{"id":12813,"date":"2017-08-21T10:10:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/"},"modified":"2017-08-21T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:10:05","slug":"numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Numberblocks Gets U.K. Licensing Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alphablocks has appointed Larkshead Media to manage\u00a0U.K.\u00a0licensing for\u00a0the CBeebies series <em>Numberblocks<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Initial target\u00a0categories\u00a0for the preschool property\u00a0will\u00a0include\u00a0toys,\u00a0jigsaws, games, cards, publishing and apparel. Partnerships and promotions with educational groups will also be key opportunities for the brand. Larkshead Media will launch the licensing campaign during this year\u2019s Brand Licensing Europe in October.<\/p>\n<p>The show uses humor, animation and more to teach kids under the age of 6 how to count, add and understand numbers. Each five-minute episode of <em>Numberblocks<\/em> tells a story about a group of friendly characters made of counting blocks and representing the numbers one to ten. Each character can be magically transformed into other characters by adding or removing blocks. The show debuted on CBeebies in January 2017.<\/p>\n<p><em>Numberblocks<\/em> was created by Joe Elliot and Blue Zoo Animation Studio. It\u00a0is\u00a0executive produced for the BBC by Catherine McAllister and Michael Towner.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot\u00a0said: \u201cWe\u00a0are delighted to be working with\u00a0Larkshead Media,\u00a0a respected organization with an\u00a0excellent reputation\u00a0in realizing the potential of a wide variety of children\u2019s properties.\u00a0It\u00a0certainly understands\u00a0the potential of <em>Numberblocks<\/em>, a show that\u00a0enjoys a\u00a0strong following\u00a0and has enormous long-term licensing potential across a wide range of categories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clare\u00a0Piggott, the director\u00a0of licensing and merchandising at Larkshead Media, added: \u201cIn my many years working\u00a0with children\u2019s properties I\u2019ve found\u00a0very\u00a0few that bring together learning and fun as\u00a0delightfully as\u00a0<em>Numberblocks<\/em>. Its potential, in\u00a0entertainment,\u00a0education\u00a0and licensed output, is\u00a0significant. I\u2019m looking forward to\u00a0developing <em>Numberblocks<\/em> into a long-term franchise that helps support children and parents learning together\u00a0across many product categories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alphablocks has appointed Larkshead Media to manage\u00a0U.K.\u00a0licensing for\u00a0the CBeebies series Numberblocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":12814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2940,2941,494,2942,2943],"class_list":["post-12813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-alphablocks","tag-blue-zoo-animation-studio","tag-cbeebies","tag-larkshead-media","tag-numberblocks","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Numberblocks Gets U.K. Licensing Agent - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Numberblocks Gets U.K. Licensing Agent - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Alphablocks has appointed Larkshead Media to manage\u00a0U.K.\u00a0licensing for\u00a0the CBeebies series Numberblocks.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-21T14:10:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/Numberblocks-Alphablocks-817.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"281\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/\",\"name\":\"Numberblocks Gets U.K. Licensing Agent - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-21T14:10:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-08-21T14:10:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/numberblocks-gets-u-k-licensing-agent\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Numberblocks Gets U.K. Licensing Agent\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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