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PBS Plans Cat-In-The-Hat-A-Thon for March 2


February 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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PBS KIDS will be honoring the 108th birthday of Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) on March 2 with a two-hour marathon of its popular preschool series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!. Kids can engage the beloved characters through online/mobile games and video content, while parents can [...]

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PBS KIDS Expands Video App to iPhone & iPod touch


December 6, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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PBS KIDS is now offering its popular Video app for iPhone and iPod touch. The app gives families free, streaming access to more than 2,000 videos, including clips and full episodes of shows such as Curious George, Dinosaur Train, The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That, Wordgirl and [...]

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Nominees Announced For Kidscreen


November 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Kidscreen has announced its list of nominees for its annual Awards. The shortlisted entries will be continuing in the competition through a final round of judging. Winners will be announced at the annual Kidscreen Summit held at the Hilton in New York City on Thursday Feb. 9. Here are the [...]

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Disney Jr. Doffs ‘Cat in the Hat’ Season 2, Special


November 21, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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On the heels of the MIPCOM market in France, Portfolio International has announced the sale of the second season and holiday special of their hit preschool series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! To Disney Junior’s Australia and Italy channels. Along with Treehouse (Canada), PBS (U.S.) [...]

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‘Sid the Science Kid’ Returns with Girl-Friendly Tech Episodes


November 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image
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Sid the Science Kid is coming back with five new episodes focused on technology and engineering — and he’s bringing a few friends to help. The new episodes will air the week of Dec. 5 on PBS Kids!, and will kick off with an episode that features Emmy-winning actress America [...]

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Caillou Makes Learning Fun on Mobile Platforms


October 10, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Loveable kids character Caillou will be helping children aged two to five learn phonics, letter recognition, memorization and spelling thanks to his first ever app from educational developer Night & Day Studios, licensor Cookie Jar Entertainment and their CPLG licensing division. Caillou airs on PBS Kids and Sprout, where it’s [...]

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9 Story Launches ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’ Globally


September 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Toronto-based 9 Story Entertainment has announced the global distribution launch of the new animated series. Inspired by the character from the long-running PBS series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the new animated show is developed by the Fred Rogers’ Company, in association with Out of the Blue Enterprises. The show will launch [...]

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PBS Kids Catches New ‘Dinosaur Train’ Special


August 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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PBS Kids is planning some major Jurassic action this month with a one-hour Dinosaur Train movie to kick of the second season of the popular Henson Company series.  Slated for August 22, the special finds Buddy and his adoptive Pterandon family on a pre-historic adventure as they gather all their [...]

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Fourth Season of ‘Martha Speaks’ Greenlit


May 4, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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WGBH Boston and DHX Media have begun production on the fourth season of the popular PBS KIDS animated preschool show Martha Speaks. The first episodes of the new season will be delivered in December 2011 and are set to air on PBS KIDS in Winter 2012. This brings up the number [...]

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Out of the Blue Puts ‘Asteroid Andy’ in Orbit


May 3, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Hallmark Properties web series Asteroid Andy is being developed into an animated TV series by Out of the Blue Enterprises, producer of PBS Kids’ preschool show Super Why. The half-hour animated comedy targets six- to 11-year-old boys and will revolve around a boy who lives in the future with his [...]

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