Profiles

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.

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."