01/06/2021 - Three speedy round-tables, moderated by Kickback Media founder John Lomas-Bullivant, brought this year's edition of Cartoon Digital to a close
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For obvious reasons, children donât care about programme schedules or specific formats. Instead, we see them interacting more and more often with multiple screens, while their attention threshold is dropping dramatically. How are these emerging trends and the impact of new platforms affecting childrenâs content consumption? While the question itself may be too broad to answer in just 40 minutes, a presentation hosted by this yearâs Cartoon Digital (26-28 May) gave Kids Industries creative director
Raj Pathmanathan the opportunity to offer some interesting insights on the subject. The talk, entitled âDigital Platforms â Driving Content of the Future?â, was introduced by Kickback Media founder
The Cartoon Digital experts draw their conclusions and assess the future of European animation
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Three short round-tables brought this year s edition of Cartoon Digital (26-28 May) to a close. In detail, the final part of the industry event, entitled “Platforms, Progress & Partners 2021 and Beyond”, saw the participation of
Cristiana Buzzelli, SVP Contents and Acquisitions at Italy s Rainbow; Gaumont s SVP Creative Executive for Animation and Family,
Olivier Dumont; Mattel s SVP and executive producer
Christopher Keenan; Splash Entertainment s co-CEO,
John Lomas-Bullivant, who served as the moderator of the round-tables.
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