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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.

10 September 2021

Animation Shares Hope in World Suicide Prevention Day

13 May 2021

Spotlight on… Blue Zoo Animation Studio: A menagerie of creativity, excellence, and integrity

This month we catch up with Tom Box, Managing Director and one of the co-founders of Blue Zoo, the multi-award-winning studio and animators of beloved shows Numberblocks and The Adventures of Paddington, and one of the founding member-companies of Animation UK.

29 October 2020

Blue Zoo short animation champions body hair & self-love in female directorial debut

Leg hair and Lycra: New short by award-winning Blue Zoo animation studio celebrates the act of self-love and finding your inner champion.

6 December 2019

BLUE ZOO ANIMATE FESTIVE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘LET’S NOT GO AWAY’, NEW SONG BY SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

The music video for Christmas single 'Let's Not Go Away' by Scouting For Girls, has first-time director Katie Gascoyne taking the reins in Blue Zoo’s innovative shorts programme.

20 November 2019

‘The Adventures of Paddington’ animated by Blue-zoo to air March 2020 on Nick Jr.

Ben Whishaw returns in the title role of the series, set to air in March 2020 on Nick Jr., with a brand-new theme song “Paddington Bear” written and performed by Gary Barlow.

2 July 2019

Blue Zoo launches new brand rights company with Alison Warner at the helm

Award-winning animation company Blue Zoo launches new brand rights company and hires Alison Warner as Managing Director.

14 February 2019

Blue Zoo Helps Transport Paddington Bear to TV

The famous Peruvian bear is set to feature in new television series for pre-school audiences around the world, brought to life by London animation studio Blue Zoo.

13 February 2018

Introducing AnimDojo: the online animation gym

UK animation powerhouse Blue Zoo launches innovative new training program designed to prepare animators for a role in the industry and close the skills shortage gap.

23 January 2018

Blue Zoo nominated for a double at British Animation Awards

Blue-Zoo's animated short has been nominated in two categories at the BAAs.