Profiles

Claire Finn, managing director of Lighthouse Studios, on the company's recent growth and its latest project, Little Ellen.

The Cartoon Forum pitching and co-pro event for animated TV projects returns to Toulouse, France, from September 20 to 23.

Matthew Pepe and Chris Clarke, co-creators of The Ellie Sparkles Show, on how the series promotes diversity and inclusion.

Harrison Wilcox, executive producer of Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends, on Marvel's first full-length series for preschoolers.

Eric Berger, CEO of Common Sense Networks, on making Sensical the preferred free streaming destination for kids and families.

Phil Weinstein, Mickey Mouse Funhouse executive producer, on the whimsical new Disney Junior series and using Disney history for inspiration.

Ameba TV President Tony Havelka on how the SVOD platform is meeting the needs of its audience as the kids' content industry continues to grow and change.

The family-friendly, Safe Streaming service Kidoodle.TV's latest comprehensive research study, the 2021 It Takes a (Digital) Village Report, asked more than 1,000 U.S. parents of kids ages 18 months to 12 years how they’re approaching screen time, where they need support and what they’re envisioning in a future that looks beyond Covid-19.

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.