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The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has clinched a U.K. deal for the live-action comedy Hardball, which will air on CBBC.

The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has sealed a deal with the BBC for the U.K. broadcast rights to the live-action drama series First Day.

BBC Children’s has commissioned a variety of new in-house and independent programs across CBeebies, CBBC and BBC iPlayer to provide more content for families staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jetpack Distribution has picked up the global rights for the CBBC live-action game series A Week to Beat the World.

The U.K.-based indie Screen Glue, founded by the multi-award-winning Jasper James (Walking with Dinosaurs), has confirmed its first commission for CBBC, Hey You! What If…, which is set to launch on the channel this spring.

The children’s television series Crackerjack! is set to return to CBBC with Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes serving as presenters.

The Snow Spider, a series produced by Leopard Pictures based on Jenny Nimmo’s best-selling book trilogy, is slated to premiere on CBBC and BBC Wales.

Jetpack Distribution has secured the international rights for CBBC’s live-action drama Katy and Li Critter Workshop’s non-dialogue series Buck + Buddy.

Boat Rocker Studios’ tween drama The Next Step is set to return for a seventh season, which will include the series’ first holiday special.

Nicholas Gleaves (Bodyguard, Coronation Street) has been tapped to play the iconic role of the Demon Headmaster in the reboot that is headed to CBBC later this year.