketer. At stake will be millions of dollars in subscription fees for streaming services that have the best offerings.

via Why children’s programming is the new front line in the streaming battle – Entertainment & Life – providencejournal.com – Providence, RI.

2016 Kidscreen Awards shortlist announced

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The nominees in the PROGRAMMING Categories are:

PRESCHOOL

Best New Series
Hey Duggee (Studio AKA)
PJ Masks (Frog Box, Entertainment One UK, France Télévisions, Disney Junior)
Puffin Rock (Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Children’s Books)

Best Animated Series
Clangers (Coolabi/Sprout/CBeebies/Factory)
Peg + Cat (The Fred Rogers Company, 9 Story Entertainment)
Puffin Rock (Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Children’s Books)

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (Sinking Ship Entertainment)
Hi Opie! (marblemedia in association with TVO and The Jim Henson Company)
Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (Astley Baker Davies/Entertainment One UK)
Ruby’s Studio: The Siblings Show (The Mother Company)
Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief (Sesame Workshop)

KIDS

Best New Series
The Adventures of Puss in Boots (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
All Hail King Julien (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network Studios)

Best Animated Series
All Hail King Julien (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
The New Adventures of Figaro Pho (Chocolate Liberation Front, Luma Toons)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network Studios)

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Hank Zipzer (Kindle Entertainment, DHX Media, Walker Productions, Screen Yorkshire)
Horrible Histories (Lion Television)
Odd Squad (The Fred Rogers Company, Sinking Ship Entertainment)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Monster Beach (Bogan Entertainment Solutions)
Monster High: Freaky Fusion (Mattel Playground Productions)
Ten Pieces (Somethin’ Else, BBC Music)

TWEENS/TEENS

Best New Series
Dragons: Race to the Edge (DreamWorks Animation Television, Netflix)
Hetty Feather (CBBC In-House Productions)
Wild But True (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Beyond Screen Productions)

Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
4 O’Clock Club Series 4 (CBBC In-House Productions)
Nowhere Boys Series 2 (Matchbox Pictures)
Trio: Cybergold (Nordicstories, Fabelaktiv)

Best Animated Series
Dragons: Race to the Edge  (DreamWorks Animation Television / Netflix)

Bob’s Burgers (Bento Box Entertainment & 20th Century Fox Television)

Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie

Lost Treasure Hunt (Argosy Film Group)
Pirate’s Passage (Mahon Pictures)

These shortlisted entries will now be reviewed and assessed by a fresh panel of judges, including Andy Yeatman (Netflix), Emily Hart (Disney Junior), Tara Sorensen (Amazon Studios), Jamie Piekarz (Corus Kids), Jennifer Dodge (Nickelodeon), Alison Stewart (BBC Children’s), Andrew Thomas (Hulu) and Deirdre Brennan (ABC Australia).

 

The nominees in the DIGITAL Categories are:

PRESCHOOL

Best eBook
Disney Story Central (Disney Publishing Worldwide)
Little Emily (Ever After Tales)
My Little Pony: Twilight’s Kingdom Storybook Deluxe (PlayDate Digital)

Best Game App—Smartphone
Monkey See Monkey Dance (Smartoonz Entertainment)
Sesame Street Video Maker (Sesame Workshop, IDEO Toy Lab)

Best Game App—Tablet
My Very Hungry Caterpillar (StoryToys)
Peppa Pig: Golden Boots (Entertainment One and Kids Industries)
Sesame Street Art Maker (Sesame Workshop)

Best Learning App—Smartphone
Blaze and the Monster Machines (Nickelodeon Digital/CHEWY)
Sesame Street—Let’s Get Ready! (Sesame Workshop)
Sunny’s Hootenanny (Loudcrow Interactive/Twofold Films)

Best Learning App—Tablet
Elmo’s Animals: A Sesame Street S’More App (Sesame Workshop)
Mickey’s Magical Math World by Disney Imagicademy (Disney Publishing Worldwide)
Tiggly Tales (Tiggly)

Best Streaming Video Platform
Hopster (Hopster)
Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon Digital)
PlayKids (Movile)

Best Web/App Series
The Adventures of Annie & Ben (HooplaKidz)
Fanny Foozle (Aether Entertainment, Cosmic Toast Studios)
Lalaloopsy Kitchen (MGA Entertainment)

Best Website
ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy (Age of Learning)
Nickjr.com (Nickelodeon Digital)
Peep and the Big Wide World/El Mundo Divertido de Peep (WGBH Educational Foundation)

KIDS

Best Game App—Smartphone
Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games (Cartoon Network Digital)
Crayola Color Alive! (DAQRI)
Mix+Smash: Marvel Super Hero Mashers (Disney Publishing Worldwide)

Best Game App—Tablet
Adventure Time Game Wizard (Cartoon Network Digital)
Toca Life: City (Toca Boca)
Weirdwood Manor (All Play, No Work)

Best Learning App—Smartphone
The Centsables Dash for Cash (DNA Creative)
Plum’s Creaturizer (WGBH)
Safari Tales (Kuato Studios)

Best Learning App—Tablet
The Foos Coding 5+ (codeSpark)
Weirdwood Manor (All Play, No Work)
Zoombinis (TERC and FableVision Studios)

Best Streaming Video Platform
Cartoon Network app (Cartoon Network Digital)
Nick.com (Nickelodeon Digital)
Toon Goggles (Toon Goggles)

Best Web/App Series
Life Hacks for Kids (DreamWorksTV)
Talking Tom and Friends: The Animated Series (Outfit7 Limited)
Wonder Quest (Maker Studios)

Best Website
Design Squad (WGBH Educational Foundation)
The Next Step: Make a Scene (Secret Location/DHX Media/Temple Street Productions/Bell Fund)
Nick.com (Nickelodeon Digital)

These shortlisted entries will now be reviewed and assessed by panels of professional judges, including Rachel Bardel (CBeebies Interactive), Sara Berliner (Night & Day Studios), Noemie Dupuy (Budge Studios), Matthew Evans (Nickelodeon), Robin Raskin (Living in Digital Times), Josephine Tsay (GlassLab Games), Amy Kraft (Monkey Bar Collective) and Anne Richards (Cracking Wise Interactive).

The nominees in the BROADCASTING Categories are:

Channel of the Year
Cartoon Network (US)
Gulli
PBS KIDS

Best Channel Design
Boomerang
PBS KIDS

Best Programming Block
Sunny Side Up (Sprout)
Gulli Good (Gulli)

Best Channel Website
Channel One News (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
PBS KIDS
Tiny Pop (CSC Media Group, part of Sony Pictures Television)

Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Louis-Philippe Deslauriers, Alexandra Janvier and Josée Leblanc (Groupe Média TFO)
Channel One News—Azia Celestino, Tom Hanson, Arielle Hixson Keith Kocinski, Demetrius Pipkin and Maggie Rulli (Houghton Miffin Harcourt)

Read more: http://kidscreen.com/2015/11/23/2016-kidscreen-awards-shortlist-revealed/#ixzz3sUNLUssn

 

http://kidscreen.com/2015/11/23/2016-kidscreen-awards-shortlist-revealed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2016-kidscreen-awards-shortlist-revealed

Mog’s Christmas Calamity

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Sainsbury’s has turned to one of the nation’s best loved children’s book characters, Judith Kerr’s Mog, for its festive campaign highlighting the importance of sharing at Christmas.

Developed in partnership with Kerr’s publishers – HarperCollins Children’s Books – and Kerr herself, the full length three-and-a-half minute long film, entitled Mog’s Christmas Calamity, debuted across multiple channels at 7:15pm this evening (Thursday 12 November).

via Sainsbury’s partners with children’s author Judith Kerr and Save the Children for ‘Mog’s Christmas Calamity’ | The Drum.

BBC to turn Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy into a TV series

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guardiansmallThe BBC is to turn Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy into a TV series, giving both existing fans and a new generation the chance to experience the tale of parallel universes, Daemons and armoured polar bears.

Pullman has given his blessing to the project, and is helping recruit a writer to produce a faithful adaptation of the novels, which centre on a girl called Lyra living in a parallel version of Oxford.

Producers have promised to sound “every note” in the much-loved trilogy and stay true to the source material.

Pullman said the many adaptations of the books on screen, radio and stage had been a “constant source of pleasure” but shows such as Game of Thrones and the Wire had shown that TV had the capacity to reach “depths of characterisation and heights of suspense by taking the time for events to make their proper impact and for consequences to unravel”.

via BBC’s His Dark Materials series to ‘sound every note’ in Philip Pullman’s novels | Media | The Guardian.