Halle Stanford Set for TV Kids Summer Festival

The TV Kids Summer Festival has added to its lineup Halle Stanford, president of television at The Jim Henson Company.

An Emmy-winning and ten-time Emmy-nominated television producer, Stanford is currently leading the development and production of all television, home entertainment and digital media in animated and live-action formats at The Jim Henson Company, establishing its creative culture across all territories. She most recently executive produced Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Harriet the Spy and the short-form series Fraggle Rock: Rock On! for Apple TV+, Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time for discovery+ and the Emmy-winning Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Taking place June 7 to 10, the TV Kids Summer 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 TVKidsSummerFestival.com. Unlike other events requiring hefty registration fees, attendance to the TV Kids Summer Festival is free. The inaugural festival attracted more than 1,700 participants.

Look for more announcements in the coming weeks about key speakers and panels taking place during the TV Kids Summer Festival. Registration will open shortly.