Wednesday, June 17, 2026

World Screen

The leading source of information for the international media business.

TV Kids Festival: Day Three

February 19, 2026

Day three of the TV Kids Festival is underway here, with panels on independent companies and licensing and merchandising trends, data-led sessions with Dubit and Ampere Analysis and a creative keynote with Jeff “Swampy” Marsh and Martellus Bennett.

Spotlight: Futurum Kids’ Paddles The Huggable Polar Bear

February 18, 2026

On offer from Futurum Group International, Paddles The Huggable Bear is a charming preschool CGI animation series about life on a river bank, where Paddles, a playful, lovable polar bear, and his friends Bracken, an Irish Wolfhound; Bridie, a badger; and Fagan, a ferret, have endless adventures.

TV Kids Festival Continues with Day Two

February 18, 2026

Day two of the TV Kids Festival is underway here, with panels on public broadcasting and financing strategies and keynotes with Super RTL’s Oliver Schablitzki, media cartographer Evan Shapiro and WildBrain’s Josh Scherba.

TV Kids Festival Begins

February 17, 2026

Day one of the TV Kids Festival is underway here, with panels on acquisition strategies and known IP and keynotes with BBC Studios Kids & Family’s Cecilia Persson, Craig Gerber, Sesame Workshop’s Kay Wilson Stallings and Elmo.

TV Kids Festival Announces Full Schedule

February 12, 2026

Acquisition strategies, financing models, public broadcasting and L&M are among the topics being explored during the sixth edition of the TV Kids Festival, running online from February 17 to 20. Sign up for your free registration here.

TV Kids Festival Speaker List Announced

February 11, 2026

Sky Kids’ Ian France, Super RTL’s Oliver Schablitzki, BBC Studios Kids & Family’s Cecilia Persson, WildBrain’s Josh Scherba, CAKE’s Ed Galton, Hidden Pigeon Company’s Karen K. Miller and media cartographer Evan Shapiro are among those slated to speak at the TV Kids Summer Festival next week, running from February 17 to 20. Sign up for your free registration here.

TV Kids Festival to Spotlight Indies

February 5, 2026

Kedoo Entertainment’s Olivier Bernard, Tulipop Studios’ Helga Árnadóttir, A Productions’ Katherine McQueen and Wind Sun Sky Entertainment’s Catherine Winder will share their insights on managing boutique production and distribution companies in a panel for the TV Kids Festival, running February 17 to 20. You can register to attend for free here.