Ynon Kreiz, chairman and CEO of Mattel, weighs in on the fruits of the strategy, trends in retail, the endurance of brands like Barbie and Thomas and more.
Read More »Aardman’s Sean Clarke
Sean Clarke, managing director of Aardman, outlines the creativity-driven ethos at the heart of the company.
Read More »Remembering Theresa Plummer-Andrews & Linda Kahn
The children’s television industry is mourning the passing of two consummate professionals, extraordinary human beings and loyal friends: Theresa Plummer-Andrews and Linda Kahn.
Read More »WarnerMedia’s Tom Ascheim
The president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics at WarnerMedia on the Redraw Your World tagline for Cartoon Network, plans for the Cartoonito preschool offering and the kids’ slate at HBO Max.
Read More »Team Spirit
Even though they take time, planning and precise alignment of interests, co-productions remain a viable way of bringing projects to the screen.
Read More »Dan Povenmire & Jeff “Swampy” Marsh
The co-creators and writers of Phineas and Ferb talk about making Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe for Disney+.
Read More »Editor’s Note
Have you heard the buzz about the upcoming reboot of Disney Channel’s Lizzie McGuire? If you’re not a millennial or the parent of one, then probably not. But the news that Hilary Duff is reprising her role has a lot of 20- and 30-somethings quite excited. I learned about it ...
Read More »Reed MIDEM’s Lucy Smith on MIPTV’s In Development KIDS
MIPTV is increasing the number and range of events dedicated to the children’s television business.
Read More »Future Leaders
We live in a world full of complicated problems; perhaps every generation has made that claim, but it seems that nowadays the stakes are higher and the need for knowledge, open minds, diversity and inclusion is greater. Every generation has also looked at younger generations hoping they would be agents ...
Read More »Turner’s Adina Pitt
The VP of content acquisitions and co-pros for Cartoon Network and Boomerang discusses the types of shows she sources.
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