Profiles

Diversity, AVOD, funding models and the always important role of partnerships were key themes across the TV Kids Summer Festival.

Tom Rogers, executive producer and showrunner of Disney Junior's The Chicken Squad, on how he came to the project, bringing Doreen Cronin’s books to life on screen and the vital role kids’ TV can play in young one’s lives.

Fred Rogers Productions' Ellen Doherty and Spiffy Pictures’ Adam Rudman talk about the Fred Rogers-inspired series Donkey Hodie, which has bowed on PBS KIDS in the U.S.

Raphaelle Mathieu, senior VP of sales, acquisitions and new media at Cyber Group Studios, talks to World Screen Newsflash about using the funding from its Epic MegaGrant to accelerate its ability to create immersive entertainment experiences and further its mission to deliver film-quality content and interactive games.

Colin Williams, creative director and showrunner at Sixteen South Originals, talks about the new preschool series Odo, centered on the big adventures of a little owl.

Six months into becoming director of BBC Children's & Education, Patricia Hidalgo has revealed her strategy for the division, including an emphasis on "high-impact content ideas" and being "less platform-focused and more audience-focused."

Ian Lambur, executive VP of content strategy and co-productions at Cloudco Entertainment, talks to World Screen Newsflash about prioritizing creativity and the responsibility of kids' content to entertain, inspire and educate.

A look at the 12 shows featured in our latest TV Kids In-Demand reports.

The increasing importance of AVOD platforms in the kids’ business, a need for new funding models and the creative revolution unleashed by the SVOD streamers were all key themes across the 15 panels and keynotes at the inaugural TV Kids Festival.

World Screen Newsflash looks back at some of last year's biggest stories in the kids' business.