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Mansha Daswani

Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. She can be reached on mdaswani@worldscreen.com.

Francesca Newington Talks POP’s Programming Needs

February 10, 2023

For her savvy programming decisions at the Narrative Entertainment-owned POP Channels, Francesca Newington was honored with the TV Kids Pioneer Award today after participating in a keynote conversation about her content strategy at the U.K. portfolio of channels and services.

What’s Next?

February 10, 2023

Mansha Daswani checks in with several distributors about the trends they expect will shape the kids’ media business throughout 2023.

First Day’s Firsts

February 10, 2023

Creator Julie Kalceff and producer Kirsty Stark showcased how the Australian live-action series First Day is breaking barriers in its representation of transgender kids at the TV Kids Festival.

Keynote: WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen

February 9, 2023

Eric Ellenbogen, vice chair and CEO of the leading kids’ and family content indie, shared how he is guiding the company through a fast-changing marketplace at the TV Kids Festival today.

TV Kids Festival Explores Funding Mechanisms

February 9, 2023

CAKE’s Ed Galton, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s Carlos Biern and Big Bad Boo Studios’ Shabnam Rezaei offered their insights on how to cobble together the financing on shows in a TV Kids Festival panel today.

Keynote: Banijay Kids & Family’s Benoît Di Sabatino

February 9, 2023

Benoît Di Sabatino, the CEO of Banijay Kids & Family, laid out his growth strategy for the company, which includes a dedicated distribution and commercial arm and production labels across Europe, at the TV Kids Festival ahead of a screening of Topo Gigio. 

Development Strategies in Focus at TV Kids Festival

February 9, 2023

The TV Kids Festival featured Sesame Workshop’s Kay Wilson Stallings, Nelvana’s Athena Georgaklis, Cyber Group Studios’ Ira Singerman and Boat Rocker’s Shaleen Sangha sharing their approaches to crafting development slates that meet the needs of all players in the market.

Halle Stanford on the Henson Way

February 8, 2023

Halle Stanford, the president of television at The Jim Henson Company, talked about how the outfit places “humor, heart and hope” at the center of every show it produces at the TV Kids Festival today.

Vince Commisso Talks Evolving Models

February 8, 2023

Day two of the TV Kids Festival continued this morning with a keynote conversation between Vince Commisso, 9 Story Media Group’s president and CEO, and TV Kids’ Anna Carugati.