PBS KIDS Announces New Series ‘Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures’
The collection of animated musical shorts inspired by the original ‘Super Why!’ series aims to help grow the literacy skills of young readers; show premieres October 18.
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Lion Forge Entertainment Hires Trio of Key Executives
Kirsten Newlands joins the company as EVP Production & Partnerships; Koyalee Chanda as SVP Animation; and Jonathan Abraham as Director of Distribution.
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Quality Schnallity: Using ‘Crazy’ Animation to Break Down Big Ideas
The veteran animator has built a long, successful career using various 2D techniques to produce ‘explainer videos’ that help companies unpack their product’s messages in fun ways that aren’t boring.
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Fred Rogers Productions Secures PNC Foundation Grant for ‘Alma’s Way’
The $1.3M award extends support for the series’ engagement activities in addition to the ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ community outreach initiative ‘Be My Neighbor Days.’
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PBS Kids Sets ‘Lyla in the Loop’ Debut
The new kids’ animated series from Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios, that encourages problem-solving skills and showcases the benefits of collaboration, will air February 5, 2024.
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Podcast EP 213: Aaron Augenblick and His Pitch for PBS’ ‘City Island’
The animator, director, and producer returns to discuss his pivot from adult animation to kids and the 4-year journey bringing his educational kids series from concept to fruition – now on PBS Kids.
PBS KIDS Reveals Summer Lineup and New Podcast
New movies arriving from ‘Alma’s Way,’ ‘Molly of Denali,’ and ‘Ready Jet Go!’; ‘Keyshawn Solves It’ podcast follows an African-American boy as he uses a set of inherited keys to help solve a mystery.
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Martin Kratt Talks Lemurs, ‘Wild Kratts’ Season 7, and More Lemurs
The prolific zoologist and nature show host talks about the rare-wildlife-filled new season of his and brother Chris’ long-running, Peabody Award-nominated 2D animated nature show that premieres May 22 on PBS Kids.
‘Cyberchase’ Season 14 Sets PBS KIDS Premiere
The Emmy-Winning animated kids’ series returns in honor of Earth Day with four new environment-themed topics and adventures; the season debuts on PBS KIDS Family Night on April 21.
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PBS’ ‘Alma’s Way’ and ‘Donkey Hodie’ Get 2-Year Funding Renewal
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations extends grant for Fred Rogers Productions' kids' animated TV series, which promote core messages and learning goals in problem-solving skills, resilience, empathy, and other life skills.
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PBS KIDS Shares Spring Animation Slate
New specials and episodes of ‘Nature Cat,’ ‘Cyberchase,’ ‘Alma’s Way,’ and ‘Wild Kratts’ are set to run April – June.
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New Animated STEM Series ‘Weather Hunters’ From Al Roker in Production
The PBS KIDS show hopes to educate young viewers about Earth science and meteorology through adventure and comedy.
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PBS KIDS Announces New Animated Series ‘Lyla in the Loop’
The kids' show from Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios, premiering early 2024, aims to boost problem-solving skills and showcase benefits of working collaboratively.
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‘City Island’: Aaron Augenblick’s Most Autobiographical Project Yet
After more than 2 decades in adult animation, the director pays homage to impactful shows like ‘Sesame Street’ in his first kids’ series; featuring civics lessons involving a diverse citizenry of trees, cars, and buildings, each with its own name and personality, the show debuts 10 new episodes on January 23.
PBS KIDS’ ‘Work It Out Wombats!’ Premieres February 6
New animated series from GBH Kids and Pipeline Studios, featuring 3 marsupial siblings living with their grandmother in a treehouse - who look to solve ‘Treeborhood’ problems - is designed to help kids build important skills using computational thinking.
‘Sesame Street The Nutcracker’ Coming to Cartoonito
The brand-new animated holiday special starring Elmo and Tango debuts December 1 on HBO Max’s preschool programming block.
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Hero4Hire Creative Unveils Rebrand
The motion design and animation studio gets a new look with logo and website redo; rooted in children’s television, the company has expanded into tech, pharmaceutical, education, sports, food & drink, gaming, and entertainment industries.
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PBS KIDS' ‘City Island’ Digital Shorts Coming December 26
In the new animated series, created by Aaron Augenblick, kids get a civics lesson featuring a diverse citizenry of trees, cars, and buildings, each with its own name and personality; next month, new ‘Molly of Denali: The Big Gathering’ shorts also launch.
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‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Music
Fred Rogers Productions and Warner Music Group's Arts Music Division celebrate the Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS series’ milestone with a new digital album - ‘10 Years of Tiger Tunes!’- now available across all digital platforms.
Duolingo: The Vital Role of Animated Characters in Language Learning
Longtime PBS Kids and Cartoon Network executive Linda Simensky brings her expertise in developing character-driven storytelling to the award-winning app that offers courses in more than 40 languages to more than 500 million registered users.
2022 Kidscreen Award Winners Announced
The annual awards strive to recognize the best in children’s TV and digital media; leading the winners was Glen Keane Productions’ ‘Trash Truck’ for Netflix, which garnered awards for best new series, best-animated series, and best holiday episode.
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‘Molly of Denali’ Crosses Paths with the ‘Wild Kratts’ on July 18
In the new crossover episode coming to PBS KIDS, Molly and her dad happen upon the Kratt brothers who happen to be in Alaska on a ‘creature trail’ looking for a mysteriously lost pack of wolves.
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PBS KIDS Unveils New Branding and Logo Video
New visuals of people and places mirror the diversity of culture, race, ethnicity, geography, family structure, varying abilities, and body type that make up the brand’s modern digitally focused audience; new logo debuts July 19.
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Adriano Schmid Named VP of PBS Kids Content
Hailing from Warner Bros. Discovery, the exec comes onboard June 13, tasked with driving expansion of the kids’ multi-platform content strategy while developing new approaches to production for emerging platforms and overseeing the PBS Kid’s content team.
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PBS Kids Greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie’ Season 2
The popular puppet series inspired by ‘Mister Rogers' Neighborhood’s characters is slated to hit Spring 2023; show is designed to help kids learn resilience, persistence, and problem solving.
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