Lyrick Studios established the Lyrick brand in 1994 and had Richard Dick Leach as CEO. Lyrick Studios turned its' primary focus on distribution of children's TV shows and films. In 2000, Lyrick began distributing TV shows owned by HIT Entertainment such as Bob the Builder, and Kipper the Dog.
Nonno is the Italian word for grandfather. In Italian it is common to add suffixes to grandparent names. Uccio denotes smallness or affection and is sometimes added to nonno to create nonnuccio. Occasionally, nonnino will be shortened to nonni, but nonni is also the word for grandparents plural. Bisnonno is the Italian word for great-grandfather.
Etymonline also notes that nanna is also a Greek word for aunt. Grandma has similar origins. The word mama is a child's form of mother. In languages like German and English, the parents of one's parents have the grand-prefix applied to create their names. The original form of grandma was grandmama (18th century, OED).