Tag: Jon Rutherford

The latest episode from the TV Kids Festivals podcast is now available: Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford.

Jon Rutherford, president of global rights, franchise and content strategy at Boat Rocker Studios, offered up insights into what’s driving that company’s kids’ operations at the TV Kids Festival today.

Jon Rutherford, president of global rights, franchise and content strategy at Boat Rocker Studios, is on board for a keynote at the TV Kids Festival, taking place from February 4 to 7. You can register here for free.

Boat Rocker has inked new licensing deals for three of its classic IPs, including Danger Mouse.

CBBC and BBC iPlayer have commissioned a tenth season of Boat Rocker’s live-action kids’ and family series The Next Step for 2025.

Boat Rocker has greenlit Dino Ranch: Island Explorers, a spin-off of its hit preschool series Dino Ranch, with CBC/Radio-Canada and Warner Bros. Discovery as broadcast partners.

CBBC has ordered a ninth season of Boat Rocker’s The Next Step to debut in early 2024, coinciding with the show’s tenth anniversary.

Serious Lunch’s Genevieve Dexter, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef and Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford discussed how the co-production model is evolving at the TV Kids Festival.

Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef, Serious Lunch and Eye Present’s Genevieve Dexter, Boat Rocker Studios’ Jon Rutherford and Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone are set to take part in a panel on the ins and outs of kids’ co-productions during the upcoming TV Kids Festival.