In this week's episode, special guest Emily Brundige joins the podcast to talk about what goes into creating an animated show. She draws on her extensive experience that covers from her first break producing a YouTube original series through to developing and producing her own show GOLDIE for Apple TV+. This is a must-listen to any aspiring or experienced animators and show producers.

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We dip into the archives to revisit an old episode. Roblox has recently broken its own record of concurrent players on the platform, so we thought we'd look back at this episode about kids media IP owners increasingly playing in the Roblox sandbox:

Dreamworks is extending its Roblox integration with the launch of the new Shrek game. It's a sign that Roblox is becoming a key part of a big brand's flywheel and IP eco-system. Is it a trend or is Roblox here to stay? In this episode, Jo, Andy, and Emily chatted to Bill Kispert, SVP & GM, Games & Digital Platforms at Universal Products & Experiences, and Marcus Holstrom, CEO The Gang, to unpick how to build successful Roblox games that grow huge brands.

What are the five most common mistakes made in kids media? In this week's episode, the hosts got together to share their thoughts on the biggest boo-boos being made in the industry today. From blindly following data to making shows for parents rather than kids, they propose their picks for the most typical blunders the industry is guilty of committing.

What do you think? Would you have suggested some different ones? Let us know in the comments.

In this episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast, our hosts chat with Simon Pulman, entertainment lawyer and returning guest to the show. They get together to discuss the topic that everyone is talking about. Namely the Minecraft Movie. What factors contributed to its startling commercial success? Was it by respecting the source material or by ensuring the Minecraft community felt properly represented and seen? Will Hollywood learn from this or grab the wrong end of the stick? Simon, Jo, Emily, and Andy unpick the pixels behind the story to uncover how the Minecraft Movie went from sandbox to cinematic triumph.

It's host hang out time again. Emily, Jo, and Andy have celebrated their 100th episode anniversary and are back shooting the breeze about all things kids media. This time around they're discussing the Youtube metrics changes and CBBC going all in on Youtube, the Snow White backlash (was Rachel Zegler pushed under the bus or did she pull the bus down on herself?), and ponder how big the Minecraft Movie will be!

Settle in for a short chinwag with your favourite kids media pundits.

In this episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast, Jo, Andy, and Emily were delighted to be joined by Robert Chandler, the irrepressibly enthusiastic producer of animated features like The Cantiville Ghost and The Amazing Mauricem among many others. Robert is a veteran of TV and movie production and has the scars on his back to show it! He shares his insights on how to put together a successful animated feature, working with IP holders, and the current state of the market. This is a must listen for anyone looking seriously at producing features.

This episode the Kids Media Podcast gets meta for a podcast discussion on podcasting for kids. Hosts Andy, Jo, and Emily are joined by podcast experts, Lindsay Patterson and Carla Herbertson.

They discuss :

How listening behaviours are different for a kids audience

What shows are hits with young audiences

The discoverability challenge for kids podcasts

And why podcasts are the ultimate sandbox to try out new ideas.

So if you want to know more about what's happening in the audio space for kids and family, tune in, listen and learn.

In this week's Kids Media Club, it's another hosts hangout. Jo, Andy, and Emily chat about how Ms Rachel is doing on Netflix, Mr Beast's series on Amazon and how it fits into his media strategy, and the new Pixar original series Win Or Lose.