Mansha Daswani

Factory Transmedia, the U.K. animation house behind such shows as the rebooted The Clangers and Strange Hill High, has entered liquidation.

The VP of content sales on how the company is approaching today’s challenges and opportunities.

Several leading IP owners offer insights on navigating the year ahead.

Revenues slipped by 15 percent in fiscal 2023 and by 23 percent in Q4 at Hasbro as gains in digital gaming were offset by declines in consumer products and entertainment.

A look at the overarching themes that emerged from the fourth annual TV Kids Festival.

HARI’s Sophie “Kido” Prigent, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment’s Jo Redfern, pocket.watch’s Brian C. Janes and C To The B Productions’ Claude Brooks highlighted the various ways IP owners can utilize YouTube at the TV Kids Festival.

The TV Kids Festival conference agenda wrapped with Eric Fogel, executive producer at DreamWorks Animation, taking delegates behind the scenes of the new animated series Megamind Rules!

The best approaches to delivering social-emotional learning in content were debated by Atlantyca Entertainment’s Claudia Mazzucco, Acamar Films’ Mikael Shields, Lion Forge Entertainment’s Koyalee Chanda and MIAM! distribution’s Mélanie Errea at the TV Kids Festival.

Sesame Workshop’s Susan Scheiner, ZDF Studios’ Oliver Grundel and Bejuba! Entertainment’s Tatiana Kober shared with TV Kids Festival delegates their perspectives on how best to incorporate science, technology, the arts, engineering and math in kids’ shows.

Lucy Murphy, director of kids’ content for the U.K. and Ireland at Sky, highlighted her strategy for the Sky Kids linear channel and a growing on-demand lineup ahead of being recognized with the TV Kids Pioneer Award today.