September 20, 2015
Features
David Wood explores the latest trends in preschool programming. Talk to a group of children’s TV producers and distributors, and there’s one thing they can all agree on—there’s a glut of preschool programming on the market. At least, there is when it comes to animated shows at the older end ...
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September 18, 2015
Features, Top Stories
NEW YORK: Brand owners heading to Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) are coming up with creative solutions to turn their properties into L&M hits. In a year when every trip to the supermarket means wading through aisles crammed with merchandise featuring the characters from Frozen, Ant-Man and Star Wars, it would ...
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April 15, 2015
Features
A host of beloved children’s properties from the past are being rebooted for a new generation of audiences. From Thunderbirds Are Go, Danger Mouse and The Powerpuff Girls to The Magic School Bus 360°, Teletubbies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Clangers, the list of classic properties that have been given ...
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April 3, 2015
Features
On-demand and streaming platforms have become major players in the kids’ business. The rapid rollout of OTT and VOD platforms is transforming the international kids’ TV business—for the better. Just when it appeared as though the U.S. studios had established a stranglehold on the sector, a wave of new players ...
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March 16, 2015
Features
This article originally appeared in the NATPE 2015 issue of TV Kids. TV Kids surveys the latest trends in kids’ content distribution. A number of year-end reports have confirmed what those in the children’s TV business have long seen coming: viewing habits are changing, especially for kids. As young ones increasingly ...
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February 13, 2015
Features
This article originally appeared in the ATF 2014 issue of TV AsiaPac. While the markets across the Asia Pacific are certainly diverse, their children’s programming needs are strikingly similar and differ little from what broadcasters all over the world are looking for. Known brands and shows that can make young ...
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January 26, 2015
Features
This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of TV Kids. A look at the latest developments in the U.K.’s children’s content market. As with many kids’ TV markets around the world, how you assess the health of the British industry depends on whether you analyze the broadcast side ...
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January 12, 2015
Features
This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of TV Kids. Producers and distributors are beginning to address the gap in the market for top-quality content aimed at girl audiences. The news that The Powerpuff Girls will return to Cartoon Network in 2016 after an absence of more than ...
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December 12, 2014
Features
This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of TV Kids. Andy Fry surveys a number of top programmers about their acquisition wish lists. Once again, executives in the children’s television business from around the world are jetting into MIP Junior and MIPCOM for a few days (and nights) ...
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December 5, 2014
Features
There’s a diverse mix of children’s series being sold into, and out of, the Asia Pacific. While the markets across the Asia Pacific are certainly diverse, their children’s programming needs are strikingly similar and differ little from what broadcasters all over the world are looking for. Known brands and shows ...
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