{"id":26069,"date":"2023-10-13T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:15:02","slug":"spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooky Files to Launch on CBBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The brand-new <em>Spooky Files<\/em>\u00a0is set to debut on the CBBC channel and BBC iPlayer on October 23.<\/p>\n<p>When supernatural creatures\u2014nicknamed Spookies\u2014start appearing in the small Australian town of Sunny Valley, Bert is thrilled. He assembles the Spooky Crew with a mission to capture the Spookies, figure out where they are coming from and return them home.<\/p>\n<p><em>Spooky Files<\/em> was created by award-winning writers Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes. The series is produced by Tony Ayres Productions (TAP) and Megaboom Pictures for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The series received major production investment from Screen Australia and was financed with support from VicScreen. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is managing international sales.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Muller, senior head of commissioning 7+ for CBBC, said: \u201cStorytelling that captures children\u2019s imagination and helps to make sense of the world around them has always been crucial to us at CBBC and is why we\u2019re thrilled to launch <em>Spooky Files<\/em> this Halloween. The brand-new series provides a delightful mix of nostalgia and laughter with every spooky surprise. It\u2019s the perfect Halloween treat, and we\u2019re excited to bring children and family audiences across the U.K. along on the adventure to capture the Spookies!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Denholm, executive producer and head of development for Tony Ayres Productions, added: \u201cThe team who created <em>Spooky Files<\/em> is passionate about making content that connects with children and we are delighted to be partnering with CBBC to bring <em>Spooky Files<\/em> to families in the U.K. this Halloween. We can\u2019t wait to introduce kids and their families to the Spooky Crew and Sunny Valley\u2019s wonderful array of spooky characters. Filled with fun, mystery and sprinkled with scares, children and grown-ups will enjoy this original series that celebrates the imagination and curiosity of childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brand-new Spooky Files\u00a0is set to debut on the CBBC channel and BBC iPlayer on October 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3087,"featured_media":26071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3817,433,8542],"class_list":["post-26069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-iplayer","tag-cbbc","tag-spooky-files","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spooky Files to Launch on CBBC - 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\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spooky Files to Launch on CBBC - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The brand-new Spooky Files\u00a0is set to debut on the CBBC channel and BBC iPlayer on October 23.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-13T13:00:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-13T13:15:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/SpookyFiles-CBBC-1023.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alexa Alfano\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alexa Alfano\" \/>\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\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/\",\"name\":\"Spooky Files to Launch on CBBC - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-13T13:00:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-13T13:15:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2653b97e27eaf76a4713c75f0e821dad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spooky-files-to-launch-on-cbbc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Spooky Files to Launch on CBBC\"}]},{\"@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\/2653b97e27eaf76a4713c75f0e821dad\",\"name\":\"Alexa Alfano\",\"description\":\"Alexa Alfano is associate editor at World Screen. 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