Tag: TV Kids Festival

Peter Gal, chief creative officer for television at DreamWorks Animation, discussed the studio’s approach to mining its treasure trove of IP for new series and specials for kids and families at the TV Kids Festival today.

The TV Kids Festival opened today with a panel featuring WarnerMedia Kids & Family’s Adina Pitt, KiKA’s Sebastian Debertin, M6 Group’s Maud Branly and CBC’s Marie McCann discussing acquisition trends.

Taking place February 1 to 4, this winter’s TV Kids Festival has enlisted 32 speakers from across the business to share their thoughts on where the kids’ content landscape is today and where it’s heading.

The TV Kids Festival is a four-day must-attend virtual event, taking place from February 1 to 4, 2022, exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the children’s content community today.

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.