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Tech drives kids’ business

Advertising-funded VoD has cemented itself as the next big thing in children’s media, but questions remain over monetisation, Kidscreen Summit delegates heard this week.

C21 rounded off the week in Miami with more video interviews with leading players from the kids’ entertainment business.

Throughout the week, Nico Franks has been catching the industry buzz from the event and seeing how producers, distributors and buyers are adapting to a changing market. You can watch the previous videos from day one, day two and day three of Kidscreen now.

Beth Stevenson, founder of Brain Power Studio, tells C21 how advances in technology are changing her creative process, as well as what the recent surge in VoD services on offer in Canada will mean for local kids’ TV.

Michael Carrington, CEO of UK production outfit The Foundation, gives his take on what he believes traditional broadcasters need to be doing in order to make sure they remain relevant to kids.

Malcolm Bird, CEO of online video-sharing network for kids The Viddiverse, discusses the importance of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, and why he’s not worried about the arrival of YouTube Kids.

Dominic Gardiner, CEO of recently launched Jetpack Distribution, tells C21 about the task of keeping ahead with new business models and the kind of content he is looking to represent.

Áine Behan, a neuroscientist who is bridging the divide between gaming and heathcare, talks about the new technology she introduced to TV execs here in Miami.

International pop star and Pakistan-based producer Aaron Haroon tells C21 about Burka Avenger, the cartoon he created that follows a masked female schoolteacher who fights oppression.

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