TV Kids Summer Festival to Spotlight AVOD Landscape

The TV Kids Summer Festival this June will feature a super session focused on the AVOD landscape, delivering platform perspectives from WildBrain Spark’s Jon Gisby and Roku’s Ashley Hovey as well as insights from Jetpack’s Dominic Gardiner and Xilam’s Charles Courcier.

The first part of the session will see Gisby, managing director and executive VP at WildBrain Spark, and Hovey, director of AVOD growth at Roku, outlining their significant positions in the kids’ AVOD space and discussing partnerships with content owners and advertisers. Next, Gardiner, CEO of Jetpack Distribution, and Courcier, senior VP of digital at Xilam Animation, will discuss the opportunities they are pursuing in the fast-growing kids’ AVOD business.

The TV Kids Summer Festival, which is being held from June 7 to 10, will explore the challenges and opportunities facing the children’s content community today. The event, which is free to attend, will be streamed live and available on-demand on TVKidsFestival.com. (Missed our winter edition? Catch up on all the sessions here.)

Previously announced speakers include WarnerMedia’s Tom Ascheim, Disney’s Ayo Davis, Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz, Aardman’s Sean Clarke, M6’s Philippe Bony, YouTube’s Nadine Zylstra, 9 Story’s Vince Commisso, ZDF’s Nicole Keeb, Rai’s Luca Milano, BBC’s Sarah Muller, PBS’s Linda Simensky, DR’s Niels Lindberg, Total Drama Island creators Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch, CAKE’s Ed Galton, Sesame Workshop’s Ed Wells and Cookie Monster.

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.