CAKE\u2019s Ed Galton, eOne\u2019s Monica Candiani and 9 Story\u2019s Alix Wiseman will discuss the evolution of the distribution business and the strategies their companies are using to get the best exposure for their content during a panel session taking place as part of the TV Kids Festival.<\/p>\n
The streamers have upended the traditional system of windows that has long sustained the kids\u2019 distribution business. How are distributors navigating this complicated landscape today? Galton, managing director and chief commercial officer and a shareholder at CAKE; Candiani, executive VP of content sales for eOne Family Brands; and Wiseman, senior VP of distribution and acquisitions at 9 Story Media Group will weigh in on these topics and more during a panel entitled The Big Picture.<\/p>\n
TV Kids<\/em> previously announced a panel session dedicated to kids\u2019 co-productions, featuring Toon2Tango\u2019s Ulli Stoef, Serious Lunch and Eye Present\u2019s Genevieve Dexter, Boat Rocker Studios\u2019 Jon Rutherford and Guru Studio\u2019s Frank Falcone.<\/p>\n The festival will also feature a panel on acquisition strategies that includes Cartoon Network\u2019s Adina Pitt, M6\u2019s Maud Branly, Kidoodle.TV\u2019s Brenda Bisner and Hopster\u2019s Ellen Solberg.<\/p>\n The TV Kids Festival roster includes Dan Povenmire, whose credits include the global hit Phineas and Ferb<\/em>; Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero, the co-creators of the hit series Blue\u2019s Clues<\/em> and Blue\u2019s Clues & You!<\/em>; Eric Ellenbogen, the CEO and vice chair of WildBrain; Claude Schmit, the CEO of Super RTL; and Sebastian Debertin, the head of fiction, acquisitions and co-productions at KiKA.<\/p>\n Taking place from February 2 to 5, 2021, the TV Kids Festival will feature keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the importance of alliances in producing and distributing top-notch kids\u2019 programming today. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on World Screen<\/em>\u2019s brand-new, state-of-the-art events and festivals platform.<\/p>\n Free registration will open soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CAKE\u2019s Ed Galton, eOne\u2019s Monica Candiani and 9 Story\u2019s Alix Wiseman will discuss the evolution of the distribution business and the strategies their companies are using to get the best exposure for their content during a panel session taking place as part of the TV Kids Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[131,1698,100,4821,295,5502,5723],"class_list":["post-19833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-9-story","tag-alix-wiseman","tag-cake","tag-ed-galton","tag-eone","tag-monica-candiani","tag-tv-kids-festival","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n