Execs to Discuss YouTube Strategies at TV Kids Festival

Entertainment One’s Yannick Ferrero, pocket.watch’s David B. Williams, Genius Brands International’s Paul Robinson and Cloudco Entertainment’s Sean Gorman will discuss the opportunities that YouTube presents for IP owners in a special session during the TV Kids Festival, which you can register for here for free.

Ferrero is senior VP of digital distribution at Entertainment One. Williams is senior VP and general manager of channels for pocket.watch. Robinson is managing director of Kartoon Channel! Worldwide. Gorman is president of Cloudco. During the session, they will discuss how YouTube serves as a destination for building brands, finding fans and discovering new talent.

These executives join the lineup of TV Kids Festival speakers previously announced: Mattel’s Richard Dickson; Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner; Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter; Monster Entertainment’s Andrew Fitzpatrick; Magic Light Pictures’ Muriel Thomas; Sixteen South’s Colin Williams; Sky Kids’ Lucy Murphy; TFO’s Marianne Lambert; Paramount UK & Ireland’s Louise Bucknole; Future Today’s David Di Lorenzo; Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone; DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s Carlos Biern; CAKE’s Ed Galton; Big Bad Boo Studios’ Shabnam Rezaei; Nelvana’s Athena Georgaklis; Cyber Group Studios’ Ira Singerman; Sesame Workshop’s Kay Wilson Stallings; Boat Rocker Studios’ Shaleen Sangha; 9 Story Media Group’s Vince Commisso; WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen; Banijay Kids & Family’s Benoît Di Sabatino; Doc McStuffins’ Chris Nee; Star Trek: Prodigy’s Kevinand Dan Hageman; Gabby’s Dollhouse’sTraci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey; Emma Memma’s Emma Watkins; and First Day’s Julie Kalceff and Kirsty Stark. Look for more speaker announcements coming soon.

Taking place from February 7 to 10, the TV Kids Festival will feature keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the major trends in the children’s programming business. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on TVKidsFestival.com. Unlike other events requiring hefty registration fees, attendance to the TV Kids Festival is free. The inaugural festival attracted more than 1,700 participants.

You can register for the TV Kids Festival free of charge here.