Veggie Mates, 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards

CBeebies is beginning production in the North West area on Veggie Mates (26x15), a new mixed live-action/puppet and music series that focuses on the concept of nurturing, caring and growing.

The series aims to get kids outside and learning about the world around them, including the fun of gardening and caring for living things, the importance of drinking water when it's hot out, and that everyone is good at different things.

Slated to premiere in early 2011, each episode a team of young kids arrive to help Mr. Bloom care for the plants and produce growing in his garden.

The series features a group of vegetable puppets, the Veggie Mates, who the kids can play with, teach and care for, they include: Colin the Runner Bean - he's always first with the wrong answer; Margaret the Cabbage - she's shy but fun and has her heart in the right place; Joan the Fennel - a mothering type; Raymond the Butternut Squash - who is always saying sorry; Sebastian the Aubergine - who enjoys summing up the day's events with a song; and the Wee MacGregors - a group of mischievous radishes that cause havoc.

Veggie Mates is a CBeebies production made in BBC Manchester.


Nominations for the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards were announced yesterday, which of course includes a collection of kid-targeted categories. Leading the way in kid-related programming nominations is PBS with about 36 nominations, followed by Nickelodeon with 25 nods, Disney Channel with 5 and Cartoon Network receiving 4 nominations. CBS will broadcast the Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards on Jun 27 at 9p, live from the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas. The Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be handed out at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles on June 25. Some of the categories and nominees are listed below, happily there are far too many to list here! Congratulations to everyone and keep up the amazing work. For a full listing of categories and nominees check out our home page Cynopsis.com ( www.cynopsis.com ).

Outstanding Children's Animated Program
WordGirl - PBS
The Backyardigans - Nickelodeon
Curious George - PBS
Sid the Science Kid - PBS

Outstanding Children's Series
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman - PBS
Design Squad - PBS
The Electric Company - PBS

New Approaches - Daytime Children's
Come On Over - ComeOnOver.com ( www.comeonover.com )
Fizzy's Lunch Lab - PBS
Design Squad - PBS
The Electric Company - PBS

Outstanding Preschool Children's Series
The Wonder Pets! - Nickelodeon
Between The Lions - PBS
Sesame Street - PBS

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nickelodeon
The Penguins of Madagascar - Nickelodeon
Ni Hao, Kai-lan - Nickelodeon
Sid The Science Kid: "Getting a Shot: You Can Do It!" - PBS