Following the success of Sherlock and Planet Earth II in China, CBeebies programming is the latest British cultural export to be taking the country by storm.Increasing numbers of Chinese children are tuning into CBeebies favourites including Hey Duggee and Go Jetters as British kid’s programmes prove popular throughout the nation. Figures released by BBC Worldwide show that BAFTA and International Emmy Award-winning Hey Duggee has racked up more than 200 million views on China’s online … [Read more...] about Chinese children choose CBeebies
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The Go Jetters jet to China
The Go Jetters jetted to China with their teacher Ubercorn to celebrate Children’s Day. As part of the Children’s Day Gala 2017 organised by state broadcaster China Central Television’s children’s channel (CCTV-14), the four plucky heroes Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz and mentor Ubercorn danced in a character parade and took part in a live-stream interview. The Gala was broadcast to an audience of 110 million, and saw over 200 million streams on mobile streaming platforms in China like … [Read more...] about The Go Jetters jet to China
Acamar films secures new UK partners for Bing
London - Acamar Films and its licensing agent CAA-GBG have signed two new partners for its award-winning pre-school series Bing. Redan Publishing and Jolly Roger Amusement Rides will join the hand-picked group of companies already committed to taking Bing to audiences beyond the TV, which includes: Fisher-Price for toys HarperCollins for publishing; StudioCanal for home entertainment as well as Woodmansterne, HTI Group, Dreamtex, Spearmark, Aykroyds, Roy Lowes and TVM Fashion Lab. Redan … [Read more...] about Acamar films secures new UK partners for Bing
Go Jetters to air on China Central Television (CCTV)
China - BBC Worldwide announced a deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV that will bring highly rated CBeebies series Go Jetters to over 1.1 billion viewers in China. Fully dubbed in Mandarin and subtitled in simplified Chinese, the 50-episode series will premiere at the end of May on CCTV-14 – the children’s channel that is part of China Central Television (CCTV). CCTV is the predominant state television in the People’s Republic of China with over 50 different channels catering to a wide … [Read more...] about Go Jetters to air on China Central Television (CCTV)
CBeebies debuts in Taiwan
BBC Worldwide’s award-winning children’s channel CBeebies makes its debut in Taiwan as a dual-language, localised channel on 13th March. CBeebies will be available across 15 cable operators in Taiwan, reaching over 3.8 million households. Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Tainan and Chiayi are just some of the regions that will receive the new 24-hour channel. CBeebies, a multi-platform brand for pre-schoolers aged six years and under, encourages children to learn through play. The channel … [Read more...] about CBeebies debuts in Taiwan
CBeebies debuts in China on iQIYI
BBC Worldwide, on the first day of Showcase 207, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with iQIYI, China’s largest online video platform, to bring almost 300 hours of pre-school content from CBeebies to its viewers. This is the first time that CBeebies programmes will be available in China on a digital platform. iQIYI is the leader in providing online services in China with 20 million paid subscribers (as of June 2016). CBeebies content will be available on both the platform and on … [Read more...] about CBeebies debuts in China on iQIYI