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February 10th, 2021 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: News, ABC has won seven trophies at the international Kidscreen Awards, including four for hit series, Bluey. ABC programs and Australian producers and creators were honoured across the preschool, kids and tweens / teens programming categories at the awards on 9 February, which celebrate the world’s best children’s television and digital entertainment. ABC’s haul of 7 Kidscreen Awards was its most successful to date, tying with Dis...

February 10th, 2021 By David Knox 2 commentsFiled under: News, Emmy-winning kids’ series Hardball returned to La Perouse Public School for its second season, but COVID-19 restrictions meant those sequences were filmed during the school holidays. Ten new episodes produced by Northern Pictures sees the Hardball crew face new challenges, the end of primary school approaching, and a scholarship opportunity for Mikey that could split up the gang for good. Together the kids from Block Street str...

ABC Australia It’s been a big and experimental year for the Australian network. The pubcaster promoted Libbie Doherty to head of children’s production, with a remit to commission more than 350 hours of animation and live-action content. Running with that mission, ABC ordered transgender tween series First Day and Cheeky Little Media’s animated show Kangaroo Beach. It also co-commissioned a second season of popular series Bluey with BBC Studios, and launched the DisRupted film-based fundin...