Mansha Daswani

Day two of the fourth edition of the TV Kids Festival wrapped with Audrey Diehl, senior VP of series at Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, discussing her approach to finding new IP and extending classic brands.

APC Kids’ Lionel Marty, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Thunderbird Entertainment’s Richard Goldsmith and Sixteen South’s Alexandros van Blanken shared their perspectives on evolving funding models at the TV Kids Festival.

Just a few months since taking on oversight of Mattel Television Studios, Michelle Mendelovitz discussed the toy giant’s expanding content slate at the TV Kids Festival today.

Sara DeWitt, senior VP and general manager at PBS KIDS, told TV Kids Festival delegates about the broadcaster’s mission and commissioning and acquisition strategies.

The second day of the TV Kids Festival kicked off with Mediawan Kids & Family’s Julien Borde, The Jim Henson Company’s Halle Stanford and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin discussing the keys to landing commissions with public broadcasters.

In his first TV Kids Festival appearance since ascending to the president and CEO role at WildBrain, Josh Scherba showcased the company’s brand-building strategies and scale.

An industry veteran who has led some of media’s most iconic kids’ brands, including Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, Tom Ascheim shared his expertise on engaging with youth audiences at the TV Kids Festival.

BBC Studios’ Cecilia Persson, Cyber Group Studios’ Raphaëlle Mathieu, Paramount Global Content Distribution’s Lauren Marriott and 9 Story Media Group’s Alix Wiseman talked about how their companies are approaching the latest game-changing shifts in the kids’ business at the TV Kids Festival.

Ed Galton, the CEO of CAKE, discussed his perspectives on exclusivity, windowing and navigating current market conditions at the TV Kids Festival today.

Lauren Glaubach, director and global head of youth partnerships and programming at YouTube, shared with TV Kids Festival delegates some insights on how best to work with the leading video platform for kids.