Profiles

TV Kids takes a look at the deals that were struck in the children’s programming sector during the recent MIPTV. The absence of MIP Junior made MIPTV a rather muted affair for those in the kids’ content business. Event organizer Reed MIDEM did make an effort to cater to the ...

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This article originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Kids. Germany is the fourth biggest economy in the world and has a population of more than 80 million. So it stands to reason that the country has a dynamic and diverse kids’ television market. But if you think ...

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Created in 2005, Cyber Group Studios has gone about carefully amassing a catalogue of children’s series that now boasts some 1,000 half-hours of programming. The company has achieved strong growth over the last nine years, and has plans on the horizon for further increasing its business. Cyber Group has been ...

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Monica Candiani, the director of international sales for eOne Family, talks to TV Kids about their children's property Peppa Pig and its performance in Latin America. Entertainment One (eOne) Family is a company that produces, distributes and licenses recognized programming properties. One of its more well-known series is the animated ...

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TV Kids takes a look at the developments that happened in 2013 in the kids' sector. Digital platforms and OTT services made their mark on the kids' industry in a big way in 2013. While studies continue to show that linear viewing among children remains high, the iPad and other ...

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Stephen Hodge, the managing director of Toon Goggles, talks about creating a premier on-demand entertainment destination for children. It was about three years ago when the idea for Toon Goggles began brewing. The initial concept was to create a destination for cartoons from all over the world that wouldn't normally ...

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Heading into the Asia TV Forum (ATF), TV Kids spoke to a range of distributors and producers about the appetite for kids' programming in Asia. The upcoming Asia TV Forum will, for the first time ever, feature a special Animation Lab. The three-day matchmaking platform is dedicated to Asian animation producers ...

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TARGET AUDIENCE: Boys and girls aged 6 to 12 REACH: 6 million homes across Canada.
 ON THE RECORD: Joe Tedesco, Senior VP & General Manager, Family Channel ACQUIRED/ORIGINAL RATIO: 70 percent acquired programming, from a Disney output agreement as well as other international producers, 30 percent original. SCHEDULING: "Our priority ...

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TARGET AUDIENCE: Preschool children aged 2-6. ON THE RECORD: Kay Benbow, Controller, CBeebies ACQUIRED/ORIGINAL RATIO: “Across BBC Children’s about 50 percent of our programs are made in-house and the rest are made by indies/acquired.” SCHEDULING: “For CBeebies the schedule follows the pattern of a preschooler’s day, from getting ready in ...

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The two days before the official MIPCOM kickoff were all about the kids’ business, as MIP Junior 2013 featured keynotes by major players in the children’s entertainment industry, an international pitch and other notable matchmaking and networking events. Among the keynote speakers was Brian Robbins, the creator of AwesomenessTV—one of ...

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