GoldBee Announces First International Sales for Burps, Butts and Bones. Format Rights also available
ABC Australia and HK Television acquire the comedy-led factual kids’ series from Sphere Media
Barcelona, Spain — March XX, 2026 — Barcelona-based distributor GoldBee has secured the first international broadcast sales for the new factual kids series Burps, Butts and Bones (26 x 11’), with Australian Broadcasting Corporation acquiring the show for ABC Kids in Australia and HK Television picking up the series for Hong Kong and Macau.
ABC has licensed exclusive Free-to-Air and free streaming rights for Australia, with the series premiering this month on ABC Kids and ABC’s streaming platforms. HK Television has acquired exclusive Free-to-Air and catch-up rights for Hong Kong and Macau, with a launch planned for Q2 2026.
Produced by Toronto-based Sphere Media, Burps, Butts and Bones is a live-action/CG-animated edutainment series for kids aged five to nine that explores the fascinating, and sometimes hilarious, realities of the human body.
Created by Karen Hawes and Kim Saltarski, the series is executive produced by Andrea Griffith, VP of Content and Development at Sphere Media Kids and Family and developed in close collaboration with TVOkids commissioning editor, Kirsten Hurd.
GoldBee is also offering format rights for Burps, Butts and Bones. Local producers can create the live-action segments with children from their own region, while incorporating the animated Bones segments, simply dubbed into the local language. The series is very well-structured, making it highly adaptable for international audiences and particularly effective in localized versions.
A funny and fearless look at the human body
Burps, Butts and Bones blends comedy, science and curiosity to answer the questions kids are often too shy to ask. Each episode features Bones, a witty CG-animated medical skeleton who hosts a digital “bodcast” called Bodies with Bones, responding to real questions sent in by real children.
Meanwhile, a group of young reporters known as the B Squad heads out into the real world to investigate the episode’s topic, discovering how bodies work through experiments, expert insights and playful exploration. The show also features “Weird But True” pop-up graphics delivering surprising and often outrageous facts about the human body.
“Burps, Butts and Bones perfectly captures the kind of comedy-driven factual storytelling that resonates with kids today,” said Christophe Goldberger, Managing Director of GoldBee. “We are delighted to launch the series internationally with trusted public broadcaster ABC Kids and HK Television, who share the same commitment to smart, entertaining and meaningful content for young audiences.”
“We’re seeing hybrid live-action and animation formats emerge as one of the most exciting directions in kids’ programming,” said Andrea Griffith, VP of Content and Development at Sphere Media’s Kids and Family division. “This series is not only entertaining and informative, it also helps normalize body diversity and curiosity in a fun and positive way.”
