Kids Media Club Podcast

Why Reach Isn’t the Same as Trust

Emma Witkowski, VP of Media Solutions at WildBrain, returns to the podcast for a conversation that started as a LinkedIn exchange between her and Jo about trust in kids m

Beyond the Screen: Jon Mason on Why Kids IP Needs to Measure Impact, Not Just Views — Live from MIP Junior

A live recording from MIP Junior in Cannes, with Andy, Emily and Jo grabbing Jon Mason, founder of Jollywise and creator of Stan and Gran, for a conversation that cuts ag

From YouTube to Cinemas: The Moonbug Playbook

This pre-MIP Junior sponsored episode brings Nicolas Eglau, Managing Director of EMEA, APAC and Global Distribution at Moonbug Entertainment, into conversation with Andy,

Kids Media Club at Young Horizons Warsaw - bonus episode

A bonus mini episode from Jo, recorded at the Young Horizons Film Festival in Warsaw — a relatively small but well-curated industry event that she reports punching above

Business of Children's Media Summit Announced, and Jeffrey Katzenberg on AI and the Soul of Hollywood

Jo is absent again, so Andy and Emily have a two-topic episode: first, the announcement of the Business of Children's Media Summit, taking place November 12th in Dublin;

Paramount Warner Merger, Digital-First Animation, and Why YouTube Alone Is No Longer Enough

Jo is thwarted by internet gremlins this week, so Andy and Emily press on without her. The Paramount-Warner merger has just cleared another significant regulatory hurdle

Kids Media Club on the Netflix Kids Report

t's Netflix report week, and Emily is in the Mastermind chair as Andy and Jo work through the findings of the latest Netflix Kids Content Performance Report. The big head

Breaking News: Netflix Ends Skydance Animation Partnership — What It Means for the Animated Movie Pipeline

A short emergency bonus episode with Emily, Andy, and Jo, recorded in real time as news breaks during Netflix report week. The Skydance Animation partnership with Netflix

Band Back Together: Australia Debrief, the Social Media Ban Debate, and Why Kids Audiences Are More Valuable Than Anyone Admits

The full trio are back in the room for the first time since the summer, and the episode opens with Emily's debrief from the Australian Children's Content Summit in Coffs

Live from the Australian Children's Content Summit: The State of Australian Kids Media — with Jenny Buckland, Suzanne Ryan, and More

Emily has travelled to Coffs Harbour for the Australian Children's Content Summit, and this episode is her dispatches from the ground — a series of short, sharp conversat

How Bonkers Toys Built a Business on Digitally Native IP — with Lisa Wright and Julie Splendoria

Emily is still in Australia, so Andy and Jo continue their deep dive into the toy industry with two guests from Bonkers Toys — Lisa Wright, Head of Licensing, and Julie S

Paw Patrol's Record Opening, the Bluey Movie Teaser, Coco 2, and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit — Andy and Jo's Trailer Roundup

Emily is somewhere over the Middle East en route to Australia, so Andy and Jo have been let loose on the podcast control desk — new buttons and all. The result is a sligh

Inside the Toy Industry's Purple Patch: Squishies, Kidults, Peppa Pig's Revival, and the Fast Fashion Toy Trend — with John Baulch of Toy World

John Baulch, publisher of Toy World magazine and the author of the Friday blog that has survived every newsletter cull Jo has ever attempted, joins Andy, Emily, and Jo fo

Rerun: Original Animation IP and the Creator Cinema Revolution — Matthieu Zeller and Caspar Nadaud

Jo and Emily are both away, so we’re revisiting two recent conversations that sit neatly together: one about the challenge of making original animated IP outside the Holl

Cartoon Saloon's Jason Tammemagi on Brave Storytelling, the Kilkenny Creative Hub, and Why Fear Is the Story Killer

Andy and Jo are joined by Jason Tammemagi, Chief Creative Officer of Cartoon Saloon — the Oscar-nominated Irish studio behind The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and Wo

Rerun: Webtoon's Sydney Bright on Turning Webcomics Into Animation — and Why Fandom-Proven IP Is the New Development Superpower

We're revisiting one of our favourite conversations — Emily cornered Sydney Bright at Kids Screen after she got mobbed following her panel — dropped a card in the middle

Chickenhare and Original Animation IP: How Belgium's nWave Is Out-Crafting Hollywood on a Fraction of the Budget — with Matthieu Zeller

Emily has been banging on about Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness for years, so she's delighted to have a professional reason to do it again. Matthieu Zeller, presi

Netflix Kids Strategy, the Warner Deal That Wasn't, and Why K-Pop Demon Hunters was a Fluke?

A bonus episode timed ahead of Netflix's earnings call, with Andy and Jo putting questions to Emily as she and her team prep the next Netflix Kids Content Performance Rep

Run Monster Run: How the Creators Behind Solar Balls Are Building Their Next Big YouTube IP

Three guests on one episode — Oliver and Alvaro, co-founders of Telos Media and the team behind Solar Balls (half a billion views on the English channel alone, 2 billion

Amazing Digital Circus Box Office: How Creator-Made Films Are Conquering Cinemas — with Caspar Nadaud of Piece of Magic Entertainment

Caspar Nadaud, founder of theatrical distribution company Piece of Magic Entertainment, joins Andy, Emily, and Jo to unpack exactly how The Amazing Digital Circus went fr