Mansha Daswani

Four-time Oscar winner Nick Park, a co-director at Aardman, spoke at the TV Kids Festival this morning about his journey as an animator and the enduring appeal of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.

Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter, Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner, Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin and CAKE’s Daniel Bays participated in a lively discussion on catering to preschoolers as day two of the TV Kids Festival opened today.

Josh Scherba, the president of WildBrain, told TV Kids Festival participants about how the kids’ and family giant is navigating the complexities and opportunities in the global children’s community.

Eric Berger, the CEO of Common Sense Networks, outlined the strategy for the recently launched AVOD service Sensical as the TV Kids Festival wrapped its first day of panels and keynotes.

Joe Brumm, the creator of the global megahit preschool show Bluey, took part in a keynote conversation with Kristin Brzoznowski at the TV Kids Festival today, discussing the genesis of the hit Australian series and why it resonates so broadly with kids and parents alike.

Peter Gal, chief creative officer for television at DreamWorks Animation, discussed the studio’s approach to mining its treasure trove of IP for new series and specials for kids and families at the TV Kids Festival today.

The TV Kids Festival opened today with a panel featuring WarnerMedia Kids & Family’s Adina Pitt, KiKA’s Sebastian Debertin, M6 Group’s Maud Branly and CBC’s Marie McCann discussing acquisition trends.

Several leading distributors share their thoughts on what 2022 holds for the global kids’ content business.

Taking place February 1 to 4, this winter’s TV Kids Festival has enlisted 32 speakers from across the business to share their thoughts on where the kids’ content landscape is today and where it’s heading.

World Screen looks back at some of last year's biggest stories in the kids' business.