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                                                                   BY NICOLÁS SMIRNOFF, DIRECTOR

Children & smartphones,
the stronger couple
  At every Kids & Teens special issue we prepare       videos in YouTube; watch TV series at Netflix.
for MipJunior and Mipcom, I write about the               It is difficult to set up an order of above op-
evolution of my kids’ content consumptions, as         tions. The boys prefer to play games, the lady

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good examples of the market. Now they are 18,          prefers to watch videos. About series, she looks
almost 15 (boys) and 12 (a girl) years old. In the     for her own options, no matter if they are new
past I told how the younger ones were skipping
stages, watching 10 alike series when they were
                                                       or old. If she likes a series, then she looks for
                                                       similar ones. They boys of course spend a lot
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//// MAIN REPORT
                                                                                                                                     BY ALBERTO BUITRON

                                                                                                                                                                 at driving awareness, especially amongst          How are kids
                            The kid’s industry:                                                                                                                  older children. While South Africa remains
                                                                                                                                                                 its taste of traditional platforms, with TV
                                                                                                                                                                 and word-of-mouth being most effective.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   watching
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   content?

                            moving forward to new
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      According       toDubit,
                                                                                                                                                                 There is a strong influence of trusted sourc-     mobile devices and tablets are tak-
                                                                                                                                                                 es for children’s either want to validate         ing control of the way kids consume con-
                                                                                                                                                                 something about a brand they’ve become

                            experiences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   tent, with 91% of kids having access to
                                                                                                                                                                 familiar with or actively search for some-        these devices to see YouTube, Hopster,
                                                                                                                                                                 thing new to watch or play with. Broadcast-                                                        Spiderman and SpongeBob SquarePants are two of the licen-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Amazon Prime Video and BBC iPlayer.              sing most consumed on the most across different platforms
                                                                                                                                                                 ers and brands need to place their content        While digital devices dominate, there is still
                                                                                                                                                                 where kids are.This motives to broadcasters       a huge contingent using TVs (79% have ac-        and YouTube have a sustained leadership in
With the insertion of digital players in the content industry, broadcasters                                                                                      to create interesting and catchy content for      cess to standard TVs and 74% to smart TVs)       the demand for content expressed by chil-
                                                                                                                                                                 children, and it’sthere where broadcasters
have had to migrate their gaze to new formats and new consumer habits.                                                                                           and the branded departments play a funda-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   to consume SVODs like Netflix and tradition-     dren. Among the studied, says that use and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   al kidcasters like CBeebies. And almost 27%      spend an average of one hour and 54 min-
And the children’s content industry has not been stranger to this.                                                                                               mental role in the realization of a content.      watch content on more than one platform at       utes per day during the week and two hours
                                                                                                                                                                 For that reason, more kids’ contents are          the same time.                                   and five minutes on weekends. Netflix came
                                                                                                                                                                 made it for various platforms. Companies             Children have access to a wide range of       in second at one hour and 43 minutes, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    two hours and one minute, respectively, and
   One of the key challenges for broadcast-                                                                                                                                                                                                                         then CBeebies, Amazon, CBBC, Disney Chan-
                                                                                                  DEVICES USED BY KIDS                                                            MOST POPULAR CONTENT GENRES IN SOUTH AFRICA (AGE/GENDER)
ers is that children are shifting their viewing                                                                                                                                                                                                                     nel, Disney XD, Cartoon Network, Disney
from television to online. For many years,                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Junior, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Nicktoons,
audiences have been measured as unique                                                                                                                                                                                                                              BBC iPlayer and Boomerang follows them.
blocks, but now, broadcasters are segment-                                                                                                                                                                                                                          There are contrasts in consumption time
ing these audiences of children into differ-                                                                                                                                                                                                                        based on age mostly. Younger children, for
ent categories, ranging from socioeconomic                                                                                                                                                                                                                          instance, watch CBeebies longer than they
status, gender, race and geographic location,                                                                                                                                                                                                                       do Netflix during the week (1 hour 29 min-
to more specific segmentations such as how                                                                                                                                                                                                                          utes vs.1 hour 22 minutes), but this trend
they were brought up, their development                                                                                                                                                                                                                             is inverse on the weekend when kids watch
stage and their aspirations, and from this,                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Netflix for an average of seven minutes
the producers and distributors know what                                                                                                                                                                                                                            more than CBeebies. (the 8 to 16-years old
content will impact the children’s audience                                                                                                                                                                                                                         set watch Netflix longer than CBBC on both
most successfully.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  weekdays and weekends).
                                                                Source: Dubit                                                                                     Source: MIP Trends
   According to a whitepaper published by                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Once they’re on the platform, kids use
the Reed MIDEM Insights team, content is                       across ages. Tweens and boys like action/         kids in Brazil according Parrot Analytics),                                                    technology at home, school, elsewhere...            each for difference purposes. Some kids
crossing the gender barrier showing how                        adventure but girls show a clear preference       exist a need of a global view on contents.      are using emotional scheduling begins even     Eight in ten kids have access to stan-              say they prefer to watch CBeebies, Dis-
unimportant gender is in contrast with age.                    for music.                                        In several of these regions, even when the      to identify patterns of what device a child is dard televisions, 74% to smart TVs, 91%             ney Junior, Cartoon Network, Disney XD,
In Brazil, Action / Adventure shows are                           In     UK   humor      and     wildlife/ani-   aforementioned genres prevail with popu-        likely to choose at any particular time, where to tablets, 86% to smartphones, 75% to              BBC iPlayer, Boomerang, Nickelodeon,
the most popular among children of all                         mals is also a genres preferred by kids           larity, children are migrating to other con-    they’re likely to be using it, and whether     PC or laptops and 80% to game consoles.             Disney Channel and CBBC for a short pe-
ages, along with comedy shows, mu-                             of 2-10 year olds, whilst action/adven-           tent with more mature or global vision like     they’re likely to be alone or with others.     Some other options make an appearance               riod of time. And the otherside, the places
sic shows and science fiction shows.                           ture appeals the most to 11-15 year olds.         Doctor Who or The X Factor, making children     TV and programs content is what can            too: 35% have access to a smart speak-              they prefer to consumer content for a long
While in South Africa, humor and wildlife /                    In all these territories, kids are prone to       or tweens to consume content made for elder     make the difference and is for many            er, 32% to iPods or Portable MPs, 25% to            period of time are Netflix, YouTube, CBee-
animals are the genres with most appeal                        consumes made-for-children animation              audiences.                                      children the starting point for building       smart toys, and 26% to VR equipment.                bies, Amazon and BBC iPlayer. This fluc-
                                                               with global distribution or entertainment            The top motivation in countries like UK      awareness and engagement in a brand.           And in general, 46% of kids have their own          tuates slightly within each age group.
                                                               shows with a global look, like Steven Universe,   for watching this kind of shows is that they    Franchise     like    Spiderman,     SpongeBob smartphone, while 57% have their own tablets,       While many children are going online, it is
                                                               SpongeBob SquarePants.                            have action/adventure or encourage kids to      SquarePants and Batmanare the consumed         and older children are most likely to own one.      notable that TV-channels which provide
                                                                  A survey made in UK by Dubit, showed that      use their imagination or be creative have ap-   the most across different platforms. These     In another hand, children also use each de-         content for family viewing are still popular,
                                                               80% of the children are interested in the world   peal across the groups, as do music format      brands by tv-shows are generally consumed      vice in different ways, with 69% to 80% us-         as are dedicated children’s channels. The
                                                               outside the limits of their own country, and      and shows where presenters explore or go        the most on the original distribution plat-    ing TVs to watch CBeebies, CBBC, Nickelode-         most popular content for children, both on-
                                                               86% feel that is important for them to know       on journeys. Also the report finds out that     form.                                          on, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., Cartoon Network,           line and on TV, is entertainment which feels
                                                               what is happening in the world. Neverthe-         in South Africa kids prefers shows where                                                       DisneyChannel, DisneyXD, Disney Junior,             relevant to children’s lives and content which
                                                               less, only 9% knows much about other coun-        presenters finding out about things, solving                                                                              Boomerang, and           makes them laugh. Boys are more drawn to
                                                               tries. Although in countries like Brazil, where   mysteries and programs that profile other           TOP SHOWS BY AGE AND GENDER ACROSS BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA AND UK        Netflix.     While,      gaming and sport. Girls are more drawn to
              GalinhaPintadinha is the content most viewed     local content is highly demanded (GalinhaP-       cultures resonate strong with the Afro-Ca-                                                                                58% watch You-           fashion, crafts and ‘how to’ videos. Online
             among kids in Brazil according Parrot Analytics   intadinha is the content most viewed among        ribbean audience. This also motivates kids to                                                                             Tube on a tablet,        platforms provide the benefit of a huge range
                                                                                                                 move to mobile devices, watching streaming                                                                                and 29% to 34%           of content which appeals to niche interests,
                             MOST POPULAR CONTENT GENRES IN UK (AGE/GENDER)                                      services to get more interesting content.                                                                                 watch BBC iPlay-         but it is fragmenting the audience further, so
                                                                                                                    Kids are becoming familiar with brands at                                                                              er, Amazon Prime         there are fewer standout ‘hits’ nowadays.
                                                                                                                 a young age, mostly driven by parentswho                                                                                  Video, Netflix and
                                                                                                                 are willing to pay for content they perceive                                                                              Hopster on the
                                                                                                                 will benefit or support their child develop-                                                                              device. Four in 10
                                                                                                                 ment, and sometimes older siblings have in-                                                                               use a smartphone
                                                                                                                 fluence as well. Once children get to school                                                                              to watch YouTube,
                                                                                                                 the influence of parents change and friends                                                                               and 19% to 24%
                                                                                                                 become a key source of content discovery                                                                                  use the handheld
                                                                                                                 and they get more influential as children get                                                                             device to watch
                                                                                                                 older.                                                                                                                    Hopster and Ama-
                                                                                                                    Kids in UK are driven by friends and                                                                                   zon Prime Video.
                                                                                                                 TV advertising whereas in Brazil, youtu-                                                                                     At the moment
                                                                                                                                                                  Source: MIP Trends                                                                                     In countries like UK, kids are starting to choose for more
 Source: MIP Trends                                                                                              bers and social networks are more effective                                                                               on screen, Netflix                                        mature shows like Doctor Who
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                     Gulli: ‘The challenge of tomorrow
                     is clearly digital’
   After the acquisition of M6 Group, the         are the backbone of Canal
French leading kids network Gulli has ex-         J. The channel is aimed at
panded its programming offer mainly tar-          children aged 7 to 12. ‘This
geted to 4-10 year olds and enriched its ex-      season the grid will be even
pansion to the whole family.                      more diversified and unifying
   Philippe Bony, President of Gulli and Jeu-     with the arrival of series, mov-
nesse Thématiques: ‘Gulli has established         ies and even more comedy with
                                                                                                                                         At Gulli, comedy is a genre
itself in the hearts of children and is part of   Oscar and Malika, Squish or Oswal-                                                   that unites and outperforms:
everyday life in the home. With Canal J and       do’, says Philippe Bony.                                                                              Zig & Sharko
TiJi, we can now accompany children from             Last but not least is TiJi, the
                                                                                                                                    Iconic heroes like Pokemon
3 to 12 years old. This power confers a great     tender and mischievous chan-                                                      at Canal J and heroines like
societal and civic responsibility but also that   nel for 3-6 year olds which gives                                                 My Little Pony at TiJi
of offering an ever-increasing number of          prominence to heroines, with
                                                                                                                        Gulli, Canal J or TiJi, children
original and diversified programming’.            Barbie or My Little Pony, but also to
                                                                                                                      know that they will find their
   The three networks represent 36% of            heroes with Arthur and the Minimoys
                                                                                                                    favourite and a whole universe of
audience share on the segments 4-10 and           or Care Bears unlock the magic.
                                                                                                                   reference brands. ‘We work with the
4-14 years old, becoming the first com-              Bony: ‘Kids is the only tar-
                                                                                                                   top animation studios like Dream-
bined offer for youths in France. For Bony,       get one that evolves so quickly,
                                                                                                                  Works, Viacom, CartoonNetwork,
the challenge is to strengthen this leader-       changes its consumption habits as
                                                                                                                 eOne but we also promote French ex-
ship position, audience and attractiveness to     fast as it grows. All major players
                                                                                                                pertise with more than 13,000 hours
children. ‘We will have to renew ourselves        in the sector have understood this
                                                                                                                  of French animation each year from
while keeping the fundamentals, and the           well: the challenge of tomorrow
                                                                                                                   Xilam or Marathon. At M6 we also
values so dear to the teams: respect, toler-      is clearly digital. Visibility in TV is
                                                                                                                   have production activities on As-
ance and open-mindedness’, he ensures.            crucial, but the arrival of platforms
                                                                                                                  terix, and we initiate projects each
   On Gulli, comedy is a genre that unites        is changing the game for producers
                                                                                                               year with French animation studios,
and outperforms. It stands GulliGood after        and broadcasters. New opportunities
                                                                                                            we will very quickly develop synergies in
school box, and S3 of The Loud’s House or         are emerging for IPs but financial challeng-
                                                                                                          order to open an even larger and richer cat-
Zig & Sharko, and Gumball S4. In the fall, the    es await us all as well’.
                                                                                                          alogue in Gulli’.
channel launched a new preschool series,             But, how does a kids channel to stand
                                                                                                            Bony completes: ‘The rise of new digital
Ricky Zoom, by the creator of the Pyjamasques     within this environment? The executive
                                                                                                          players is obviously a major challenge for us
and Peppa Pig, and also live action with the      answers: ‘Being more than a channel… a
                                                                                                          in the development of our services. But we
return of Kally’s Mashup, from Nickelodeon.       reference brand for parents and their chil-
                                                                                                          are convinced of the relevance of combin-
   With iconic heroes Pokemon and Power           dren and must offer them an ultra-secure
                                                                                                          ing the power of an free-to-air channel that
Rangers, action and adventure                     and intuitive space. GulliMax, our SVOD of-
                                                                                                          reaches a very wide audience with associ-
                                                  fer will have since Summer 2020 more than
                                                                                                          ated channels and services that target more
                                                     4,000 cartoons, series, films and brands
                                                                                                          specific audiences and provide them with
                                                      previously unreleased in France. Digital
                                                                                                          innovative functionalities for use’.
                                                       development also includes the arrival of
                                                       Gulli on Android TV this year’.
                                                         ‘This power combined with 6Play,             GULLI: AUDIENCE SHARE, PER SLOT AND TARGET
                                                                                                                      (2018-2019)
                                                      M6 Group’s digital platform, will al-
                                                                                                     25
                                                    low us to work for properties on new
                                                  innovative 360 models that can im-
                                                                                                               20.7%
                                                  prove usage for producers, broadcasters            20                          17.5%
                                                  and especially consumers. But we must                                                            15.8%
                                                  also moderate, if digital consumption              15
                                                  continues to grow, the linear has still a
                                                  bright future ahead of it and remains the          10
                                                  preferred way of consumption for chil-
                                                  dren who can share it with their fami-              5
                                                  lies’, warns Bony.
                                                     Regarding programming strategy, the
                                                   executive highlights that by watching                    4-10 years old     4-10 years old    4-14 years old
                                                                                                             4.30-6.30pm         6am-8pm           6am-8pm
                                                    Philippe Bony, President of Gulli and Jeunesse   Source: Médiamétrie/Médiamat (July 2019)
                                                     Thématiques (credit: Ade Adjou/M6)
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                    CCTV: ‘Animation as a decisive
                    factor for success’
   Founded in 1958, China Central Televi-              And he adds: ‘therefore, it can be said
sion (CCTV) is the national TV station of           that high-quality animation content is now
the People’s Republic of China, including a         the main business goal of Chinese and for-             Paw Patrol and Rainbow
                                                                                                           Chiks two key properties
programming grid focused on news, pub-              eign animation practitioners; China has a              available in China
lic opinion institutions and ideological and        vast territory, and the consumer market is             through CCTV
cultural positions, with the dissemination of       also the first in the world. Therefore, how to
news, social education, cultural entertain-         make high-quality animation content and
ment, information services and other func-          widely disseminate it in a vast territory of
tions.                                              China is the decisive factor for success’.
   In March 2018, CCTV and China Inter-                According to Zhang, ‘the Chinese market
national Broadcasting Station set up the            is the largest and most potential market in
Central Radio and Television Station. After         the world’. ‘People have strong consumption
integration, a cross-platform holding me-           capacity and are eager to have better enter-
dia organization has been formed, includ-           tainment content available. Faced with such
ing television media, network media, mo-            a situation, the overall consumption capacity
bile media, paper media, radio media and            is stronger than the overall supply capacity           want to buy related products, more than
so on. As China’s state-owned and top-level         of cultural and entertainment products, the            two-thirds of people now choose not to go
TV media broadcasting platform, CCTV has            Chinese market needs to import more and                out for online shopping’.
reached 97.31% coverage in the face of nearly       more excellent cultural and entertainment                  ‘In order to adapt to these changes in
1.4 billion Chinese audiences, with animation       content products’.                                     viewing habits and consumption habits, we
as a core component and profit growth point            ‘For me, more than 12 years of experience           as animation practitioners are also making
of cultural consumption industry.                   in the operation of the animation industry,            corresponding changes. From the creative
   ‘Chinese consumers are increasingly criti-       the best mode of operation for domestic and            aspect, animation creation has appeared
cal of animation content as their purchas-          foreign practitioners is joint creation, joint         each episode of short animation in each epi-
ing power increases. They are more willing          investment, and joint production’.                     sode (about 5-7 minutes); from the promo-
to spend more money to buy better                         Other key factor is related to the rapid         tion aspect, more attention was paid to the
animation content and related                             development of China’s economy and               promotion and interaction of an animation
products, while intellectual                                 the prosperity of people’s lives. ‘Cul-       in the Internet field’. And completes Arthur
property protection is gradu-                                 tural consumption in China is also           Zhang: ‘according to the original animation
ally strengthened, the overall                                growing rapidly. From the released           clips 1-3 minutes of short video, and in the
animation industry business                                   Chinese cultural consumption index           Internet strong mutual media platform re-
environment is becoming bet-                                 of 2018, the comprehensive index of           lease, such as Tik Tok, Taobao, Watermelon
ter’, explains Arthur Zhang,                              cultural consumption in the country              video, Toutiao and so on; from the marketing
Chief Director, Strategic In-                               continues to rise, from 73.7 in 2013           aspect, pay more attention to the licensee of
vestment and Operation Man-                                   to 82.2. Among them, the cultural            the Internet sales channel operation capa-
agement Department.                                           consumption environment and level            bilities; from the strategic aspect, adopt the
                                                              index have increased compared with           integration of media sales, When consumers
                                                             2018, the satisfaction index is basi-         will watch the video, combining content with
                                                           cally the same’.                                online purchasing port to promote explosive
                                                           ‘For Chinese people, the most signifi-          growth in sales’.
                                                    cant changes in recent years
                                                    are the diversification of ac- CHINA: POPULARITY OF ALL KIND OF CULTURAL PRODUCTS (2018)
                                                    cess to information and the            50 46.19%
                                                    diversification of purchasing
                                                    channels. When people want             40
                                                                                                    32.16% 31.55%
                                                    to watch their favorite ani-                                 29.42%28.27%
                                                                                           30                                 27.66%
                                                    mated content, the way to get                                                   24.12%
                                                                                                                                           20.87%
                                                    programs has extended from             20                                                     18.52%
                                                                                                                                                         14.68%
                                                    traditional TV screens to com-                                                                              11.74%
                                                                                           10
                                                    puter screens, smartphone                                                                                          4.81%

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                    Mattel: changing the mindset of
                    kids-family business
   Since its foundation in 1945, Mattel has           duction of short and long-form
become a leading global children’s enter-             episodic TV for Barbie, Thomas
tainment company specialized in design and            & Friends, American Girl, Mon-
production of quality toys and consumer               ster High, Bob the Builder, Fisher-
products. Through iconic franchises such us           Price’s Little People and many
Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl, Fisher-Price       other properties within the port-
and Thomas & Friends, it has not only con-            folio.
quered the toys global market but also the               Following this appointment,
                                                                                                          Barbie, the most
film and TV industries, gaming, music and             Mattel Television announced a new slate             iconic brand from Mattel is celebrating its 60th anniversary
live events. With a global workforce of ap-           of 22 animated and live-action TV pro-              with new dolls but also series and a live action movie
proximately 32,000 people, it operates in 40          grams based on the company’s iconic and
countries and territories and sells products          globally-recognized characters and fran-             bie, who is co-producing the film under her
in more than 150 nations in collaboration             chises. The new programs were created for            LuckyChap Entertainment, alongside Tom
with key leading retail and technology                       multi-platform distribution and are           Ackerley and Josey McNamara. ‘We are also
companies.                                                      based on more than 20 own prop-            working in new Barbie dolls with disabili-
   Back in 2016 the company                                       erties IP portfolio. Mattel Televi-      ties, and an interactive web series show-
brought content production un-                                     sion works with the Franchise           ing how girls are affected nowadays’, adds
der one umbrella, Mattel Cre-                                      Management, led by Fred Soulie,         Keenan.
ations, to drive premium con-                                      SVP, Content Distribution and              On a second deal with the same studio,
tent across multiple platforms                                    Business Development.                    it will be producing Hot Wheels, the iconic
including theatrical, TV and digi-                                 In talks with Prensario, Keenan         and timeless toy racing car which debuted
tal. That year, Mattel recruited Chris-                       describes: ‘We are going through             in 1968 and has sold more than six billion
topher Keenan from HIT Entertainment, as              deep changes in the industry, which has              individual cars in his history.
the new SVP Content Development and Pro-              derived in a change of our business model               With MGM and Picturestart’ Erik Feig is
duction. But after three years in operation,          based on the value of our IPs. Content has           launching the live action movie of American
the division was rebranded as Mattel Tele-            become an extension to our existing brands,          Girl, whose production will be overseen by
vision, headed since February 2019 by Adam            such us Barbie or Max Steel, among many              Cassidy Lange, MGM’s co-president of pro-
Bonnett, a 21-year Disney Channel veteran,            more’.                                               duction and Robbie Brenner, Mattel Films’
who is the executive producer and responsi-              ‘We are working in those 22 titles. We            executive producer. The brand, first in-
ble for global episodic content development           have powerful brands which can target any            troduced in 1986, has offered an inspiring
and production for live action and anima-             segment, preschoolers, kids, teens-family,           world of dolls, original content and experi-
tion based on the Company’s iconic brands.            but we are also creating new products based          ences. More than 32 million dolls and 157
   Reporting to Richard Dickson, Mattel’s             in non existing brands such us animation             million books have been sold.
President and COO, since its appointment              series, game shows and live action’, he                 Keenan concludes: ‘It is a great time for
                      Bonnet is working               comments.                                            creators and we are welcoming them in
                           with Keenan, now              Keenan believes the future of Mattel is           Mattel to generate the brands of the future.
                             SVP and execu-           driven by the IPs not only toys: ‘Theatrical,        Our doors are opened for executives and
                              tive producer,          branded or digital content. Diversity, inclu-        creative from different sectors: animation,
                               who has been           sion and sustainability have been our key            live action, movies. We want to lead the way
                               responsible for        concepts. We are always moving into new              and being the best place for content creators
                               animated con-          challenges’.                                         and storytellers’.
                               tent develop-             Mattel Films also confirmed a
                                                                                                        WORLDWIDE GROSS SALES, BY BRANDS –
                              ment and pro-           new slate of of 4-5 live action the-                   IN USD MILLION (1H 2019)
                                                      atrical productions such us Barbie
                                                      that is celebrating its 60th Anniver-
                                                      sary this year: along with Warner
                                                      Bros. Pictures Group, Mattel has
                                                      announced a partnership to bring
                                                      the world-renowned franchise in
                                                      its first ever live-action feature
                                                      film, starring Academy Award-
                                                      nominated actress Margot Rob-

                                         Christopher Keenan, SVP, executive
                                         producer, Mattel Television                           Source: the company

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                          Disney+: the expansion of the
                          Marvel Cinematic Universe
                                                                                                such us Wandavision
                                                                                                with Paul Bettany and
                                                                                                Elizabeth Olsen; What
                                                                                                if…?, the first animat-
                                                                                                ed series in the MCU
                                                                                                that present alterna-
                                                                                                tive realities in the
                                                                                                MCU, and Hawkeye,
                                                                                                with Jeremy Renner
                                                                                                and Kate Bishop.
                                                                                                   On the movie side,       Disney Channel confirmed the production of Marvel’s Moon
                                                                                                the The Eternals with       Girl from Disney Television Animation, an original animated
Kevin Feige, President, Louis D’Esposito, Co-President, and Victoria Alonso, Head of Physical                                              series based on the successful Marvel comics
Production, all from Marvel Studios, with Stephen Broussard, Trinh Tran, Nate Moore, Sara       Angelina    Jolie, Rich-
Smith, Brad Winderbaum, Mary Livanos and Jonathan Schwartz at the San Diego Comic-Con           ard Madden, Kumail        what we do. We find out what all these kids’
2019 (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)                                    Nanjiani, Lauren Rid-     powers are’, described executive producer
                                                                      loff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia           Sana Amanat, and added: ‘These special kids
   Kevin Feige, President at Marvel Stu-                              McHugh and Don Lee (November 2020);                 that were highlighted to prove that heroes
dios, will further expand the Marvel Cin-                             Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings           and inspirations are everywhere around us,
ematic Universe (MCU) through Disney+,                                (February 2021), the second movie of the            and you don’t have to have any special pow-
the streaming service from The Walt Disney                            Doctor Strange’s franchise, Dr. Strange in the      ers to become a hero yourself’.
Company to be released on November 12 in                              Multiverse of Madness (May 2021); Thor: Love           Along with the new Marvel projects, Dis-
the USA, Canada and The Netherlands, fol-                             and Thunder, with Chris Hemsworth and               ney+ will group the best series and movies
lowed by Australia and New Zealand on No-                             Natalie Portman (November 2021), and Black          of Disney Studios, Pixar, Star Wars and Na-
vember 19.                                                            Widow, the first solo movie starred by Scar-        tional Geographic in addition to original pro-
   According to Feige, the Burbank Studio                             lett Johansson (May 2020).                          ductions, which include, among other things,
seeks to become not only a player of weight                              Disney Channels’ Ms. Marvel, Moon Night          the return of High School Musical: The series,
in a market that is growing every year, but                           and SheHulk will also see their adaptation to       with 10 chapters and with the performances
home of some of the most iconic brands in                                  the small screen, expanding even more          of Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Matt Cor-
the entertainment business as axis.                                           the new phase of the Universe. More-        nett, which will premiere on November 12;
And without doubts, the MCU has                                                 over, during the D23 Expo, Marvel         the first Live Action series of the Star Wars
become a pillar of the company in                                                Studios announced the non-script-        universe, titled The Mandalorian and starred
recent years, especially in block-                                                 ed Marvel’s Hero Project series head-  by Ewan McGregor, and the new short series,
busters, where its latest film,                                                    ing to Disney. The first-produced      Muppets Now.
Avengers: Endgame, raised more                                                    non-fiction, unscripted series by          Regarding the technical details, the com-
than USD 2.79 billion.                                                           Marvel New Media will premiere           pany also informed that its platform will
   Among the new series and mov-                                                 with the launch of Disney+. The re-      include unlimited downloads for premium
ies announced at the San Diego                                                    maining episodes will be released       subscribers in a maximum of ten devices to
Comic-Con 2019, it stands Blade,                                                  weekly on Fridays.                      view high definition content without an in-
with Mahershala Ali; The Falcon                                                       The 20-episode series shares the    ternet connection. The content display func-
and the Winter Soldier, with An-                                                 remarkable, positive change several      tion can also be performed on up to four de-
thony Mackie and Sebastian Stan                                                young ‘heroes’ are making in their         vices simultaneously.
(Avengers and Captain America), and                                        own communities
Loki, original series to be launched in 2021                          across the USA. These                SUPERHEROE MOVIES RELEASED, BY COMPANIES (1980-2018)
with Tom Hiddleston. Also Disney+ originals                           kids have dedicated
                                                                      their lives to selfless
                                                                      acts of bravery and
                                                                      kindness, and now,
                                                                      Marvel          celebrates
                                                                      them as the true Su-
                                                                      per Heroes they are by
                                                                      welcoming them into
                                                                      Marvel’s Hero Project.
                                                                      ‘Taking the story of
                                                                      a normal kid who is
                                                                      living their life and
Avengers: Endgame become the highest                                  now having them face
grossing movie in history with over                                   these hurdles... That’s
USD 2.79 billon of revenues                                                                    Source: finder.com

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                                                                                                                                                                             TFOU Max: the                                                       Vme:
                          Nick India: evolving to new                                                                                                                        challenge of                                                        original and
                          genres of entertainment                                                                                                                            brand                                                               coproduced
                                                    hours this year, including
                                                                                                                                                                             preferences                                         Vme TV is a premiere national Spanish
                                                                                             INDIA: ANIMATION AND VFX INDUSTRIES EVOLUTION
                                                    the most legendary charac-                                                                                                                                                language television network that provides
                                                                                                          IN USD BILLIONS (2018-2024)
                                                    ters like Motu Patlu, Rudra,                                                                            Launched in February 2015, TFOU Max (France) is TF1’s             a quality alternative to Latino families by
                                                                                                                               +16%
                                                    The Golmaal Jr, Pakdam Pakdai                                                                        SVOD service dedicated to youth, focused on building a pre-          selecting programming that is engaging,
                                                    and Shiva on Nick and Sonic;                                                       2,573             mium offer for 3-12 year olds with a core target for 5-9 year        empowering, educational and entertaining.
                                                                                                           +18.7%
                                                    and Dora The Explorer, Paw                                                                           olds. According to Jérôme Loré, director, with this service          It is available in 15.5 million households in
                                                    Patrol and Peppa pig on Nick                                                                         the French group responds to new video consumption uses.             USA, distributed via DirecTV, DISH Net-
                                                                                                                       1,230                             In 4 years, the platform has attracted more than 780,000
                                                    Jr., as well as other marquee                                                                                                                                             work, AT&T U-verse, and AT&T TV Now.
                                                                                                   1,035
                                                    international properties like                                                                        subscribers in France and Switzerland (+25% in 1 year)                  The group also operates two networks              Doris Vogelmann, VP of program-
                                                    Kung-Fu Panda, Avatar, Pen-                                                                          through services like Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange, Vitis          geared towards a younger audience:                ming, acquisitions and production,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Vme Media Inc.
                                                    guins of Madagascar on Nick                                                                          and very soon at SFR and a strong presence in OTT.                   Vme Kids, a Spanish offering geared to-
                                                    HD+’, describes Anu Sikka,                                                                              ‘On the channel side, we relied on the notoriety of the           wards the preschool audience (2-6
                                                    head of content, kids enter-                                                                         TFOU brand, TF1’s youth program box; then on the strengths           years old), and Primo TV, an English
Anu Sikka, head of content, kids entertainment                                                   2018                2019e              2024             of TF1 Video, a player in DVD publishing and distribution in         based channel targeted to bicultur-
                                                      tainment cluster.
cluster, Viacom18
                                                               In terms of de-           Source: KPMG                                                    France, leader in the youth animated series market (Dora             al Gen Z viewers (6-16 years old).
                                                                mographic,      the                                                                      l’Exploratrice, La Pat’ Patrouille, etc.); and finally on TF1 Li-    Vme Kids offers educational con-
  As part of Viacom18, Nickel-
                                                                  multiple channels are catered          We have been pioneers in the category in-       cences, which manages major youth brands like Les sch-               tent to 1.5 million homes via Comcast
odeon India has established it-
                                                                   to different age groups: the          troducing eight indigenous shows over 8         troumpfs and Barbapapa’.                                             Xfinity, AT&T U-verse and Sling/Dish,
self as a thought leader by be-
                                                                   primary target for shows on           years. From Motu Patlu to Shiva, Rudra or                                                     ‘We pay particular     combining the best educational programs and providing kids with the
ing the #1 kids entertainment
                                                                   Nickelodeon India franchise           Gattu Battu and now the newest entrant                                                     attention to the safety   necessary tools for the learning. Primo TV was launched in
franchise reaching across 120+
                                                                  are kids on 2-14 years, while          Golmaal Jr., all characters have introduced                                                of our service, being     2017 and reaches 8 million homes
million households operating
                                                                 Nick Jr. targets of 2-5 years,          kids to new genres of entertainment’.                                                      a 100% parental con-      via Comcast Xfinity, offering in-
four networks: Nick, Sonic, Nick
                                                               Nick to kids of 6-10 years, and              However, while the company continues                                                     figurable platform’,     spiring and educational program-
Jr and Nick HD+ catering to kids
                                                           Sonic shows like Ninja Hattori, Gol-          to create IP’s, it’s open towards co-pro-                                                   adds Loré about the      ming of cultural relevance.
across all age groups from tots to teens
                                                    maal Jr and Shiva that fall under the cat-           ducing content that will universally appeal                                                 platform     that   is      Doris Vogelmann, VP of pro-
and gathering a market share of 35%.
                                                    egory of 10-13 years. ‘Our channels engage           to our audiences. And the evolution of the                                                  based on a dual mar-     gramming and acquisitions: ‘Vme
  Nick has been the #1 kids channel for the
                                                    and entertain kids across India through              Indian kids’ animation industry and the                                                      keting model: stand     Kids fills a void for the Hispanic
sixth year in a row, while Sonic has been de
                                                    large scale experiential formats that ex-            expansion from just a few channels a de-                                                     alone at a price of     youth, while Primo TV reaches
#2 since the last three months. The fran-
                                                    tend beyond television to now include con-           cade ago to over 15 channels today, accom-                                                   €3.99 per month         the English-speaking Hispanic
chise has the highest reach and reaches out
                                                    sumer products, digital and online pres-             pany this bet.                                                          and bundled within certain premium           market with links to their culture.
to 47 million unique kids week on week.
                                                    ence’, adds Sikka.                                      ‘Over the years Indian TV for kids has                               operator packages. The offer is based        The programming is diverse as it
  ‘Today we have the largest original con-
                                                       But for the executive, kids are now ‘very         moved from characters that are global and                                 on three pillars: 1) the power of the      is geared towards wider audiences:
tent library in the country with over 500+
                                                    challenging’ and discerning audience with            international to characters that are “Made                                  youth brands broadcast on the            our programming grid is divided in
hours of content and plans to add over 200
                                                    a lot more choices as compared to few                in India” with great stories, dimensions                                        TF1 channel such as Miraculous,      6-10, 10-12 and 12-16 years old’.
                                                    years ago, when choices were limited to              and traits that kids love and relate. They                                        Loup, or Paw Patrol; 2) an of-        There are three strategies for
                                                    a few channels: ‘Through a good mix of               have emerged successful because they                                               fer with top licenses such as     Primo TV’s growth: a wider dis-
                                                    immersive storytelling, relatable content,           traits that kids love. This has led to the                                        T’choupi, Peppa Pig or Oggy and    tribution within the US market,
                                                    endearing characters coupled with unique             proliferation of local IP’s by all broadcast-                                     the cockroaches, and 3) a strat-   more original programming and
                                                    engaging and empowering experiences                  er i.e. characters from Motu Patlu to Chota                                   egy of investing in a range of         co-productions. ‘We are in con-                 Millimage’s Molang on Vme Kids, and
                                                                                                                                                                                   programs with a high edutainment           stant conversations with Pay TV and            ZDF’ The Elephant Princess for Primo TV
                                                    for kids, it is possible to build affinity for       Bheem, Mighty Raju, Shiva to Little Sing-
                                                    characters as well as a significant brand            ham to Golmaal Jr. based on traits that kids                             value.                                      OTT platforms to expand our footprint, while we are putting strong em-
                                                    equity’, she summarizes.                             identify with’.                                    New releases in 2019 include manga Ronja, daughter of a           phasis on original programming, like Five@305. We have 5% of our grid
                                                       ‘The first step in creating such dynamic             ‘This momentum in local IP creation has      brigand (Ghilbli, Japan) and the new season of Olive and Tom.        with originals and we plan to reach 20% in the following years’, remarks
                                                    and immersive content is to understand               provided great impetus to the Indian ani-       ‘The evolution of content consumption patterns has led to            Vogelmann.
                                                    kids, their preferences and lifestyle trends.        mation industry. According to the recent        the emergence of multiple SVOD offers on the international              Among the top shows on Vme Kids she highlights Tayo and Pororo (Ico-
                                                    It is important to manifest their imagina-           KPMG report the Indian animation and            market and in France’, says Loré and remarks that ‘youth             nix), French animations Molang (Millimages) and Little Malabar (MIAM!
                                                    tion into reality through stories that range         VFX industry now stands at USD 1.23 billion     programs form an important part of the offer proposed                Animation); and on Primo, Angelo Rules (Cake), Matt Hatter Chronicles
                                                    from bringing alive their super heroes to            and will double in size in the next 5 years.    by these platforms’. ‘The challenge of brand preference is           (Platinum Films) and live action series’ Backyard Science (Beyond) and
                                                    taking them into a magical world of their            The animation industry is not only boosted      partly based on the quality and exclusivity of each plat-            The Elephant Princess (ZDF). ‘Both channels provide a safe environment
                                                    favorite characters’.                                by the fact that broadcasters are serving       form’s youth offer. For this reason, the market for acquiring        for kids and parents’, added the executive.
                                                       In terms of production, Nickelodeon fo-           audiences but also due to the advent of         the rights to top youth licenses is very competitive’.                  She concludes: ‘Digital strategy is a key part of our business and rea-
                                                    cused on relevant compelling story telling           OTT. The emerging trend of creating IP’s           ‘Our strategy is to continue this expansion with other dis-       son for our expansion in the US. Both networks are also offered via free
                                                    and enhanced quality of animation that               has opened the floodgates of demand for         tributors. In terms of content, our goal is to continue to be        VOD channel on Comcast Xfinity. The audiences have changed in that
                                                    appeals to kids. ‘Humor and adventure is             quality animation and storytelling’, com-       the only platform that offers all of children’s favorite li-         they now control what they want to watch: they are not passive. The idea
Golmaal Jr on Sonic                                 an integral part of our content proposition.         pletes the executive.                           censes’, completes Loré.                                             is to give kids a “sense of control’.

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Play Kids:                                                                             Cartoon Network:
the power of                                                                           experiencias de
edutainment                                                                            consumo
                                        PlayKids (Brazil) is one of the          Jaime Jiménez, director de con-
                                     largest content production and cura-     tenido de Cartoon Network Latin
                                     tion platform for kids, with presence    America: ‘Estamos experimentando
                                     in over 180 countries and 5 million      uno de los mejores momentos de la
                                     active users, being children from 0 to   industria. Cada vez hay más outlets
                                     8/9 years. The company also has Lei-     y medios dedicados a los chicos. Y
                                     turinha, the largest readers club for    sobretodo cada vez más realizadores
                                     children in Brazil with over 150,000     que buscan dejarse ver en alguna
                                     subscribers, and Explorer, hybrid        panta. Nosotros, como creadores y
                                     product that mixes online and offline    descubridores de nuevos talentos,
Fernando Collaço, Head of content                                                                                     Jaime Jiménez, director de contenido
and communications                   to give children an adventure experi-    perseguimos esas mentes                                 para Cartoon Network
                                  ence through AI.                            creativas que quieran formar
                                     ‘Our content prioritizes children’s      parte de nuestra familia’.
                          safety and learning, so we have rigorous cura-      El ejecutivo reafirma el
                           tion and parents’ confidence to be quiet while     compromiso de la marca
                           their children access our content’, describes      de ‘crear experiencias o
                           Fernando Collaço, head of content and com-         situaciones    de    consumo
                          munications. About the PlayKids app, he high-       de contenido únicos en
                       lights that there are more than 4,000 contents,        cada plataforma. Detalla:
                   including videos, books, activities and games.             ‘Nuestros fans no siem-
   Contents are divided by age group and theme. All are educational           pre tienen el tiempo o la
                                                                                                                  Mao Mao: Héroes de Puro Corazón, produc-
and child-oriented and work on three fronts: interpersonal (emo-              disponibilidad de sentarse           ción original de Cartoon Network creada
tions), intrapersonal (relationships) and cognitive (school subjects).        a ver TV y pasar tiempo                                   por Parker Simmons
‘All content can be downloaded and accessed offline, we have no               con nuestra señal. YouTube
ads in our app, can be accessed on multiple devices, has an exclu-            no es lo mismo que TV lineal, ni las redes so-
sive area for parents to track access time and what content their             ciales pueden ser otra pantalla, o el gam-
children have contact’, remarks Collaço.                                      ming. Para estar actualizados, debemos
   The investment in PlayKids originals has a process that goes               tener en cuenta todas esta nociones en
through the pillars of the brand (affection, care and commitment),            la creación de experiencias de consumo’.
the lack of what already exists in the content market for chil-               En cuanto a las tendencia, Jiménez re-
dren and feedback from the brand’s already loyal audience. ‘We                marca la tradición por ‘abarcar’ el merca-
constantly produce originals with the support of early childhood              do de la animación 2D y, aunque no deses-
education and psychology experts. All grades can help family and              tima otra corriente, subraya que se mantiene
school in educational formation as well as in the cultural and so-            ‘abierto’ ante nuevas formas de animación. ‘Seguimos fieles a
cio-emotional development of the little ones. Animations come in              nuestros estilo desde hace 25 años. Aunque hemos tenido prue-
a variety of styles, with original music that helps set learning in a         bas en animación 3D o en técnicas mixtas, la realidad es que el
fun way. Also, manual activities and scientific experiments help in           2D y la animación clásica es lo nuestro. En donde más cómodos
the development of motor coordination and creativity’.                        nos sentimos y donde nuestras apuestas han tenido el mayor
      New highlights are Kantalá, trilingual series that teaches              de los éxitos en el target core (niños y niñas de 6-11 años)’.
                                             classic songs with Brazilian,    Como parte de la evolución, Cartoon Network se ha trans-
                                             American and Peruvian char-      formado en productor de contenido original en los princi-
                                            acters; Shake Shake, which put    pales mercados de Latinoamérica. El canal pone su cono-
                                            children to dance, and Bebel-á-   cimiento al servicio de la creación local con iniciativas como
                                            ba, which brings the Leiturinha   “Women in Animation” o “Girl Power”, este último junto a
                                           gang to the app, so the children   El Festival-Pixelatl, buscando unir fuerzas con las creadoras
                                           have the first contacts with the   más innovadoras e impulsar proyectos liderados por mujeres.
                                           alphabet and phonemes of the       Cartoon Network tiene este año Mao Mao: Héroes de Puro Corazón,
                                           Portuguese language.               The Fungies y la coproducción original de Brasil para Lation-
                                               ‘We are always looking for     américa, Ninjin. Jiménez concluye: ‘Ponemos a los fans en el
                                           new content to increasingly        centro de las estrategias y decisiones con nuestra marca pre-
                                            diversify our portfolio, fur-     sente en todo el ecosistema digital. El niño que es fan de Car-
                                            ther enhance our curation and     toon Network, espera que en cada uno de los puntos de contacto
                                            ensure that children learn        de que tenemos con ellos, tengan una experiencia que refleje
                                            through fun’, completes Col-      nuestro ADN. Que puedan consumir contenidos entretenidos,
                                             laço.                            divertidos y audaces en todas nuestras presentaciones’.

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Viacom: a slate for                                                        Hasbro + eOne:                                                                           Mondo TV diversifies
kids and teenagers                                                         stronger                                                                                                                  Mondo TV Group (Italy) keeps bringing            gether over 20 of the most fol-
                                                                                                                                                                                                  to the market key animated and live action          lowed influencers on Insta-
                                   Viacom International Media Net-            One of the top news Hasbro is brings to MIP-
                                                                                                                                                                                                  properties for its global clients. Matteo Cor-      gram and TIK TOK in Italy’s
                                 works (USA) highlights at MIPJunior       COM is the recent purchase of Canadian com-                                                                                                                                                                                 Robot Trains on its third season
                                                                                                                                                                                                  radi, President & CEO, remarks the company’s        teen market in a new web se-
                                 a slate of teenager’s series and kids     pany eOne. The acquisition is significant for the
                                                                                                                                                                                                  diversification and highlights the new co-          ries composed of 260 episodes
                                 content headed by Blue’s Clues & You!     company’s growth in family-oriented TV, mov-
                                                                                                                                                                                                  production partnerships in many continents,         of approximately 10 minutes
                                 (20x’22) from Nick Jr, which shows        ies and consumer products because the Rhode
                                                                                                                                                                                                  like the one with the new German kids and           each, co-produced by Mondo
                                 a reimagination of the 90’s favorite      Island-based toyco takes ownership eOne’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                  family entertainment company Toon2Tango.            TV with the company House of
                                 of Nickelodeon’s with a live-action       entire film and TV production slate, which in-                                            Matteo Corradi,                 Corradi: ‘It is a very important alliance, and   Talent Srls. This highly inno-
                                 version show that takes place in an       cludes hit preschool IPs Peppa Pig and PJ Masks.                                          President & CEO
Guillermo Borensztein,                                                                                                                   Brian Goldner, chairman                                  help us to build a stronger presence in North-      vative web series was launched
                                 animated world, with the presenter        ‘The acquisition of eOne adds beloved story-
VP Sales & Coproductions                                                                                                                                  and CEO    ern Europe. Co-production allows us to partner with some of the                  on 9 September his year. During
                                 and the preschool audience working        led global family brands that deliver strong
                                                                                                                                                                     very best names in production and distribution in areas as diverse               the teaser campaign the trailer
together during the show to solve clues to work out what Blue,             operating returns to our portfolio and
                                                                                                                                                                     as Korea (Robot Trains), China (Invention Story) and Latin America               reached over 55,000 views in            Heidi Bienvenida, great experience with
the animated dog, wants to do. The show will be aired on Nick-             provides a pipeline of new brand creation
                                                                                                                                                                     (Heidi Bienvenida)’.                                                             very few hours ranking 37th                   live action series for Nickelodeon
elodeon the next month.                                                    driven by family-oriented storytelling,
                                                                                                                                                                        ‘Working as a third-party licensor on Feisty Pets, a highly origi-            among the YouTube top trend-
   Corn & Peg (13x’22) from Nick Jr. is a preschool ani-                   which will now include Hasbro’s IP’, said
                                                                                                                                                                                                          nal plush property, help us to further      ing list’, he adds.
mated series that follows the adventures of a unicorn                      Brian Goldner, chairman and chief execu-
                                                                                                                                                                                                          build our fast-growing licensing busi-         Corradi completes: ‘Our kids’ shows have also focused on topical
and pegasus duo. The show was launched in March in                         tive officer.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          ness, in which we are enjoying success      modern issues such us the environmental: YooHoo to the Rescue and
USA and is scheduled to release internationally this year.                    Allspark, the company’s filial for au-
                                                                                                                                                                                                          in many territories and across new cat-     Robot Trains S3, an animated series for children aged between four
From Awesomeness TV, Viacom presents a teenager’s content                  diovisual content, highlights this year in
                                                                                                                         Transformers Cyberverse, animated series                                         egories, including AR products, using       and seven years set in Train World, where all the citizens are trains,
offer with The Unsettling: it is a scripted drama about a 16-year-         Cannes My Little Pony Friendship is Magic         based on the Transformer’s franchise
                                                                                                                                                                                                         both multimedia marketing strategies         but some can transform into robots. Also MeteoHeroes (52x’7), co-
old girl, who arrives at her new foster home located in a remote           (221x’22). This story follows magical
                                                                                                                                                                                                         and traditional retail partnerships’.        produced with Italy’s Meteo Expert Center, Italy’s leading weather
area. Her foster siblings are less than welcoming but none more            Princess Twilight Sparkle and her trusted assistant, Spike who live in
                                                                                                                                                                                                            ‘Our shows have made inroads into         forecasting group. Scheduled to launch in May 2020, this animated
so than the 11-year-old biological son of their foster parents.            Ponyville in the enchanted land of Equestria, along with her colorful pony               House of Talent, new web series with social media, YouTube and OTT as well        comedy-adventure, about six kids who discover that they can each
   The           show         was      sold     to     HBO      Europe.    friends - honest Applejack, generous Rarity, kind Fluttershy, loyal Rain-                Italy’s top infuencers
                                                                                                                                                                                                         as linear TV. House of Talent brings to-     control a different weather phenomenon’.
From MTV, the company highlights a new cycle of the successful             bow Dash and fun-loving Pinkie Pie.
docuseries, The Hills: New Beginnings. The show reunites origi-               As parts of the famous franchise, Hasbro also presents Power Rang-
                                     nal cast members, alongside their     ers Beast Morphers (929x’22) a live-action show that shows how sci-                      Metrovision, paso adelante                                                        The Jim Henson Company:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Classics and news IP
                                     children and friends and follows      entists have created technology to harness the power of the Morphin
                                     their personal and professional       Grid, but the tech is corrupted by the enemy Evox, an evil computer vi-                                                Metrovisión (Argentina) es parte de In-
                                      lives while living in Los Angeles.   rus and only one force can stop him and his army: the Power Rangers.                                                dustrias Audiovisuales Argentinas SA, la
                                      Season one welcomed returning        Part of one of the largest franchise of the company, Transformers Cyber-                                            cual pertenece al grupo Chilefilms, junto                To Claudia Scott Hansen, SVP of global
                                      and new faces like Misha Barton.     verse (36x’11) arrives to MIPCOM with a story that pursuits The Autobots                                            con Cinecolor Argentina y otras filiales de            distribution on The Jim Henson Company,
                                      Produced by MTV Studios and          and how they will use incredible new powers from the Allspark to battle                                             países de América Latina. Está promoviendo             animation content is finding its biggest
                                       Evolution Media, The Hills: New     the Decepticons, while they’ll wield incredible strength and mysterious                                             una nueva faceta de cara a los mercados glo-           audience: ‘Now, global consumers have a
                                       Beginnings premiered in June on     new abilities, including the power to convert Earth vehicles into Spark                                             bales: la de productora de contenidos origi-           growing appetite for the medium, and view-
Blue’s Clues & You!, animated                                                                                                                                       María Laura Moure,
remake series                          MTV and has been renewed for a      Armor: the battle-ready gear they need to defeat the Decepticons and                                                nales como Nivis, amigos de otro mundo, live           ers want engaging visual effects and realistic
                                                                                                                                                                    gerente general
                                        second season.                     continue their mission.                                                                                             action + animación 3D que estrenó en julio             animation, and animation is being watched
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Claudia Scott Hansen, SVP
                                                                                                                                                                    en Disney Junior Latinoamérica. Esta nueva etapa se inició en 2010                not only on linear TV and the streaming                of global distribution
                                                                                                                                                                    con llegada de María Laura Moure, gerente general, quien evolucionó               platforms, but also on YouTube, Twitter,
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                                                                                                                                                                    la empresa hacia servicios de producción integral y, posteriormente,              and Facebook’, she says.

CAKE: Mush-Mush                                                                9 Story: Dr. Panda                                                                   a la generación de contenidos, distinguiéndose de las demás casas
                                                                                                                                                                    productoras por su know how en animación, VFX, y los contenidos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The company brings to MIPCOM with a slate of its high-class
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      shows for kids and Henson Independent Properties (HIP). The pre-
                    The leading kid’s entertainment content com-                  9 Story Distribution International is presents                                    infanto-juveniles.                                                                school offers is heading by Dinosaur Traink (100x’22), World Party
                 pany CAKE, France’s La Cabane and Belgium’s                   at MIPCOM to announces that it has secured in-                                          Como resultado han surgido éxitos internacionales como El jardín de            (40x’11), and Doozers (72x’11), these shows mix CG techniques ani-
                 Thuristar announces at MIPCOM the launch of                   ternational sales for the first season of the 3D                                     Clarilú también para Disney Junior, que obtuvo un Emmy como “Mejor                mation and innovate topics for kids with the Jim Henson’s stamp.
                 two new episodes of Mush-Mush & the Mushables                 animated preschool series Dr. Panda (39x’7 ).                                        serie Preschool” en 2013, Playground, dos temporadas de Morko y Mali                In addition, the company highlights the HIP label’s shows: frien-
                 (48x’11 & 2x’22), an CGI comedy for kids which                New broadcast deals include Cartoonito (Italy),                                      (26x’22); y ahora Nivis. ‘Nivis tiene dos temporadas de 21x’11, a los que         dZspace (52x’11), The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (65x’22), and Elias:
                  follows the adventures of Mush-Mush as guard-                RTL Kids (Netherlands, Luxembourg), YLE (Fin-                                        se suman 14 cortos de ‘5, doce videoclips de ‘2 cada uno. En total son            Rescue Team Adventures (52X’11). ‘All these titles reflects the DNA’s
                  ians of the forest, his best friends and the rest of         land), TVNZ (New Zealand) and HITN (Latin Amer-                                      más de ‘300 de animación’, dice Moure, quien destaca que es un pro-               company bringing back classic and new stories and in-
 Mush-Mush & the                                                                                                                           Dr. Panda, 3D
 Mushables, CGI   the Mushable community, as they explore, grow                ica and Spanish-speaking USA). The series was also        animated series                                       ducto 360, que incluye explotación en redes            spire young children to have fun.
 comedy           and discover the joys of wildlife.                           licensed to Roku in the US, and to the kids learning                                                            sociales, música, live, on air, marketing, entre       About current content trends,’
   Mush-Mush & the Mushables will be launched in 2020 interna-                 app Azoomee for the US, UK, Eire, Sweden, Malta and South Africa.                                               otras.                                                 stands Scott Hansen, and she
tionally on Boomerang (in addition to Turner Kids channels Car-                Developed for children ages 3-6, Dr. Panda is created and produced                                                 Metrovisión ofrece siete nuevos formatos.           concludes: ‘Animation is find-
toon Network, Boing and POGO in select markets), in France on                  by Lin Yan with Giggle Garage and Spider Eye. The series is written                                              Uno de ellos, una ficción juvenil, está co-           ing its space for artistic freedom
Canal+ Family and Piwi+, in Belgium on VRT-Ketnet and RTBF,                    by Daan Velsink and Chris Parker (Peppa Pig) and directed by Patrick                                             menzando sus primeros pasos y fue selec-              across all subjects and age de-
in Switzerland on RTS and in the Netherlands on RTL Telekids.                  Chin and Wip Vernooij, based on the worldwide app franchise that                                                 cionado por Disney. ‘Los seis restantes los           mographics, for everything from
The show was created by Elfriede de Rooster and directed by Joeri              has over 120 million downloads and 5 million active users per month,                                             estaremos presentando en Kidscreen 2020               kids, to suspenseful action and
Christiaen                                                                     the program is Dr. Panda’s first 3D series.                                          Nivis                       y otros del año próxima’, finaliza Moure.             even horror’.                                                    Doozers

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