In this special Kids Media Club Podcast episode, brought to you by The Insights Family, Jo, Andy, and Emily are joined by Jack Day, Global Strategy Account Director, along with researchers Needa Khan and Udoy Nafis Oli, to discuss The Insights Family’s flagship annual report, Future Forecast, exploring the emerging consumer shifts and industry trends shaping how organisations connect with young audiences in 2025 and beyond. Download your free copy of the report https://go.theinsightsfamily.com/download-future-forecast-2025 or visit https://theinsightsfamily.com/ for more information

This episode is all chat, no guests; just hosts Jo, Emily, and Andy having a good old chinwag about all things kids media. Topics covered: The consequences of the potential TikTok banWhat is and isn't popping on NetflixWWE and live programming on Netflix Thoughts on Kidscreen and Toyfair.

In this episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast, Jo, Emily, and Andy are joined by Michael Hirsh, the co-founder of Nelvana Animation Studio and Cookie Jar entertainment. Michael, who is credited with building the Canadian Animation industry from the ground up, shares his experience and insights gained over more than five decades in entertainment. He has kept pace with changes to the industry, working with dedicated children's channels like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Disney channel, while also embracing the possibility of streaming and online platforms like Netflix and Youtube. Very few people working in the Kids Media industry today have that combination of experience and curiosity.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Animation-Nation-Built-Cartoon-Empire-ebook/dp/B0DFTVVS7D

The Kids Media Club revisits a recent chat with the Insights Family. In this Kids Media Club Podcast episode brought to you by The Insights Family, Jo, Andy, and Emily are joined by Adam Woodgate, VP of Research Solutions, and Aimee Brookes, Customer Success Manager for the Insights Family to take a look back at 2024 and discuss the emerging trends in store for 2025 and beyond.

Happy holidays. We're taking a break this week, but to carry us through we thought we'd revisit this great interview from this year with Kevin Gillis the creator of the classic animation, Raccoons.

Tis' the season of Christmas hats, xmas jumpers, and lots of tinsel and the Kids Media Club crew have got with the festive spirit for this week's episode. Jo, Emily, and Andy test each other's knowledge of Christmas movies past and present, and compare notes on two new Netflix animated movies, 'Spellbound' and 'That Christmas'.

In this Kids Media Club Podcast episode brought to you by The Insights Family, Jo, Andy, and Emily are joined by Adam Woodgate, VP of Research Solutions, and Aimee Brookes, Customer Success Manager for the Insights Family to take a look back at 2024 and discuss the emerging trends in store for 2025 and beyond.https://theinsightsfamily.com/

This week's episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast features part two of the chat with Evan Shapiro. In this section of the chat Evan discusses the role of PBS in the current kids media eco-system.https://eshap.substack.com/p/all-the-tea-vee

Evan Shapiro, a media cartographer and analyst, delivers crucial insights into the shifting media landscape. He discusses how power is shifting from traditional media to individual creators on platforms like YouTube, reshaping cultural narratives. The rise of social media stars like Jake Paul illustrates this change, while regulatory challenges affect the creator economy for kids' content. Shapiro also emphasizes the need for diversified revenue streams for creators and analyzes the evolving competition between YouTube and TikTok.

In this episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast, Jo, Emily, and Andy are joined by Nic Hill, co-founder of digital creative agency Sawhorse. Nic is a specialist at creating fantastic experiences and games on Roblox and is the go-to person for big brands and studios when they want a promotional game for their product or movie that has impact on the platform. They discuss: * How the film industry is leveraging UGC platforms like Roblox to support box office as we’ve seen with KF Panda, Minions and Beetlejuice. * Roblox and Sports – what is the opportunity for rights holders? * The Roblox brand partnerships hub, will all companies have a 3D space in lieu of websites? How soon? * What do brand owners or IP creators need to bear in mind when activating on Roblox