Exclusive: Around 25 layoffs are incoming in the BBC Children’s & Education department, while the BBC Studios Kids & Family team has seen a similar number depart since December.
The decisions have been made independently of each other, we understand, and a voluntary redundancy process will now commence within Children’s & Education. Staff were informed yesterday afternoon by email and affected staff were spoken with individually.
BBC Children’s hits include the likes of Hey Duggee, Oliver Twist adaptation Dodger (pictured) and Blue Peter.
Following an 18-month review that has just concluded, the circa-25 layoffs will be within the presentation sub-division, which promotes kids content via links and resources, and the educational production sub-division, which will see a senior leader restructure.
BBC Children’s & Education, which is based in Salford and runs channels Cbbc and CBeebies along with online content and educational resources, is preparing to take the older-skewing Cbbc channel online only,...
The decisions have been made independently of each other, we understand, and a voluntary redundancy process will now commence within Children’s & Education. Staff were informed yesterday afternoon by email and affected staff were spoken with individually.
BBC Children’s hits include the likes of Hey Duggee, Oliver Twist adaptation Dodger (pictured) and Blue Peter.
Following an 18-month review that has just concluded, the circa-25 layoffs will be within the presentation sub-division, which promotes kids content via links and resources, and the educational production sub-division, which will see a senior leader restructure.
BBC Children’s & Education, which is based in Salford and runs channels Cbbc and CBeebies along with online content and educational resources, is preparing to take the older-skewing Cbbc channel online only,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC is reviewing its commissioning practices in its Children’s & Education department following a two-year period of sweeping change.
Deadline understands an audit took place late last month and its findings are due back shortly.
The terms of the audit are wide-ranging and include whether commissioning decisions are being made that adhere to BBC public service values and examines the relationship between Patricia Hidalgo’s department and the new BBC Studio’s Kids & Family division, which used to be an in-house producer but was subsumed by commercial outfit BBC Studios earlier this year and can now make shows for other networks.
The BBC insisted that the audit is a “routine review” but several sources from both within and outside the department described it as “out of the ordinary,” with some who have worked there for many years saying they’ve never known it to happen. While the audit is internal,...
Deadline understands an audit took place late last month and its findings are due back shortly.
The terms of the audit are wide-ranging and include whether commissioning decisions are being made that adhere to BBC public service values and examines the relationship between Patricia Hidalgo’s department and the new BBC Studio’s Kids & Family division, which used to be an in-house producer but was subsumed by commercial outfit BBC Studios earlier this year and can now make shows for other networks.
The BBC insisted that the audit is a “routine review” but several sources from both within and outside the department described it as “out of the ordinary,” with some who have worked there for many years saying they’ve never known it to happen. While the audit is internal,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Israeli crafting and Diy format Craft Party is heading to the UK after the BBC ordered a local version. The British public broadcaster’s kids network Cbbc has ordered two seasons of the show from Keshet Productions.
Two seasons of ten episodes, with 15 minute episodes, will see children aged six to 12 create art and food for a craft party. Each episode of the series, which is known as Mesibat Yetzira in Israel, will feature four of the rotating cast of six children in the craft party kitchen.
Themes for each episode include slime, emojis, unicorns, and music festivals as well as popular party flavours like pirates, monsters, space, superheroes or safari.
The series was commissioned by BBC Children’s Head of Content Cheryl Taylor with Keshet UK’s David Williams as executive producer with Nick Hutchings (Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic) as series producer and writer alongside series director Matt Pothecary.
Two seasons of ten episodes, with 15 minute episodes, will see children aged six to 12 create art and food for a craft party. Each episode of the series, which is known as Mesibat Yetzira in Israel, will feature four of the rotating cast of six children in the craft party kitchen.
Themes for each episode include slime, emojis, unicorns, and music festivals as well as popular party flavours like pirates, monsters, space, superheroes or safari.
The series was commissioned by BBC Children’s Head of Content Cheryl Taylor with Keshet UK’s David Williams as executive producer with Nick Hutchings (Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic) as series producer and writer alongside series director Matt Pothecary.
- 7/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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