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8 September 2026

Alphablocks and Blue Zoo Digital Celebrate National Year of Reading

Hit CBeebies show Alphablocks teams up with Blue Zoo Digital for new animated music video to celebrate the National Year of Reading.

25 August 2026

Alphablocks Ltd Rebrands as Blocks Universe Ltd to Power the Future of Early Years Learning

Alphablocks Ltd, the creators of award-winning global hits Alphablocks and Numberblocks, today announced its official rebrand to Blocks Universe Ltd.

13 August 2026

Blue Zoo Welcomes Dominic Minns as New Creative Lead

Dominic Minns Appointed Series Director on Upcoming CBeebies Doctor Who Animation.

7 April 2026

BLUE ZOO DIGITAL INTRODUCES THE FIRST-EVER FUGGLER MOBILE GAME

Fugglers: Reckless Runner app has sprinted onto phones.

10 November 2025

BLUE ZOO TO BE HONOURED WITH BAFTA SPECIAL AWARD

The multi-award-winning animation studio will receive a BAFTA Special Award next month, recognising the studio’s extraordinary 25-year legacy and its significant social and cultural impact.

13 August 2025

Numberblocks Expands Curriculum in New Series Commissioned by BBC

Alphablocks Ltd. and Blue Zoo Animation Studio have announced the launch of a new series of their global hit preschool IP, Numberblocks.

26 June 2025

Blue Zoo welcomes Claire Horseman to head up award-winning studio culture

The B Corp-certified studio has announced the appointment of Claire Horseman as its new Head of People & Talent.

6 February 2025

Beloved Alphablocks returns to screens for brand new series

BBC Children’s and Education, Alphablocks Ltd and Blue Zoo Animation Studio will bring back the hugely popular phonics-focused series.

8 January 2025

CBeebies unveils new educational animation series Wonderblocks to teach pre-coding skills

BBC Children’s and Education, Alphablocks Ltd and Blue Zoo Animation Studio have announced a new educational series.

1 October 2024

Mojo Swoptops zooms onto CBeebies this October

Blue Zoo's new CG-animated comedy action series is revving up to bring non-stop fun to UK preschoolers in October on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.

12 July 2024

Blue Zoo and GOOD Agency collaborate as B Corps on youth-focused campaign for the RSPB

Blue Zoo has collaborated with GOOD Agency to craft a series of short films for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, to support engagement with young audiences.

11 June 2024

Blue Zoo Animation Studio collaborate with team behind Peppa Pig to create exciting new show, Mojo Swoptops

Blue Zoo and Tararaboom are launching a brand new CG-animated comedy action preschool series this Autumn.

23 May 2024

Numberblocks supports National Numeracy Day with an Out-of-this-World celebration

To commemorate National Numeracy Day this year, Numberblocks took its celebrations to the stars and sent a Numberblock Ten toy into space.

7 May 2024

Young Animator of the Year UK 2024 opens call for entries

YAY UK works to discover, nurture and celebrate young animation talent in the UK with a successful industry-judged short film competition for animators aged 11–18.

30 January 2024

Libertas Brands and Blue Zoo announce 5-year content partnership for Fugglers

The strategic partnership tasks the studio with growing the Fuggler brand online, on-screen and in-game, across various digital platforms.

3 October 2023

Blue Zoo Licensing and Phoenixx Limited announce agency agreement for Alphablocks and Numberblocks in Japan

The deal spans broadcast, licensing and digital and will open up a territory where demand for these brands is high.

24 April 2023

Blue Zoo receives Epic Megagrant in support of MoPo

The animation studio's new tool is a revolutionary way of rapidly creating animated content using VR in Unreal Engine.

24 March 2023

Numberblocks bursts into five new international language markets

The hit CBeebies show launches its channels in foreign languages including Portuguese, Spanish, French, German and Korean.

30 November 2022

First festive single release for Blue Zoo’s Numberblocks

The CBeebies children's show will release their very first Christmas song, with a large proportion of profit going to Children in Need.

24 October 2022

Blue Zoo and Plug-In Media create Brighton Zoo

Brighton Zoo is a powerful new regional studio designed for a new era of animation.