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On the heels of a successful inaugural edition last month, TV Kids Festival returns this June to explore the major challenges and opportunities at play in the children’s programming industry today.

The increasing importance of AVOD platforms in the kids’ business, a need for new funding models and the creative revolution unleashed by the SVOD streamers were all key themes across the 15 panels and keynotes at the inaugural TV Kids Festival.

Brenda Bisner, the chief content officer at Kidoodle.TV, provided a deep dive into the AVOD platform’s strategy at the TV Kids Festival.

Acclaimed Australian producer Jonathan M. Shiff provided insights on making compelling live-action tween content in his TV Kids Festival creative keynote.

Sebastian Debertin, KiKA’s head of international content acquisitions, discussed his programming mandate ahead of being honored with the inaugural TV Kids Pioneer Award at the TV Kids Festival.

WildBrain CEO and Vice Chair Eric Ellenbogen shared his strategies for navigating the shifting landscape in his TV Kids Festival keynote today, which was followed by a screening of the buzzy new series The Brilliant World of Tom Gates.

The third day of the TV Kids Festival opened this morning with a panel on the French animation landscape with Xilam Animation’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin.

The second day of the TV Kids Festival wrapped with a fun and inspiring conversation with Dan Povenmire, co-creator of Phineas and Ferb and creator of the brand-new Hamster & Gretel.

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.

CAKE’s Ed Galton, 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman and eOne Family Brands’ Monica Candiani weighed in on exclusivity, AVOD deals and windowing strategies in a TV Kids Festival panel titled The Big Picture today.