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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.

MIPCOM: The Week in Kids

October 25, 2019

Some 1,500 executives from the global kids’ industry descended on the JW Marriott in Cannes on the weekend before MIPCOM, as 600 buyers perused a screenings library with about 1,300 programs and projects from around the world.

VIMN Takes Full Control of Super! in Italy

October 21, 2019

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired the remaining 50-percent ownership stake in Super Broadcast, which operates the Italian free-to-air kids' network Super!, from De Agostini Editore.

TV Asahi Hosts Super Shiro World Premiere at MIPJunior

October 13, 2019

More than 100 MIPJunior delegates were in attendance for the world premiere of the new chase comedy Super Shiro this morning, which was followed by a panel discussion featuring TV Asahi’s Takahiro Kishimoto, Science SARU’s Eunyoung Choi and Cartoon Network’s Leslie Lee and Hoyoung Jung, in conversation with World Screen’s Mansha Daswani.

Leading Kids’ Execs Talk Distribution Shifts, Funding Challenges

October 13, 2019

The MIPJunior keynote superpanel featured Genius Brands International’s Andy Heyward, WildBrain’s Josh Scherba and Serious Lunch and Eye Present’s Genevieve Dexter weighing in on how their companies are navigating a fast-changing kids’ market, in conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

Kids Trendsetter Winners Talk Creativity at MIPJunior

October 12, 2019

The recipients of this year’s World Screen Kids Trendsetter Awards, Rainbow’s Iginio Straffi, Xilam’s Marc du Pontavice, Brown Bag Films’ Bronagh O'Hanlon and Green Gold Animation’s Rajiv Chilaka, weighed in on the creative process at the Creators Superpanel at MIPJunior this morning in a conversation moderated by Anna Carugati.