Boomerang UK Christmas 2017 Daily Character Competitions

For Christmas 2017, Boomerang UK are having daily competitions on the run up to Christmas. Everyday up until the 24th December one of Boomerang’s cartoon characters will pop-up on-screen, to enter the competition visit http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/christmas and select the character you have seen appear on screen today on the competition page’s advent calendar. Boomerang UK will be giving away a different prize everyday up until Saturday 23rd December and between Christmas Eve (Sunday 24th December) and New Year’s Eve, Boomerang will be having one big competition for one lucky viewer to win a prize bundle. For the competition, Boomerang has partnered with toy manufacturer Hasbro to giveaway popular branded toys including My Little Pony and Transformers toys; Play-Doh and Nerf guns.

Daily competitions close at midnight, UK and Ireland residents only, entrants under the age of 16 must have parental permission, full terms and conditions can be read via the link on the competition form or on the link below:

http://threei.com.pl/boomerang-christmas-2017/uk/terms.pdf

Also visit the Let’s Create section on the Boomerang UK website, there’s Christmas arts and crafts activities to keep you busy over the festive holidays, including recipes on how to make a Marshmallow Snowman or a Chocolate Reindeer or even Happos Family Christmas Cookies.

http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/lets-create

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Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK January 2018 Highlights: From The Official Turner UK Press Release

Boomerang UK January 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

The Tom and Jerry Show

Airs from Monday 8th January, airs weekdays at 4pm.

The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in more new episodes of The Tom and Jerry Show. Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse plotting against each other in their traditional suburban setting, as well as additional storylines where their rivalry is set in more fantastic worlds, like a medieval castle or even a mad scientist’s lab. With a setup as elementary as a cat chasing a mouse and the mouse’s retaliations, the possibilities are endless!

Grizzy and the Lemmings

Airs from Saturday 13th January, airs weekends at 7am.

Being top of the food chain, GRIZZY, makes himself at home, enjoying modern luxuries from air con and home cinema to a sauna and internet connection! Naturally, no animal dares to contest this bear’s privilege…except only the most ridiculous mammal family, THE LEMMINGS! Witness an atmosphere of total madness, where the rivals constantly try to outsmart each other with their cheeky plans!

New Year’s Day Tom and Jerry Marathon

Airs Monday 1st January, airs from 7am.

Welcome in 2018 by joining Boomerang’s favourite cat and mouse duo on New Year’s Day in an unmissable marathon dedicated to Tom & Jerry.Tune in and catch the duo’s best pranks and pursuits in Tom & Jerry, Tom & Jerry Tales and The Tom and Jerry Show as well as the best Tom & Jerry movies.

http://www.boomerang-tv.co.uk

Cartoonito UK January 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

Bob The Builder

Airs from Monday 8th January, airs daily at 4pm

Grab your tool belt and hardhat! Join Bob the Builder and his team as they construct projects using a foundation of determination and teamwork. With his business partner Wendy, apprentice builder Leo, and a team of machines, Bob is ready to fix the town of Fixham along with Spring City. No project is too big or too small – from fixing a leaky roof to repairing a skyscraper. After all, the fun is in getting it done.

Weekend Programming Stunts: Masha and the Bear, Fireman Sam and Bob The Builder

Starts Saturday 6th January, airs weekends from 6am.

Tune in every weekend this month and hang out with some of your favourite Cartoonito characters. Spend the weekend with the lively Masha and her best friend, a retired circus bear in Masha and the Bear. Fireman Sam and Bob the Builder will also be featuring weekends in January on Cartoonito.

New Year’s Day Fireman Sam Marathon

Airs Monday 1st January, airs all day from 6am.

Cartoonito welcomes the New Year in with a whole day dedicated to our hero next door, Fireman Sam. Whenever or whatever the problem, be it a lost kite or cat, stranded sledgers or kitchen fires, Fireman Sam and his trusted team – Elvis, Station Officer Steele and Jupiter, their big red fire engine, are always on hand to save the day.

http://www.cartoonito.co.uk

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Perkins+Will To Design New Turner EMEA’s New Headquarters In London

Turner EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) has signed up architecture and design company Perkins+Will to design the interior of its new headquarters at 160 Old Street in the Shoreditch district of London which will house Cartoon Network’s European headquarters but also other brands including CNN, Boomerang and TCM. The new headquarters will be located in London’s world-class creative and tech hub. The new HQ will be 100,000 sq.ft in size and will be sufficient room for Turner’s future growth plans and provide more than enough workspace for the company’s staff.

Alongside its linear television channel business, the company is expanding more into digital services including its Digital Ventures & Innovation division. The new HQ will also have a new purpose-built CNN studio and newsroom. Turner’s sister company – HBO (Home Box Office) along with other staff in the Time Warner group will be moving their London-based staff to the new Turner HQ. Staff will start moving to the new HQ in Autumn 2019.

Kate Vine, Principal at Perkins+Will’s London Studio, said: “Turner is undergoing an exciting period of change, and asked us to design a vibrant, high-tech work space that meets the needs of a modern workforce. Our experience delivering award-winning corporate interior designs and personal service means we’re perfectly placed to create the ideal working environment for Turner’s UK based operation”

Sarah Lodge, the Director of Facilities at Turner EMEA, said: “We are investing in a space that offers a better working environment for us and for the business as a whole. The move will place us in the heart of one of London’s most dynamic areas. We look forward to being part of one of London’s most vibrant tech hubs, home to a diverse mix of start-ups, digital agencies and major media brands and well served with transport links and amenities.”

http://www.architectsdatafile.co.uk/news/perkinswill-to-design-vibrant-new-uk-headquarters-in-the-heart-of-londons-tech-hub-for-global-media-company-turner/

Note: The article I’ve written on the link below had the wrong date for when Turner will start moving into the HQ, it previously said “Autumn 2018”, it has been changed to “Autumn 2019”, the first source I used for the blog post was from Broadband TV News who’ve got the year wrong, but is correct in the official press release below my post, of which I found later.

https://www.regularcapital.com/2017/12/turner-europe-middle-east-and-africas-new-headquarters-from-january-2019/

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Personal Overview Of 2017 And Plans For The Future

2017 was a great year for the RegularCapital blog, the blog is now three years old and this year was the blog’s most successful year yet. As of writing and according to Google Analytics, this blog has had a total of 306,304 page views so far this year with six days to go, in the same period last year, the blog had 231,079 page views, thank you all for reading as every view makes this blog worthwhile. I hope I’ve been a reliable source for news relating to Cartoon Network (although I do the odd clumsy mistake), as I had a lot of positive feedback.

I prefer blogging rather than doing actual YouTube videos for numerous reasons, first of all I’m not exactly an outgoing person and not a great speaker, if I did present YouTube videos with the news posted on the blog, I reckon I’ll reach a lot more people. In my opinion, blogging is better, for users, it’s easier to find information because search engines such as Google index text-based content a lot better than video (I could write video transcripts but that kind of defeats the purpose), it’s significantly faster to write a blog post than record a video as I am able to explain things in more detail. I will continue to upload Cartoon Network UK/Boomerang UK/Cartoonito UK promos on to my YouTube channel as long as Turner UK is still fine with it.

There’s a lot of improvements I could make, for instance, I could cover Adult Swim a lot more, but the problem is a lack of time and I run the site all by myself, with the help of some friends for sources. This year, I went to the UK premiere of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu: Hands of Time, met Ben Bocquelet and Mic Graves at a special The Amazing World of Gumball screening and also met Daniel Chong at a special We Bare Bears screening in London at BAFTA in London, all those were memorable moments I’ll never forget and thanks to Cartoon Network UK for inviting me to write about those events.

In 2018, there will be some changes, I will no longer support anyone on Patreon, up until yesterday, I supported animation YouTubers – RebelTaxi and Saberspark, the reason why I’ve stopped supporting is because of a conflict of opinion regarding Cartoon Network USA’s current business practices (most particularly scheduling) and as a result I don’t want this blog to be associated with the content discussed in their YouTube channels. This isn’t because I have a problem with Pan Pizza (RebelTaxi) or Saberspark, they’re really good YouTubers and probably the best in terms of animation YouTube channels, especially RebelTaxi. I can see the uproar caused by the schedule by airing Teen Titans Go! so much, but there’s an app now, people can watch their favourite shows anytime they like, even new episodes before they air on television, this is progress, but people just ain’t used to change. As “cord-cutting” is a lot more prevalent in the United States, I can see Cartoon Network having a standalone subscription streaming service and possibly merge it with their existing Boomerang streaming service but as a separate package or alternatively, Warner Bros., Turner and HBO could run a combined streaming service or fully-integrate with DirecTV’s NOW service if the AT&T merger is approved.

Also a lot of channels on YouTube covering animation news tend to be very “cookie-cutter” (again – this year’s scheduling controversy), they’re often have videos with clickbait titles or offer a vague opinion or their opinion is wholly based on popularity of said opinion in the “animation community”, though, RebelTaxi and Saberspark don’t necessarily fall into this category of YouTubers.

Instead, the money will be reinvested into the website, in April 2018, my current web hosting contract with PickAWeb will end, I hope to stay with PickAWeb as they’ve been very reliable and their support has been really good, the extra money will be funded towards better a hosting package, hopefully SSD (Solid State Drive) hosting, this will make the website load even faster. SSD’s are also more reliable and environmentally friendly because of no moving parts and have lower electricity consumption.

PickAWeb are a little bit on the pricey end of hosting, but they’re UK based, use enterprise grade hardware, have better server software (CloudLinux, Litespeed etc.) than most hosts which often comes with a premium and have a high reliability rate, also the site is running surprisingly well on shared hosting, rather than dedicated hosting. The website is 100% funded by myself as I class this as a hobby rather than a job. I did have adverts on the site a few times as an experiment, but this was mostly to see if the site can support itself financially, but the ads had no relevance to the content, are of low quality or provided a service which are quite frankly, a rip-off, I don’t want to be associated with these companies. I also don’t expect anyone to pay me for running the blog, I do the blog purely on choice.

In 2017, I’ve been optimising the site, the site now uses Cloudflare’s CDN (Content Delivery Network), I have attempted to use Cloudflare back when the site was hosted on Heart Internet but I ran into a few problems, PickAWeb’s integration with Cloudflare has helped me to alleviate these issues. The use of Cloudflare on the site makes the site faster and protects the site when there’s a web traffic overload, Cloudflare will fetch a copy of the site from the user’s nearest Cloudflare server rather than the web host’s server in London, which is useful as I have a lot of readers in other parts of the world. The blog is now using the WPRocket plugin, this makes the site load faster by caching and minifying the HTML, JavaScript and CSS used on the site. Earlier this year, I’ve made the move to HTTPS by buying a SSL certificate, Google now considers HTTPS to be a ranking signal for search engine results, so such a move was advantageous. Images are also optimised for the web by using the Imagify WordPress plugin.

Once again, thanks for reading my blog and for supporting for what I do. 2018 is going to be a great year for Cartoon Network, much better than 2017, a brand new show – Unikitty! will premiere worldwide as well as the new Cartoon Network original series’ – Craig of the Creek and Summer Camp Island, along with the new Megaman animated series, a brand new Boomerang original – Taffy and much much more.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and have a great 2018.

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Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK February 2018 Highlights: From The Official Turner UK Press Release

Boomerang UK February 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

Dorothy and the Wizard Of Oz

New episodes start from Monday 5th February, airs weekdays at 4.30pm.

Dorothy the Princess of Emerald City is back this month on Boomerang! Joining Dorothy in her adventures are some familiar friends: Lion, Tin Man, Scarecrow, and, of course, her little dog, Toto.
With her friends by her side and her ruby slippers on her feet, Dorothy follows the Yellow Brick Road toward magical mischief and embarks on exciting adventures that only a land like Oz can bring.

The Tom and Jerry Show

New episodes air from Saturday 10th February.

The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in more new episodes of The Tom and Jerry Show. Catch Tom and Jerry plotting against each other all month long! Tom switches heads with a nine-foot monster but he still wants to chase Jerry instead of villagers in the all new episode, A Head For Science airing Saturday 10th February at 8.30am on Boomerang.

Scooby-Doo! & Tom and Jerry Half-Term Takeover

Starts Saturday 10th February, all day from 8am.

Get ready for an action-packed half-term takeover on Boomerang! Tune in all week and catch your favourite Scooby-Doo and Tom & Jerry shows and movies. Scooby and Shaggy arrive in Arabia on a magic carpet to become royal food tasters in Scooby Doo’s Arabian Nights. Tom & Jerry must help stop an evil cat army from stealing Dr. Quest’s newest invention in Tom & Jerry: Spy Quest.

http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk

Cartoonito UK February 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

Super Wings

New episodes air from Monday 5th February, airs weekdays at 7.30am.

Fun-loving Jett and the Super Wings are back this February with all brand-new episodes. Catch up with the Jett and his transforming pals as they continue to tackle new challenges, while delivering packages to children around the world. Keep up with the team weekdays at 7:30am on Cartoonito!

Fireman Sam Half Term Takeover

Starts Saturday 10th February, airs all day from 8am.

Don’t miss brand new episodes and daily marathons of Fireman Sam this half-term! Tune in to Cartoonito every day from 8am to catch back to back Fireman Sam adventures with brand new episodes and movies every day!

Weekend Marathons

Starts Saturday 3rd February, airs all day from 6am.

Tune in all weekend this February for marathons of some of your favourite shows including, Masha the Bear, Fireman Sam and Super Wings! Hang out with all your favourite Cartoonito characters with episodes all day long on.

http://www.cartoonito.co.uk

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Cartoon Network British Animation Awards 2018 Nominations

Today (17/01/2017), the British Animation Awards has released their nominations list for this year’s awards, with Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gumball receiving two nominations and Boomerang’s The Happos Family also receiving one nomination. The British Animation Awards celebrates excellence in the British animation industry from over the past year, the awards not only put the production of the artwork under consideration but also other aspects of production including storywriting, voice acting and music.

The Amazing World of Gumball has been nominated for “Best Children’s Series”, specifically for the episode – “The Copycats”, in this episode, The Wattersons encounter a family that’s (almost) identical to theirs and they copy everything they do. In 2016, The Amazing World of Gumball won the Best Children’s Series award for the episode – “The Shell”. The voice of Nicole Watterson – Teresa Gallagher has been nominated for “Best Voice Performance” for her voice acting in The Amazing World of Gumball episode “The Choices”, in the episode, Nicole has a flashback to when she was a child to find out whether meeting her childhood sweetheart and marrying her future husband – Richard was the right choice. Despite living with a chaotic family, it actually turns out that she made the right decision after all.

Boomerang’s short form animated series – The Happos Family has been nominated for Best Short Form Original Content for the episode “Jet Pack”, the animated series is produced by Cornwall-based animation studio – Spider Eye.

The British Animation Awards is now in its 22nd year, this year’s awards will be held at BFI (British Film Institute) Southbank in London on 15th March.

The full nomination list for the 2018 British Animation Awards is published on Skwigly’s website, and can be accessed on the link below:

http://www.skwigly.co.uk/finalists-announced-2018-british-animation-awards/

http://www.britishanimationawards.com/

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Bunnicula’s Final Voice Record Session

Last Thursday (18th January) was the final voice acting recording session for Warner Bros. Animation’s Bunnicula. The show’s main producer – Jessica Borutski thanked the voice talent for three main characters from the show (Bunnicula voiced by Chris Kattan, Mina voiced by Kari Wahlgren and Harold voiced by Brian Kimmet), with a drawing of their characters and her signature, Jessica also confirmed that season three will be the show’s final season.

Bunnicula is an animated dark comedy about a mischievous vegetarian vampire rabbit named Bunnicula who sucks the juice out of carrots instead of blood to strengthen his supernatural abilities, and as a consequence leads to chaotic paranormal adventures.

Today was the last record for Bunnicula! These are parting gifts for the actors! Thanks for all the fun! ☺️😜#bunnicula #animation #wbanimation

A post shared by Artist, Producer at WB (@jessicaborutski) on Jan 18, 2018 at 3:52pm PST

Special thanks to TVShowsFan from the ToonZone Forums for the information:

https://twitter.com/TVShowsFan

Episodes of Bunnicula can be viewed via the Boomerang streaming service in the United States and also on international versions of the Boomerang television channel. A home video DVD release of Bunnicula Season One: Part Two is expected to be released in the United States on Tuesday 8th May 2018, the DVD is now available to pre-order at Best Buy and Barnes and Noble.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bunnicula-season-1-part-2-dvd/33508371.p?skuId=33508371

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-bunnicula-season-1-part-2/30999428

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New Season Of Mr Bean The Animated Series Coming To Boomerang’s International Feeds In 2019

Today (06/02/2017), Tiger Aspect, the production company behind Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, has confirmed that the show has been renewed for another season. Boomerang’s owners – Turner has purchased the broadcasting rights to air the new episodes, which are due to premiere next year on international versions of Boomerang. Rowan Atkinson, will also return to voice Mr. Bean for the new 26 episode season, also as the co-creator of Mr. Bean (as well as being Mr. Bean himself), Rowan will continue to be involved in the show’s creative process. The new episodes will mean more cartoon misadventures with the hilarious hapless bumbler and his friend – Teddy. Each episode will have a runtime of 11 minutes and UK free-to-air kids channel – CITV have also purchased the rights to the new season.

The distribution deal was agreed with Endemol Shine International, the sales arm of Tiger Aspect Productions’ parent company Endemol Shine Group. Tiger Aspect head of kids and animation Tom Beattie will be producing the new season with Katherine Senior – executive producer at Tiger Aspect. The series director of the Lego Nexo Knights animated series – Dave Osborne will be directing the new episodes.

Mr. Bean first appeared on UK television screens in 1990 as a live-action series, the series became an international hit and is one of Britain’s most successful comedy exports, Mr. Bean also had two theatrical releases and of course, an animated series which first aired in 2002.

Regarding the new season of Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, Ben Cavey, MD of Tiger Aspect Productions said:

“We are extremely excited to be starting the third animated series of Mr Bean, the global and enduring appeal of the character continues to grow and grow, and we are very happy to continue to help more and more children and families discover the unique source of comedy and joy that is Mr Bean.”

Cathy Payne, CEO of Endemol Shine International also added:

“Mr Bean has continued to enthrall audiences around the world, we can’t wait to see what great adventures Mr Bean and Teddy undertake in this new season.”

http://www.c21media.net/mr-bean-toon-to-return-next-year/

http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/mr-bean-back-for-third-animated-series/047049

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Boomerang UK Mystery And Mayhem Week Half Term February 2018

For the February half-term school holidays and starting from tomorrow (Saturday 10th February) at 8am, Boomerang UK are having a Mystery and Mayhem themed week with slapstick humour with everyone’s favourite cat and mouse duo – Tom and Jerry and mystery solving with the best team in the business in Scooby-Doo!.

Every day during half-term will start off with an new adventure along the Yellow Brick Road with new episodes of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz at 8am, and of course, there’s new episodes of The Tom and Jerry Show and Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! too. Also, Tom and Jerry and Scooby-Doo movies and specials will be airing everyday at 10am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm and 5pm.

http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk

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Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK March 2018 Highlights: From The Official Turner UK Press Release

Boomerang UK March 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

New Looney Tunes

New episodes start from Monday 5th March, airs weekdays at 6.30pm.

Don’t miss out on all the adventures in brand-new episodes of New Looney Tunes. The hilarious, heroic and mischievous Bugs Bunny we all know and love is back matching wits -and the getting the best of – classic characters like Yosemite Sam and Wile E. Coyote. Along the way, Bugs will encounter brand new foes and he’ll have some help from new friends like Bigfoot and Squeaks the Squirrel.

Movie Premiere: Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy

Premieres Monday 5th March at 5pm.

Scooby-Doo and those “meddling kids” — Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma — are back in this all-new original movie! Velma is astonished to learn that she has inherited her great-great-uncle Dr. Von Dinklestein’s castle in the terrifying town of Transylvania . . . in Pennsylvania. Just when the gang persuades Velma to go claim her inheritance, a ghost from of Dinklestein Castle blows up the Mystery Machine as a warning! The crew springs into action, and this time it’s personal!

Tom and Jerry and Scooby-Doo! Weekend Stunts

Airs from Saturday 3rd March, airs Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30am.

Join Scooby and the Mystery gang as they pit their wits against Tom & Jerry in back-to-back adventures every weekend throughout March. Everyone’s favourite cat and mouse duo try and out sleuth the great detective Sherlock Holmes in Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes. The Scooby crew take a much-needed vacation to Florida in Scooby-Doo! And The Beach Beastie. Their holiday plans are put on hold when a weird water creature named Aquazilla begins scaring tourists away from the popular beach.

http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk

Cartoonito UK March 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

Masha and the Bear

New episodes air from Monday 5th March, airs weekdays at 6pm.

Once upon a time, a little girl named Masha befriends a Bear – a former circus performer who now enjoys a nice quiet life. Throughout the series, Masha finds herself in all kinds of adventures that cause havoc in the Bear’s otherwise peaceful and uneventful existence! Don’t miss all the brand-new adventures this duo get up to.

Daisy and Ollie

New episodes air from Monday 26th March, airs weekdays at 4.30pm.

Join Daisy and Ollie alongside their out of the ordinary toys, Boo the Monkey and Whizzy the Robot as they discover all the answers to your questions! Daisy’s Daddy who is a musician filling every episode with music and songs as well as his dry humour, often gets caught up in the kid’s adventures.

Fireman Sam and Masha and the Bear Weekend Stunts

Airs from Saturday 3rd March, airs Saturdays and Sundays from 9.15am.

Tune in every weekend this month and hang out with some of your favourite Cartoonito characters. Spend the weekend with Fireman Sam and the rest of the rescue team as they protect the citizens of the Welsh town of Pontypandy as well as the lively Masha and her best friend, a retired circus bear in Masha and the Bear.

http://www.cartoonito.co.uk

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Boomerang UK New Looney Tunes Watch And Win Competition

During March, Boomerang UK are running a New Looney Tunes Watch and Win competition, everyday on the Boomerang UK television channel, a different Looney Tunes character will appear at the bottom right corner of the screen. After seeing the Looney Tunes character, go to the Looney Tunes competition page on the Boomerang UK website (http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/campaigns/new-looney-tunes-competition) and select the character as seen on screen.

The first prize winner will receive: one Nintendo Switch, one New Looney Tunes DVD set, six New Looney Tunes Funko Pop Figures and three New Looney Tunes Plush Toys.

Five runner up prize winners will win New Looney Tunes Plush Toys and Funko Pop figures.

Competition ends entirely on Thursday 5th April, UK and Ireland residents only, competition entrants below the age of 16 must have permission from a parent or guardian, full terms and conditions can be viewed via the link on the competition’s submission form.

http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/campaigns/new-looney-tunes-competition

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Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK April 2018 Highlights: From The Official Turner UK Press Release

Boomerang UK April 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

Wacky Races

New episodes air from Monday 2nd April, airs on weekdays at 6pm.

Join Penelope Pitstop, Peter Perfect, Dick Dastardly, Muttley and the Gruesome Twosome in wacky fun as they race to strange and exotic places around the world, and beyond! Filled with fast paced slapstick and high-octane thrills, Wacky Races is pure zany fun from start to finish. In brand-new episodes, the Racers are turned into babies and Dastardly is stuck as their babysitter. But babies or not, the need for speed is an undeniable urge much to Dastardly’s regret.

Brand New Movie: Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon

Premieres on Monday 2nd April at 9am.

Everyone’s favourite cat and mouse duo are back with song, sorcery and slapstick in this enchanted all-new Tom and Jerry original movie. When Tom and Jerry happen upon a mysterious glowing egg, little do they know that it was stolen from a very large fire-breathing dragon! The action takes flight in a climactic ending filled with might, magic and cartoon mayhem, of course! Can Tom and Jerry help the tale end happily ever after? Find out in this rip-roaring adventure for the whole family!

Weekend Marathons: Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and Wacky Races

Starts from Saturday 31st March, airs Saturdays and Sundays from 6am.

This April, join Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry and the Wacky Races gang for fun-filled action all weekend long. Catch ‘The Best of Scooby-Doo’ along with classic Scooby films, including Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster and Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! Tom and Jerry join the fun in back-to-back episodes of the Tom and Jerry Show. Also, Tom and Jerry are off to the see the wonderful Wizard of Oz in Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz. They’ll soar over the rainbow and down the yellow brick road in the all-new animated retelling of the classic tale.

http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk

Cartoonito UK April 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

Daisy and Ollie

New episodes start from Monday 26th March, airs on weekdays at 4.30pm.

Join Daisy and Ollie alongside their out of the ordinary toys, Boo the Monkey and Whizzy the Robot as they discover all the answers to your questions! Daisy’s Daddy who is a musician filling every episode with music and songs as well as his dry humour, often gets caught up in the kid’s adventures.

Fireman Sam Easter Holidays

Starts from Monday 2nd April, airs on weekdays at 4.30pm.

This Easter, join Fireman Sam and his rescue team for daily Fireman Sam films! The legendary Fireman has to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding alien-hunter-turned-TV-presenter Douglas’ arrival to the town of Pontypandy to save the day in Alien Alert. Heroes of the Storm and The Great Fire of Pontypandy will also be playing this Easter.

Fireman Sam, Masha and the Bear and Daisy and Ollie Weekend Stunts

Airs on Saturday and Sundays from 9.15am.

Join all the Cartoonito’s every weekend this April for back-to-back episodes of Fireman Sam, Masha and the Bear and Daisy and Ollie. Spend the weekend with Fireman Sam and the rest of the rescue team as well as the lively Masha and her best friend, a retired circus bear in Masha and the Bear. Don’t miss all the adventures they get up to this month!

http://www.cartoonito.co.uk

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The Amazing World Of Gumball Wins Three 2018 British Animation Awards

Last night (15th March) was the 2018 British Animation Awards (BAAs) at BFI (British Film Institute) Southbank in London and Cartoon Network’s animated comedy show – The Amazing World of Gumball won three awards, including “Best Children’s Series”, “Best Voice Performance” and also the “Children’s Choice” award. The British Animation Awards celebrates the very best of the British animation industry. The Amazing World of Gumball has won a total of 32 awards since premiering on Cartoon Network in 2011, the show is now in its sixth season and was Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe’s debut series. The show is produced at CN’s studio in London’s Shoreditch district.

The Amazing World of Gumball won the award for “Best Children’s Series” for the episode – “The Copycats”, in the episode, The Wattersons encounter a family that’s (almost) identical to theirs and they annoyingly mimic everything they do, the show also won the “Children’s Choice” award for the same episode.

The voice of Nicole Watterson – Teresa Gallagher has won the award for “Best Voice Performance” for her voice acting in The Amazing World of Gumball episode “The Choices”, in the episode, Nicole has a flashback to when she was younger and reflects on the decisions she has made in life, such as having a family with Richard, after looking at the other possible outcomes, she realises that she made the right decision after all.

Congratulations to show creator – Ben Bocquelet, series director – Mic Graves, voice actress – Teresa Gallagher and to the whole crew at Cartoon Network’s animation studio in London.

From The Turner UK Press Release: The Amazing World of Gumball Scoops Three British Animation Awards

Cartoon Network’s comedy show, The Amazing World of Gumball, picked up three awards last night at the British Animation Awards (BAAs), taking home ‘Best Children’s Series’, ‘Best Voice Performance’ for Teresa Gallagher’s work voicing the mother Nicole Watterson in the hit animation and the ‘Children’s Choice’ award.

The three BAA wins take the show’s tally up to a whopping 32 international awards since launch on Cartoon Network in 2011. The popular cartoon follows the misadventures of twelve-year-old Gumball and his unconventional family in the wonderful town of Elmore.

Pierre Branco, SVP Turner Northern Europe, says: “It is a great honour to see Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gumball recognised by the British Animation Awards. The show is homegrown in London and these awards are a huge testament to the creativity and passion of the team behind it, who make it the success it is today.”

Now in its sixth season, The Amazing World of Gumball is the debut series from the EMEA development studio based in London. The show is unique mixed media format; combining 2D and 3D animation with live action, creating a visually distinctive appeal.

Catch The Amazing World of Gumball every day at 8am and 5pm on Cartoon Network.

https://www.regularcapital.com/2018/01/cartoon-network-british-animation-awards-2018-nominations/

http://www.britishanimationawards.com/

A list of all the winners at this year’s British Animation Awards, can be viewed on Skwigly’s website on the link below:

http://www.skwigly.co.uk/jayne-pilling-steps-down-as-director-of-british-animation-awards-baa-winners-2018/

http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/show/gumball

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Cartoon Network’s Owners Turner Launches T1 Digital Advertising Sales Division

Turner has merged their international Digital Advertising Sales operations into one single division called “T1”, the new division will be in-charge of digital and linear advertising sales and CNNIC (CNN International Commercial) operations across Latin America; Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. T1 aims to connect global advertisers that are based outside the United States with Turner’s widely distributed international brands including Cartoon Network, Boomerang, CNN, TNT, TBS, Bleacher Report, Great Big Story and many more. Turner USA also has a similar advertising division called Turner Ignite.

T1 provides creative and data-driven advertising solutions, which includes bespoke advertising campaigns featuring branded content and product placement. These campaigns can be scaled down to a region or country level or even different audience demographics across a variety of digital devices including mobiles and PCs. T1 is a spin-off of CNNIC and is created and led by the President of CNNIC – Rani Raad, with Rob Bradley, Vice President of Digital Commercial Strategy and Digital Advertising Sales of CNNIC overseeing T1’s operations.

From The Turner International (EMEA/APAC/LA) Press Release: Turner International is for the first time providing advertisers with a single way to activate a full suite of global, regional and local campaigns that connect with fans across Turner’s digital properties spanning over 200 countries.

The launch of Turner International Digital Advertising Sales – T1 – consolidates Turner’s international digital advertising capabilities into a single division, complementing existing local digital and linear advertising sales and CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) operations across Latin America, EMEA and APAC. T1’s focus is on connecting global advertisers based outside the US with audiences across Turner’s entertainment, kids, news and sports digital portfolio including Bleacher Report, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, CNN, ELEAGUE, TNT, TBS, Great Big Story, Esporte Interativo as well as COPA90, which Turner has a stake in.

T1 offers brands a rich suite of creative and data-driven advertising solutions – from forging far-reaching strategic partnerships to creating bespoke campaigns that include branded content, native and product placement, as well as pre-roll and display inventory across the Turner International digital portfolio. The unit is designed to work with major brands on a wide range of campaigns that can scale multiple regions, be highly targeted to specific countries, or utilise particular Turner properties to reach defined audience demographics and clusters in brand-safe premium mobile, desktop and social environments.

T1 is borne out of the successful digital strategy devised by CNNIC – the arm of Turner International that monetises all CNN properties outside of the US – to combine data and content solutions to grow partnerships between CNN and international advertisers. Using this blueprint, T1 is created and led by Rani Raad, President of CNNIC.

The unit comprises a specialist team of sales, consultancy and operations experts working closely with Turner International’s leadership, technology, advertising, product and editorial teams to increase monetisation opportunities around digital properties. Overseeing T1 operations is Rob Bradley, Vice President of Digital Commercial Strategy and Digital Advertising Sales for both CNNIC and T1.

Underpinning T1 is a unified advertising technology platform to enable creative campaigns that reach highly defined premium audiences at huge scale. The division also draws on existing Turner solutions such as Launchpad, the social media amplification tool which leverages data across the company’s 750M global social followers to deliver branded content to like-minded groups on social media.

“T1 is the embodiment of the ‘One Turner’ philosophy at the heart of our company as we create new ways to best serve our audiences and commercial partners,” said Rani Raad. “The creation of this division unlocks a vast premium digital portfolio in order to bring new, innovative solutions to the market. Drawing on the multi-platform strategy that has driven growth at CNNIC, we look forward to establishing ground-breaking partnerships with brands who want to be part of the new content frontiers that Turner brands are pushing right across the world.”

https://www.turner.com/pressroom/turner-international-creates-digital-advertising-unit-connect-brands-fans

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Cartoon Network At Animation Dingle Festival 2018

Tomorrow (23rd March) is the first day of Animation Dingle 2018, a yearly animation festival in Dingle, Ireland. Every year, artists and animators, animation industry leaders and broadcasting executives get together to celebrate the very best of animated content from Ireland, Europe and around the world with a series of conferences, award ceremonies and screenings. The festival is now in its sixth year and will run from Friday 23rd March to Saturday 24th March.

Zia Bales, Senior Acquisitions Manager, Turner EMEA Kids (Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Boing and Cartoonito) will be taking part in the festival as a judge for a cartoon pitch competition called “The Big Pitcher”, which will involve six animation students presenting their animation idea to a panel of leading industry experts. The winner be offered a 6-month paid internship at Irish animation studio – JAM Media and also a free Festival Pass to the Cartoon Springboard pitching event which will be held on Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th December 2018 in Valenciennes, France.

https://2018.animationdingle.com/events/the-big-pitcher/

The Amazing World of Gumball executive producer – Sarah Fell will also be judging this year’s International Student Animation Awards at the festival. The awards ceremony celebrates and rewards the best animation work produced by students in Ireland and from around the world, in categories covering everything from 2D animation, stopmotion, 3D CGI and even storywriting and music.

https://2018.animationdingle.com/events/student-animation-awards/

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Boomerang UK Watch And Win Easter Competition 2018

During Easter, Boomerang UK are running a cartoon character Easter Egg competition giving viewers the chance to win a Nintendo 3DS XL, a Vtech Camera and lots of other prizes. Everyday on the Boomerang UK television channel, a different character (for example Bugs Bunny or Scooby-Doo) in the form of an Easter Egg will appear at the bottom right corner of the screen.

After seeing the Easter Egg, go to the Easter competition page on the Boomerang UK website (http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/campaigns/easter) and select the egg as seen on screen.

The first prize winner will receive: one Nintendo 3DS XL, one Vtech Camera, one Speak Out board game, one Monopoly Mario Bros board game and two Tom and Jerry Plush Toys.

Three runner up prize winners will win: two Tom and Jerry Plush Toys, one Monopoly Mario Bros board Game and one Pie Face board game.

Competition closes Monday 2nd April, UK and Ireland residents only, competition entrants below the age of 16 must have permission from a parent or guardian, full terms and conditions can be viewed via the link on the competition’s submission form.

http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk/campaigns/easter

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Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK May 2018 Highlights: From The Official Turner UK Press Release

New Episodes

The Tom and Jerry Show

New episodes air from Tuesday 1st May, airs weekdays at 4pm. Tom and Jerry Half-Term Takeover starts Monday 28th May with new episodes.

Everyone’s favourite cat and mouse duo are back with song, sorcery and slapstick in brand-new episodes of The Tom and Jerry Show! Catch all their classic moments every weekday on Boomerang. Also, tune-in all week for the Tom and Jerry half-term takeover and catch more brand-new episodes from the 28th of May.

Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

New episodes air from Tuesday 1st May, airs weekdays at 4.30pm.

Join Dorothy and friends for brand-new episodes of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. Eight-year-old Kansas farm girl named Dorothy, embarks on heroic quests, armed only with a pragmatic, “can-do” attitude, an iconic gingham dress, a pair of magical Ruby Slippers, and the support of some very special friends.

Boom Movies

Airs from Monday 30th April, airs Mondays and Fridays at 5pm.

Grab your popcorn and join the Boomerang crew for movies every Monday and Friday this May! Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang are in for a creepy encounter with a monster from Mexico in the mucho spooky film, Scooby-Doo! And the Monster of Mexico. Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest, Scooby-Doo Mask of the Blue Falcon and Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz are a few of the others featuring this month.

Website: http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmst562fALOY2cKb4IFgqEg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialboomeranguk/

Cartoonito UK May 2018 Highlights

New Episodes

Fireman Sam

New episodes air from Tuesday 1st May, airs weekdays at 5pm.

Join our favourite every day hero Fireman Sam for brand-new episodes this month on Cartoonito! Whenever or whatever the problem, be it a lost kite or cat, stranded sledgers or kitchen fires, Fireman Sam and his trusted team – Elvis, Station Officer Steele and Jupiter, their big red fire engine, are always on hand to save the day.

Fireman Sam Half Term Week

Starts Monday 28th May, airs every day from 8am.

This half-term, join Fireman Sam and his rescue team for daily Fireman Sam episodes! Everyone in Pontypandy knows that nothing is too much trouble for brave Fireman Sam – he always stays calm and luckily has the help of his trusted team. Don’t miss back-to-back episodes and movies from the 28th of May on Cartoonito!

Movie Weekends

Starts Saturday 5th May, airs weekends at 8am to 2pm.

Join all the Cartoonito’s every weekend this May and catch some of your favourite films! Bob and his team get together with the Mega Machines to build a new dam and reservoir for Spring City in Bob the Builder: Mega Machines. The legendary Fireman Sam must unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding alien-hunter-turned-TV-presenter Douglas’ arrival to the town of Pontypandy to save the day in Fireman Sam: Alien Alert!

Website: http://www.cartoonito.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CartoonitoParentsUK/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CartoonitoUK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFslqncMIdjD2WfB6pAcEg

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Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK June 2018 Highlights: From The Official Turner UK Press Release

Boomerang UK June 2018 Highlights

Looney June: New Episodes Of New Looney Tunes

Starts Monday 4th June.

The famous, ‘Wascally Wabbit’ is back for brand-new episodes of New Looney Tunes for ‘Looney June!’ on Boomerang. Bugs Bunny and the rest of your favourite Looney Tunes characters are back for more wackiness! Bugs battles against his enemies Yosemite Sam and Wile E. Coyote but thankfully he always has a little help from his friends.

Knock Knock Boom Boom!: Father’s Day Programming Event

Airs all day on Sunday 17th June.

This Father’s Day, join the laughter and spend the day with all of Boomerang’s hilarious characters. Catch back-to-back episodes of New Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry and Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

Scooby-Doo! and Tom and Jerry Weekend Marathon

Airs all day on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June.

This June, join Scooby and the Mystery gang as they pit their wits against Tom & Jerry in back-to-back adventures this weekend. Tune-in and catch The Tom and Jerry Show, Best of Scooby-Doo and the Best of Tom and Jerry plus some of your favourite Scooby and Tom & Jerry movies!

Website: http://www.boomerangtv.co.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmst562fALOY2cKb4IFgqEg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialboomeranguk/

Cartoonito UK June 2018 Highlights

New Show: Robot Trains

Starts Monday 4th June.

Brand new to Cartoonito this June is Robot Trains! In a world full of trains, Kay, Alf, Duck, Selly and Victor are special trains who can transform into robots with special powers. Join the team as they embark on exciting adventures and save the village from the evil dark forces!

New Episodes: Super Wings

New episodes air from Monday 4th June.

Jett and his friends are back for all new episodes of Super Wings. The fun-loving jet plane and his transforming pals try to find peaceful solutions to their problems while delivering packages to children around the globe. The planes must travel to 52 cities in 45 countries on their adventures, luckily, they have expert navigator Jerome to lead the way!

Daisy and Ollie Father’s Day Weekend Marathon

Airs all day on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June.

Catch Daisy and Ollie all day Saturday and Sunday this Father’s Day weekend! Join Daisy and Ollie alongside their out of the ordinary toys, Boo the Monkey and Whizzy the Robot as they discover all the answers to your questions! Daisy’s Daddy who is a musician filling every episode with music and songs as well as his dry humour, often gets caught up in all the adventures!

Website: http://www.cartoonito.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CartoonitoParentsUK/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CartoonitoUK
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFslqncMIdjD2WfB6pAcEg

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Cartoon Network At Cardiff Animation Festival 2018

Later this week (19th to 22nd April) is the Cardiff Animation Festival in Cardiff, Wales, UK. The animation festival is one of the largest in the UK and celebrates home-grown and international animation. On the first day of the festival (Thursday 19th April) some of the UK’s top childrens’ content commissioners will be speaking during the “Afternoon Tea with the Children’s Commissioners” session. Turner EMEA’s VP of Programming and Content Strategy, Kids (Cartoon Network/Boomerang/Cartoonito/Boing), Acquisitions and Co-productions International – Cecilia Persson will also be there. Other content commissioners attending the event are Cheryl Taylor (Head of Content, for CBBC), Stuart Rowson (Head of Curation and Discovery for CBBC), Lucy Murphy (Head of Kids Content at Sky UK) and Sioned Wyn Roberts (Children’s Commissioner for Welsh-language broadcaster S4C).

During the session, each content commissioner will discuss what they’re looking for in terms of child-friendly animated programming. After the session, there will be an opportunity for potential show creators to pitch and discuss their ideas in a ten-minute one-to-one session with a content commissioner, they’re also there to offer advice on how to get an animated project picked up and commissioned by a children’s channel. The session is supported by BAFTA’s (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Wales division – BAFTA Cymru.

http://www.bafta.org/wales/whats-on/afternoon-tea-with-the-childrens-commissioners

http://www.cardiffanimation.com/caf18-industry-day

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Edutainment Company Bright Little Labs Makes Deal With Turner International For Equity Investment

Today (7th June), Turner International’s Digital Ventures and Innovation division has announced they have made an equity investment in Bright Little Labs (BLL), a UK based company that specialises, creates and distributes edutainment (educational entertainment) content for kids. The extra funding from Turner in exchange for equity will help with Bright Little Labs’ international expansion as well as the creation and distribution of new educational content, this includes topics covering critical thinking, computer science and computer coding.

The equity deal is also Turner’s Digital Ventures & Innovations’s first investment into the edutainment sector. The education material is also inline with the UK’s national curriculum for coding and is supported by the British Government’s Cabinet Office. BLL uses a cartoon character called Detective Dot to teach kids about coding. The character – Detective Dot is a tech-whizz who is on a dangerous mission from the Children’s Intelligence Agency (CIA). BLL is also a recipient of a EDF Stem Pulse Award (awarded in 2017) and was named ‘Top Coding Toy for Kids’ by UK national newspaper – The Independent in 2017 and by London’s Evening Standard newspaper in 2018.

As part of the agreement, BLL will be able to make use of Turner’s animation, licensing and merchandising portfolio, which includes animated properties from Cartoon Network, and it will also be possible to form collaborations with Turner’s kids channels which include Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Boing, Toonami and Cartoonito.

From The Turner International Press Release: Turner International and Bright Little Labs Sign Strategic Equity Investment

– Investment marks Digital Ventures & Innovation group’s first entry into the edutainment space.

– Turner provides funding and kids creative expertise to power Bright Little Labs’ international growth as innovator in the kids coding and life skills space.

Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation (DV&I) group today announces an equity investment in Bright Little Labs (BLL), a UK-based early stage company which creates and distributes edutainment content for kids.

The funding will be used to fuel Bright Little Labs’ international expansion in terms of both creative development and distribution.

The investment will enhance BLL’s current offering by leveraging Turner’s expertise in the kids’ space to develop quality IP which delivers on Bright Little Labs’ vision to engage, entertain and educate kids about critical thinking, computer science and coding.

Bright Little Labs’ existing edutainment IP centres around Detective Dot from the Children’s Intelligence Agency, a hi-tech spy agency which incorporates the official UK coding curriculum and allows kids to learn in a fun and engaging way.

The agreement will also lay the foundation for further leverage across Turner’s wider animation and licensing and merchandising portfolio.

The investment means that Turner becomes Bright Little Labs’ main strategic investor and signals its commitment to developing a presence in edutainment. Christopher Sodergren VP Digital Ventures, DV&I for Turner will take a seat on Bright Little Labs’ board of directors.

“Partnering with relevant start-ups is a core part of our strategy to compete and lead in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape,” said Aksel van der Wal, Executive Vice President, Digital Ventures & Innovation for Turner. “We saw in Bright Little Labs the opportunity to expand a great concept into an international multiplatform D2C offering, in a way that fully embraces and utilises our expertise in kids, speaks to our desire to create new fan-centric experiences and aligns us with a like-minded partner. It also serves as a great platform for our ambitions to do more in the kids D2C space.”

Sophie Deen, CEO, Bright Little Labs, said: “We’re beyond excited to be partnering with Turner in the next phase of our journey. In a world of post-truth, job-automation and internet enabled teddy bears that could be snooping on you, digital literacy and critical thinking are key. It’s imperative that all children, regardless of their background, have access to these 21st century skills and we’ve seen first-hand that a hi-tech spy agency with empowering role models like Detective Dot is a great way to achieve this. We’re working to scale our transmedia platform, reaching kids wherever they are, so we can deliver rich, personalised experiences directly to our users. Not only does Turner share our vision, working with Turner means we can leverage their expertise in creating the very best kids content and reach new audiences globally.”

Patricia Hidalgo, Chief Content Officer EMEA & International Kids Strategy for Turner, said: “Turner shares with Bright Little Labs a passion for engaging kids in a way which is original and immersive. We see multiple opportunities to leverage our kids’ expertise to further develop BLL’s existing business and engage kids in a way that while putting entertainment first also equips them for the skills they need for today’s 21st century world.”

Turner’s kids’ portfolio includes the Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Boing, Toonami and Cartoonito channels, websites and YouTube channels as well as extensive content production and licensing and merchandising operations.

The investment in BLL follows DV&I’s stake in Copa90 in February 2017. DV&I has also launched gaming service Gloud and movie streaming service FilmStruck internationally since forming just under 18 months ago to focus on D2C opportunities executed through innovation, in-house development or acquisition.

About Digital Ventures & Innovation

Digital Ventures & Innovation (DV&I), is part of Turner International. Turner International operates versions of Turner brands including CNN, TNT and Cartoon Network across the world, whilst also focusing on digital-only brands. DV&I drives innovation, develops new revenue streams and is responsible for managing and growing Turner’s existing multi-platform suite of international products and services on the web, for smart phones, games, apps and OTT. It is responsible for Turner International’s Data strategy and it develops new digital direct-to-consumer businesses and consumer-centric products. These include the recent UK launch of FilmStruck, a new premium movie streaming service expertly curated by film lovers for film lovers, and GLOUD, a cloud-based gaming service available in Latin America. The group is also charged with identifying new opportunities for Turner through technological product innovation and acquisitions. Technology and operations (T&O) for Turner International is also part of DV&I.

About Bright Little Labs

Bright Little Labs is building a kids media giant for the 21st century. They make interactive stories to promote critical thinking, computer science and equality for kids aged 5+. Their flagship story is about Detective Dot, a tech-whizz who is on a dangerous mission from the Children’s Intelligence Agency (CIA). The company provides a lo-fi and accessible route into coding, with kids joining the CIA to complete STEM-focused ‘missions’ on and offline which complement the UK Computing Curriculum. Starting on Kickstarter in 2016, Bright Little Labs was part of the Cabinet Office backed, tech-for-good accelerator Bethnal Green Ventures. They now have users in over 30 countries and are widely recognised for their story-led approach to 21st Century skills (recipient of EDF Stem Pulse Award 2017, named ‘Top Coding Toy for Kids’ by The Independent in 2017 and the Evening Standard in 2018). Their founder and CEO, Sophie Deen, is an active advocate for diversity in kids’ media and in the tech industry. She has been named one of Computer Weekly’s ‘Most influential women in UK IT’ 2017, Barclays/Everywoman ‘Startup Founder of the Year’ 2017, the British Interactive Media Association’s ‘Innovator’ in 2017 and London Tech Week ‘Changemaker’ in 2018 for her work to inspire children into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

http://www.turner.com/pressroom/turner-international-and-bright-little-labs-sign-strategic-equity-investment

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