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‘Peter Rabbit’ Hops to Nickelodeon

February 7, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

A new CG-animated series based on the works of Beatrix Potter is high-tailing it to Nickelodeon as the preschool-targeted show Peter Rabbit debuts on the channel Tuesday, February 19 at 12 p.m. ET/PT. The show features educational goals that encourage young viewers to learn problem-solving and interpersonal skills as well [...]

‘Peter Rabbit’ Hops to New Territories

January 15, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

U.K.’s Silvergate Media has secured several major new pre-sale deals for its charming new CG animated series Peter Rabbit, co-owned by Penguin U.K. Deals have been secured with major channels around the world including ABC TV Australia, France Television, RTE Ireland, SVT Sweden, NRK Norway and Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, [...]

New Peter Rabbit Christmas Special to Debut on Nick

November 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Beatrix Potter’s classic character Peter Rabbit is set to make a comeback on Nickelodeon next month. The U.S. cabler will premiere Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale on Friday, December 14th at 7 p.m. Produced by Silvergate Media for Nickelodeon U.S.A. and the BBC, the CG special is animated by Dublin-based Brown [...]

CBeebies Gets Hopping with ‘Peter Rabbit’

October 9, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

CBeebies will be the U.K. broadcast partner for brand-new CG animated series Peter Rabbit, a co-production of Penguin, Silvergate Media and Nickelodeon U.S. (also lead broadcaster). The series will debut on the kids’ net with a special one-off Christmas episode this December, with a 52 x 11 series launching in [...]

The Animated Life Aquatic

January 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Octonauts, the hit animated U.K. preschool show, finds a new home across the pond on Disney Junior this month. Sometimes you can tell a lot by the imaginative names of the recurring characters on a show. How can you resist a toon that offers names like Captain Barnacles Bear, Lieutenant [...]

‘Octonauts’ to Make a Splash on Disney Jr.

December 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Junior announced today that it will premiere the hit animated preschool show Octonauts on Monday, Jan. 9. At 11:30 a.m. The BAFTA-nominated series is based on a series of books Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy of Meomi Design. It follows the underwater adventures of Captain Barnacles Bear, Lieutenant Kwazii [...]