The head of kids’ content at Sky and the CEO and creative director at Gutsy Animations who is an executive producer on Moominvalley talk about giving new life to the beloved IP.
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Sky Q to Roll Out Kids Safe Mode
March 14, 2019
Sky, in an effort to make TV safer for children, has launched a brand-new Kids Safe Mode for its Sky Q box.
Sky On Board New Moomins Show Moominvalley
October 26, 2017
Moominvalley, an adaptation of the book-based property created by Tove Jansson, is due to debut as a Sky original series on Sky One, NOW TV, the Sky Kids app and on demand in the U.K. and Ireland late next year.
Sony Rebrands Kix, Launches Channel on Freeview, Sky, Freesat
August 8, 2017
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is rebranding Kix to Pop Max, with the kids’ channel set to launch across Freeview, Sky and Freesat on August 30.
Sky Adds Book-Based Aliens Love Underpants to Lineup
May 25, 2017
Aliens Love Underpants AND..., adapted from the children's books by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, is due to debut exclusively on Sky and the Sky Kids app this summer.
Kids’ Online Pop-Music Channel to Roll Out in the U.K.
January 6, 2017
MANCHESTER: U Music TV, an online pop-music TV channel for children under the age of 12, is launching on Sky, Freeview and Freesat this weekend.
Sky Kids Adds Badanamu to Short-Form Offering
December 15, 2016
LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Sky has expanded its short-form digital offering with the acquisition of a package of 70 Badanamu CGI-animated musical video clips for its VOD services, including the Sky Kids app, which launched last March.
Sky Unveils New Kids’ Originals & App Features
July 6, 2016
LONDON: Sky is bolstering its offerings for children with the addition of new exclusive programming as well as new features for the dedicated Sky Kids app.
Sky & Turner in Kids’ Programming Pact
April 14, 2016
LONDON: Sky has agreed to a long-term deal bringing more content from Turner’s kids’ channels Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito to its customers, and becoming the exclusive home of on-demand box sets of The Amazing World of Gumball and Adventure Time.
Sky to Launch New Children’s App, Orders First Kids’ Original
March 30, 2016
LONDON: Sky, which is moving into original children's programming, is releasing Sky Kids, a new application for preschoolers up to 9-year-olds that is of no extra cost to Sky customers.