Tag: Sky Kids

Mittens & Pants has been greenlit for a third 45-episode season by commissioning broadcaster CBC in Canada, with Sky Kids in the U.K. and Ireland on board as a broadcast partner.

Sky Kids has a slate of new originals and returning shows coming to its schedule, including Funny Talking Animals.

Sky Kids has acquired season six of The Wiggles’ Ready Steady Wiggle and the short-form educational series Wiggle and Learn in the U.K. and Ireland.

Sky Kids has teamed up with singer-songwriter Paloma Faith and the Sky Kids Choir for a reimagining of the Christmas carol “Silent Night.”

Serious Kids has picked up the worldwide distribution rights, excluding the U.K., to the animated preschool series Happy Town.

Sky Kids has commissioned three brand-new series to be produced in the U.K., including a movement and mindfulness series.

Sky Kids is set to increase the reach of its kids’ news program FYI: For Your Info with short videos to be released on social media in addition to the usual weekly show on Sky News.

Aardman has begun producing new seasons of two of its hit series, including a seventh for Shaun the Sheep.

Two new animated series, Happy Town and Let’s Go, Bananas!, are set to debut on Sky Kids later this year.

Lucy Murphy, director of kids’ content for the U.K. and Ireland at Sky, highlighted her strategy for the Sky Kids linear channel and a growing on-demand lineup ahead of being recognized with the TV Kids Pioneer Award today.