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TV Kids Summer Festival Preview: Day 1
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Day one of the TV Kids Summer Festival features a panel with leading public broadcasters; keynotes from Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz, YouTube Originals’ Nadine Zylstra and ViacomCBS’s Maria Kyriacou; and sessions on inclusivity in kids’ TV and the magic of
Sesame Street, featuring the beloved Cookie Monster joined by Sesame Workshop’s Ed Wells.
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The first day opens with a powerful session on the importance of public broadcasting, spotlighting the strategies of PBS KIDS’ Linda Simensky, Rai’s Luca Milano, BBC’s Sarah Muller and DR’s Niels Lindberg.
YouTube Originals Kids and Families today announced the second season pick-up of âSuper Sema.â The African animated series, produced by a female-led team including Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyongâo, features a young superhero girl named Sema and follows her world-changing adventures. Since its debut in March, âSuper Semaâ has become a global hit reaching millions of viewers around the world. The 12-episode order of season two will premiere later this year. The season one finale of this free-to-stream series is available today, Friday, May 21 at 8:00AM PT / 11AM ET,  on Super Semaâs official YouTube channel.
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TV Kids Summer Festival Agenda
Running from June 7 to 10, TV Kids Summer Festival is a FREE event focused on the major challenges and opportunities at play in the children’s media business today.
We have 35 fantastic speakers lined up for this event. You can see the full agenda below. The panels and keynotes will be available live and on-demand.
Don’t miss out on hearing insights from some of the kids’ content community’s leading producers, distributors, commissioners and creators.
Need to convert the times below for where you are? Click on the times above the name of each session to make sure you don’t miss a thing!
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YouTube Renews Lupita Nyong’o’s Super Sema
Super Sema.
Produced by a female-led team that includes Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, the show features a young superhero girl named Sema and follows her world-changing adventures. The 12-episode season two will premiere later this year.
Since its debut in March,
Super Sema has become a global hit. reaching millions of viewers around the world. The season one finale of the free-to-stream series is currently available on Super Sema’s official YouTube channel.
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“Since the debut of this show earlier this year, kids around the world have fallen in love with Sema and her heroic adventures,” said Nadine Zylstra, head of family, learning and impact for YouTube Originals. “The success of the show is due to both the creative guidance of its all-female led team and the relatability of the characters to our diverse, global audience of young viewers.”
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