Aliens LAliens Love Underpants AND… plus more new shows to join Sky’s line-up of kids’ entertainment

Aliens Love Underpants AND…, an adaptation of the award-winning children’s books by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, is coming exclusively to Sky and the Sky Kids app this summer. The Sky Original Production, made by Tiger Aspect, will arrive on screens as the pants-loving aliens celebrate 10 years of zany fun and out-of-this-world adventures.

Based on the bestselling books, the series of 12 animations, each two minutes long, will star the pants-tastic aliens singing and dancing along to hilarious songs about cupcakes, spaceships, gobbledegook and more. With madcap lyrics and dance moves to join in with, kids aged three to six will love it.

Tom Beattie, head of animation and kids, Tiger Aspect, said: “As a parent, I know how much kids love the fun silly songs that they repeat again and again (and again!). We’re looking forward to making our own, using the cast of brilliant and beloved aliens from the world that Claire and Ben have created. The catchy songs and get-up-and-dance routines will make these aliens pop stars for pre-schoolers and parents everywhere will be humming their songs! ”

Aliens Love Underpants AND… joins Sky’s great line-up of kids’ programmes and channels, along with a host of other new shows including:

• Miniteve - educational short-form videos now available exclusively on Sky in the UK and Ireland. The immersive documentary-style videos about Animals, Vehicles and Playtime are an absorbing introduction to the world for young children from A Little Kitty Exploring to Building Sandcastles
• Big Block Singsong - a fun, animated and musical short-form series from Goddard/Brown, available now
• Bear Behaving Badly - British comedy from BAFTA-winning producer Darrall Macqueen about a man called Barney who lives with a badly behaved blue bear, available later this month

Lucy Murphy, head of kids content, Sky, said: “At Sky, we have the very best range of entertainment for kids and their families. We are thrilled to be working with Tiger Aspect to bring Aliens Love Underpants to rowdy life, to be adding great British comedy from Darrall Macqueen, and mesmerising mini-docs from Miniteve - we know kids will love these new shows."

Sky is home to some of the most-watched kids’ shows in the UK and Ireland. With over 4,500 episodes of kids’ favourites, from Sky originals such as Morph and Big Cats: Wild Files, to popular YouTube phenomenon Little Baby Bum, eOne’s Peppa Pig and Nick Jr’s Paw Patrol. With over 15 million weekly views across all our platforms, Sky offers kids’ favourites on demand via the dedicated Sky Kids app and kids’ sections on Sky Q, Sky+, Sky Go, and the online streaming service NOW TV with a NOW TV Kids Pass.

Aliens Love Underpants AND… is in production and will be available for Sky customers this summer. All animation will be produced in-house at Tiger Aspect, led by head of animation and kids, Tom Beattie (Mr Bean, Charlie and Lola, Tinga Tinga Tales). David Schweitzer (Charlie and Lola, Mike the Knight and Q Pootle 5) will compose the songs.

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Notes to editors

About Aliens Love Underpants

Aliens Love Underpants was created by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort and is published by Simon & Schuster.

The book celebrates its 10th anniversary in April 2017 and 50p from each copy of the 10th anniversary edition will be donated by the publisher to the NSPCC.

Other titles include Dinosaurs Love Underpants, Aliens in Underpants Save the World, Aliens Love Panta Claus, Monstersaurus, Pirates Love Underpants, Monsters Love Underpants and Aliens Love Dinopants.

The books together have sold over 3.5million copies worldwide and are published in 21 languages.

About Tiger Aspect

Tiger Aspect Productions, part of the Endemol Shine Group, is one of the UK's most successful and prolific independent television producers. The company portfolio includes: children’s/animation, comedy, drama, entertainment, and feature film.

The Kids and Animation credits include: multi Bafta award winning Charlie and Lola (80x11) CBeebies/Disney Junior (US), Star (13x26) CITV, Undercover Dads (13x30) CBBC, Me and My Monsters (26x30) CBBC, a co-production with Jim Henson’s, Summerhill (4x30) CBBC, Tinga Tinga Tales (52x11) CBeebies/Disney Junior (US) and Mr Bean: The Animated Series (104x11) Boomerang/RTL/CITV. As part of the group we also work with Simon’s Cat, the online animation phenomenon that has more than 4 million subscribers and over 800 million views.

About Miniteve

300 videos from Miniteve joined Sky in April.

Miniteve is made for the generation of true digital natives offering unique content for the youngest children.

The Miniteve content is both educational and entertaining making it the obvious choice for parents wanting to ensure quality when introducing streaming services or apps on digital devices to their youngest.

All Miniteve content has been produced to spark curiosity, recognition and to be an invitation to repeated viewing. It is produced with careful consideration to that specific group of users where access to mobile devices and all that they offer is part of daily life.

About Sky Kids

Kids shows on Sky are available via the dedicated Sky Kids app and on demand via the kids section on Sky Q and Sky+, as well as through Sky Go, and online streaming service NOW TV. And there is a dedicated Sky Kids tile on demand where Morph, Big Cats: Wild Files and other new commissions from Sky are available.

Kids’ shows are available for millions of Sky families with Sky Variety and Box Sets bundles at no extra cost. They’re also available on NOW TV with the NOW TV Kids Pass, available for £2.99 a month, no contract.

The Sky Kids app can be downloaded from Google Play and Apple’s App Store on compatible tablets. The app will work on 3G/4G and Wi-Fi. Download is available to customers with Sky Go Extra, Sky Multiscreen or a Sky Q subscription, and available over Wi-Fi only.

About Sky

Sky is Europe's leading entertainment company, serving 22 million customers across five countries - UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy. The company has annual revenues of £12 billion and is Europe’s leading investor in television content with annual programming spend of over £5 billion.

From exclusive partnerships with HBO and Showtime, to Sky’s own original programming, Sky offers the best and broadest range of content along with the best viewing experience to suit each and every customer. Whether that’s through the multi-award winning next generation box, Sky Q, or Sky’s contract-free online streaming service, NOW TV, customers have access to the latest movies, drama, sports and kids entertainment wherever and whenever they like. This is all supported by Sky’s best in class customer service.

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Sky has over 30,000 employees and is listed as one of The Times Top 50 employers for women. Sky is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SKY).