kids
Reviewed: Amazon kids’ TV pilots (2015)
June 27, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon Studios’ new TV pilot season is here and there are six new kids shows for your consideration.
The pilots come from an accomplished roster of talent, including David Babcock (Gilmore Girls), Andrew Green (Hannah Montana) and The Jim Henson … Read More
BBC TV review: The Clangers
June 20, 2015 | David FarnorThe gently warm-hearted animation is proof that remakes aren’t always a bad thing.Read More
Amazon targets kids with new subscription service and tablet
June 3, 2015 | David FarnorDo children in your family have a tablet? According to Ofcom’s most recent figures, one in three kids aged between five and 15 own one. Now, Amazon is planning to increase that number with its own dedicated kids tablet – … Read More
Sky boosts kids VOD line-up with Adventure Time and more
May 22, 2015 | David FarnorSky is boosting its kids VOD line-up with the addition of thousands of episodes of family shows.
Programmes such as Adventure Time, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom and iCarly will be added to Sky’s on-demand catalogue in the coming months, … Read More
Amazon lines up six new kids TV pilots for 26th June
May 12, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon Studios’ new pilot season is almost upon us and it has lined up six new kids TV shows for your consideration.
Update: Amazon’s six kids’ TV pilots will premiere on Friday 26th June 2015
Amazon has greenlit four animated … Read More
Danger Mouse and Inspector Gadget reboots head up new Netflix kids series
February 25, 2015 | David FarnorReboots of Danger Mouse and Inspector Gadget are heading up Netflix’s new slate of original and exclusive kids’ TV series.
The secret agent rodent and cyborg detective will be joined by a pack of crazy outback animals and a group … Read More
Hopster announces Android launch and signs DreamWorks deal
February 24, 2015 | David FarnorHopster is launching on Android, just as the company announced a new deal with DreamWorks Classics.
The multi-territory agreement gives the kids’ TV and learning service rights to seven titles, including Postman Pat, Rupert Bear, and Noddy in Toyland.
The … Read More
Amazon orders more original kids’ TV shows
February 23, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon has ordered more seasons of its original kids’ TV shows.
Creative Galaxy, Annedroids, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, and recent Annie Award winner Tumble Leaf have all had a second season greenlit by Amazon Studios. Amazon has … Read More
UK TV review: Adventure Time (Season 1 and Season 2)
December 20, 2014 | Nathanael SmithTo get a good sense of precisely why Adventure Time, a Cartoon Network show ostensibly aimed at kids, has gathered such a cult audience around the world, you only need to look at the way it ends its episodes.
Netflix UK TV review: All Hail King Julien
December 19, 2014 | David FarnorLet’s not beat around the jungle. Madagascar has had something of an uneven track record across its various sequels (number four is in the works), but it has had one constant: King Julien, the wonderfully deluded leader of a tribe … Read More