Mansha Daswani

NEW YORK/PARIS: More than 1,400 executives are expected to take part in MIPJunior this year, which will feature a library of some 1,000 shows available for screening, according to Reed MIDEM’s Laurine Garaude.

The Booker award-winning author talks about writing for young ones and her role on Wandering Wenda, which is slated to launch in 2017.

The creator of Mako Mermaids talks about creating aspirational characters and story lines, the challenges of filming underwater and his long-running partnership with ZDF Enterprises.

The CEO talks about how the organization is supporting the production of distinctive Australian content that will resonate with kids at home and around the world.

The director of BBC Children’s talks about how she is preparing the division for changes set out in the White Paper outlining the future of the BBC.

The company's chairman and CEO offers his take on building 360-degree brands that will conquer the attention of kids on screen and at retail.

PORT WASHINGTON: In the first half of this year, U.S. toy sales were up by 7.5 percent, according to the NPD Group, outpacing last year's growth rates.

The division's commercial director talks about the L&M strategy for the brand-new Teletubbies.

HONG KONG: Now TV is set to add Boomerang to its Junior Pack at the beginning of July, increasing the Asia-Pacific reach of the kids' network to more than 30 million homes.

HALIFAX: DHX Brands is partnering with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing for a series of books based on the brand-new Teletubbies.