Mansha Daswani

Lion Forge’s David Steward II, Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei and Safi Ideas’ Wa’qaar Mirza took part in a frank discussion on how far the kids’ business still has to go to fully engage with diversity and inclusion at the TV Kids Summer Festival.

TV Kids Summer Festival viewers got to spend some time with Cookie Monster before hearing from Ed Wells about how Sesame Workshop is building its content slate and its presence across the globe.

Speaking at the TV Kids Summer Festival, Maria Kyriacou discussed the success of ViacomCBS Networks International's (VCNI) kids' businesses in the U.K., Australia and Israel and highlighted some of the company’s inclusion initiatives, including its “no diversity, no commission” policy.

Nadine Zylstra, the head of family, learning and impact at YouTube Originals, articulated her approach to partnering with top YouTube creators and producers to develop content for the platform at the TV Kids Summer Festival.

Delivering the opening keynote address of the TV Kids Summer Festival today, Ynon Kreiz outlined the transformation strategy put in place to “unlock the true value of Mattel.”

PBS KIDS' Linda Simensky, Rai's Luca Milano, BBC's Sarah Muller and DR's Niels Lindberg discussed the crucial role of public-service media for kids, diversity initiatives and the need to cooperate as they face off against the global streamers as the TV Kids Summer Festival opened today.

Leading distributors tell Mansha Daswani about the latest developments in the always in-demand preschool space.

Mansha Daswani checks in with leading distributors about the major trends reshaping the kids’ content business today.

Emmanuèle Pétry Sirvin, partner and head of international at Dandelooo, weighs in on trends in the preschool genre and shares her views on Covid-19’s impact on the children’s media business.

Former DreamWorks Animation Television exec Doug Schwalbe has launched The Co-Production Company, focused on securing financing and distribution for high-end international productions, with a deal in place with Hannah Montana creator Michael Poryes.