Industry veteran Tom Ascheim, who has built and led some of media’s most iconic brands, including Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, is lined up for the TV Kids Festival, which you can register for here for free.
David Steward II, founder and chief executive officer of Polarity and an Academy Award-winning producer, is the St. Louis American Foundation’s 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year.
Atlantyca Entertainment’s Claudia Mazzucco, Acamar Films’ Mikael Shields, Lion Forge Entertainment’s Koyalee Chanda and MIAM! distribution’s Mélanie Errea will take part in a TV Kids Festival panel that will spotlight how shows can foster social-emotional learning. You can register for the TV Kids Festival for free here.
David Steward II, founder and CEO of Lion Forge Entertainment, and Stephanie Sperber, president and chief content officer, talk to World Screen Newsflash about owning and controlling IP, its first-look partnership with Nickelodeon Animation and bringing diverse voices to the table.
Data released by Ampere Analysis on the kids’ commissioning landscape before MIPJunior’s official kick-off made clear that the segment will need an abundance of creativity to make it through choppy forecasts, and the variety of keynotes and news that came out of the market showed the ways in which the business is rising to meet the challenges.