Sydney – Kids’ media consumption in Australia has increased over the past year, with their total spending power rising to A$1.8 billion annually, Cartoon Network’s annual leading research study into children and parents New Generations 2016 has found. The report revealed that TV ads are still the most effective for reaching children, with watching TV remaining the top media consumption activity for kids. An impressive 92% of children watched TV in the last month – up 8%, with most tuning in … [Read more...] about TV still the most influential platform for kids
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Thunderbirds Are Go app
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE), in association with New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures and Kiwi developer Beyond The Story, has announced the global lift-off for the Thunderbirds Are Go: Adventures app. The app is now available on iTunes in the United Kingdom, Australia, United States and New Zealand and is free to download. The app recreates a futuristic console within space-based Thunderbird 5 where children can explore new dimensions of the Thunderbirds Are Go story. They can read … [Read more...] about Thunderbirds Are Go app
ZooMoo on Telstra
Sydney, Australia- ZooMoo is the first kids’ service to launch on Australia’s Telstra TV. ZooMoo is “All Animals All the Time” – with a crew of charismatic animal puppet hosts, a combination of spectacular wildlife footage and narrative techniques that will enhance children’s innate love of animals, the show develops an affinity for the natural world. The ZooMoo television viewing experience is uniquely tied in with a free ‘ZooMoo App’ available on both the App store and Google Play to … [Read more...] about ZooMoo on Telstra
PGS Entertainment launches in Hong Kong
Guillaume Soutter Hong Kong and Paris - Guillaume Soutter, co-owner and co-founder of leading kids programming distributor and brand manager PGS Entertainment, has founded a new Hong Kong-based company, PGS H.K. Ltd. The newly-formed company will follow PGS Entertainment’s primary model and represent leading kids programming and brand rights owners around the world, with a focus on kids animation.PGS H.K. Ltd. will utilise its strategic base to better support PGS … [Read more...] about PGS Entertainment launches in Hong Kong
MIPJunior: Sprout, AwesomenessTV and Mind Candy to open keynote line-up
Paris - MIPJunior announced that Sandy Wax, Head of U.S. pre-school channel Sprout, Brian Robbins, CEO of multi-channel network AwesomenessTV, and Michael Acton Smith, CEO of Mind Candy, the creators of Moshi Monsters, will deliver three MIPJunior keynotes on October 6, 2013, as part of the Digital Kids conference programme. Sandy Wax, President and General Manager of Sprout, is the leading children’s television expert at NBCUniversal, which co-owns … [Read more...] about MIPJunior: Sprout, AwesomenessTV and Mind Candy to open keynote line-up
New executive roles for Nelvana
Last week, Corus Entertainment Inc. announced changes to its management team that will align leadership around the company’s newly-organised business units. With these changes, the Corus Kids vertical will be led by Colin Bohm, Vice President, Television, Head of Corus Kids, who will be responsible for overseeing the company’s kids-targeted specialty television services as well as Nelvana Studio and Nelvana Enterprises. As part of the redesign, Nelvana Enterprises has created … [Read more...] about New executive roles for Nelvana
