Kids Media Club Podcast

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 of the crowd, said "come on th...

2026-07-23

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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, president and CEO of Belgium's nWav...

2026-07-16

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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 Report. The conversation starts w...

2026-07-15

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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 across all languages), and Mar...

2026-07-09

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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 from a YouTube finale to a globa...

2026-07-02

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The Perfect Picnic: Annecy FOMO and First Impressions — with Eric Calderon of Surviving Animation (Bonus Episode)

A crossover episode with Eric Calderon of Surviving Animation, recorded with Andy and Eric fresh off the ground in Annecy while Jo and Emily nurse their FOMO from home. It's the second collaboration b...

2026-07-01

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Live from Annecy: AI in Animation, How the Festival Works, and Why the "AI Category" Won't Last

Andy is calling in from Annecy — sunglasses on, rosé imminent, 45 minutes from his accommodation in 38-degree heat — while Jo and Emily hold the fort from home. It's a short, lively check-in from the ...

2026-06-25

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Happy Birthday K-Pop Demon Hunters: One Year On, What Netflix Got Right — and What Comes Next

It's been a year since K-Pop Demon Hunters dropped on Netflix — quietly, in June 2025, without much fanfare, to a modest first week. The trio mark the anniversary with a look back at how the phenomeno...

2026-06-18

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Amazing Digital Circus in Cinemas and Why Creators Are Rewriting the Rules of the Entertainment Industry

The band is back together — and Jo has news. She's joined Coolabi as SVP of Digital, with a brief that includes Warrior Cats: a book IP 74 volumes deep, a Roblox game at 730 million visits, a Tencent ...

2026-06-11

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Backrooms, Obsession, and the Creator Movie Moment: What It Means for Kids and Teens Media

A hosts' hangout with Andy and Jo, prompted by a conversation that has been running hot across LinkedIn all week: creator-made films are pulling audiences into cinemas in a way that Hollywood studios ...

2026-06-04

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What Roblox Sports Data Tells Us About the Next Generation of Fans

A hosts' deep dive with Andy and Jo, recorded in the middle of a British heatwave with Emily absent. Jo has spent the last six months tracking the top 50 sports games on Roblox daily, and this episode...

2026-05-28

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Wowsabout's Halle Stanford on Puppets, the Science of Awe, and Making Kids TV Without a Traditional Commissioning Deal

Halle Stanford has spent almost 30 years at the Jim Henson Company — executive producing Fraggle Rock, creating Sid the Science Kid — and has just launched Wowsabout, a new puppet preschool special on...

2026-05-21

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WEBTOON’s Sydney Bright on Turning Webcomics Into Animation — and Why Fandom-Proven IP Is the New Development Superpower

Emily cornered Sydney Bright at Kids Screen after she got mobbed following her panel — dropped a card in the middle of the crowd, said "come on the podcast," and here we are. Sydney is Head of Global ...

2026-05-14

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Was Bluey the Worst Deal Ever? The ABC, BBC Studios, and What the Viral Debate Gets Wrong

A viral YouTube video calling Bluey's deal with the ABC "the shittest deal ever" has set Australian media alight — and sent Andy, Emily, and Jo straight to the recording button. The claim: zero dollar...

2026-05-11

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Why Ad Dollars Haven't Followed Kids Audiences — and How to Fix It, with WildBrain's Emma Witkowski

The second episode in the Kids Media Club's sponsored series with WildBrain Media Solutions brings in Emma Witkowski, WildBrain's VP of Media Solutions. The topic is one the podcast has been circling ...

2026-05-07

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Re-Run: Safe Spaces Online: Zigazoo's Ashley Mady and Club Penguin's Chris Heatherly on Building Kids Social Media That Actually Works

Episode Title: This is a special compilation episode revisiting two of the Kids Media Club's most popular conversations on kids online safety — with Ashley Mady from Zigazoo and Chris Heatherly, form...

2026-04-30

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Bonus episode: Content Europe Lisbon Debrief: What Is a Hit Anymore, the Ad-Funded Kids Media Problem, and Why Patient Capital Matters — with Andy and Jo

A bonus episode with Andy and Jo, fresh off the plane from Content Europe in Lisbon, where both were on panels and Jo was moderating. Emily is absent this week, so the two debrief on the themes that d...

2026-04-27

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WildBrain's Kate Smith on Why YouTube and FAST Are the Kids TV Network of Today — and What Advertisers Are Missing

This episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast is part of a sponsored series produced in partnership with WildBrain Media Solutions. We get together with Kate Smith, EVP of Audience Engagement at WildBra...

2026-04-23

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Netflix Playground: Is Netflix Building the Answer to YouTube Kids? — A Kids Media Club Bonus Episode

Episode Title: Netflix Playground: Is Netflix Building the Answer to YouTube Kids? — A Kids Media Club Bonus Episode Episode Summary: A short bonus episode with Andy and Emily Horgan, recorded to re...

2026-04-20

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Indie Animation Rising: YouTube's New Wave Report, Tiny Chef's Hustle, and Strawberry Vampire's Kickstarter — with Emily Brundige

Episode Summary: Jo is away in Lisbon for this episode, leaving Andy and Emily Horgan to kick things off with a discussion about a timely YouTube Culture and Trends report — Animation's New Wave: How...

2026-04-16

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