Editor & Associate Publisher, World Screen

January 12, 2023 Top Stories

Evaluation Cites Success of YACF

January 12, 2023

Over the course of its three-year pilot program, the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) supported 61 new commissions and backed 160 development projects in the U.K., according to a final evaluation released by BFI.

January 6, 2023 Profiles, Top Stories

2022: The Year in Kids

January 6, 2023

A look back at last year’s biggest stories in the kids’ business.

November 21, 2022 Top Stories

Surviving Summer Returning for a Second Season

November 21, 2022

ZDF Studios and Werner Film Productions have been commissioned to produce a second season of the hit Australian live-action drama Surviving Summer for Netflix.

November 21, 2022 Top Stories

DreamWorks Channel Launches in France

November 21, 2022

NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer (NBCUIN & DTC) has launched the DreamWorks channel in France on SFR.

November 18, 2022 Interviews, Top Stories

Lupita Nyong’o

November 18, 2022

The actress, activist and children’s author talks about her involvement with Super Sema, which went into its second season on YouTube this summer.

November 17, 2022 Top Stories

Blippi Franchise Expands with Netflix Series Meekah

November 17, 2022

Moonbug Entertainment is expanding its Blippi franchise, creating new content and merchandise around the character Meekah, with a live-action preschool show set to launch on Netflix next month.

November 16, 2022 Top Stories

Mercer Mayer Books Set for Adaptation, L&M Extensions

November 16, 2022

Children’s book author Mercer Mayer has aligned with John R. Sansevere in a new venture to exploit his catalog of 300-plus titles across media and consumer products.

October 28, 2022 Profiles, Top Stories

MIPJunior & MIPCOM: The Week in Kids

October 28, 2022

TV Kids recaps the major children's content news that made headlines at MIPJunior and MIPCOM.

October 16, 2022 Features, Top Stories

What Do Buyers Want?

October 16, 2022

From complex rights negotiations to the never-ending search for the perfect kids’ comedy, leading programmers weigh in on their acquisition strategies.

October 15, 2022 Top Stories

Cecilia Persson Sets Out BBC Studios Kids & Family Strategy

October 15, 2022

Cecilia Persson, the managing director of BBC Studios Kids & Family, unveiled her strategy for the new division in her MIPJunior keynote today, which was followed by a fireside chat with TV Kids’ Anna Carugati.

Mansha Daswani

Evaluation Cites Success of YACF

2022: The Year in Kids

Surviving Summer Returning for a Second Season

DreamWorks Channel Launches in France

Lupita Nyong’o

Blippi Franchise Expands with Netflix Series Meekah

Mercer Mayer Books Set for Adaptation, L&M Extensions

MIPJunior & MIPCOM: The Week in Kids

What Do Buyers Want?

Cecilia Persson Sets Out BBC Studios Kids & Family Strategy

Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures Returning in December

Expansion Plans for YugiBao IP

Superprod & Coolabi Team for Beast Quest Series

Disney Channel to Host U.S. Premiere of New Miraculous Movie

Galapagos X Season Two Commissioned

YFE Expanding MENA Presence