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Next steps for the UK children's content market: commercial strategies, public service and international competitiveness
THURSDAY, 9TH MARCH 2017
CENTRAL LONDON
THIS EVENT IS CPD CERTIFIED


Guests of Honour: David Levine, General Manager, Disney Channels UK & Ireland; Alice Webb, Director, BBC Children’s and BBC North, BBC and Finn Arnesen, Senior Vice President, Global Distribution & Development, Hasbro Studios
This seminar will examine the key commercial opportunities and challenges for UK children’s content industry - both in domestic and international markets.

It takes place in the context of Ofcom’s annual PSB report which found a decline in investment for original UK children’s programming, in anticipation of a finalised BBC Royal Charter which includes a contestable fund for “at risk” genres including children’s, as well as with uncertainty over the future application of EU-level legislation on the protection of minors and rules on commercial communications around children’s content.

Sessions will examine how the sector is adapting to shifting consumption trends across devices, including around the challenges of content discoverability on digital platforms, innovation in production and delivery, and ensuring diversity in voices and stories to reflect the UK audience.

Delegates will also assess opportunities in the international market and the impact of changes in international relationships on the UK’s position as a competitive exporter of high quality children’s content.

We are delighted that David Levine, General Manager, Disney Channels UK & Ireland; Alice Webb, Director, BBC Children’s and BBC North, BBC; Finn Arnesen, Senior Vice President, Global Distribution & Development, Hasbro Studios have agreed to be guests of honour at this event together with Helen Howells, Joint Managing Director, Hoho Entertainment; Anna Home, Chair, Children’s Media Foundation; Nicholas Pittom, Director, Fire Panda and Emma Worrollo, Managing Director, The Pineapple Lounge. Additional senior speakers are currently being approached.