ViacomCBS’s Maria Kyriacou Added to TV Kids Summer Festival

Maria Kyriacou, the president of ViacomCBS Networks International for Australia, Israel and the U.K., is set to take part in the TV Kids Summer Festival.

Kyriacou oversees all of ViacomCBS’s operations in the U.K. and Australia—which includes flagship brands MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, as well as free-to-air networks Channel 5 in the U.K. and Network 10 in Australia—with additional responsibility for Ireland, New Zealand and Israel.

During her keynote, Kyriacou will share her insights on the company’s thriving kids’ businesses in those markets and discuss its landmark “no diversity, no commission” policy.

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, WildBrain Spark’s Jon Gisby, Roku’s Ashley Hovey, Jetpack’s Dominic Gardiner, Xilam’s Charles Courcier, WildBrain’s Josh Scherba, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, marblemedia’s Mark Bishop, Portfolio’s Joy Rosen, Thunderbird/Atomic Cartoons’ Richard Goldsmith, Lion Forge’s David Steward II, Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei, Safi Ideas’ Wa’qaar Mirza, Sesame Workshop’s Ed Wells and Cookie Monster.

Registration will open on Tuesday, May 18.