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 Channel 5′s preschool block Milkshake! today announced an extensive slate of kids’ commissions and acquisitions at The Children’s Media Conference 2023, which takes place in Sheffield this week. Speaking at the Commissioner Conversations Preschool panel this morning, Louise Bucknole, General Manager, Kids & Family U.K. & Ireland at Paramount, revealed the fresh slate building on Milkshake!’s commitment to high-quality U.K. entertainment and educational content. Milkshake!, the only public service broadcast segment to air children’s content seven days a week, will introduce five new series to its broad existing content mix — these include two all-new preschool commissions, a new acquisition and two stop-motion animation series. New Commissions Stan & Gran (52 x 11′, Jellyfish Originals / Jolly Wise) A funny and heart-warming CG animated series following the mystery-busting adventures of Stan Breakwater, a curious and excitable young nature lover, and his fun-loving, dyn...

 Two Daughters Entertainment has announced that its first animated TV series, Moley, will launch in the US on Peacock today (July 7) with the full season of 52 episodes. The U.S. debut deal was brokered by Jetpack Distribution. The award-winning series is scaling up globally, now shown in over 140 countries worldwide with a slew of further international deals ongoing. It is already broadcast on Warner Discovery’s Boomerang channel across EMEA, and will debut on Free to Air channel POP in the UK. Other territories include ZDF in Germany and Globo in Brazil. The show, which first debuted in the U.K. in 2021, follows the adventures of an optimistic young mole who lives deep in a burrow under Windsor Castle, in the hustling, bustling city of MoleTown. The voice cast includes Warwick Davis, Gemma Arterton, Julie Walters, Richard E Grant and Stanley Tucci. James Reatchlous, CEO of Two Daughters Entertainment, said “Moley continues to go from strength to strength across the world. I am so...

 Soaring into the limelight once again, the Man of Steel is back with a freshly starched cape, trademark red trunks and unbridled optimism in Warner Bros. Animation and DC’s new animated series, My Adventures with Superman. It premieres Thursday, July 6 on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim with two episodes at midnight and streams the following day on Max. Jack Quaid of The Boys fame serves as the voice of Clark Kent/Superman, with Alice Lee voicing Lois Lane and Ishmel Sahid portraying young Jimmy Olsen. Sam Register (Teen Titans Go!) is aboard the heroic show as executive producer alongside co-executive producers Jake Wyatt (Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus) and Brendan Clogher (Voltron: Legendary Defender), and co-producer Josie Campbell (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power). Daily Planet Scoop! My Adventures with Superman lifts off as a serialized coming-of-age story centered around 20-somethings Clark Kent, fledgling journalist Lois Lane and shutterbug intern Jimmy Olsen as they explo...

 Multi-award-winning independent animation studio Aardman and Sky Kids (U.K.) have launched a second, 20-episode season of stop-motion animated preschool series The Very Small Creatures. The first 10 episodes launched on Friday, June 30, broadcasting daily at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and more episodes will be available from October 2. A spin-off from Aardman’s Morph series, The Very Small Creatures follows the adventures of five, toddler-like clay creatures who explore a child’s playroom when no one is around. Through interacting with objects they find, the creatures learn about their physical world, themselves and each other. The show is anchored in themes of inclusivity and celebrating our differences — the Very Small Creatures are depicted as a diverse group of individuals who always respect one another, celebrating each other’s unique voices and coming together to create something special. “It’s great to be back in the world of The Very Small Creatures for more fun with our five colo...

 Entertainment One (eOne), Hasbro’s global entertainment studio, announced the launch of Odd-Paw Vet, a new IP and digital animated series with a hybrid animal twist. The first three episodes are available to watch now on the official Odd-Paw Vet YouTube channel ,with a total of 40 x 5-minute episodes rolling out weekly thereafter. The CGI animated series for kids ages 2-5 follows Billie the Odd-Paw Vet and her Odd-Paw sidekicks, Rokz the Dino-Pup and Nova the Unicorn-Cat, as they explore a world of other Odd-Paw creatures in need of help, nurturing and care. Odd-Paw Vet welcomes viewers to the fantastical town of Odd Springs, where odd is good and a range of super-cute hybrid animals reside — including Kangarafee (giraffe-kangaroo), Barrot (parrot-bear), Mummy and Baby Durtle (turtle-duck), Elefrog (elephant-frog), Pigoodle (pig-poodle), Drabbit (dragon-rabbit) and more. When these Odd-Paws need help, it’s up to Billie the Odd-Paw vet and her sidekicks to answer the call to care! ...