{"id":15621,"date":"2019-01-17T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T17:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/former-netflix-exec-andy-yeatman-lands-moonbug\/"},"modified":"2019-01-18T09:37:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T14:37:20","slug":"former-netflix-exec-andy-yeatman-lands-at-moonbug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/former-netflix-exec-andy-yeatman-lands-at-moonbug\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Netflix Exec Andy Yeatman Lands at Moonbug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Yeatman, former Netflix director of kids and family content, has joined the kids&#8217; entertainment startup Moonbug as head of the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>Yeatman will oversee the Americas-based business and will focus on furthering operations and growth into the American market. He will lead creative and production teams as well as commercial teams. Yeatman will also identify and onboard future acquisitions for Moonbug as part of its expansion in North America.<\/p>\n<p>Moonbug, which is dual-headquartered in London and Los Angeles, is led by Ren\u00e9 Rechtman, co-founder and CEO, and John Robson, co-founder and COO. Yeatman will be based in Los Angeles in its newly opened office.<\/p>\n<p>Previously,\u00a0Yeatman\u00a0founded and led Netflix\u2019s kids\u2019 content department. Under his leadership, the Netflix kids&#8217; slate grew from just two originals in 2014 to 40 in 2017.\u00a0Yeatman also led Netflix\u2019s kids and family programming strategy and acquisitions globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy is one of the most accomplished and respected executives in children\u2019s entertainment\u2014and he has the accolades to prove it. Under his leadership, some of the most beloved children\u2019s television characters and hits were created,\u201d said Rechtman. \u201cHe is an outstanding addition to our team and his unique industry knowledge combined with his expertise in the American market is a huge asset for us. We\u2019re looking forward to transforming the kids\u2019 entertainment industry together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I met Ren\u00e9, John and Alfie, it was immediately clear that their approach to creating a next-generation children\u2019s entertainment company was in line with my own vision for the future of kids\u2019 programming,\u201d said Yeatman. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working with them and the talented team at Moonbug to expand the business, acquire new brands, and transform children\u2019s digital content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moonbug&#8217;s mission is to develop\u00a0and distribute &#8220;age-appropriate content&#8221; that encourages &#8220;healthy values&#8221; such as compassion, empathy and resilience while teaching children fundamental life skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Yeatman, former Netflix director of kids and family content, has joined the kids&#8217; entertainment startup Moonbug as head of the Americas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":15622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2757,4225],"class_list":["post-15621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-andy-yeatman","tag-moonbug","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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