Children in the U.K. spend about two hours online in a typical day, 20 minutes more than they spend in front of a TV set, Ofcom says in a new study.
Read More »Childwise: U.K. Kids Prefer to Watch Video on Devices
Childwise's Monitor Report 2018 has concluded that the majority of children in the U.K. are now using personal devices more than traditional TV sets to consume video content.
Read More »DHX Survey Finds Kids Prefer to Consume Content on Tablets
DHX Media and Ipsos have revealed the results from a survey of 2,700 parents in the U.S., U.K. and Canada meant to discover how kids up to the age of 12 consume entertainment content. The survey found that children have embraced mobile on-demand viewing, and that tablets are their preferred screen for consuming content.
Read More »Ofcom: U.K. Kids Spend More Time Online Than Watching TV Sets
According to the Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes report from Ofcom, online has overtaken television as the top media pastime for children in the U.K. Internet use is higher than ever, with U.K. kids aged 5 to 15 spending around 15 hours each week online.
Read More »Sales Up for U.S. Toy Industry
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.
Read More »U.K. Toy Sales Rose Nearly 6 Percent in 2015
LONDON: Sales in the U.K. toy market increased by 5.9 percent last year, according to data released by the British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) and The NPD Group at this week's Toy Fair in London.
Read More »2015 U.S. Toy Sales Up Nearly 7 Percent
According to data from The NPD Group, U.S. toy sales rose by 6.7 percent last year compared to 2014, generating $19.4 billion and driven by the success of Star Wars merchandise, among other factors. Out of the 11 major categories, nine saw gains in 2015.
Read More »TV Kids: 2015 Year in Review
The kids’ programming business has been evolving at a rapid clip, and in 2015, digital continued to be top of mind for children’s content creators, distributors and buyers alike. Broad-targeted, global OTT services like Netflix and Amazon were not only acquiring new kids’ product, but also commissioning original children’s programming. ...
Read More »MIPJunior & MIPCOM: The Week in Kids
TV Kids takes a look at the activities in the children’s programming sector from the recent MIPJunior and MIPCOM. The weekend before the official MIPCOM kickoff, MIPJunior welcomed 590 buyers among its 1,400 delegates. The first day of the event saw a packed keynote address from Stephen Davis, the chief ...
Read More »TV Kids: 2014 Year in Review
The latest kids’ programming trend is that what’s old is new again: 2014 had a slew of announcements about reboots of classic shows, coming back to enthrall a new generation of fans. Teletubbies is being redone in live action with CGI elements. Cartoon Network is reviving The Powerpuff Girls. CBBC ...
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