International accolades for TV news show for children (From Knutsford Guardian)

International accolades for TV news show for children

12:40pm Thursday 12th November 2009

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A BAFTA-winning studio in Knutsford beat off stiff competition from the BBC to scoop two international television prizes at the Japan Awards, in Tokyo.

TT Animation, part of Travellers Tales studios, in London Road, was awarded the Best Pre-school Show and Grand Prix prize for its groundbreaking children’s programme, What’s Your News?

The last pre-school show to win the overall Grand Prix prize at the awards was the Teletubbies more than 12 years ago.

The award was accepted ‘on behalf of the children’ by the studios creative director Chris Dicker.

“Tokyo was amazing,” he said.

“We were up against some very stiff competition, including the BBC, so we were shocked and delighted to win the big prize.”

Chris has watched the kids news show go from strength to strength over the last six months, with American, Canadian and Australian versions to be aired soon, and further plans to broadcast across the globe.

Whats Your News? is based around the animated anchors, Grant the Ant and Anthony the Anteater, who believes he’s also an ant, who are determined to get the big scoops of kids news from across the country.

The show’s underlying concept is to place the word news firmly in the vocabulary of four-year-olds, and give them a show they can relate to.

“Adult news can be so negative, and we wanted to give children a positive news show that gives them a legitimate voice,” said Chris.

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