ITV has announced the planned closure of its children’s channel Citv.
The channel was launched in 2006 after the success of the Children’s ITV programming block, which launched on ITV in 1983 to provide dedicated late-afternoon programming for children aged between five and 13.
On Friday (10 March), the broadcaster announced that the Citv channel is set to close in the early autumn, after the launch of a new “dedicated destination for kids” on its streaming service Itvx.
The new service, Itvx Kids, is due to launch in July 2023. It will be rolled out during the UK school summer holiday period, with a range of titles aimed at both school-age and preschool children.
Itvx launched in December last year to replace the ITV Hub brand as the online home of all ITV content, as the broadcaster attempts to compete with streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon.
Despite the closure of Citv,...
The channel was launched in 2006 after the success of the Children’s ITV programming block, which launched on ITV in 1983 to provide dedicated late-afternoon programming for children aged between five and 13.
On Friday (10 March), the broadcaster announced that the Citv channel is set to close in the early autumn, after the launch of a new “dedicated destination for kids” on its streaming service Itvx.
The new service, Itvx Kids, is due to launch in July 2023. It will be rolled out during the UK school summer holiday period, with a range of titles aimed at both school-age and preschool children.
Itvx launched in December last year to replace the ITV Hub brand as the online home of all ITV content, as the broadcaster attempts to compete with streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon.
Despite the closure of Citv,...
- 3/11/2023
- by Connie Evans
- The Independent - TV
Exclusive: YouTuber and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Joe Sugg is among the talent signed up to appear at the TellyCast Digital Content Forum in London later this month.
Online UK star Sugg recently launched Final Straw Productions and has branched out into acting, after finding fame online, where his YouTube channels have nearly 13 million subscribers. He appeared in the 2018 season of BBC One’s Saturday night show Strictly and is headed to the UK event, which takes place on November 30.
He’ll be appearing alongside execs from Meta, Snap, Channel 4, Itvx and BBC Studios, plus new UTA Emea brand clients exec Samantha Glynne, whose move from Fremantle Deadline recently revealed, and the manager of social media stars The Sidemen at the event, which takes place at BFI Southbank, home of the London Film Festival. The conference focuses on digital-first content and is being held for the first time by...
Online UK star Sugg recently launched Final Straw Productions and has branched out into acting, after finding fame online, where his YouTube channels have nearly 13 million subscribers. He appeared in the 2018 season of BBC One’s Saturday night show Strictly and is headed to the UK event, which takes place on November 30.
He’ll be appearing alongside execs from Meta, Snap, Channel 4, Itvx and BBC Studios, plus new UTA Emea brand clients exec Samantha Glynne, whose move from Fremantle Deadline recently revealed, and the manager of social media stars The Sidemen at the event, which takes place at BFI Southbank, home of the London Film Festival. The conference focuses on digital-first content and is being held for the first time by...
- 11/14/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Billie Jean King joins Phit America to help kids all over the nation improve their physical and mental health by implementing new school physical activity programs using the Billie Jean King Eye Coach Brain Training system (Bjk-bts).
“American school aged children ranked last in children’s physical health in a recent Unicef study,” King said. “Now, Phit America and the Eye Coach Brain Training System are a viable solution to combat this challenge. The program is also shown to improve academic performance in helping kids focus and do better in the classroom.”
Phit America is on a mission to get fifty million kids active through its school program, Amped. This incentivized running/walking program incorporates Bjk-bts, which develops focus and ball-striking skills. Kids are motivated to learn important basic physical skills that help them throughout life including their ability to find success in sports, notably tennis. For youth, tennis is...
“American school aged children ranked last in children’s physical health in a recent Unicef study,” King said. “Now, Phit America and the Eye Coach Brain Training System are a viable solution to combat this challenge. The program is also shown to improve academic performance in helping kids focus and do better in the classroom.”
Phit America is on a mission to get fifty million kids active through its school program, Amped. This incentivized running/walking program incorporates Bjk-bts, which develops focus and ball-striking skills. Kids are motivated to learn important basic physical skills that help them throughout life including their ability to find success in sports, notably tennis. For youth, tennis is...
- 8/9/2022
- Look to the Stars
Is a Sherlock theme park attraction afoot? BBC Worldwide has entered a deal with London Resort Company Holdings to feature the broadcaster’s properties at a new park to be built in north Kent. The park, the London Paramount Entertainment Resort, promises to “combine the glamour of Hollywood with the best of British culture,” The Guardian reported. Since the park will look to attract tourists in the UK, it’s thought the most international of the BBC programs will feature as rides and attractions including Sherlock, Doctor Who and Top Gear. However, the park isn’t expected to open until Easter 2020. “We’re always looking for opportunities to extend fans’ enjoyment of their favorite shows, and the idea behind this resort is a really exciting way of celebrating the very special place the BBC has in British culture,” said Stephen Davies, Director of Live Events at BBC Worldwide. Also featured...
- 12/12/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
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