{"id":30986,"date":"2025-12-08T11:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:58:48","slug":"canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Broadcasters Commission By Bunny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s TVOkids, Radio-Canada, TFO and Knowledge Kids have commissioned the 2D series <em>By Bunny<\/em>, aimed at 4- to 7-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Bunny<\/em>, created by children\u2019s book author Judith Henderson and head writer Anne-Marie Perotta, follows a floppy-eared bunny whose \u201csuperpower\u201d is taking a scientific fact and turning it into an imaginative story. The international launch of the series will be led by ZDF Studios, which will manage distribution across Europe. Bejuba! Entertainment will represent the series in the rest of the world, except Canada, India and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The series is being produced by Sphere Animation in collaboration with Irish studio Telegael, which will lead the voice recording and postproduction, and Indian animation specialists Mesmor Studios and Anaganaga Pictures will be in charge of storyboarding and animation.<\/p>\n<p>Preproduction and scriptwriting started in September in Canada, with full delivery expected at the end of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>By Bunny<\/em> is a smart and playful blend of literacy and animal facts that spark kids\u2019 imagination and curiosity,\u201d said Kirsten Hurd, commissioning editor for TVOkids. \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to partner with Sphere Media once again on this imaginative and engaging series and proud to support a project that originated in Canada and celebrates Canadian creativity. In today\u2019s global market, developing homegrown IP is no small feat\u2014and<em> By Bunny<\/em> does it with heart, humor and curiosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judith Beauchemin, executive VP of operations, who oversees Sphere Media\u2019s kids and family division, added, \u201cKids\u2019 shows shape the minds that will one day shape our world\u2014and <em>By Bunny<\/em> takes this responsibility very seriously. But what he doesn\u2019t do is take himself too seriously: he puts the fun into facts.<em> By Bunny<\/em> aims to inspire curiosity and wonder, along with a desire for learning, and we\u2019re sure Canada\u2019s kids will agree when the show premieres on TVOkids.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s TVOkids, Radio-Canada, TFO and Knowledge Kids have commissioned the 2D series By Bunny, aimed at 4- to 7-year-olds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":30987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[364,11779,11780,6876,3600,1973,1888,1445,6434],"class_list":["post-30986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bejuba-entertainment","tag-by-bunny","tag-judith-beauchemin","tag-kirsten-hurd","tag-knowledge-kids","tag-radio-canada","tag-tfo","tag-tvokids","tag-zdf-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canadian Broadcasters Commission By Bunny - 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\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canadian Broadcasters Commission By Bunny - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canada\u2019s TVOkids, Radio-Canada, TFO and Knowledge Kids have commissioned the 2D series By Bunny, aimed at 4- to 7-year-olds.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-08T16:52:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-08T16:58:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/TVOkids-ByBunny-1225.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/\",\"name\":\"Canadian Broadcasters Commission By Bunny - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-08T16:52:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-08T16:58:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/canadian-broadcasters-commission-by-bunny\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Canadian Broadcasters Commission By Bunny\"}]},{\"@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\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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