Tag: Channel 5

Channel 5 in the U.K. has expanded the amount of free kids’ content available from its multiplatform preschool brand Milkshake! amid the school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Channel 5 has greenlit a third and fourth season of the 2D animated series Daisy & Ollie for its multiplatform preschool brand Milkshake!

The Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) has unveiled its first production and development slate, with nine series and specials in the pipeline.

Channel 5 has commissioned a new title and ordered series renewals for Milkshake!, its preschool programming block.

Louise Maloney, formerly production and development manager at the Coolabi group, has been appointed as acquisitions and program manager for Channel 5’s preschool programming block Milkshake!

Channel 5’s Milkshake! in the U.K. and Universal Kids in the U.S. have commissioned a third season of the CGI and live-action series Floogals.

The animated preschool show Pirata & Capitano has been licensed to Channel 5 in the U.K., where it is slated to premiere as part of the Milkshake! programming block this summer.

9 Story Distribution International has licensed the animated kids’ series Luo Bao Bei to Channel 5’s Milkshake! in the U.K. 

Channel 5 is launching its preschool TV programming brand Milkshake! on Amazon Channels within Prime Video in the U.K.

The network's head of children’s content talks about her programming remit and her focus on engaging with audiences on multiple platforms.