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THE UK’S PREMIER MEETING PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN’S 4,5 &6 JULY 2012SHEFFIELD UK CONTENT INDUSTRIES CONFER- ENCE GUIDE 4_ 5_ & 6 JULY 2012 GUIDE SPONSOR Welcome
Welcome to CMC and to Sheffield in the We are delighted to welcome you year of the Olympics both sporting and to Sheffield again for the ninth annual cultural. conference on children’s content. ‘By the industry, for the industry’ is our motto, Our theme this year is getting ‘ahead of which is amply demonstrated by the the game’ something which is essential number of people who join together in our ever faster moving industry. to make the conference happen.
As always kids’ content makers are First of all we must thank each and every leading the way in utilising new one of our sponsors; we depend upon technology and seizing opportunities. them, year on year, to help us create an Things are moving so fast that we need, event which continues to benefit the kids’ more than ever, to share knowledge and content community. Without their support experiences – which is what CMC is all the conference would not exist. about – and all of this will be delivered in a record number of very wide-ranging Working with Anna, our Chair, and our sessions. Advisory Committee is a volunteer army of nearly 40 session producers. We are CMC aims to cover all aspects of the sure that over the next few days you will children's media world and this is appreciate as much as we do the work reflected in our broad range of speakers they put into creating the content from Lane Merrifield, the Founder of Club sessions to stretch your imagination Penguin and Patrick Ness winner of the and enhance your understanding. Carnegie Medal, to Reg Bailey on issues of commercialisation of childhood and Heartfelt thanks go to our small staff safety online, and Ben Roberts, the new team, our volunteer bloggers, volunteer head of the BFI film fund on the Future TDs and runners and registration of Family and Children’s Film. assistants.
Thanks to all on whom CMC depends: And finally thanks to you, the delegates, speakers, sponsors, session producers, speakers, and moderators for coming volunteers, the conference organisers to Sheffield and making the conference and their team, and the hard working what it is. Enjoy the next three days. Advisory Committee, and of course to all of you who choose to come to Sheffield. Greg & Kathy Enjoy CMC 2012. The Children’s Media Conference 2012
Anna Home OBE The Children’s Media Conference Chair Contents
Keynote Speaker 03 Timetable 04 Conference Information 10 Agenda 11 Speakers, Session Producers, Session Mentors and Bloggers 25 City Guide and Map 48
Keynote
Lane Merrifield, Executive VP, Disney Online Studios will give The Children’s Media Conference 2012 Keynote on Wednesday 4 July 6-7:15pm At The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
The Children’s Media Conference Inspired by a new and very exciting wave Club Penguin successfully extend into 2012 Keynote: Lane Merrifield of social experiences that were taking other digital worlds and offline with its the Internet by storm – think MySpace, own brand of connected entertainment World of Warcraft and Hi5 – two dads, experiences. Club Penguin mobile apps, Lane Merrifield and Lance Priebe, were console games, plush, books and even convinced that there could be something magazines are all connected to the in creating an online space where their virtual world, creating value for kids who own kids could play together safely. can transfer the coins earned to their virtual world accounts or redeem special And they were right. Having proposed items for their penguin. the idea of a winter-wonder-island, populated by penguins to their boss Delivering this year’s Keynote speech, David Krysko and secured his backing, Lane will draw from the last seven years Club Penguin launched in October 2005. to give an insight into the lessons The site was an instant hit with kids and learned from the successes, challenges, was bought two years later by The Walt and some common misconceptions Disney Company. Today Club Penguin is about developing and maintaining a the world’s largest virtual world for kids, huge online community and global is played in five languages in more than franchise. 190 countries and has seen 175 million plus penguins created.
Now a boss himself at Disney, keeping ahead of the game is Lane Merrifield’s main preoccupation, not just for Club Penguin but other Disney communities too including Pixie Hollow. Trying, testing and constantly innovating have seen
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Timetable Day 1
Wednesday 4 July 2012 Registration and Cloakroom: 9am – 9pm in the Creative Lounge, The Workstation
Showroom Bar/ Cinema 4 Cinema 3 Cinema 2 Cinema 1 The Eye Café 09:00
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HUBS A HUBS B HUBS C Electric Works Millennium Gallery Crucible Theatre (Arundel Room) 09:00
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10:00 10-12noon International Exchange One-to-one 10:30 Meetings 11:00
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1:00 1-5pm 1-5pm 1-5pm 1-5pm 1-5pm Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop Shape It, Pitch It So Now You’ve Got Co-pro Clinic Writers’ Workout Screen to Shelf – 1:30 an App Ready for Retail 2:00
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5:00 5-6pm Welcome Drinks Crucible Bar 5:30
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Thursday 5 July 2012 Registration and Cloakroom: 8:30am – 7pm in the Creative Lounge, The Workstation
Showroom Bar/ Cinema 4 Cinema 3 Cinema 2 Cinema 1 Café Research Insights at the CMC:
09:00 9-9:30am Tea and Coffee 09:30 9:30-10:30am 9:30-10:30am Answers on a Answers on a 10:00 Postcard! Postcard! (Relay from Cinema 4) 10:30 10:30-11am Tea and Coffee 11:00 11-12:30pm 11-12noon 11:10-12:40pm 11:10-12:40pm Meet the Thank You for the Never Ending Story Getting To Grips With Young Children’s Learning 11:30 Commissioners: Public Music Service Appyfamilies – Apps for Big and Little Fingers 12:00 12-2:30pm Tears, Tantrums and Total Involvement in Lunch Showroom Café Purchasing Decisions 12:30 (For those attending 12:30-1:30pm Showroom lunchtime Mind The Gap 1:00 sessions)
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2:00 2-3pm 2-3pm 2:10-3:10pm 2:10-3:10pm BAFTA Presents: Second Screen Focus on China Under The Sesame Tree 2:30 The Amazing World of Children, Tablets and the Future Gumball 3:00 3-3:30pm Tea and Coffee 3:30 3:30-4:30pm 3:30-4:30pm 3:40-4:40pm Put Your Money Where Testing, Testing… 3:40-4:40pm Are We Safe Yet? 4:00 Your Mouth Is Connected Devices and Children’s Media Consumption 4:30 TV Presenters – What Children Want 4:30-5pm Tea and Coffee 5:00 5-5:40pm 5-6pm 5:10-6pm 5:10-5:40pm Fighting Fantasy The Audio Picture 5:30 PJ Playlist Kids and Co-viewing. Is it a screen thing?
6:00 6:15-7:30pm 6:15-7:30pm 6:30 Creative Keynote – Creative Keynote – Making Monsters Making Monsters 7:00 (Relay from Cinema 4)
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12:45-1:30pm 12:45-1:45pm Speed 1:00 Meet Mind Candy Meetings – Public Service Commissioners 1:30
2:00 2-3pm 2-3pm Parent Power Speed Meetings – Mind Candy 2:30
3:00 3-3:30pm Tea and Coffee 3:30 3:30 – 6pm 3:30-4:30pm International Let’s Get Physical Exchange One-to-one 4:00 meetings 4:30 4:30-5pm Tea and Coffee 5:00 5-6pm Reading Between the Panels 5:30
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8:00 8-10:30pm Pizza Express Supper 124 Devonshire Street 8:30 Sheffield S1 (For pre-booked delegates) 9:00
Forum Buffet 9:30 127 Devonshire Street Sheffield S1 (For 10:00 10-2am pre-booked delegates) HUBS Party 10:30
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Friday 6 July 2012 Registration and Cloakroom: 8:30am – 7pm in the Creative Lounge, The Workstation
Showroom Bar/ Cinema 4 Cinema 3 Cinema 2 Cinema 1 Café Research Insights at the CMC: 08:00
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09:00 9-9:30am Tea and Coffee 09:30 9:30-10:30am 9:30-10:30am 9:40-10:40am 9:40-10:40am Meet the 3DTV – Fact or Fiction? Commissioned by Under The Sesame Tree 10:00 Commissioners: the Crowd Publishing Children, Tablets and the Future 10:30 10:30-11am Tea and Coffee 11:00 11-12:30pm 11-12:30pm Meet the 11:10-12:40pm The VOD Inquiry 11:10-12:40pm 11:30 Commissioners: Screening – Getting to Grips with Young Children’s Learning Prix Jeunesse 2012 – Commercial Appyfamilies – Apps for Big and Little Fingers 12:00 Medalists and 12-2:30pm Also-rans Tears, Tantrums And Total Involvement In Lunch Showroom Café Purchasing Decisions 12:30 (For those attending Showroom lunchtime 1:00 sessions) 1:00-1:45pm Know Me, Like Me, 1:30 Follow Me
2:00 2-3:30pm 2-3:30pm 2-3:30pm The Future of OMG£££ – 2:15-3-30pm Kids and Co-viewing. Is it a screen thing? 2:30 Cotton Wool Kids Family Film Magnetising and Connected Devices and Children’s Media Monetising Apps Consumption 3:00 TV Presenters – What Children Want 3:30 3:35-4pm CMC Wrap 4:00
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09:00 9-9:30am Tea and Coffee 09:30 9:30-10:30am Focus on Malaysia 10:00
10:30 10:30-11am Tea and Coffee 11:00 11-12noon 11-12:15pm 11-12noon Speed Meetings – Working with CBBC Speed Meetings – Malaysia Commissioners 11:30 Publishing 12:00 12-2:30pm 12-2:30pm 12-2:30pm Lunch Lunch Lunch HUBS Phoenix Bar 12:30 12:45-1:45pm 12:45-1:45pm 1:00 1-1:45pm Protecting Sally the Speed Meetings – All Animated! Seahorse Commercial 1:30
2:00 2:15-4pm International 2:30 Exchange One-to-one meetings 3:00
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Delegate Registration Lunches Delegate Facilities Lunches are included in your delegate’s pass and 2 Workstation are served upstairs in the HUBS, in the Phoenix Wi-Fi Hotspot Weds 4 July 9am–9pm Bar downstairs in the HUBS, and the Showroom The Showroom Café/ Bar are Wi-Fi hotspots. Thurs 5 & Fri 6 July 8.30am–7pm bar and café. You can take your packed lunch into The Showroom Cinemas have wireless access. Come to the Registration Desk on arrival to collect the lunchtime sessions – but you’ll need to pick it The access code is: wifi@showroom. your delegate’s badge. A cloakroom facility is also up in one of these venues first. If you have any available at these times problem with finding a lunch pack, please contact Wireless Access a member of the conference staff immediately The HUBS has wireless access. Please ask for an Speed Meetings who will help you. access code from conference staff in the HUBS.
2 Workstation Thurs 5 July lunch sponsored by Red Kite. Bureau Services Thurs 5 & Fri 6 July Fri 6 July lunch sponsored by Fremantle Media Weds 4–Fri 6 July 8.45am–5.30pm After each Meet the Commissioners session, you Enterprises. The Workstation Bureau services including fax, can arrange to meet them for a 5 mins one-to- telephone and photocopying are available on one advice slot. Come to Registration to book in at The Wednesday Workshops Lunches a pay as you use basis. the start of each Speed Meeting block – there’s no If you have booked for The Wednesday advance booking. Bookings on a first come, first Workshops, you can collect your lunch at the Access served basis. workshop venue from 12noon. All public areas are fully accessible to people using wheelchairs. Please contact the ushers to Receptions & Parties Showroom Bar ensure you have priority access to the screenings Mon-Thurs 10am–11pm, food served and sessions. In the Showroom, toilet facilities for Welcome Drinks until 9pm; Fri 10am-12mid, food until 9pm wheelchair users are available in the bar, café Weds 4 July 5-6pm A free Wi-Fi hotspot. and lower cinema lobby outside Cinemas 3 and 5 Crucible Theatre 4. There is a lift for customer use. All venues are 55 Norfolk St, S1 1DA The HUBS non-smoking. ☎ 0114 249 6000 The upstairs Eye bar will be open during the www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk conference, serving hot and cold drinks. Permission Sponsored by Club Penguin. Session reports will be published on our website Conference Venues during and after the conference as blogs. Please Drinks Reception be aware that individual delegates will be Weds 4 July 7.15-8.45pm D Showroom Cinema blogging the conference and that there will be 4 Millennium Gallery Paternoster Row, S1 2BX press in many of the sessions. Photographs will Arundel Gate, S1 2PP ☎ 0114 275 7727 be published on our website after the conference ☎ 0114 278 2600 www.showroomworkstation.org.uk and made available to third parties. Please let our Sponsored by Impossible Kids. photographer know at the time if you don’t want 2 The Workstation your image published. Some sessions in Cinema The Hubs Party 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX 4 and the Crucible will be streamed live online. Thurs 5 July 10pm-2am ☎ 0114 279 6511 3 The Hubs 0114 279 6522 Sponsorship Opportunities Paternoster Row, S1 2QQ The conference has generous sponsors, without ☎ 0114 225 4111 3 The HUBS whom the event could not take place. The Late night party with DJ and dancing. Paternoster Row, S1 2QQ conference can provide valuable promotional ☎ 0114 225 4111 opportunities for your brands and there are Food & Drink 0114 225 4140 various benefit packages to suit any budget. If you are interested in receiving information 35 Pizza Express Supper 4 Millennium Gallery about sponsorship opportunities in 2013, please Thurs 5 July 8-10.30pm Arundel Gate, S1 2PP contact our Sponsorship Coordinator by email: 124 Devonshire St, S3 7SF ☎ 0114 278 2600 [email protected] ☎ 0114 275 2755 www.museums-sheffield.org.uk For those who have pre-booked. 5 Crucible Theatre 28 The Forum Buffet 55 Norfolk St, S1 1DA Thurs 5 July 8-10.30pm ☎ 0114 249 6000 127-129 Devonshire St, S3 7SB www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk ☎ 0114 272 0569 The Forum is just across the road from 7 Electric Works Pizza Express. Sheffield Digital Campus, Harmer Lane, S1 2BJ ☎ 0114 286 6200 Tea & Coffee http://electric-works.net Break-time tea and coffee are included in your delegate’s pass and are served in For venue locations see the map on the the Showroom bar, café and the Eye. Sponsored inside back cover of this Guide. by Best Boy Entertainment.
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Registration and cloakroom open Workshop 9am-9pm Wednesday 4 July So Now You’ve Got an App Workstation, Paternoster Row 1-5pm Wednesday 4 July HUBS B Registration and the secure cloakroom are open from 9am-9pm on Wednesday and from 8.30am-7pm on Thursday and Friday. To be successful in today’s marketplace, apps need to differentiate ...... and deliver a truly great experience. Join us to explore what this means. Lunch Introduced by Marc Goodchild, Founder, IpDipSkyBlue 12-1pm Wednesday 4 July Speakers Dr. Barbie Clark, MD, Family, Kids and Youth HUBS, Electric Works and Millennium Gallery, James Huggins, MD, Me Books Arundel Room Jason Krogh, Founder and Director, zinc Roe Design Chris O’Shea, Founder, Cowley Owl Lunch packs available for delegates who have booked for a pre- Matt Whatley, Senior Designer, Complete Control Produced by Chris Dymond, Digital Innovation Specialist conference Wednesday Workshop. Supported by UKTI ......
Workshop Workshop Shape It, Pitch It The Co-Pro Clinic 1-5pm Wednesday 4 July 1-5pm Wednesday 4 July HUBS A HUBS C
A unique opportunity to work on your idea – whether it be a game, Experts, practitioners and commissioners help prepare projects for book, radio or TV show – with a set of highly experienced experts the international co-production market. and then try pitching it to a panel of guest commissioners from TV, games and publishing. Introduced by Karl Woolley, Managing Director, Impossible Kids Speakers Ken Anderson, Executive Director & Chief Creative Introduced by Jason DaPonte, MD and Executive Producer, Officer, August Media Holdings The Swarm Steven Andrew, Creative Director, The Foundation Experts Tim Bain, Writer Andrew Baker, Founder and Managing Director, Barry Quinn, Development Producer, CBeebies Rights TV Debbie Macdonald, Consultant Miles Bullough, Freelance Media Consultant Hayley Treacy Pepler, Creative Director, Get On Tony Collingwood, Writer/ Director, Collingwood The Radio O’Hare Productions Panellists Katy Jones, Executive Producer, BBC Learning Genevieve Dexter, Founder & CEO, Serious Lunch Ltd Jamie Macdonald Senior VP, Codemaster Studios Jackie Edwards, Executive Producer, Animation and Jamila Metran, Programme Manager, CITV Acquisitions, CBeebies Paul Rhodes, Head of Digital, Walker Michael Rose, Co-founder, Magic Light Pictures Richard Rowe, Director of Acquisitions & Original Produced by Dinah Lammiman, Producer, Three Black Cats and Series, Cartoon Network, CN Too, Boomerang, Pastporte Cartoonito, EMEA Sponsored by Music for Kids: The Music Sales Group Tom Van Waveren, CEO and Creative Director, Cake ...... Entertainment Experts Oliver Ellis, Joint MD HoHo Entertainment Henrietta Hurford-Jones, Director of Investment CBeebies, BBC Worldwide Adam Selly, Founder, Union Media Ltd Muriel Thomas, International Distribution & Brand Development, Moving Craft Produced by Helen Brunsdon, Animation Consultant and Producer Supported by UKTI ......
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Workshop The CMC Keynote The CMC Writers’ Workout ‘Ahead of the Game’ 1-5pm Wednesday 4 July 6-7:15pm Wednesday 4 July Electric Works Crucible Theatre
An active session to help you create stronger shows and structure CMC 2012 begins with inspiration, innovation and challenge from better scripts. Lane Merrifield, co-founder of ‘Club Penguin’ (the world’s largest online playground for children), and now responsible for all Disney’s Produced and virtual worlds, considers kids, entertainment, learning and play. presented by Alan Gilbey, Freelance screenwriter and show developer Sponsored by Technicolor Introduced by Anna Home OBE, Chair, The Children’s Media ...... Conference Speaker Lane Merrifield, Executive Vice President, Disney Online Studios Workshop Sponsored by Cartoon Network From Screen to Shelf – Ready for Retail ...... 1-5pm Wednesday 4 July Millennium Gallery, Arundel Room Millennium Gallery Reception 7.15-8.45pm Wednesday 4 July Providing tools to objectively judge and articulate how your IP could translate successfully off-screen: an increasingly essential Millennium Gallery component of finance for many media projects. Drinks reception in the Millennium Gallery – across the square from Experts Francis Adams, Creative Director, Shine 360, the Crucible Theatre. Shine Group Phillip Carroll, Book Buying Manager, Sainsbury’s Sponsored by Impossible Kids Nick Cooke, Category Manager Video Games, Tesco ...... Dominic Gregory, Creative Director CNE Enterprises EMEA, Turner Broadcasting Helen Howells, Joint MD, HoHo Entertainment Eric Huang, Publishing Director, Penguin Group (UK) Produced and presented by Oliver Dyer, Director, Skew Studios Sponsored by Technicolor ......
Welcome Drinks 5-6pm Wednesday 4 July Crucible Theatre Foyer
A welcome drink before the Opening Keynote.
Sponsored by Club Penguin ......
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Session Session Answers on a Postcard! Thank You For The Music 9.30–10.30am Thursday 5 July 11am–12noon Thursday 5 July Cinema 4 Cinema 2
Back by popular demand, it’s the quiz that kicks off the conference The ins and outs of potentially lucrative music royalty income in film, with rib-tickling topicality. Hosted by CBBC’s ‘Friday Download’ TV & other media platforms. It’s simple when you know how! presenter and actor, Caellach Spellman. Speakers Doug Boyes, Creative Director, 2dB Music Production Panellists Louise Bucknole, Programming Director, Disney Gary Downing, Sync Specialist, Music Sales Group Channels UK & Ireland. Anne Miller, Creative Director, Accorder Music Eric Huang, Publishing Director, Penguin Group (UK Produced and Billy Macqueen, MD Darrall Macqueen Presented by John Bassett, Head of Children’s Music, Music for Kids Joanna van der Meer, Family Learning Co-ordinator, ...... BFI Education Dominic Minns, Creative Director, Plug-in Media Session Alison Norrington, CEO, StorycentralDigital Ewan Vinnicombe, Head of Presentation, Enabling Kids, Connecting Communities BBC Children’s 11am–12.30pm Thursday 5 July Produced by Victoria Coker, Development Producer, BBC Scotland HUBS C Sponsored by BBC Scotland with support from Dubit ...... Applying social media, digital and gaming technologies to real world problems with insights from successful projects that Session empower children and their communities. Meet the Commissioners: Public Service Introduced by Tom Kenyon, Director of Education In a Digital 11am–12.30pm Thursday 5 July Environment Programme, Nesta Cinema 4 Speakers Iain Broome, Communications Manager, The Workshop Geoff Clarkson, Teacher, Muvizu Still the major force in TV and interactive commissioning, key figures Colleen Eccles, Project Director, Sanctuary Housing from each of the PSB’s will reveal their strategies and success Association Neil Ford, Project Lead, Young Rewired State stories, their position on structural change, including their place in Kerry Kazim, Marketing, Muvizu the VOD landscape, their current and future programming needs Kevin Lewis, Participant, Young Rewired State and the commissioning process. Mark Riches, CEO and Co-Founder, Radiowaves Debbie Wicks, Project Coordinator, Young Rewired State Speakers Abigail Appleton, Head of Commissioning, Produced by Lori Camm, Senior Content Producer, Children’s BBC BBC Learning and Karen Johnson, Executive Producer, Turmeric Kay Benbow, Controller, CBeebies Media Ltd Gemma Brady, Editor, Channel 4 Education Sponsored by Channel 4 Stuart Cosgrove, Director of Creative Diversity ...... Channel 4 Joe Godwin, Director BBC Children’s Sioned Wyn Roberts, Content Commissioner, Children’s, Session Learning and Digital, S4C Never Ending Story Produced and 11.10am-12.40pm Thursday 5 July presented by Christopher Skala, SVP, Programming & TV Sales, Guinness World Records Cinema 3 Sponsored by Kindle Entertainment ...... How will storytelling have to change to fit in with children’s media consumption? Will stories cease to have a beginning, middle and end?
Introduced by Matt Locke, Director, Storythings Speakers John Davison, Creative Director, Kanoti Laura Dockrill, Author, Poet, Performer Will Jewel, Screenwriter, Director, Fractured Films Sophie Sampson, Freelance Writer & Producer Tom Turcan, Founder, Runcat Consulting Produced by Claire Fegan, Business Development Manager, Kanoti Sponsored by Ceidiog ......
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Research Insights at the CMC Session Getting To Grips With Young Children’s Learning Meet the Commissioners: Mind Candy 11.10am–12.40pm Thursday 5 July 12.45–1.30pm Thursday 5 July Cinema 1 HUBS C
Find out how to match the learning potential of interactive products Mind Candy is commissioning new IP for Moshi Monsters. Come with what’s appropriate for children under five. along and learn more about their plans.
Presented by Lydia Plowman, Professor of Education & Technology, Speaker Michael Acton Smith, CEO, Mind Candy University of Edinburgh Produced and Joanna McPake, Reader in Education, University of introduced by Julie Adair, Adair Digital Ltd Strathclyde Glasgow ...... Produced by Btisam Belola, Insight and Innovation Consultant Sponsored by University of Edinburgh and University of Strathclyde Glasgow Session ...... BAFTA Presents: ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ 2–3pm Thursday 5 July Appyfamilies – Apps for Big and Little Fingers Cinema 4
If you’re thinking about creating an app for kids, then this A ‘making of’ session with the creative team behind ‘The Amazing presentation will give you a great insight into your audience and World of Gumball’, plus a sneak peek at a brand new episode from the challenges before you start! the upcoming second series.
Presented by Bay Clark, Associate Director, Sherbert Research Introduced by Tony Collingwood, Producer, Collingwood O’Hare Glynn Hayward, Creative Director, Complete Control Productions Produced by Btisam Belola, Insight and Innovation Consultant Speakers Ben Bocquelet, Show Creator ‘The Amazing World of Sponsored by Sherbert Research Gumball’, Turner Broadcasting ...... Mic Graves, Series Director, ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ Daniel Lennard, Vice President of Original Series Tears, Tantrums And Total Involvement in & Development, EMEA, Turner Broadcasting Purchasing Decisions Produced by Faye Ellis, Digital Learning Programmes Manager, The British Museum and Youth Board Member, BAFTA 300 families told us how they decide what TV to watch, which car Sponsored by BAFTA to buy and much more. We unravel the most valuable decision ...... making process in the UK. Session Presented by Maurice Wheeler, Strategic Planning Director, doco Second Screen Produced by Btisam Belola, Insight and Innovation Consultant Sponsored by doco 2–3pm Thursday 5 July ...... Cinema 2
Session Companion apps alongside TV content have made a big impact in mainstream viewing – are they coming to kids’ TV too? Leading Mind The Gap producers explore how 2nd screen Children’s TV can work. 12.30–1.30pm Thursday 5 July Cinema 2 Introduced by Peter Cowley, CEO, Spirited Digital Media Speakers James Bruce, Head of Creative, Disney Interactive Sources of funding assistance for producers, including the EU Media Group, EMEA MEDIA fund, soon to be Creative Europe, and EIS investment funds. Marc Goodchild, Founder, IpDipSkyBlue Alex Moore, Development Producer, Zodiak Media Plus an update from the UK Animation campaign. Produced by Ricard Gras, Product Manager, Sportradar ...... Speakers Oli Hyatt, Chair, Animation UK Fergus Haycock and Kok-Yee Yau, Investment Managers, Ingenious Media Investments Ltd Agnieszka Moody, Director, Media Desk UK Presented and produced by Adam Selly, Founder, Union Media Ltd Sponsored by Rights TV ......
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Session Children, Tablets and the Future Parent Power 2–3pm Thursday 5 July How Tablets are opening up new opportunities for children’s creativity, motivation to learn, and social skills. HUBS C Presented by Dr Barbie Clarke, Managing Director, and Siv Svanaes, Thanks to Twitter and Facebook, parents have more access to Chief Tablet Researcher, Family Kids and Youth broadcasters and content makers than ever before but what have Produced by Shazia Ali, Qualitative Research Consultant they got to say? And are we listening? Sponsored by Family Kids and Youth ...... Introduced by Ben Faulks, Performer and creator of Mr. Bloom Speakers Lynne Barcoe, Owner, MumPanel Session Barry Ryan, Standards & Policy Manager, Market Research Society Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Produced by Paul Shuttleworth, Executive Producer, Freelance 3.30–4.30pm Thursday 5 July ...... Cinema 4
Session Everybody’s looking for the next big thing. But finding it is another Focus On: China matter. Could you identify a big commercial hit? Industry hot shots 2.10–3.10pm Thursday 5 July from TV and new media attempt to do just that, as ‘Dragons’ Den’ style’ they face real pitches and are asked to back their instincts Cinema 3 with actual hard cash. A great way of finding out what makes commissioners and buyers tick. The lowdown on working with China, including members of the International Exchange delegation. Introduced by Karl Woolley, MD, Impossible Kids Dragons Michael Acton Smith, CEO, Mind Candy Introduced by Paul Jackson, Executive Producer, Eyeworks Nigel Pickard, Chief Executive Officer, Zodiak M.E.E.A. Speakers Karen Cheng, UKTI Beijing and UK Kids & Family Tony Hughes, Focus Innovation/UKTI Sector Specialist Sander Schwartz, President, Kids and Family Chen Xiangnong, Producer, CCTV Animation Entertainment, Fremantle Media Xiaoxuan Yang, Vice Director, Beijing TV KAKU Alison Warner, VP, IP Sales, Acquisitions and Children’s Satellite Channel Co-Productions, Technicolor Produced by Tom Cousins, AP CBeebies Pitchers Dan Good, MD Absolutely Cuckoo Sponsored by Guinness World Records Oli Hyatt, Co Founder Blue Zoo Animation Studio ...... Owen Stickler, MD, Dinamo Productions Melanie Stokes, Co Director, Kindle Entertainment Produced by Steven Andrew, Creative Director, The Foundation Research Insights at the CMC Sponsored by Finger Industries Under The Sesame Tree ...... 2.10–3.10pm Thursday 5 July Cinema 1 Session Testing, Testing… The challenges of creating a post-conflict public service co- 3.30–4.30pm Thursday 5 July production that appeals to and benefits young children. Cinema 2 Presented by Dr. Alexandra Swann, Freelance researcher Produced by Shazia Ali, Qualitative Research Consultant Getting the most from your own user-testing ...... Speakers Dr Adam Galpin, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Salford Josh Selig, President and Founder, Little Airplane Productions Dr Amanda Gummer, MD, Fundamentals Presented and produced by John Kent, Freelance Cross Platform Producer ......
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Session TV Presenters – What Children Want Let’s Get Physical 3.30–4.30pm Thursday 5 July Results of the 2012 IZI international audience research on what children want in a TV presenter in terms of ethnicity, gender, age HUBS C and other characteristics.
Exploring the possibilities and pitfalls of stimulating action and Presented by Dr. Lynn Whitaker, University of Glasgow activity in the real world through the creative use of technology and Produced by Kirsty Gray, Consultant, Kids Industries narrative – in games, apps and on TV......
Introduced by Sharna Jackson, Tate Kids Editor, Tate Gallery Speakers Josh Atkins, Director of Game Design, Microsoft Games Session Daniel Bays, Producer, BBC Children’s Fighting Fantasy – Making Games Ruth Chalmers, Writer & Director 5–5.40pm Thursday 5 July Martin Hollis, Owner, Zoonami Ltd Produced by Ben Simpson, Producer, Plug-in Media Cinema 4 ...... Ian Livingstone OBE, Life President of Eidos Games, reflects on a life making games from the Games Workshops, via Fighting Fantasy Session Books to Eidos – and back to print with the release of a new title in Are We Safe Yet? the Fighting Fantasy series 3.40–4.40pm Thursday 5 July Cinema 3 Introduced and Produced by Dr Jo Twist, CEO, UKIE Sponsored by Telegael Twelve months after the recommendations of the Bailey report, ...... what progress has been made in the online industry on internet safety for children? Session Introduced by Dr. Jo Twist, CEO, UKIE The Audio Picture Speakers Reg Bailey, Chief Executive, Mothers’ Union Ian Douthwaite, CEO, Dubit Ltd 5–6pm Thursday 5 July Professor Jackie Marsh, Head of the School of Cinema 2 Education, University of Sheffield Simon Milner, Policy Director UK and Ireland, Facebook When life’s full of cartoons, picture books and colourful TV, it‘s easy Produced by Olivia Dickinson, Freelance Digital Producer to see a child’s world as predominantly visual. But what about the ...... incremental value that audio can create for brands?
Research Insights at the CMC Introduced by Paul Robinson, President, International, A Squared Elxsi Entertainment Connected Devices and Children’s Media Speakers Tim Collins, Head of Commercial, DC Thomson Consumption Jo Dawson, Senior Brand Manager, Orion Children’s 3.40–4.40pm Thursday 5 July Books Juliet Dawson, Director, JDPR Cinema 1 Matt Deegan, Station Manager, Fun Kids Radio Produced by Joe Friel, Content Manager, Folder Media An exploration of children’s behaviour as they are exposed to new ...... technology, based on ACB’s observation recorded in their own homes.
Presented by Phil Williams, Researcher and Writer, ACB Produced by Kirsty Gray, Consultant, Kids Industries Sponsored by ACB ......
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Session Creative Keynote Interview Reading Between the Panels Making Monsters 5–6pm Thursday 5 July 6.15–7.30pm Thursday 5 July HUBS C Cinemas 4 & 3
Comics, kids and verbal, visual and critical literacy. What’s the Double Carnegie medal winner Patrick Ness on monsters, teens verdict on their value? & the creative process needed for both.
Speakers Mel Gibson, Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University Produced by Julia Posen, Marketing, Licensing and Brand Director, Hunt Emerson, Comic Creator, The Beano & literature Walker Books adaptations Sponsored by Walker Books Jim Medway, Educator & Comics Creator, The Phoenix ...... Russell Wall, Digital Media Consultant Produced and presented by Paul Gravett, Director, Comica Festival and Social Escape Books Pizza Express Supper ...... 8–10.30pm Thursday 5 July
Session For those who have booked. The traditional CMC Pizza bash. It’s at PJ Playlist 124 Devonshire Street...... 5.10–6pm Thursday 5 July Cinema 3 Social Children’s personalities share their most inspirational or intriguing The Forum Buffet shows from this year’s Prix Jeunesse Festival. The alternative supper across the road. The Forum, 127-129 Introduced and Devonshire Street. Produced by David Kleeman, President, ACCM ...... Social Research Insights at the CMC The HUBS Party Kids and Co-viewing. Is it a screen thing? 10pm–2am Thursday 5 July 5.10–5.40pm Thursday 5 July Cinema 1 Party with drinks at student prices, DJ and dancing! ...... An up to date, real life portrayal of what ‘co-viewing’ means in the context of kids’ lives today and what the implications are for kids’ media content in the future.
Presented by Jo Cliff, Managing Director & Rachel Hoy, Director, Platypus Research Produced by Shazia Ali, Qualitative Research Consultant Sponsored by Platypus Research ......
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Social Session Breakfast with the CMF Focus On: Malaysia 8-9.20am Friday 6 July 9.30–10.30am Friday 6 July HUBS B HUBS C
Join Anna Home and supporters of the new Children's Media The lowdown on working with Malaysia including members of the Foundation to hear the action plan and learn how you can support. International Exchange delegation.
Sponsored by The Children’s Media Foundation Introduced by Billy Macqueen, MD, Darrall Macqueen ...... Speakers Azrul H Baharom, CEO, Funcel SDN BHD Zeno Gabing, Executive Director, Giggle Garage Session Desmond Ngai, Manager, Business Development, Creative Multimedia Division, MDec Meet the Commissioners: Publishing Shazril Rahman, MAC3 Incubator Programme, MDec 9.30–10.30am Friday 6 July C J See, Sales & Marketing Director, Inspidea Cinema 4 Produced by Tom Cousins, AP, CBeebies Sponsored by Guinness World Records ...... What are publishers looking for? Discover what is exciting the commissioners from both established and start-up publishers. Session Speakers Rebecca Frazer, Editorial Director, Orchard Books Commissioned by the Crowd Eric Huang, Publishing Director Media and Entertainment, Penguin 9.40–10.40am Friday 6 July Sara O’Connor, Editorial Director Print & Digital, Cinema 3 Hot Key Books Produced and Got a great idea but don’t know how to fund it? Use crowd-funding presented by Jeff Norton, Writer and Producer, Awesome to finance a prototype, pilot or even a whole project. Top tips from Sponsored by Jam Media those who’ve done it! ...... Introduced by Gina Fegan, CEO, D-Media and the South East Media Session Network Board Speakers Naomi Alderman, Writer 3D TV – Fact or Fiction Nick Dazé, Author 9.30–10.30am Friday 6 July Jason DaPonte, MD, The Swarm Cinema 2 Kevin McLean, Co-Founder, Tinkatolli Produced by Becky Palmer, Freelance Digital Producer, Becky Palmer Media The future of 3D on TV. Will programmes ever be simulcast in 2D ...... and 3D, or will 3D be relegated to only sports, ‘special events’ and niche documentary?
Speakers Dana Harrison, MD, Paradise FX Europe Alexander Lentjes, 3D Stereoscopic Consultant and Animation Producer, 3-D Revolution Productions Tamsin Lyons, Producer, Breakthru Films Amy Mathieson, Jet Set Films Reg Sanders, Director and Stereographer Produced by Jonathan Brown, Head of Production, Lightworx Media Ltd ......
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Research Insights at the CMC (Rpt) Session Under The Sesame Tree The VOD Inquiry 9.40–10.40am Friday 6 July 11–12.30pm Friday 6 July Cinema 1 Cinema 2
The challenges of creating a post-conflict public service co- Is the end game for Kids’ TV 100% On Demand? production that appeals to and benefits young children. Speakers Farooq Ansari, Cross Platform Executive, Zodiak Active Presented by Dr. Alexandra Swann, Freelance researcher Sarah Aspinall, Head of Kids TV, BT Vision Produced by Shazia Ali, Qualitative Research Consultant Andrew Baker, Founder and Managing Director, ...... Rights TV Derren Lawford, Head of Programming and Scheduling, Global iPlayer, BBC Worldwide Children, Tablets and the Future Russell Miller, MD, The Center for Intentional Media Produced by Rebecca Denton, freelance Executive Producer How Tablets are opening up new opportunities for children’s & Creative creativity, motivation to learn, and social skills. Sponsored by Cake ...... Presented by Dr. Barbie Clarke, Managing Director, and Siv Svanaes, Chief Tablet Researcher, Family Kids and Youth Session Produced by Shazia Ali, Qualitative Research Consultant Sponsored by Family Kids and Youth Working With CBBC ...... 11–12.15pm Friday 6 July HUBS C Session Meet the Commissioners: Commercial An insight into how external suppliers, talent and companies can nurture working relationships with CBBC In-House productions. 11–12.30pm Friday 6 July Cinema 4 Hosted by TV presenter Saira Khan Speakers Japhet Asher, Executive Producer, Interactive, CBBC Channel shapers at the UK's major commercial broadcasters Helen Bullough, Head of Productions, CBBC outline their commissioning priorities. Sara Harkins, Creative Director Children’s Scotland, BBC Scotland Bill Hobbins, Creative Director, CBBC Introduced by David Jenkinson, Editor-in-chief & Managing Director, Sarah Muller, Head of Acquisitions and Drama C21Media Development, CBBC Speakers Louise Bucknole, Programming Director, Disney Produced by Scott Martin, Development Producer, CBBC Channels UK & Ireland Sponsored by Leopard Films Beth Gardiner, VP Production & Development, ...... Disney Junior, EMEA Anthony Lukom, VP and MD UK and Ireland, Turner Broadcasting Session Jamila Metran, Programme Manager CITV Tim Patterson, VP Scheduling, Nickelodeon UK Prix Jeunesse 2012 – Medalists and Also-rans Produced by Louise Lynch, Managing Director, Libra Television Ltd 11.10–12.40pm Friday 6 July Sponsored by Coolabi Cinema 3 ...... Fresh from the 2012 Prix Jeunesse, a selection of outstanding, innovative and intriguing children’s TV from around the world.
Presented and produced by by David Kleeman, President, American Center for Children and Media Sponsored by Brown Bag Films ......
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Research Insights at the CMC (Rpt) Session Getting To Grips With Young Children’s Learning Protecting Sally the Seahorse 11.10–12.40pm Friday 6 July 12.45–1.45pm Friday 6 July Cinema 1 HUBS C
Find out how to match the learning potential of interactive products Are you the creator of the next big character? Take our voyage of with what’s appropriate for children under five. discovery and explore brand development, the costs, risks and profits, and protect your precious treasure from pirates! Presented by Lydia Plowman, Professor of Education & Technology, University of Edinburgh Introduced by Marion Edwards, VP Production, HIT Entertainment Joanna McPake, Reader in Education, University of Speakers John Collins, Managing Director, John Collins Strathclyde Glasgow Consultancy Ltd Produced by Btisam Belola, Insight and Innovation Consultant Lisa Logan, Partner, Gateley UK Sponsored by University of Edinburgh and University of Linda Sullivan, Director, Cavendish Corporate Finance Strathclyde Glasgow Produced by Rebecca Fox, Animator and Storyteller ......
Appyfamilies – Apps for Big and Little Fingers Session All Animated! If you’re thinking about creating an app for kids, then this 1–1.45pm Friday 6 July presentation will give you a great insight into your audience and the challenges before you start! HUBS A
Presented by Bay Clark, Associate Director, Sherbert Research An opportunity to hear about All Animated, the new network for Glynn Hayward, Creative Director, Complete Control animators up North. Bring your lunch with you. Produced by Btisam Belola, Insight and Innovation Consultant Sponsored by Sherbert Research Speakers Kath Shackleton & Bill Lawrence, All Animated ...... Produced by Kath Shackleton, All Animated ...... Tears, Tantrums And Total Involvement In Purchasing Decisions Session Know Me, Like Me, Follow Me… 300 families told us how they decide what TV to watch, which car 1–1.45pm Friday 6 July to buy and much more. We unravel the most valuable decision Cinema 2 making process in the UK. The power and perception of PR in today’s media landscape. Presented by Maurice Wheeler, Strategic Planning Director, doco Produced by Btisam Belola, Insight and Innovation Consultant Introduced by Jeff Norton, Writer & Producer, Awesome Sponsored by doco Speakers Mellie Buse, MD, Adastra Creative ...... Stuart Dredge, Freelance Journalist Jill Franklin, Founder, Franklin Rae Communications Ltd Produced by Stephanie Barton, Independent Children’s Publishing Advisor ......
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Session Research Insights at the CMC (Rpt) The Future of Family Films Kids and Co-viewing. Is it a screen thing? 2–3.30pm Friday 6 July 2–3.30pm Friday 6 July Cinema 4 Cinema 1
How can we get more British children’s and family feature films An up to date, real life portrayal of what ‘co-viewing’ means in the made and more importantly seen? What are the conditions for context of kids’ lives today and what the implications are for kids’ connecting with the audience and creating success? media content in the future.
Introduced by Michael Rose, Producer, Magic Light Pictures Presented by Jo Cliff, Managing Director and Rachel Hoy, Director Speakers Charles Gant, Film Critic and Journalist at Platypus Research. Joe Oppenheimer, Executive Producer, BBC Films Produced by Shazia Ali, Qualitative Research Consultant Ben Roberts, Director, Lottery Film Fund, BFI Sponsored by Platypus Research Produced by Michael Rose & Martin Pope, Magic Light Pictures ...... Connected Devices and Children’s Media Session Consumption OMG£££ – Magnetising and Monetising Apps 2–3.30pm Friday 6 July An exploration of children’s behaviour as they are exposed to new technology, based on ACB’s observation recorded in their own Cinema 3 homes.
Models, money and morals in the Wild West of the new App Stores. Presented by Phil Williams, Researcher, ACB Produced by Kirsty Gray, Consultant, Kids Industries Speakers Jeff Jones, VP & GM Digital Games, Disney Sponsored by ACB Jason Krogh, Founder & Director, zinc Roe design ...... Nicholas Lovell, Founder, ‘Gamesbrief’ Anna Rafferty, MD, Penguin Digital Mark Sorrell, Game Director & Development Producer, TV Presenters – What Children Want Somethin’ Else Produced and Results of the 2012 IZI international audience research on what Presented by Dr. Charles Kriel, Managing Director, 12 Stories Tall children want in a TV presenter in terms of ethnicity, gender, age ...... and other characteristics.
Presented by Dr. Lynn Whitaker, Glasgow University Produced by Kirsty Gray, Consultant, Kids Industries
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Session Cotton Wool Kids 2.15–3.30pm Friday 6 July Cinema 2
Are we over-protecting our pre-schoolers? In the ultra-safe world of pre-school, is it our role to open up kids’ lives, or keep them tightly wrapped? Which platform allows that best? Where do our responsibilities lie?
Speakers Tim Gill, Writer, Consultant and Independent Researcher, Rethinking Childhood Alison Stewart, Head of Production, Animation and Acquisitions, CBeebies Produced by Tony Reed, Executive Producer, CBeebies ......
Session The Wrap 3.35–4pm Friday 6 July Cinema 4
Three thinkers unpick the key conference themes and reveal the top-ten takeaways of CMC 2012......
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Advisory Committee Jon Spooner Alice Burden Helen Woodcock Keith Arrowsmith Unlimited Theatre Delegation Manager Runners Greg Childs Anna Home OBE Kathy Loizou Chair, The Children’s Jo Twist Eve Warlow Shakira Akabusi; The Children’s Media Media Conference The Association For UK Assistant Delegation Jade Beckingham; Conference Limited Interactive Manager Sufyaan Bhamjee; Board Sarah Baynes Entertainment (UKIE) Rista Brougham; The Creative Garden Tianming Zhao; Shinese-Carvell Registered Office: Juliet Tzabar Zhenni Zhuang Grandison; 68 Clarkehouse Road, Jane Burton Plug-in Media Delegation Assistants Simeng Cheng; Sheffield S10 2LJ UK Tate Gallery Si Chen; Registered in England Mark Wilson Helen Brunsdon Victoria Copley; & Wales Marion Edwards Consultant Speed Meetings Jasmine Danaher; Company Number: HIT Entertainment Manager Elizabeth Edwards; 0718 6979 Steve Wynne Terri Facey; VAT No. 988 0058 84 Dominic Gardiner Rival Media Geraldine Walker Xiaomei Guo; Walt Disney Television Risk Assessments Emma Harry; The Children’s Media EMEA * Many thanks to Jenny Ho; Conference Limited Edelman for Ian Prince Linda Loposso; contact@thechildrens Marc Goodchild their generous in-kind Blog Editor Sapphire McIntosh; mediaconference.com Consultant support in providing us Vivienne Mager; www.thechildrens with rooms for our Becky Coe Cat Marshall; mediaconference.com Estelle Hughes Advisory Committee Blogging Assistant Faye Milnes; 3 Line Media meetings. Joseph Moorhouse; Christina Boonstra; Chloe Seabrook; Conference Matt Locke Sanjay d'Humières; Anneka Shah; Management Storythings.com Jon Hancock; Fan Shasha; Alison Kimberley; Chester Sibanda; Greg Childs Anthony Lukom Jayne Kirkham; Naomi Tupoulahi; Editorial Director Cartoon Network Nina Koo-Seen-Lin; Liping Wen; Bhavit Mehta; Laura Wilks; Kathy Loizou Deborah Macdonald Tom Webb Wei Yu; Director Consultant Bloggers Mengxiao Zhou; Jie Zhang; Jacqui Wells James Macdonald Insider Knowledge Front Of House/ Conference Codemasters Live Streaming Registration Administrator Assistants Helen McAleer Alison Warner Colin Ward Walker Books Ltd Sponsorship Streaming Editor Michael Lindley Coordinator at TruthStudio Jamila Metran Laura Bullen; Graphic Design CITV Mat Steel Joe Harris; Technical Manager Dave Holloway Dream Machine Media Sarah Muller Fiona McLean; & Remode CBBC Darren Chouings Marie-Clare Scott; Website Production Manager Leon Seth; Sue Nott Laura Shaw Fettle Animation CBBC Drama & Lauren Bartles TDs Animated Idents Vice-Chair, Conference Assistant The Children’s Media Georgia Ball; Jennifer Booth Conference Kate Allen Glen Buijnsters; Photographer Guest Coordinator Lucy Cartledge; Vickie O'Malley Charlotte Chan; Franklin Rae Copyright Promotions Sara Unwin Amae Dattanis; Communications Licensing Group Ltd Volunteer Coordinator Rosie Guthrie; Press Shari-Ann Irish; Gary Pope Alice Arbuthnot Georgia Litherland; Chris Ashton Kids Industries Sponsorship Assistant Pepa Llausas; Accountant Guy McLean; Neil Richards Linda Ross Trang Nguyen; Board The Mustard Workshops & Krupali Rana; Corporation Networking Manager Jemma Smith; Anna Home OBE Gareth Starkey; (Chair) Kiaran Saunders Ami Aubrey Hang Tran; Nickelodeon Registration Manager Martyn Warren;
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Michael Acton Smith CEO, Mind Candy up strong credentials in the field of working ranging from ‘Dragons’ Den’ and Michael has been fascinated by games with the family and youth market ‘Mastermind’ to ‘Hairy Bikers’. He’s and puzzles ever since receiving a copy of particularly in the media and FMCG sectors. particularly interested in new platforms, Masquerade for his seventh birthday. More Having employed a range of techniques the future of TV, and content that lies at recent distractions have included ‘Poker’, including ethnography and co-creation the intersection of web, TV and games. ‘Go’, ‘Set’, ‘Sensible Soccer’, ‘Burnout workshops, Shazia is able to best advise Paradise’, and ‘Guitar Hero’. In his early clients on the most suitable qualitative Abigail Appleton Head of Commissioning, twenties he co-founded the online retailer, techniques to ensure true actionable BBC Learning Abigail Appleton is Head Firebox.com. Firebox recently featured in insights. Clients worked with include the of Commissioning for BBC Learning, a 13th place on the Sunday Times Fast Track likes of CITV, Cartoon Network, CSCM and production and commissioning department list of fastest growing companies in Britain. the BBC to name a few. that creates, connects and magnifies Michael launched Mind Candy in 2003 and powerful opportunities for Learning across development on ‘Perplex City’ began soon Ken Anderson Executive Director & Chief the BBC. Abigail is responsible for after. Michael’s interest in Monsters Creative Officer, August Media Holdings commissioning and co-commissioning a probably stems from reading too much A BAFTA award winning producer with over wide range of radio, tv and online content Dr Seuss and Maurice Sendak as a child. 20 years’ experience in the animation as well as face to face learning events. industry, Ken Anderson oversees all Recent projects include The Radio 1 and Julie Adair Adair Digital Julie worked in TV development and production for Singapore 1Xtra Hackney Academy and ‘The Rhyme and radio at the BBC, then started working based August Media, now parent to Red Rocket’ with CBeebies. Before joining BBC with the internet around web 0.0 which Kite Animations. Ken co-founded Red Kite, Learning in 2011, Abigail was Head of later led to an executive role at Disney in Edinburgh, in 1997, and has since led the Speech Programmes, BBC Radio 3. Online EMEA. Core skills include the ability company to become one of the foremost to spot a typo from a hundred miles away Children’s and Animation Production Japhet Asher Executive Producer, and speaking fluent French. Julie is deeply companies in the UK, responsible for hit Interactive, CBBC Japhet joined BBC offended by olives and ‘comic sans’ as a series such as ‘Dennis and Gnasher’, Children’s four years ago to run cross default font. ‘The Imp’ and ‘The Secret World of platform development, overseeing the Benjamin Bear’. concepts for the Bafta winning ‘Zingzillas’ Frances Adams Creative Director, Shine website for CBeebies, and the suite of Group Frances Adams is the Creative Stephen Andrew Creative Director, The interactive products for ‘Tracy Beaker Director for Shine 360°, the division Foundation Steven started in the theatre Returns’ on CBBC that has now attracted responsible for the commercialisation but moved into television to become a over eight million users online. He also of non-broadcast rights at Shine Group director. He joined the BBC when Bros were developed and exec produced the Bafta worldwide. She specialises in establishing still famous, started directing with ‘Blue nominated comedy series ‘Big Babies’ and acreative vision for new properties, building Peter’, and co-created and directed managed the launch of the new CBBC them into global brands and commercial ‘Hangar 17’. He has also worked on website, visited every week by close to formats, to secure the best product and ‘Jackanory’, ‘Playschool’, ‘Live and Kicking’ a million UK children aged six to twelve. retail partners on launch. Previously Frances and moved on to produce ‘Grange Hill’. was Creative Director, BBCW, responsible Steven left the BBC to become Head of Sarah Aspinall Head of Kids’ TV, for an extensive portfolio of entertainment, Children’s at Granada. There he co- created BT Vision Sarah is the current Head of family and kids brands including ‘Doctor ‘My Parents Are Aliens’, and set up ‘24/7’, Kids TV for UK based Freeview and VOD Who’, ‘Lonely Planet’, ‘In the Night Garden’ ‘Jungle Run’ and the BAFTA award winning platform BT Vision, currently the fastest and ‘Charlie & Lola’. ‘Girls in Love’. He left Granada to become growing digital platform in the UK. In her Head of Children’s at CITV, where he capacity Sarah oversees and implements Naomi Alderman Writer, Journalist and commissioned the multi-award winning all strategy, planning, scheduling and Games Creator Naomi Alderman is an ‘My Life as a Popat’, and ‘The Giblet Boys’. acquisitions for the children’s content award-winning novelist, journalist and He became Programme Director for ITV offering on the BT Vision platform. Prior games creator. Her novels have been Digital Channels, before returning to CBBC to BT Sarah worked at Discovery published in ten languages, she writes as Head of Children’s Drama, Animation Communications working across all regularly for the Guardian on technology and Acquisition in January 2009. In 2011 entertainment brands for UK and Southern issues and broadcasts on BBC Radio 4. Steven joined Zodiak Media as Creative Europe as programming manager. Sarah ‘Zombies, Run!’ the game she co-created Director of the Foundation. has over 15 years experience in TV with Six to Start, has been a top-seller on programming business including over the iPhone store, is shortlisted for five Farooq Ansari Cross-Platform Executive, 11 years in the kids’ TV industry working Develop awards and was funded using Zodiak Active Farooq is responsible for the at Turner Broadcasting (Cartoon Network Kickstarter. development, production and delivery of a & Boomerang) as programming and range of digital projects at Zodiak Active – presentation manager EMEA. Shazia Ali Qualitative Research ranging from VOD, web content, apps and Consultant, Freelance With a solid 14 gaming. Prior to this, he worked at the BBC Josh Atkins Director of Game Design, years research experience Shazia has built on a broad array of multiplatform projects Microsoft Games Josh has been in the
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Interactive Entertainment Industry for the ‘Titch Hikers’ in-house at CBeebies. He is experience in the Museums sector and last 18 years. In 2002 Josh joined Microsoft currently writing for the next series of Publishing, she brings significant depth Games Studios and became the Director of ‘Dennis & Gnasher’. Tim is the author of of insight into how children engage with Game Design for MGS. In 2008 Josh moved several best-selling high school musicals content. Formerly MD of Penguin Children’s out to the UK in order to become the Senior including ‘You’re History’ and ‘High School books, Stephanie believes that publishers Design Director at Lionhead Studios under Spoofical’. Published by Maverick Musicals, must be ‘where children are and where Peter Molyneux. In 2011 Josh joined they have been performed as far and wide they are heading’ and that brilliant Microsoft’s new Soho Studios to work on as the USA, UK, South Africa, Australia and combinations of traditional and new media a brand new form of Interactive Television Azerbaijan. will best serve their needs as readers of focused on Children's Education. The first the future. project in this line is ‘Kinect Sesame Street Andrew Baker Founder and Managing TV’. ‘Kinect Sesame Street TV’ is a joint Director, Rights TV Andrew Baker is the John Bassett Head of Children’s Music, production between Microsoft and Sesame founder of Rights TV, the UK’s leading Music For Kids John has over twenty five Workshop. specialist media rights consultancy, which years experience as a musician, producer represents clients spanning all genres of and publisher within the children’s Azrul Baharom CEO, Funcel Funcel was TV production and exploitation. Andrew entertainment world. His speciality is incorporated on April 2002 as an Animation has extensive experience in children’s creating and producing music-based TV production entity, which has now diversified programming and has worked with shows for young children. These include into Intellectual Property creation and global numerous producers including Mackinnon ‘The Crow’s Show’, ‘Wheels on the Bus’ animation production and distribution. & Saunders, Studio Liddell, Factory and 260 half hour musical episodes of Funcel has created opportunities for highly Transmedia, Studio Distract, Red Star the BAFTA winning ‘The Hoobs’, currently skilled and experienced people who are Studios, HoHo Entertainment, Indie Kids, broadcast on Channel 4. John is now Head now diligently putting their expertise and Tattiemoon and many others. Before of Children’s Music at MUSIC FOR KIDS creativity into action. With continuous founding Rights TV Andrew was formerly a specialist music-publishing house and development, Funcel has been positioned Head of Business Affairs for Granada Kids production facility for pre-teen music, which to undertake larger and more challenging and Cosgrove Hall Films and Head of is part of the Music Sales Group. projects, including expansion abroad, Business Affairs for CiTV. As well as day-to- with exposure to the global market through day production, co-production, financing Sarah Baynes Director, The Creative quality produced products and also co- and exploitation, Andrew also advises on Garden Sarah heads up the creative production partners from Japan, Singapore, strategic issues for his clients and media consultancy, The Creative Garden. Germany, Spain, Malaysia and more specialises in UK-Canada Treaty Co- She specialises in concept creation and to come. Productions. In 2009 Andrew established development within the creative industries Rights Savvy, a company formed to provide for leading global companies. She advises Reg Bailey Chief Executive, Mothers’ rights and content owners with assistance international broadcasters, creatives and Union Reg is the Chief Executive of in exploiting the rights that they own more opinion-formers on a range of issues Mothers' Union, an international charity effectively. including channel launches, multi-platform with over four million members in 83 ventures and characterisation within countries. Married, with an adult family, Lynne Barcoe Founder, MumPanel children's animation. Before establishing Reg joined Mothers’ Union in 1999 from MumPanel is a specialist mum-marketing The Creative Garden, Sarah was a Danish Bacon Company plc (DBC) where consultancy, connecting brands and Commissioner at Channel 4. She was part he had been Chief Executive. Reg has been agencies to thousands of UK mums. of the launch team and commissioner for involved in the Mothers’ Union campaign Lynne’s background was in senior strategic ‘The Big Breakfast’ before assuming ‘Bye Buy Childhood’, concerning the marketing roles both in-house and for responsibilities for the first youth branded commercialisation of children. From agencies. When Lynne had her daughter slots for T4. She has extensive experience December 2010 he led the government- she realised she was asking her trusted in Children's Entertainment, Youth and sponsored Independent Review into the circle – other mums – about products and Entertainment. Commercialisation and Sexualisation of brands. She founded MumPanel, focussing Childhood, which made a series of on bringing this real mum insight and Daniel Bays Producer, BBC Daniel Bays is recommendations in June 2011. research to brands, so they can understand the creator and Producer of ‘Tree Fu Tom’, what mums want and need. Clients include a ground breaking multiplatform animated Tim Bain Writer Tim writes TV comedy CBeebies, Kellogg’s, Soreen and Mamas action adventure series from CBeebies in- and animation for both adults and kids. & Papas. House Production and Fremantle. ‘Tree Fu Originally from the land down under, he Tom’ encourages children to join in with has written for hit comedy series including Stephanie Barton Children’s Publishing developmentally beneficial movements to the Logie Award-winning ‘Rove’, and written Advisor Stephanie runs an advisory create magic that helps to save the day. jokes for personalities such as Ben Elton, business specialising in Preschool Eric Bana and childhood hero, MC Hammer. publishing, media, and licensing. A board Btisam Belola Insight and Innovation Here in the UK he has developed two member of The Arts College University Consultant Sam is a qualitative researcher upcoming animated series ‘Numtums’ and Bournemouth, with over twenty years’ with 11 years experience and a special
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 26 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com interest in conducting youth and kids’ website, writes songs and enjoys wearing commercials. Lightworx began working in media research. Having started off in an hats. Stereoscopic-3D in 2010 and now specialise ethnography team for a product in S-3D effects, animation, postproduction development consultancy, Sam made the Doug Boyes Creative Director, 2dB Music and 3D content for the 4D attraction switch to agency side five years ago. Sam Production Doug has written & produced industry. has an MA in Applied Social and Market music for many critically and commercially Research and has much experience in successful ‘triple A’ games for over 15 James Bruce Head of Creative, Disney concept testing/ generation, product years, as Creative Director of 2dB Music Interactive Media Group EMEA James development and viewer behaviour Production. He has successfully worked for is an multi-award winning designer and amongst mums, kids and teens across companies such as Infogrames, Warner creative director who has developed and platforms. Sam now works as a freelancer Bros. Children’s Television Workshop, SEGA overseen a number of digital experiences offering consultation and supporting and Kid-centric. Some of the titles include across online, tablet and mobile. Having agencies. Sam has worked on projects ‘Asterix’, ‘Loony Toons Fight For Fame’, worked with major broadcast and for the BBC, ITV, Cartoon Network, Hasbro ‘Super Monkey Ball Adventure’ & entertainment companies, James and VIVA amongst others. ‘Squeeballs’. Recent work includes music consistently provides successful digital for Channel 5’s ‘Milkshake’ & voice-overs engagement and creative cross platform Kay Benbow Controller, CBeebies Kay for Neocore’s ‘King Arthur 2’. solutions. Currently he is Head of Creative was appointed Controller, CBeebies in May for Disney interactive products and services, 2010 and is responsible for commissioning Gemma Brady Editor, Channel 4 leading a team of designers and user all content for the under 6’s across all Education Gemma Brady is responsible experience specialists across 23 markets. platforms. Kay has over 20 years for overseeing TV & digital projects for experience in children’s programming, 14-19 year olds as part of Channel 4’s Helen Brunsdon Animation Producer & primarily at the BBC but also in the public service remit to reach teens with Consultant With twenty years experience, Independent sector. Under Kay’s leadership Educational content. Gemma joined the Helen has worked extensively in the CBeebies gained its highest ever reach – Education team in 2009 and has since animation industry, firstly joining the BBC 54% in the autumn of 2011. Recent hits contributed to projects such as the BAFTA- as a production co-ordinator and then as include ‘Octonauts’, ‘Rastamouse’, award winning ‘Privates’, Emmy-award an assistant for the Cardiff International ‘ZingZillas’ and ‘Baby Jake’. CBeebies offers winning ‘Battlefront’ and key public service Animation Festival. Joining Aardman in a rich and diverse mixed genre portfolio. projects such as ‘SuperMe’. Prior to joining 1993, she established herself within In November 2010, CBeebies was named the Education team Gemma worked in production and was approached by S4C BAFTA Children’s Channel of the Year. factual television production and to produce two ‘World Faith’ animated films. development in the independent sector. She then worked as a production manager Ben Bocquelet Show Creator ‘The She is a graduate of TRC Media and on ‘Wife of Bath’ directed by Joanna Quinn Amazing World of Gumball’, Turner Channel 4’s 2008 Researcher Development and produced by Les Mills, which received Broadcasting Ben Bocquelet is responsible Programme and Edinburgh MGIETF ‘Ones an Academy Award nomination and a host for creating ‘The Amazing World of to Watch’ programme 2011. of other awards at major International Gumball’, Cartoon Network’s 2D/ 3D Animation Festivals. Helen played an animation and live action series, with Series Iain Broome Author and Copywriter Iain is important part in developing new projects 2 now in production. Prior to working at a content producer and copywriter for print for Aardman’s Broadcast production slate Turner Broadcasting, Ben was a designer, and screen, specialising in clear, concise and heading up short film content, animator and director for Studio AKA, an content that’s right for its audience. He’s executive producing the BAFTA winning animation production company which also a Mission: Explorer and part of the ‘The Pearce Sisters’. Since December 2008 specialises in commercials. Ben studied team working on and developing the she has worked as a freelance animation 2D and 2D animation at the EMCA in ‘Mission: Shiregreen’ platform, alongside producer and consultant for clients Angouleme before joining Studio AKA Sanctuary Community Homes in Sheffield. including ArthurCox, Wonky, Snapper-Films, in 2003. Legend Press will publish Iain’s first novel South West Screen, and CBBC. The Brothers on 1 September 2012. McLeod series ‘Quiff and Boot’ which Helen Christina Boonstra Writer Christina has produced recently won a Children’s BAFTA. always been obsessed with stories, from Jonathan G Brown Head of Production, She also finds time to programme and Fables to Sci-Fi, stories about superheroes, Lightworx Media Ltd A Michelin level moderate for festivals, sit on the boards for and ones about ordinary people. Her Patissier, Jonathan realised his main South West Screen, Animated Exeter and childhood was split between the Netherlands ambition was to be a TV producer and the British Animation Awards and is a and South Africa and perhaps, because changed career in the late 90’s. He made visiting lecturer in animation. She has been of this, stories about other cultures are a eleven short films whilst working his way on the advisory board for the Cheltenham particular fascination for her. A graduate from runner to Production Manager in Screenwriters’ Festival and Animated from the University of Liverpool, she’s Yorkshire before moving to Bristol, joining Encounters and was a special jury member currently working on her first novel, a story Lightworx Media in 2004. Since then he’s for SICAF, Seoul Animation festival in 2004, aimed at young adults about a teen produced a 6 part sci-fi comedy series, Trickfilm festival, Stuttgart in 2007 and runaway. She also blogs for a music festival music promos, corporates and over 300 Supinfocom 2008.
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Louise Bucknole Director of Programming, Caine film ‘The Whistle Blower’ before Lori Camm Senior Content Producer, Disney Channels UK & Ireland Louise joining ‘After Image’, a small independent CBeebies Lori has over 15 years’ leads the creation and management of based in Brixton, South London which experience in interactive design and programme and scheduling strategies specialised in making arts programmes digital media, including running her own across the multiplex, on demand and for Channel 4 where he multi-tasked his innovation consultancy, working in both non-linear platforms, ordering all Disney way up to production manager. He then the commercial and public sector. Lori has Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD became Head of Production at IPH Westhall worked on numerous pioneering large- content and shaping the overall editorial Ltd, a company that provided production, scale internet learning and communications output. Louise returned to Disney having legal, and financial services to independent projects, all with participation, collaboration previously worked as Senior Manager producers such as Charlie Parsons’ Planet and creativity at their heart. She is Programme Planning for Disney Channels 24 for ‘The Word’, The Walt Disney passionate about creating and implementing UK & Ireland from her former post as Head Company for ‘Disney Time’ and the GMTV content ideas for new and emerging of Scheduling, BBC Children’s where she Saturday morning shows ‘Rise and Shine’ platforms and in particular products that oversaw CBBC, CBeebies, the children’s and ‘Saturday Disney’. Miles is married to can transform children’s lives. blocks on BBC One, BBC Two and iPlayer, the artist Anna Vergano. They have one and prior to that as Channel Editor and daughter and live in LA, otherwise known Ruth Chalmers Director/ Writer, Freelance Scheduler for CITV. as Clifton, in Bristol. Ruth has a special interest in connected viewing for young children. Ex BBC Learning Helen Bullough Head of Productions, Jane Burton Head of Content and Department, she originated shows like CBBC Helen Bullough is head of CBBC Creative Director, Tate Media Jane is ‘Carrie and David’s Popshop’ and ‘Talkie Productions. She’s the editorial lead for the Head of Content and Creative Director for Time’. She’s at the CMC to show research vibrant and successful in-house department Tate Media. Projects she oversees include demos on other projects which break the in Salford which produces everything from films about art for TV and online and fourth wall. award winning dramas like ‘Tracy Beaker the Tate Movie – a collaboration with Returns’ and ‘4 O’Clock Club’ to key Karen Cheng UK Trade & Investment Aardman animation, creative agency, interactive output for the CBBC website, Officer, Beijing Karen Cheng is the senior Fallon, and primary school children across flagship brands like ‘Blue Peter’, distinctive Trade & Investment officer, creative the UK. In 2002, she launched the world’s factual strands including ‘Newsround’ and industries sector lead for China at UKTI first wireless multimedia tours at Tate its in-depth specials, and engaging at the British Embassy in Beijing. She has Modern, winning a BAFTA for innovation, entertainment from performers like Sam creative team members working in other and in 2008 piloted the UK’s first gallery & Mark and Dick & Dom. Before joining parts of China – Shanghai, Guangzhou and tour for the iPod touch and iPhone at Tate BBC Children’s in July 2011 Helen ran BBC Chongqing. Karen has a rich experience Liverpool. She initially joined Tate in 1999, Entertainment North and Vision North. in helping many UK creative companies as Tate Modern's Curator of Interpretation, export to China and has a sound knowledge and previously worked as an arts Miles Bullough Freelance Media in the China animation market. Karen led Consultant Miles Bullough was Head journalist. the UKTI China creative team in organising of Broadcast and Executive Producer at the China-UK Animation Forum in Beiing in Aardman Animations and was responsible Mellie Buse MD, Adastra Creative Mellie Dec 2010, the Chinese delegation to CMC for the development, finance and began writing on many of the best known in 2011 and many other high profile creative production of Aardman’s television series pre-school brands. She was then Head trade missions to China. and specials. Recent Aardman TV Writer/ Creative Producer for Jim Henson’s productions include ‘Shaun the Sheep ‘The Hoobs’ and Script Editor on ‘Charlie Bay Clark Associate Director, Sherbert Nintendo Shorts’, ‘Championsheeps’ and and Lola’. Mellie Buse and Jan Page set up Research Bay has had a varied career, ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Series 3. Miles has also Adastra Creative, a writer-led Indie, eight starting out working with large FMCG been executive producer on Aardman’s years ago. Their first commission, ‘Grandpa brands such as Cadbury and Tesco ‘Timmy Time’ Series 1 & 2, ‘Wallace and in my Pocket’ for CBeebies has been working on brand strategy, advertising Gromit’s World of Inventions’, ‘Canimals’ nominated three times for a BAFTA and and communications and has spent time and ‘Chop Socky Chooks’. He was Executive won the Welsh BAFTA for Best Children’s working for Waitrose on their various Producer on the DC Nation shorts when Programme in 2010. The Grandpa Stage different grocery categories. Bay’s focus Aardman was asked by Warner Brothers Show opens at The Nottingham Playhouse now is sniffing out the latest trends and in 2011 to produce their own ‘take’ on three on 13th July. Adastra’s latest production – developments within kids and teens, DC Comic superheroes. Prior to joining ‘Ha Ha Hairies’ – a Cartoonito/S4C making sure Sherbert have a finger firmly Aardman, Miles was MD at Absolutely commission, has started to roll out in the on the youth pulse! Bay has experience Productions Ltd; the producers of ‘Trigger UK and across Europe, Middle East and of brand positioning, NPD, creative and Happy TV’, ‘The Jack Docherty Show’, ‘Meg Africa. Adastra is currently developing ‘The communications development, insight work and Mog’, ’Armstrong and Miller’, ‘Stressed Enormous Crocodile’ for Television, ‘Little and category management. Outside work Eric’ and many more comedy and Red Things’ – a pre-school brand that Bay keeps in touch with her inner teen by entertainment shows. Miles started his originated in the theatre, and a stage version hula hooping on Hampstead Heath and media career as a runner on the Michael of ‘Ha Ha Hairies’. spending time in Brighton with her
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 28 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com extended family and animals. been creating, writing and directing global product development and brand animated shows through his own company management – creating a number of Dr Barbie Clarke Managing Director, since 1988. His credits include ‘Dennis the private brands including exclusive licensed Family Kids and Youth Barbie set up Menace’, and BAFTA award winning shows, products and ranges. Family Kids and Youth with a small team ‘Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!’ and ‘The Secret of researchers seven years ago. An Show’. He is currently producing the Dr. Stuart Cosgrove Director of Creative international youth researcher for over Seuss series, ‘The Cat in the Hat Knows a Diversity, Channel 4 Stuart Cosgrove is 20 years, she was formerly Director of the Lot About That!’ and directing a one hour Channel 4’s Director of Creative Diversity Family division of GfK NOP. She completed ‘Cat in the Hat Christmas Special’ for CITV, overseeing the drive to commission her PhD in child and adolescent PBS and other broadcasters worldwide, multiplatform content from newer psychosocial development at the University hopefully finishing it before Christmas! companies throughout the regions. He of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, where has management responsibility for Nations her research looked at early adolescents’ John Collins Managing Director, John and Regions, Sport, Education, Creative use of digital media. A trained child Collins Consultancy Ltd Founded on over and Cultural Diversity, Indie Relations, and therapist, she has worked with young twelve years of children’s IP experience at Paralympics. Stuart was formerly Director offenders and in secondary schools. Barbie BBC Worldwide, Chorion, Nickelodeon, of Nations and Regions with overall regularly gives papers at international Coolabi, HarperCollins, Walker Books and responsibility for Channel 4’s strategy and conferences, writes articles, and has others, John Collins Consultancy Ltd is corporate development outside London, appeared on TV and radio commenting on a brand, marketing and licensing which encompasses 35% of Channel 4’s, youth research. Barbie is spokesperson for development consultancy dedicated to originated commissions. the MRS on children’s research. She is LEA helping media companies build their shows Governor of a Primary School, and sits on and properties into compelling brands. Tom Cousins Assistant Producer, CBeebies the BBC Children’s Editorial Advisory Board. Managing and marketing iconic brands Tom joined CBeebies Presentation in across Europe including ‘Tweenies’, February 2011 following two and a half Geoff Clarkson Teacher, Muvizu Based ‘Balamory’, ‘Noddy’, ‘Mr. Men’, ‘Dora’, years at Channel 5’s milkshake! He has in Telford, Shropshire Geoff has spent the ‘Maisy’, ‘Poppy Cat’ and ‘The Tiger Who worked across production, live presentation last 10 years using animation in education – Came to Tea’, John has built up an enviable and interactive projects and is an alumnus specifically with students with special track-record in driving brand success as of the Edinburgh Television Festival’s ‘One needs. His experience has allowed him to well as forming strong connections across to Watch’ Scheme. teach and use animation and technology the industry. as a creative outlet for students across the Peter Cowley CEO, Spirited Digital Media needs spectrum. His passion for bringing Tim Collins Head of Commercial, DC Peter Cowley is Founder & CEO of Spirit out the best in his students, especially those Thomson Tim has spent 20 years working Digital Media, a new company he setup on the autistic spectrum, is evident in his in entertainment marketing helping to in October 2010. Spirit is a commercially work and his advocacy of the use of launch and exploit brands across all media driven, dynamic, multi-platform content technology within the field. channels including ‘The Thunderbirds’, producer that operates in the UK & USA. ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’, ‘The Flintstones’, ‘The Prior to Spirit, Peter was MD of Digital Jo Cliff Managing Director, Platypus Lost World: Jurassic Park’, ‘Bob the Builder’, Media for Endemol UK and global head Research Jo started in market research ‘Shrek’, ‘Big Brother’, ‘Deal or No Deal’ and of original digital programming at Endemol 14 years ago and fuelled by her Psychology now as Head of Commercial at leading International. Peter is a non-executive degree she realised early on that her true publisher DC Thomson looking after its wide director at Enteraction and Yospace and is passion was in child and youth research. range of IP including ‘The Beano’ and its a trustee at YouthNet. After starting child and youth research beloved cast of characters including Dennis departments at Quaestor and Dubit she the Menace, Gnasher and Bananaman. Jason DaPonte Managing Director & set up her own agency, Platypus Research Executive Producer, THE SWARM Jason which has grown rapidly in 6 years to have Nick Cooke Category Manager Video has over 15 years experience working at 8 specialist child and youth researchers. Games, Tesco Nick is the Category the junction where media and technology Jo has worked with many clients in the Manager for Video Games at Tesco, taking collide – and he loves it. THE SWARM is a media sector including Channel 4, Disney, his experience to a new area in an effort digital creative company with content at its BBC, Nickelodeon and CSCM. to bring further cohesion to the business. heart that has produced everything from He has been with Tesco for over six years, mobile apps, to videos, to websites to Victoria Coker Development Producer, working in buying and commercial roles photoshoots and events. He is a board CBBC Scotland Victoria is Development within the Toys category, with particular advisor to Ravensbourne College, Sunday Producer for CBBC in Scotland. She is involvement in Licensing and co-ordinating Drive, an in-car mobile content startup responsible for generating new ideas cross-category licensed activity. Prior to based in Los Angeles, and Endz2Endz, across factual and entertainment. Tesco, Nick spent seven years working for a youth charity that believes that positive Toys R Us, including a three-year portrayal of young people in the media Tony Collingwood Writer/ Director, secondment in their US office in New York. will encourage them to engage in positive Collingwood O’Hare Productions Tony has He began as a buyer and moved on to behaviours.
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John Davison Creative Director, Kanoti Rebecca Denton Executive Producer/ Newsnight and Woman’s Hour to name John creates and directs story-based digital Creative Rebecca is an Executive Producer/ a few. She is on the The Ministry of Stories content including games, interactive Creative with over 15 years’ experience in panel, is writing new projects for stage and experiences and animations for all digital digital, advertising, radio & television across screen and her new kids’ book series is to platforms. He has directed award-winning Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. be published by Random House in 2013. work for some of the world’s biggest and She has worked with major global most exciting media and entertainment broadcasters and dynamic start ups to Ian Douthwaite CEO, Dubit Ltd Dubit is a brands including Disney, BBC, MTV, produce content solutions for brands and specialist kid’s digital entertainment agency. Channel4, Nickelodeon and Nintendo. IP across a range of platforms, including Through its research, game development ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ & ‘Ben 10’. and marketing divisions, Dubit helps clients Jo Dawson Senior Brand Manager, Orion She’s currently working on multiplatform including the BBC, Disney and Turner Children’s Books Jo Dawson works in the projects for ITV’s new Comedy-Drama Broadcasting extend their IPs across marketing team at Orion Children’s Books ‘Switch’ and the BBC’s ‘Being Human’. multiple platforms. Dubit was a founder as a Senior Brand Manager. Her wide- member of the internet taskforce on child ranging role involves devising and managing Genevieve Dexter Founder & CEO, Serious protection and consults on ethical all aspects of the marketing campaigns for Lunch Ltd Genevieve has worked in marketing for numerous companies. Ian is major publishing brands including Horrid children’s television entertainment for over a member of the Advertising Association’s Henry, Steve Backshall’s ‘Deadly’ books, 20 years. She is best known for founding Children’s Panel, set up in response to the Pippa Funnell’s ‘Tilly’s Pony Tails’ books, London based, CAKE Entertainment, which Bailey Review to provide leadership around and the world famous ‘Asterix’ books. won best distributor/ investor at both the way in which advertising and marketing Kidscreen and Cartoon Forum 2009. Having engages with young people. Juliet Dawson Director, JDPR Juliet sold the company in 2010 she set up Dawson has been working in PR for over Serious Lunch in 2011 to assist companies Gary Downing Head of Synchronisation, 15 years, specialising in entertainment and in all areas of IP exploitation and finance. Music Sales Gary has been working in children’s PR. She was previously the PR Genevieve has managed the international music publishing for over twelve years after Manager at HIT Entertainment where she commercial exploitation of multi platform having started his career in Copyright and helped promote brands such as ‘Thomas television programmes such as ‘Total Business Affairs at Warner/ Chappell Music. & Friends’, ‘Bob the Builder’, ‘Barney’ and Drama Island’, which was CAKE’s break out He has since gone on to run the Film and ‘Angelina Ballerina’. She now runs her own success in the US. Genevieve’s Executive TV synchronization and licensing consultancy, JDPR. Juliet has worked with Producer credits include the following departments at a number of major and The Wiggles since 2004. animated series: BAFTA nominated ‘Ebb & large independent publishers, as well as Flo’ with The Canning Factory for FIVE, Hahn overseeing talent acquisitions and Nick Dazé Author Nick studied English Film & WDR ‘King Arthur’s Disasters’ for ITV endorsements deals at FRUKT at the University of Southern California. He and Zenith ‘Edgar & Ellen’ for Nickelodeon Communications. Gary also heads music began writing about Roger Nix when he USA and Star Farm, BAFTA nominated supervision of various projects for several was still in college. The idea came to him ‘Skunk Fu!’ for BBC, and Super RTL and advertising campaigns through his own in the summer, while watching coverage ‘Angelo Rules’ for TeamTo, France 3, RAI company, ! Music. of the 2004 US presidential election. He’s and Cartoon Network. been whittling away at the story ever since. Stuart Dredge Journalist, Freelance Stuart In April of 2012, Nick launched a Kickstarter Olivia Dickinson Digital Producer, is a freelance journalist from the UK, writing campaign to fund the independent Freelance Olivia Dickinson has over about apps, social media and the music publication of his children’s book. It was 10 years’ experience in creating compelling industry. He writes The Guardian’s Apps successfully funded in May of this year. digital content for children and has worked Blog, which covers smartphone and tablet at Amazon, the BBC and Nickelodeon. She apps, as well as the industry around them. Matt Deegan Station Manager, Fun Kids has an MA in Early Childhood Studies and He also writes an industry newsletter The Radio Working at the Radio Academy, specialises in user-testing content with pre- Appside, reviews apps for The Sunday bidding for FM and digital licences for schoolers. Since going freelance, Olivia has Times and MSN, and runs his own Apps GWR and then leading strategic projects at been producing apps for children with Playground website covering apps for Classic FM, XFM and Capital were all warm P2 Games, and curating the CBeebies children. up for his current job as Creative Director International websites for South Africa, for Folder Media. Folder is a radio and new Australia and Asia. Oliver Dyer Director, Skew Studios Oliver media consultancy firm with clients runs Skew Studio, the strategic creative including NME Radio, UTV and BBC Audio Laura Dockrill Author, Poet, Performer agency made up of analysts, strategists and Music. It also owns nine local DAB Laura is the author and illustrator of and creatives focused on working with the multiplexes that start to roll out to over ten ‘Mistakes In The Background’, ‘Ugly Shy Girl’ entertainment industry. Founded in 2003, million people later this year and children’s and ‘Echoes’, having performed at events Skew develops entertainment led brands station, Fun Kids. Matt was nominated including Bestival, Udderbelly and Latitude. for the world’s favourite media companies. Radio Programmer of the Year at the 2011 Named a top 10 literary talent by The Times, Skew has: supplied insight for Nickelodeon, Sony Radio Awards. Laura has appeared on CBeebies, produced photo-shoots for ‘Teletubbies’,
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 30 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com delivered ‘Tree Fu Tom’ to children’s hands, Marion Edwards VP Production, HIT and exec-producing ‘The Basil Brush Show’, ‘Doctor Who’ down to Earth and into shops Entertainment Marion Edwards is a ‘Postman Pat’ and ‘Little Red Tractor’. Oliver and transformed ‘Charlie & Lola’ from page veteran of the UK animation industry with joined Target Entertainment in early 2006, and screen into ever so pretty products. over 15 years experience. In 2008 she exec-producing two series and a special joined HIT Entertainment where she is of ‘Fluffy Gardens’, developing and finding Chris Dymond Digital Innovation Specialist currently VP of Current Programming, a role finance for Target’s own slate of intellectual (and geek parent) By day Chris is an that has involved overseeing the move to property, and substantially building the innovation specialist at web technology CGI for such iconic brands as ‘Thomas & children’s programming library through agency Technophobia, but by early Friends’, ‘Bob The Builder’ and ‘Fireman acquisition deals. As Joint M.D. of Hoho, mornings and weekends he’s the father Sam’. She is also Executive Producer of CGI Oliver oversees all of the company’s of two little boys whose first words to him series ‘Mike The Knight’. Prior to joining HIT development and production activities. in the morning are invariably “Can I play Entertainment, Marion ran her own on your computer..?” Chris has over 20 production and consultancy company, Red Hunt Emerson Comics Creator One of the years experience in digital media, and & Blue Productions. During this period she zaniest comics artists in the country, if not has delivered websites for the likes of Intel, co-produced the award-winning pre-school the world, Hunt Emerson has a panache Zurich Group, The Financial Times, Best series ‘Fun With Claude’ with the UK’s Dot for comedy timing and elasticated Western Hotels and the Technology Strategy To Dot Productions. The series is currently brushstrokes. These perfectly suit his Board. He has studied both computer airing on Playhouse Disney in the UK and freewheeling graphic novelisations of such science and the humanities, and holds a ZDF in Germany. Before setting up Red & literary classics as ‘The Rime of the Ancient Masters degree in international politics. Blue, Marion was Managing Director of Mariner’ and ‘Dante's Inferno’ – Hell's triple- He’s been organising workshops for many Telemagination, one of Europe’s largest 2-D headed hound Cerberus has never looked years and co-produces the annual animation studios. During this period she more insane or disturbing. For the last ten TEDxSheffield event in the city. executive produced shows such as ‘The years, Hunt has also regularly contributed Cramp Twins’, ‘Metalheads’ and ‘Pongwiffy’ ‘Little Plum’ and ‘Ratz’ to The Beano and and received two BAFTA nominations. been active in British and international Colleen Eccles Project Director, Sanctuary initiatives encouraging young people to Housing Association Colleen Eccles works Faye Ellis Digital Learning Programmes read and create comics. for Sanctuary Housing Association as Manager, The British Museum Faye is part Project Director for Shiregreen in Sheffield. of the recently formed BAFTA Youth Board, Ben Faulks Actor & Writer Ben is an actor Alongside local groups, community leaders, with a particular interest in children’s media. and writer based in Manchester. After and creative partners Colleen works to co- She manages formal and informal digital graduating in Theatre Acting from Bretton ordinate the social and economic education programmes at the British Hall in 2001, he moved to the city to start regeneration of the area. Having previously Museum for a range of young audiences. devising theatre shows and collaborating been deputy Director for Research in Faye is currently doing an MA in Media, with other artists. This resulted in Ben Practice, Colleen has a personal passion for Culture and Communication with a focus producing shows for stage, site-specific work with children and young people and on children’s television, and also has a PGCE events and outdoor festivals. One of these, has published work focussing on children’s in Primary Education. She has previously a promenade performance called ‘The play – in particular how social housing worked as Head of ICT in a school and as Vegetable Nannies’ he later took to the professionals link and work with young a freelance interactive designer. BBC and developed into the CBeebies people around play in housing areas. show, ‘Mr Bloom’s Nursery’. Ben believes Oliver Ellis Joint MD, Hoho Entertainment success comes from working tirelessly on Jackie Edwards Executive Producer, Oliver has enjoyed a 21-year career in the ideas that you really believe in. Animations and Acquisitions, CBeebies TV business, pitching concepts, ideas and Prior to joining CBeebies in October 2008, finished programming to broadcasters Claire Fegan Business Development Jackie worked as an animation producer around the world. Oliver started his career Manager, Kanoti Claire looks after and consultant working on many editing a children's comic, ‘The Shoe People business development, marketing and PR prestigious and award-winning animated Monthly’. He went on to write books and at digital creative company Kanoti. She has series and specials in the Independent stories for the Shoe People characters. He over 6 years experience in the computer sector, from BAFTA, RTS, Prix Jeunesse and joined ITEL, the UK's leading independent games and creative media industries. Her Prix Danube winning ‘The First Snow of distributor and was there for 10 years, favourite thing about working at Kanoti is Winter’ (BBC1) through to the Pulcinella eventually becoming Head of Programming being involved in the storytelling process. winning ‘Frankenstein’s Cat’ for CBBC and for all genres. Simultaneously, he held the France 3. At CBeebies, Jackie manages the position of Head of Co-Production and Gina Fegan CEO, D-Media and the South Animation and Acquisitions slate and she Development at ITEL's sister company, East Media Network Board Gina is a is Executive Producer on many of CBeebies Cosgrove Hall Films, where he oversaw Screen & Digital Media Specialist at UK animated series, such as ’Tree Fu Tom’, shows including ‘Foxbusters’, ‘Albie’, Trade & Investment and is an international ‘Driver Dan’s Story Train’, ‘The Octonauts’, ‘Animal Shelf’ and ‘Fetch the Vet’. From specialist on the emerging relationships ‘Raa Raa the Noisy Lion’ and 2000-2004 he served as Creative Director between traditional media, new technologies ‘Rastamouse’. at Entertainment Rights plc, redeveloping and telecommunications. She advises
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com 31 Speakers, Session Producers, Session Mentors and Bloggers continued global media companies, financing supported the UK and international media-multitasking in 6-10 year olds. Adam organisations, creative content producers consumer and trade launches for hit is heading up the UK’s first MSc in Media and public sector agencies. Gina is on the children’s properties including ‘Rastamouse’ Psychology. BBC online advisory board, the advisory for Three Stones Media and ‘Driver Dan’s committee for Digital Hollywood and is a Story Train’ for Abu Dhabi based media Charles Gant Film Editor, Heat Magazine member of BAFTA. Gina recently founded hub, twofour54. Charles Gant joined Heat magazine from the D-Media Network, which is a member style monthly ‘The Face’, where he was of UK-wide ‘Onedigital’ and the ‘EU Digital Rebecca Frazer Editorial Director, Orchard deputy editor. His freelance activities Think Tank’. Books Rebecca moved to New York City in include writing a monthly column on box- 1999 to pursue a career in fashion editorial. office for ‘Sight & Sound’, and a weekly Neil Ford Project Leader, Young Rewired After two years as an editorial assistant at box-office commentary for Guardian.co.uk. State Neil is a 25-year IT veteran who has Harper’s BAZAAR magazine, she moved He is a consultant on film for the ‘Saturday worked on such interesting projects as to the other end of the publishing gamut – Times Magazine’, and reviews for leading H2G2.com, the Microsoft XBox and Dorling children’s editorial. Since then, she’s been Hollywood trade publication ‘Variety’. He Kindersley's multimedia titles. He now editing and acquiring at Random House, appears regularly on Claudia Winkleman’s works as a freelance consultant providing Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and most ‘Radio 2 Arts Show’ and occasionally on technology support to a wide range of recently, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, where Radio 4’s ‘The Film Programme’, presented customers. As the YRS Centre Lead he is she celebrated five New York Times by Francine Stock. responsible for making sure the centres are bestsellers. She is currently the Editorial prepared for what will be unleashed upon Director for Orchard Books at Hachette Beth Gardiner Vice President, Production them. In his spare time he likes to attend UK, focusing on middle grade and Young and Development, Disney Junior EMEA In hack days and tinker with electronics. Adult fiction. her role, Gardiner oversees the production and development of programming in Rebecca Fox Animator and Storyteller Joe Friel Content Co-ordinator, Folder Europe, Middle East and Africa for Disney Rebecca studied 3D design in silver and Media Joe is responsibile for managing Junior, the critically acclaimed channel for metal but curiously designed all her content across children’s radio station Fun pre-schoolers. Since joining Disney tableware in the shape of space rockets Kids, as well as new music station NME Channels EMEA in March 2008, Gardiner and families of imaginary characters. Radio. This combines selling and delivering has commissioned a number of UK Subsequently Rebecca has taught herself commercial campaigns, generating new productions including the BAFTA nominated illustration, model making, photography content for the station, integrating on air ‘Jungle Junction’, which debuted as the and graphic design and has been working and online and helping to shape the channel’s most successful programme in children’s publishing as a book designer strategy for the station’s on-going launch ever and has since established itself for the past 9 years. Rebecca is now in the development. as a global success story, available in final stages of a production of an 21 languages and 136 countries. Gardiner ‘underwater’ stop-frame animation with Zeno Gabing Executive Director, Giggle was also responsible for the production a strange mechanical fish-submarine and Garage Giggle Garage is an integrated and development of some of Disney’s most is also in the early stages of pitching ideas animation production company based in successful preschool series including ‘Little for children’s pre-school television Cyberjaya, Malaysia. Our core products and Einsteins’, ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’, ‘My services are original content development, Friends Tigger & Pooh’ and ‘Imagination Jill Franklin Founder, Franklin Rae co-productions and services for pre- Movers’. Gardiner joined Disney Channel Communications UK Jill is Founder of production, production & post-production. (US) in September 2002 as Director of Franklin Rae, one of the leading PR Our original and co-produced productions Development. Previous to that, she was a agencies working in the media industry. are focused on children‘s 3D-animation, Production Executive for Nickelodeon where Jill’s career began at BBC Radio before she produced by our talented team who she worked on Nick Jr. series such as ‘Little moved to BBC Television where she looked worked on an International Emmy Bear’, ‘Maisy’, ‘Kipper’, ’Maggie and the after some of the BBC’s most controversial nominated production. We are currently Ferocious Beast’ and ‘Oswald’. Prior to her documentaries. In 2001 she went freelance producing our preschool animation, career in children's television, Gardiner was to work with both PSB and commercial ‘Origanimals’ and also a 3D animation co- a literary agent and teacher’s assistant. organisations on public-facing and production programme with international corporate campaigns, becoming PR adviser partners. Dominic Gardiner Director of Acquisitions, to some of the UK’s leading independent Worldwide Programming Strategy, Walt production companies. Her success was Dr Adam Galpin Senior Lecturer in Disney Television EMEA Dominic joined the catalyst for setting up Franklin Rae Psychology, University of Salford Adam Disney in June 2009. He is responsible Communications in 2003. Franklin Rae has Galpin has previously worked as a for creating and executing third party worked and continues to work with the Psychology researcher at the Universities of acquisitions strategy for the Disney world’s top children’s entertainment Cambridge, Nottingham and Manchester. Channels Multiplex in EMEA. Mr Gardiner companies including CAKE, August Media, His research with children includes a project reports to Patricia Hidalgo, Executive Kindle Entertainment, Dinamo Productions with CBeebies looking at usability methods, Director, WPS. Gardiner joined Jetix in and Darrall Macqueen. Franklin Rae has and he is currently supervising a PhD on September 2006 as Director of
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 32 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Programming from his previous role at Production and Interactive Director, and as Mic Graves Series Director ‘The Amazing Turner Entertainment Europe where he Head of News, Factual & Entertainment at World of Gumball’ Mic started his career was Channel Manager of Cartoon Network. CBBC. Joe chairs the youth talent schemes as a commercials director for Studio AKA Prior to this he was Vice President of of the Edinburgh TV Festival, and is a in London, where he worked for many Programming and Creative Services at member of The Advisory Panel on international clients on some of their most Cartoon Network Japan. Gardiner originally Children’s Viewing of the BBFC, and the UK successful campaigns in a broad range of joined Turner Entertainment Europe as Council for Child Internet Safety. styles in both 2D and CGI. Mic has worked Director of Programming in 1997 from in the animation industry for 15 years and Flextech where he was a Programme Marc Goodchild Director, IpDipSkyBlue his work has won several awards over the Planner. Marc is an award-winning independent years, including a BAFTA and a D&AD for media producer/ consultant specialising design. Mel Gibson Senior Lecturer & Comics in cross-media production and converged Scholar, Northumbria University Mel is TV formats. He joined the BBC in the mid- Dominic Gregory Creative Director, CNE a UK-based comics scholar and consultant. nineties and won a BAFTA for the world’s Enterprises EMEA, Turner Broadcasting She has run training and promotional first interactive TV documentary, ‘Walking Over the last 15 years Dominic has worked events about comics and graphic novels With Beasts’. In 2007, Marc led the creative creatively both agency and client side for libraries, schools and other renewal of the BBC’s interactive services for developing commercially successful organizations across Britain and Ireland CBeebies and CBBC, establishing Children’s entertainment brands for companies such since 1993 when she contributed to Graphic as one of the ‘five core products’ in the as Turner Broadcasting, The Walt Disney Account on developing graphic novels BBC’s digital strategy. In 2010, he helped Company and Egmont. His background in collections for 16-25 year olds, published develop the BBC's new IPTV portfolio for design started in Publishing consumer and by the Youth Libraries Group. Mel is also connected TVs and second screen services. B2B communication then moved into brand a Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University In 2011 Marc left the corporation to set up development, consumer products and retail specialising in teaching and research IpDipSkyBlue.tv and now works with a mix execution. More recently he has broadened relating to children and young people, his understanding of consumer insights to of clients from broadcasters, to literature and media and has a huge develop bespoke creative solutions, independent TV production companies, interest in visual literacies. Her doctoral Ecommerce development and theme park digital agencies and start-ups. He is also thesis was on British women’s memories projects. He is currently wrestling questions a mentor on The Crossover workshops and of their girlhood comics reading, which ties from his 2-and-half year-old daughter Ruby, commissioner labs and an advisor to the in to her training work, and her MA thesis such as: ‘Why Daddy work?’ Children's Media Foundation. also focused on comics. She has spoken on picturebooks, comics and children’s Dr Amanda Gummer MD, Fundamentals Ricard Gras Product Manager, Sportradar literature around the world and published Amanda is a leading authority on child Ricard is an interactive media producer widely. development, play and parenting. With whose passion is to explore the creative nearly twenty years experience working uses of technology. He spent his childhood Alan Gilbey Screenwriter and Show with families and children, and two young playing and working (or vice versa) at his Developer, Freelance Alan Gilbey is a daughters of her own, Amanda has a screenwriter, show developer and script parents' arcade in his native Spain until he detailed understanding in this area. consultant who has developed original moved to the UK to complete his studies Through her work, Amanda has advised animated content for major studios on both and then lead Arts&Technology, a blue-chip corporations and companies sides of the Channel and Atlantic, as well pioneering academic research agency within the toy and nursery sector, including as show running several series of his own. created in 2001. Since then Ricard has Price Waterhouse Coopers Family Network, Shows he scripted have won many awards, developed numerous award-winning Credit Suisse Family Network, Deloittes and including a Pulcinella, an Annie and two machinima, virtual worlds & transmedia Citibank. Recently, Amanda has been BAFTAs. His most recent projects include projects alongside major games, film & TV working with British toy manufacturer an innovative new pre-school series about companies. Gibsons Games to develop a range of philosophy and his own creation British-made, planet-friendly puzzles and ‘Dinopaws’, both of which will be appearing Paul Gravett Co-Director, Comica Festival games. on CBeebies in the near future, as long as & Escape Books Named by Eddie the Mayans have got it wrong. Campbell as ‘The Man at the Crossroads’, Dana Harrison Managing Director, Paul Gravett co-founded seminal British Paradise FX Europe Dana is Managing Joe Godwin Director, BBC Children’s comics magazine ‘Escape’ (1983-89) and Director of Paradise FX Europe (PFXE), the Joe is responsible for all the BBC’s services since 2003 co-directs London’s Comica leading European 3D production provider. for children, on CBBC & CBeebies, TV and Festival. He is editor and co-author of ‘1001 Providing 3D technology for ‘Streetdance 1’ online. He joined the BBC Children’s Comics You Must Read Before You Die’ and ‘2’, ‘Dredd’ and ‘TT3D’. Dana is new department in 1989 and worked on shows (Cassell/Universe, 2011) and author of to London. She was raised in Los Angeles, such as ‘Blue Peter’, ‘Going Live’ and ‘Comics Art’ (Tate, 2013) and this year is California where she spent 11 years at ‘Record Breakers’. Joe has also worked curating the first major exhibitions by Posy Panavision, managing the rental at Nickelodeon UK, as Head of Original Simmonds and Battle of the Eyes. department in their Hollywood location.
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She was also part of a team that was and produced on-line flash animated multi- Entertainment as Director of International responsible for training and teaching best platform content for many much loved Licensing and latterly became Commercial business practices for many Panavision children’s entertainment brands, and also Director. During this time she worked on hit offices around the globe. created and self published their own shows ‘Pokemon’, ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ and ‘Teenage children’s brand via the App Store. Mutant Ninja Turtles’. In 2004 she joined Joss Hastings Vice President, Target Entertainment to set up the Communications, Content and Media, The Bill Hobbins Creative Director, CBBC company’s licensing and merchandising Walt Disney Company Joss is responsible Bill Hobbins runs the CBBC in-house division. She implemented the UK and for overseeing communications around development team, generating Factual and international licensing rollout for ‘Fifi and Disney’s television, music, gaming, online Entertainment ideas, as well as searching the Flowertots’, the UK’s number one pre- and publishing content. In her 5 years at for new and diverse talent that he can bring school show for girls. the company, she has led campaigns for to the channel to work across the spectrum Disney's global hits including ‘High School of in-house production. Rachel Hoy Research Director, Platypus Musical’ and ‘Hannah Montana’, UK Research Rachel has been in market productions including ‘Jungle Junction’ Anna Home Chair, The CMC and The CMF research for 18 years and has worked both and ‘The Famous Five’, as well as channel Anna joined BBC radio in 1960 and started clientside for Whitbread and M&S as well launches for Disney XD and Disney Junior. in Children’s Television in 1964 where she as agency side for Optimisa and Platypus. Prior to Disney, Joss was Consumer PR worked as a researcher, then Director, Rachel has wide experience of the child Manager at 3, where she managed the Producer and Executive Producer latterly and youth audience having been launch of its mobile music download service, specialising in Children’s Drama. She instrumental in setting up a youth panel for mobile TV and user generated content started ‘Grange Hill’, the controversial a major high street bank. She has worked portal See Me TV. Before moving in house, school series. From 1981-86 she worked on projects concerning children’s finances Joss worked at a number of PR agencies at the ITV company TVS where she was and bank accounts, segmentation projects including GCI Jane Howard, Freuds and Bite Deputy Director of Programmes. In 1986 she for media clients and NPD projects for the Communications, where she led the agency returned to the BBC as Head of Children’s food and drink sector. team responsible for launching iTunes programmes responsible for all children’s Music Store in EMEA for Apple. output. She revived the Sunday teatime Eric Huang Publishing Director, Media and classic dramas and one of her last Entertainment, Penguin Eric is passionate Fergus Haycock Investment Manager, decisions before retiring was to commission about storytelling. His first ‘real job’ was Ingenious Media Investments Ltd Fergus ‘Teletubbies’. She has won many awards as an assistant at Disney Publishing in LA, and Kok-yee Yau manage a range of including a BAFTA lifetime achievement where he worked for six years in various investment funds for Ingenious Media award. She was the first chair of the editorial roles. Eric moved to Melbourne specifically targeted at television and film BAFTA Children’s Committee; was the chair in 2001 as managing editor for Penguin content production. In the last 5 years, of the Save Kids’ TV campaign; and the Australia. Then he was publisher at Aussie these funds have raised over £300m for Showcomotion Children’s Media toy company Funtastic’s new book division. content production and have produced over Conference, and now Chairs the Board and Eric now lives in London. He’s publishing 350 hours of original high quality content Advisory Committee of the Children’s Media for major broadcasters including the BBC, Conference and is the Board Chair of the director for Penguin’s Media and ITV, SKY and PBS. The funds predominantly newly created Children’s Media Foundation. Entertainment division and is always on produce content for high-end drama (‘Doc the look-out for creative partnerships to Martin’, ‘Zen’, ‘Primeval’) but is increasingly Helen Howells Joint MD, Hoho tell stories on traditional and new media active in the children’s space. Recent Entertainment Helen is the joint MD and platforms. children’s content produced has included co-founder of Hoho Entertainment, collaborations with The Jim Henson a children’s production and rights James Huggins Managing Director, Made Company (‘Dinosaur Train’, ‘Pajanimals’), management company. The company is in Me James is the Managing Director and Impossible Kids (‘Fleabag Monkeyface’), currently in production with their first pre co-founder of Made in Me, a creative studio Sparticles Productions (‘The Sparticles school series, ‘Cloudbabies’. Helen is a making games, apps books and toys for Mystery’) and Kindle (‘Leonard’). highly skilled entertainment professional children. Last year the company partnered with a wealth of creative and commercial with Ladybird to launch the award-winning Glynn Hayward Creative Director, experience across a number of disciplines: and BAFTA nominated ‘The Land of Me’. In Complete Control Complete Control is a TV, DVD, Licensing and Merchandising, late 2011 Made in Me launched Me Books, leading Independent Children’s Interactive Sales and Marketing, Creative Development a book app technology that allows children Production Company. Glynn has directed and Production Financing. She began to create their own interactive versions of and produced over 300 interactive her career with S4C International, the classic stories. Prior to Made in Me, James resources for broadcasters, publishers commercial arm of the Welsh 4th broadcast was the Managing Director of Escape and children's charities, to help children channel, where she worked on classic Studios, a company providing technology learn through having fun on-line. Complete children’s shows such as ‘Fireman Sam’ and training to some of the leading Control has won two BAFTAs for their and ‘SuperTed’. She then joined US computer graphics companies in the world interactive work. Glynn has also directed entertainment company, 4 Kids including Sony, Pixar and Microsoft.
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 34 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Estelle Hughes Managing Director, 3Line also manages the global investment Comedy, responsible for five entertainment Media Estelle formed 3Line Media in 2007 process for all pre-school programming and comedy departments working across with partners Teresa Reed & Mark Taylor to and brand properties across BBC television, radio and online. In his provide studio animation, consultancy, and Worldwide, working closely with all of the production career, Paul produced and to develop in-house properties. 3Line’s UK company’s operating divisions. Hurford- or directed a raft of entertainment and production arm is the Bristol Studio A Jones joined BBC Worldwide in the newly comedy shows for most UK Broadcasters, Productions. 3Line is currently in production created role in July 2010 as part of BBC including ‘Young Ones’, ‘Red Dwarf’, with 104 preschool episodes of ‘Driver Dan’s Worldwide’s ongoing strategy to work ‘Saturday Live’, ‘Girls on Top’, ‘The Story Train’ and opening 3Line Arabia for with the UK and international production Generation Game’ and ‘Blankety Blank’. production and development in the Middle community to create locally relevant East. Estelle previously held broadcaster content for its network of localised Sharna Jackson Tate Kids Editor, Tate roles at Children’s ITV (Controller), Children’s channels, including the existing international Modern Sharna joined Tate as Tate Kids BBC (Deputy Head, Animation & CBeebies channels and programming Editor in 2007 and launched Tate Kids in Acquisitions), Disney Channel UK (Head of blocks in Africa, Australia, Asia, India, 2008. The site engages, entertains and Development & Acquisitions) and BSkyB. Poland, the Nordic region, Latin America (stealthily) educates 5-12s (and their and the US Hispanic market. Prior to her gatekeepers) on British and international Tony Hughes Director, Focus Innovation appointment, Hurford-Jones was Director, modern and contemporary art. Her focus Tony is a Director of Focus Innovation, International Kids & Family at the RDF is on games and interactive experiences. an innovation agency that operates in Media Group. Before this, she worked as Tate Kids won Best Educational Website the Creative Digital space, working with a Programming Consultant for JimJam at Museums and the Web and a Webby developers and content creators to Television and spent five years as Director in 2009. The site is also a triple Children’s commercialise new products. He is a of European Programming at Jetix Europe BAFTA nominee with nods in the Animation, Partner at One of Us, a Retail Technology Limited (formerly Fox Kids Europe Limited). Learning Primary and Interactive categories. Agency that works with Retailers and Brands to connect their physical and online Oli Hyatt Chair, Animation UK Oli Hyatt David Jenkinson Editor-In-Chief & offerings. Since 2008 Tony has been UK has been Creative Director at Blue-Zoo for Managing Director, C21 Media David is Trade & Investment’s Sector Champion for 12 years, helping it thrive through difficult an award-winning journalist, content Digital Content, helping overseas Creative times for the animation industry. His most technologist and multiplatform publisher. and Media companies to establish offices recent show ‘Olive the Ostrich’ is a huge hit Having held senior editorial positions at and take advantage of business on Nick Jr, and has been sold right around Haymarket, International Thomson, EMAP opportunities in the UK. He also sits on the world. He is the Director of Alphablocks and Cahners’ Moving Pictures International, Hewlett Packard’s Industry Advisory Board. Limited, the company behind CBeebies he created and co-founded C21Media in Phonics show ‘Alphablocks’, as well as 1997, one of the world's first internet Sanjay d'Humières Freelancer Sanjay is being the chair of AnimationUK. He has publishing businesses. Prior to launching a graduate of the University of Westminster, been Broadcast’s ‘Young Animator of the C21Media Jenkinson was editor-in-chief of having completed an MA in Media Year’ and the Guardian’s ‘Young Business- Moving Pictures International, running daily, Management. A specialist in Social Media man of the Year’ and has received two and Audience Engagement, he has worked BAFTA nominations for ‘Those Scurvy weekly and monthly publications within the at Fremantle Media as their Worldwide Rascals’ and ‘Stitch Up Showdown’. He also film business. He led EMAP’s ‘TV World’ to Entertainment Researcher advising sits on the BAFTA children's committee. win the prestigious PPA International programme-makers on how to best Business Magazine of the Year award in integrate social media strategies in their Paul Jackson Executive Producer, 1993, and worked as part of the senior shows. Since 2007 Sanjay has been an Eyeworks Since March 2009 Paul Jackson editorial management team at International active member of consumer group The has been CEO, Eyeworks UK, supervising Thomson. Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) and their push into the UK Comedy and was later appointed the organisation’s Entertainment format business. Until Will Jewel Screenwriter/ Director, Community Networks Manager. His December 2008 he was ITV’s Director of Fractured Films Will has created drama pastimes include travelling, watching films Entertainment and Comedy, commissioning and comedy for broadcast/ web platforms and he was recently involved in the French and overseeing shows such as ‘Britain’s got including Channel 4, BBC and Sky. Will’s Presidential and Parliamentary electoral Talent’, ‘X Factor’, ‘Benidorm’ and ‘Ladies credits include C4’s BAFTA-winning web campaigns as Coordinator of Digital of Letters’. Before that he was working as series ‘Bow Street Runner’, ‘Wannabes’ – Communications. Granada’s Chief Executive Officer in the BBC’s first interactive drama and web America (where he executive produced episodes of BBCs ‘Horrible Histories: Terrible Henrietta Hurford-Jones Director of ‘Hells Kitchen’, ‘Nanny 911’ and ‘Celebrity Treasures’. Following the success of his CBeebies Investment, BBC Worldwide Fit Camp’ amongst others) and previously short ‘Man In Fear’ this is currently in Channels Henrietta is responsible for he worked in Australia as Chief Executive development as a feature. He is also a commissioning and developing a new Officer of Granada Productions. He went sessional lecturer in Screenwriting and stream of original programme content for to Australia from the BBC where he held 21st Century Narrative at Ravensbourne the international CBeebies channels. She the role of Controller of Entertainment and College.
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Karen Johnson Executive Producer, Kerry Kasim Head of Marketing, Muvizu ‘Bowerbird’ novels into a feature film for Turmeric Media Ltd Karen Johnson is Kerry is in charge of the marketing of Artemisia Films, polishing her novel ‘The co-director of an independent production Muvizu – particularly the online marketing Bones of Rockham Bay’, administering the company making content for families, and promotion. Currently overseeing the All Party Parliamentary Group for Children’s children and teenagers. Before that she launch of the promotional campaign with Media and the Arts for the Children’s Media was Commissioning Editor, Learning at the the aim of increasing awareness and Foundation, serving on the Writers’ Guild of BBC where she spent 16 years. She joined getting more eyeballs on Muvizu content. Great Britain Executive and keeping her the BBC when she was 30, after running canoe upright. She is inspired by the young the Technical and Vocational Education John Kent Cross-Platform Producer, people she works with who very often put department in a Secondary School. She Freelance John’s an experienced producer her back in her boat. served on the EBU education group, RTS with almost twenty years experience of and BAFTA Children’s committees and on delivering cross platform projects. His David Kleeman President, American the BBFC Children’s Panel. career started at the BBC, where he made Center For Children and Media David radio programmes for children, factual TV Kleeman – strategist, analyst, author and Jeff Jones VP & GM Digital Games, Disney for adults and interactive content for pre- speaker – is President of the American Jeff is Vice-President and General Manager schoolers at CBeebies. Since leaving the Center for Children and Media. The Center of Digital Games, EMEA for Disney BBC in 2011, John’s been working with a leads the US industry in developing Interactive Media Group, the interactive range of organisations in areas such as sustainable, kid-friendly practices, and entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney strategy development, training and promotes the exchange of ideas, expertise, Company. He is responsible for driving the developing and delivering projects for and information as a means for building growth of Disney’s EMEA games businesses some major commercial clients. quality, looking worldwide for best including apps, virtual worlds and social practices. David is Advisory Board Chair to games. Prior to joining Disney Jeff worked Tom Kenyon Director of Education In a the international children’s TV festival, PRIX as a media strategy consultant at Adventis Digital Environment Programme, Nesta JEUNESSE, and a Governor of the Academy where he lead the sale and delivery of Tom is making digital products and of Television Arts and Sciences. strategic initiatives at clients such as Disney, exploring the ways that digital technologies Orange, Apple, OFCOM, Earthlink, SKT can transform education. Before joining Nina Koo-Seen-Lin Journalist/ Freelance Korea, Nokia, HP and BT. Jones was Nesta he worked as a digital executive Nina has an MA in Children's Literature principle consultant on the economic producer for broadcasters and production from Roehampton university where she analysis underpinning OFCOM’s first companies including BBC, ITV and Jamie wrote a 20,000 word dissertation on ‘The telecom strategic review. Jones also has Oliver’s Fresh One Productions. He Moomins’. She currently works for Conde seven years experience in banking, holds specialises in the development of innovative Nast, assisting the ‘Easy Living’, ‘Glamour’ an MBA from London Business School and products for children and young people. and ‘Wired’ magazines. She’s also a a BSC Hons in Computational Physics. freelance writer, writing for both online and Saira Khan TV Presenter Saira Khan shot print publications on a variety of subjects Katy Jones Executive Producer, BBC to fame in the first series of the smash hit from food to fashion. She recently worked Learning Katy Jones is an Executive BBC 2 TV Series ‘The Apprentice’ and has for MadeForMums.com compiling a list of Producer for the Learning Zone – the since taken the UK by storm. She is a regular her top 100 children’s books. Nina has a BBC’s overnight service for schools. She face on BBC television and presented hit children’s book commissions more than 30 hours of CBBC shows ‘Beat the Boss’ and ‘Trade Your blog:http://www.kookytoon.blogspot.com. educational programmes a year to inspire Way to the USA’. She has also been involved children aged 3 – 18. The films are in high profile shows like ‘Celebrity Master- Jason Krogh Founder & Director, zinc Roe broadcast on BBC2 during term times, chef’, ‘Celebrity Mastermind’ and Children Design Jason heads up zinc Roe, an then go online on the BBC Class Clips site, in Need’s ‘Around the World in 80 Days’. award-winning studio specializing in where they can be accessed by teachers creating digital media for kids. zinc Roe’s and pupils 24/7. Recent commissions Alison Kimberley MA Digital Media clients include National Geographic, Disney include ‘True Stories’ – poetic dramas about Production, Salford University Having Jr, Teletoon, Family Channel, Toronto Public men and women who changed the world; spent much time in front of the audience Library and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. ‘Children at Work’ – documentaries about and camera, Alison is now studying The studio is also known for their self- children’s lives on a cocoa plantation in children’s media production with particular produced projects including the Emmy- Ghana, Bollywood and the Russian Circus; interest in what goes into educational Award winning ‘Zimmer Twins’ and the ‘History Hunt’ – in which teams of children programming for the under 6’s, and drama ‘Tickle Tap Apps’ for preschoolers. Jason use new technology to uncover stories and human-interest documentaries for the holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Science and about local heroes; ‘Counting with Rodd’ – over 6’s. She is also interested in how inter- made the transition into new media introducing pre-schoolers to the concept active the new age of media is becoming! building educational games for the of number; ‘Life Stories’ – 5 x 15 minute Vancouver Aquarium. dramas by top writers such as Bill Jayne Kirkham Writer, Script Consultant, Gallagher and Debbie Horsfield for children Youth Activity Worker Jayne currently splits Charles Kriel MD, 12 Stories Tall Charles aged 8 – 11. her time between adapting Ann Kelley’s was born in the back of a circus wagon
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 36 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com and grew up criss-crossing America in Creative Director at Showroom Cinema, of Jelly Babies and a player of Ocarina. make-up and big shoes. He produces Sheffield, one of the UK’s leading crossmedia fiction and games, and is independent cinemas, and Head of Film Ian Livingstone OBE Life President, Eidos MD of 12 Stories Tall, an indie production at the National Museum of Photography, Ian Livingstone is one of the founding company and consultancy. He’s created Film & Television (later the National Media fathers of the UK games industry. He co- six hit apps, several games, one television Museum, Bradford). He set up three of the founded Games Workshop in 1975, series and has written five books. He was city’s film festivals – Bradford International launching ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ in Europe. BBC Radio 1’s Artist-in-Residence, UN Film Festival; Bite the Mango Film Festival In 1982 with Steve Jackson, he created the National Expert in New Media, and has and Bradford Animation Festival. In 2006, multi-million-selling gamebook series, awards from Ars Electronica and Wellcome Bill was one of the key people to set up the ‘Fighting Fantasy’. In 1995 he oversaw the Trust. partnership board of Bradford: City of Film public floatation of Eidos plc where as and was involved closely in achieving the Chairman, he helped secure the company’s Dinah Lammiman Producer/ Director, UNESCO designation in 2009. Bill is chair major franchises including ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Three Black Cats and PastPorte Dinah of All Animated Limited, a director on the Raider’. As an active industry supporter and has been making creative audio and TV for board of Creative England and previously investor, Ian sits on various industry boards; some time. She had a long career in news on the board of Screen Yorkshire. works closely with Government; and in 2011 and current affairs at the BBC before an co-authored the NextGen review urging inspirational career dogleg took her to Daniel Lennard Vice President of Original changes in ICT education. CBeebies where she discovered her love Series & Development EMEA, Turner of children’s audio and video. Since then Broadcasting Daniel is responsible for the Matt Locke Founder, Storythings she’s been using different media to tell development of in-house and wholly owned Storythings is a company established to stories to adults and children. With her original series on Cartoon Network, such as experiment with new ways of telling stories, newest venture, PastPorte, she dreamt up ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’. In his role through consultancy and production on and pulled together an interactive binaural he additionally works on co-productions major projects with new and established installation for the Royal Collection, telling with European partners. Daniel’s co- talent; through events and annual the story of Shackleton’s experiences in the production credits at Cartoon Network conferences looking at storytelling in a wide Antarctic. Also with PastPorte she’s made include ‘The Cramp Twins’ with TV range of contexts and media; and through binaural audio stories for a Welsh Heritage Loonland, ‘Robotboy’ with Alphanim, a series of objects and publications Project and Great Lives, the stories and ‘Chop Socky Chooks’ with Aardman/ produced with some of the most innovative embedded in the history of Gloucester Decode. storytellers around. Before starting Cathedral. Currently PastPorte is making Storythings, Matt was Head of Multiplatform an interactive game transporting shoppers Alexander Lentjes 3D Stereoscopic Commissioning and Commissioning Editor in a mall through history to the height of Consultant & Animation Producer, 3-D for Education at Channel 4. the Victorian industrial era when a huge Revolution Productions Alexander has engineering giant dominated the site. worked and consulted for over 12 years Lisa Logan Partner, Gateley UK Lisa is an on international animated and live-action experienced commercial, IP/ IT and media Derren Lawford Head of Programming feature film and television productions in lawyer and has spent many years in-house & Scheduling, Global iPlayer, BBC his capacity as an animation producer, at leading US multinationals such as Disney, Worldwide Derren Lawford is responsible director and stereoscopic consultant. Nickelodeon and Discovery Channel. Lisa for the development and execution of the Alexander also gives talks and workshops has wide ranging TV/ Film production, programming, scheduling and acquisitions at international events, companies and distribution, talent, advertising/ sponsorship strategy for Global iPlayer, BBC Worldwide’s universities on 3-D stereoscopic film-making and digital media experience and she helps commercial, video on demand service, realities and cinematographic practises. clients protect and exploit their brands. currently available on iPad, iPhone and iPod Clients include Aardman Animations, Recent successes have included reviewing touch. Derren oversees the curation of over Passion Pictures, Brown Bag Films, Rainbow and advising on a TV programme 3000 hours of classic and contemporary CGI, Taipei University, Stockholm University commission with a leading broadcaster, British shows and the acquisition and and MEDIA Screen Training Ireland. Events its associated distribution agreement with scheduling of over 100 hours of additional include MIPtv, Kidscreen Summit, Siggraph a UK distributor and related talent programming every month in 16 territories. and Dimension 3 Paris. agreements. A key part of the programming offering is Family and Kids content such as ‘Charlie Kevin Lewis Participant, Young Rewired Nicholas Lovell Founder, Gamesbrief and Lola’, ‘Zingzillas’, ‘Horrible Histories’, State Kevin is a fifteen-year old student Nicholas Lovell helps companies make and ‘Deadly 60’. from London. Among other things, he is money from games. Clients include Square interested in design and creating great user Enix, IPC, Channel 4, 519 Games, Social Bill Lawrence Executive Director, Reel experiences. Going to his first hack day in Point and various investment funds. He Solutions Bill Lawrence is Executive Director August last year, he quickly became has written three books, including ‘How of Reel Solutions a film bureau that provides interested in fixing problems, and improving to Publish a Game’ and blogs about the support to cinemas, festivals, educators, old systems to incorporate new technology. business of games at distributors and productions. He was He is also a Microsoft Student Partner, lover www.gamesbrief.com.
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Anthony Lukom Vice President and 3D feature film & collection of shorts. Billy Macqueen MD, Darrall Macqueen Managing Director, UK and Ireland, Billy Macqueen is cofounder (with Maddy Turner Broadcasting Anthony heads up Debbie Macdonald Consultant, Freelance Darrall) of award-winning UK indie Darrall the UK entertainment business at Turner A key figure in the children’s television Macqueen Limited (January 2000). Past Broadcasting, including Cartoon Network, industry Debbie is a frequent panellist at credits include Deviser and Series Producer CN Too, Boomerang, Cartoonito, TCM conferences and a member of the children’s on ‘Ghost Train’ for ITV (1988 – 1991) and in (Turner Classic Movies) and Adult Swim. BAFTA committee, with a genuine passion the last three years ‘Bear Behaving Badly’ Responsible for all commercial and channel for Kids’ TV, a broad experience of UK (CBBC), ‘Hi-5’ (Cartoonito / GMTV), ‘The activity, as well as business growth and television, a thorough knowledge of the Fluffy Club’, (CiTV), the animation ‘Pet expansion, Anthony is in charge of television business gained by working Squad’ (CBBC/ Sony TV International) and programming, digital, ad sales, licensing, closely with regulatory organisations and 17 the live action-animation hybrid ‘Baby Jake’ marketing, creative services and content years within the industry. Debbie has wide (CBeebies). syndication. He joined Turner Broadcasting experience of original series production – in May 2010, and reports to Pete Flamman, including script development, script editing, Professor Jackie Marsh Head of the Senior Vice President and General storyboarding, design, character design School of Education, University of Manager, Northern Europe. Anthony was and development. At Nickelodeon UK, Sheffield Professor Marsh’s research previously MD for MySpace UK for two and Debbie was VP, Programming Director focuses on the role and nature of popular a half years, running the entire UK responsible for UK Acquisitions and original culture, media and new technologies in operation, including sales and advertising, production and scheduling across young children’s literacy development. She creative services, marketing and content. Nickelodeon UK’s network of channels. The has conducted projects that have explored Anthony played a key role in the position also required collaboration with the children’s access to new technologies and development and launch of the MySpace global Nickelodeon network, leadership their emergent digital literacy skills, Music Service. Prior to MySpace, Anthony of a 15 strong team and responsibilty knowledge and understanding. Jackie’s was the Head of Business Development for for award-winning and nominated recent research has focused on young AOL Europe, (driving large scale advertising children's engagement in online virtual commissions and acquisitions including and content partnerships) and Head of worlds. ‘Peppa Pig’, ‘Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom’, Search and Product Innovation. Anthony is ‘Humf’, ‘Nick News’, ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’, ‘Fifi a qualified solicitor, previously working in Scott Martin Development Producer, CBBC & the Flowertots’ and ‘Roary the Racing Car’. a City based corporate law firm. Scott Martin is a freelance Producer/ Director based in Manchester. Scott has Jamie Macdonald Senior Vice President, Louise Lynch MD, Libra Television Louise been employed by many of the top Codemasters Studios Jamie is a global has been MD of MediaCityUK based production companies in the North of leader in games development having been specialist children’s and learning indie England including Blakeway Productions, responsible for such innovative products Libra Television since 1999, exec producing True North Productions, Lime Pictures and and franchises as EyeToy: Play, SingStar, the company’s award-winning content for ITV Studios where he produced and EyePet and the ground-breaking online Discovery Kids, BBC Learning, CiTV, Channel directed films for ITV1’s flagship current service PlayStation Home. Jamie joined 4 Learning and Teachers TV. She began affairs series ‘Tonight’. Currently he is her career in 1990 at BBC Children’s in Codemasters in May 2010 to head up working as a Development Producer for Manchester and London, before joining games production across all platforms the CBBC in-house production team based the education departments at Mentorn in with a particular focus on innovative at MediaCity UK. 1994, then Granada in 1998. Other career revenue models and delivery channels. highlights include Commissioning Editor at Prior to that he was VP of Sony Computer Amy Mathieson Founder, Jet Set Films Trouble and Challenge in 2004 and once Entertainment's Worldwide Studios in Amy is the founder of Jet Set Films and playing Wendy’s Mum in ‘My Parents Are Europe where he was responsible for Producer/ Director of ‘1 Way Up 3D’ a Aliens’. establishing new game genres around feature length theatrical documentary such child friendly activities as physical following the epic rise of The Peckham BMX Tamsin Lyons Producer, Breakthru Films gaming and singing. Prior to his 8 years at Club to World Champions. Shot over 14 Tamsin’s films have been distributed Sony, Jamie was Director of Content at NTL months with a 3D toolbox from Go Pro’s to internationally and screened at festivals Interactive where he was responsible for high-speed Phantoms the film immerses including Sundance, Toronto and Annecy. producing all the interactive content for their the viewer in the world of the story and put A graduate of the NFTS, Tamsin worked for digital TV service. Jamie has received much the kid squarely in the picture. Oscar-winning BreakThru Films from 2006, industry recognition (including 3 BAFTA and developing their slate of live-action, 2 AIAS awards) and commercial success Helen McAleer UK Managing Director, animation and transmedia projects. She is with franchise sales in excess of $1 billion. Walker Books Ltd Helen McAleer began currently developing the animated TV series He is a board member of TIGA (the UK her career in publishing at Random House ‘Papa's Boy’, through her own company Ink games industry association), and is on the in 1990. She spent 3 years in the marketing & Light. ‘Papa’s Boy’ is based on a short advisory board of the Develop Conference. department before moving on to marketing film produced as part of ‘The Flying Jamie also sits on the Computer Games at Penguin Children’s Division (Puffin). Helen Machine’ – an award-winning stereoscopic Skills Council of Skillset. moved to BBC Worldwide after 2 years at
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 38 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Penguin to set up the marketing and Bhavit Mehta Freelancer, Publishing side of the media industry. publicity department for BBC Children’s Industry Bhavit studied Biological Sciences Books. After working in a couple of sales at Queen Mary, University of London, and Anne Miller Creative Director, Accorder roles she became a Sales Manager for worked at UCL before entering the world Music An experienced children's TV music adult and children’s books, video and audio of children’s books in 2007 when he started publisher, Anne has worked on iconic product in the UK. Helen was made UK his independent publishing house, programmes (‘Rosie & Jim’, ‘Tots TV’, Publisher for Children’s books, video and ‘Saadhak Books’. Taking inspiration from ‘Teletubbies’, ‘Boohbah’, ‘64 Zoo Lane’, audio and after a few years moved to run tales by his grandparents, his first picture ‘Little Red Fox’). Current projects include the licensing division at BBC Worldwide with book ‘Laghu the Clever Crow’ was ‘Tree Fu Tom’, ‘Grandpa in My Pocket’, responsibility for both children’s and adult published in 2009. In 2010, Bhavit co- ‘Abney & Teal’, ‘The Abadas’, ‘The Ha Ha product. By the time Helen left BBC World- founded the ‘DSC South Asian Literature Hairies’, ‘Tati's Hotel’ and other wide in July 2006 she was Deputy MD of all Festival’, now in its 3rd year, which takes contemporary hits. As Creative Director of children’s product business, responsible for place in London and across the UK. He Accorder, Anne overseas relationships with acquisition and investment of programme works closely with the ‘International Board producers and composers, maximizing and distribution rights and the marketing on Books for Young People’, a not-for-profit royalty income globally and protecting their and selling of those rights worldwide. organisation and was involved with the IP. Anne is involved in shaping music policy ‘Society of Young Publishers’ for 3 years. at PRS. Kevin McLean Co-Founder, Tinkatolli More recently, Bhavit has worked with Kevin is the Co-Founder of Tinkatolli – the ‘Eastside Education Trust’ and ‘English PEN’ Russell Miller Managing Director, The unbelievably creative virtual world for kids. on translation and creative writing projects Center for Intentional Media Russell He has a background in creative writing in schools, and is an adviser to the ‘British started thinking about the business of kids’ from St. Lawrence University and a Master’s Centre for Literary Translation’. TV sometime in third grade. By middle in Design, Communication and Media from school, he was designing live events. Back the IT University of Copenhagen. Kevin Lane Merrifield Executive Vice President, then you needed a huge room and lots of spent 10 years developing websites, casual Disney Online Studios Lane is one of three air conditioning to run a computer, so he games and interactive campaigns for some co-founders of Disney’s Club Penguin, the didn’t get around to interactivity until 1983, of Denmark’s largest companies. He then world’s largest virtual world for children. when Children’s Television Workshop realized he found the most joy and Since Club Penguin’s inception, Lane has decided to build games for Commodore inspiration in creating digital entertainment led the management, operations and 64s. Since then, he’s created transmedia for children. That’s when he started work business strategy for Club Penguin out of properties for clients from Sesame, Disney, on Tinkatolli. Disney Online Studios’ offices in Kelowna, and Scholastic to the Metropolitan Opera. British Columbia, Canada. Lane also As the first director of education for Joanna McPake Reader in Education, oversees the development for all The Walt Nickelodeon Digital TV, he pioneered the University of Strathclyde Joanna has Disney Company’s virtual worlds. Lane network-wide content agenda, framing worked on a series of studies on young helped develop and launch Club Penguin in Noggin’s basic-skills approach for pre- children’s experiences with digital 2005 and continues to play an integral role school and The N’s lifeskills curriculum for technologies at home and is co-author in the community’s evolution and extension adolescents. A journalist and filmmaker, of ‘Growing Up with Technology: Young to physical products, mobile and gaming he’s written for The New York Times, Los children learning in a digital world’. She devices to offer entertainment experiences Angeles Times, and Rolling Stone. These has a particular interest in the home as a that connect flawlessly with the virtual days, Russell is obsessed with launching technological learning environment and in world. Acquired by The Walt Disney Wonderreel, an online TV network delivered techniques for researching young children’s Company in 2007, Disney’s Club Penguin straight to kids’ tablets, laptops, phones own perspectives on their technological continues to offer a safe, fun and ad-free and connected TVs. But he also finds time activities, along with those of their parents. online playground for kids and peace of to conduct research on the neuroscience of mind for parents. reading acquisition at the Graduate Center, Jim Medway Educator & Comics Creator, City University of New York, where he sits The Phoenix Jim Medway is a Manchester- Jamila Metran Programme Manager, CITV on the governing council. based artist, widely exhibited across the Jamila joined CITV in September 2004 as North West and the UK, with work in the CITV Administrator. Over the past 7 years, Simon Milner Policy Director, UK and Arts Council Collection and Government her role has expanded to Programme Ireland, Facebook Simon Milner is Art Collection. He is much-loved cartoonist Manager, overseeing all acquisitions and Facebook’s UK and Ireland Policy Director, for the children’s weeklies ‘The DFC’ and commissions for the channel. Jamila responsible for issues such as privacy, now ‘The Phoenix’, where he is currently worked on the launch of the CITV channel safety and advertising policy. He joined in serialising ‘Chip Charlton and Mr Woofles’. in March 2006, which consistently holds its January 2012 having previously held senior As an educator, Jim has delivered comics place as the UK’s highest rating commercial roles with BT, most recently as Director for workshops across Britain and taught at the children’s channel. She has worked across Group Industry Policy. Before BT he worked Center for Cartoon Studies in the USA as shows such as ‘Horrid Henry’ and multi- for the BBC including holding the position of well as with the World Comics programme award winning preschool series, ‘Bookaboo’. Secretary, responsible for the Corporation’s in India. Previously Jamila worked on the distribution governance and accountability, advising the
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Chairman and Director-General on a range Sarah Muller Head of Acquisitions and implementation. In addition to her of strategic, regulatory, managerial and Drama Development, CBBC Sarah is transmedia work, Alison is a PhD researcher, governance issues. Simon has three currently Head of CBBC Acquisitions and author of 3 bestselling novels, 2 stage plays children aged 10, 12 and 14. Drama Development. Passionate about and the first transmedia romcom. She is both drama and animation, commissioned Conference Chair for StoryWorld Conference Dominic Minns Creative Director, Plug-in projects include ‘Spirit Warriors’, ‘Dr Who – & Expo, is the transmedia masterclass Media Dom is Plug-in Media’s Creative Dreamland’, ‘Halfmoon Investigations’, trainer to European Broadcast Union. Director and has been leading and ‘My Almost Famous Family’, ‘Tracy Beaker’s developing the company’s interactive Back’, ‘Strangehill High’, ‘Sadie Jones’, Jeff Norton Writer/ Producer, Awesome digital content for over 10 years. As well ‘Wolf Blood’, ‘Just William’ and ‘Muddle Jeff is a writer-producer, filmmaker, and as producing his own unique brand of Earth’ – which she also Executive Produced. founder of Awesome, a global creative illustration and animation, Dom directs Previously, she was Managing Director of incubator. Jeff is the author of the upcoming all of Plug-in’s projects, including the BAFTA Elephant Productions – a well-known high-tech thriller, ‘METAWARS’. Formerly, winning ‘Psychoville Returns’, ‘Big and company specialising in the development Jeff managed the Enid Blyton literary estate. Small’ and ‘Zingzillas’ sites, and the and production of animation and children’s Before moving to the UK, Jeff produced the Kidscreen award winning sites, ‘Octonauts’ programming. critically acclaimed ‘Choose Your Own and ‘Driver Dan’s Story Train’. He has Adventure’ interactive movie. Originally from lectured on game design at the New Patrick Ness Novelist Best-selling novelist Canada, Jeff was an executive at Procter & England Institute of Art and the University Patrick Ness made history last month when Gamble and earned an MBA from Harvard of Hertfordshire. Dom is also a musician his novel ‘A Monster Calls’, illustrated by Business School before jumping, feet first, and has created original music and sound Jim Kay, became the first book ever to win into the world of children’s creative media. effects for games and interactive music both the prestigious Carnegie Medal and applications. Prior to moving into digital, the Kate Greenaway Medal. Since the Sue Nott Executive Producer Dom worked as an art and assistant creation of the distinguished award seventy Independents, CBBC Drama Sue’s director. six years ago, Patrick also became only the producer credits in children’s television second author to win two years in a row, cover all genres from drama and comedy Agnieszka Moody Director, Media Desk having won in 2011 for the final instalment to documentary and magazine, including UK Agnieszka is the Director of MEDIA in his ‘Chaos Walking’ trilogy. The books in BAFTA award winners such as ‘Coping With Desk UK, a promotion and information the trilogy – ‘The Knife of Never Letting Go’, Relatives’ and ‘The Ant and Dec Show’. She office for the European Union’s funding ‘The Ask and the Answer’ and ‘Monsters has been at the BBC since 1998. As Head programme MEDIA, hosted by the British of Men’ – have won many other awards of Education for BBC Children’s, she was Film Institute. Over ten years in post including the Guardian Children’s Fiction responsible for the production of schools Agnieszka has helped over four hundred Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award programmes, from teenage drama at one British companies secure EU funding for and the Booktrust Teen Prize. US studio end of the audience spectrum to puppet their projects and organised many industry Lionsgate (‘The Hunger Games’) acquired shows for pre-school at the other. She is events fostering international collaboration. the movie rights with Oscar-winner Charlie now the BBC exec on all independently She is a graduate of the Polish National Film Kaufman adapting. produced drama for CBBC. and Television School, has run her own production company and worked on Desmond Ngai Manager Business Sarah O’Connor Editorial Director, Print feature films including ‘Schindler’s List’. Development, Creative Multimedia and Digital, Hot Key Books Hot Key Books Division, MDec, Malaysia MDeC are a children’s books start up, publishing Alex Moore Senior TV & Digital (Multimedia Development Corporation) is for nine to nineteen-year-old readers. Sarah Development Producer, Zodiak Media the ‘one-stop agency’ focusing on ensuring acquires authors who write books that Alex is a commercially driven and the success of multi-media in Malaysia. people want to talk about and oversees the customer-focused Creative Producer with MDeC is dedicated to making Malaysia the digital projects for the entire Hot Key list. A wide experience winning and producing world’s best environment to harness the full believer in the longevity of the written word, TV, Digital and Multiplatform commissions potential of ICT and stands ready to work Sara has put conversation with readers at in the UK and US across a range of genres with investors, foreign and local, big or the heart of Hot Key’s digital publishing and target audiences. He’s produced TV, small on projects. strategy. websites, apps, games, immersive experiences, and cross-platform strategies Alison Norrington CEO, Storycentral Alison Vickie O’Malley MD UK Entertainment, on major accounts, including series- Norrington is a creator, producer, consultant CPLG CPLG are one of the world’s largest producing and co-writing CBBC’s flagship and educator in transmedia storytelling. independent licensing agencies. CPLG UK interactive drama ‘My Almost Famous As CEO/Founder at storycentralDIGITAL and manage the consumer products business Family’, and pitching and producing titles storycentralLABS she works with writers, of some of the biggest names in licensing for key brands at Disney, Universal Studios, brands, broadcasters and publishers including ‘Peanuts’ Worldwide, ‘WWE’, Channel 4, and ITV. Alex is passionate advising on transmedial strategic planning, Universal, CBS, ‘Sesame Workshop’, ‘Horrid about brands, good story-telling, visual incubating new entertainment IP, story Henry’ and most recently, ‘The Only Way Is communication and product innovation. architecture and consults on cross-platform Essex’. Vickie joined CPLG almost 10 years
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 40 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com ago as a retail specialist, a role that was platform offering. Tim has over 25 years Children’s and Youth Programmes, at the time quite unique among licensing experience within the broadcasting industry. responsible for the commissioning and agencies. Having run Hasbro’s trade He has served as Head of Editorial scheduling of all ITV children’s output. In marketing team & managed advertising Operations, Planning and Services at UKTV 2000, he was appointed Controller of BBC and promotions for the entertainment and has also worked with Fox Kids UK, Children’s overseeing the launch of two division at Woolworths, Vickie’s experience BSkyB and Walt Disney Co. Ltd. Patterson is new channels, CBBC and CBeebies. In of licensing as agent, licensee and retailer, Board Director for the British Sign Language 2003, Nigel was invited back to ITV as gives her rare and valuable perspective on Broadcasting Trust. Director of Programmes, where his remit the business of licensing. was the scheduling and commissioning of Hayley Treacy Pepler Creative Director, the entire ITV output including all drama, Joe Oppenheimer Executive Producer, Get on the Radio Hayley is Creative entertainment, comedy, factual and BBC Films Joe made the imprudent Director of media company Get on the religious programmes as well as the decision to leave the post of editor- Radio and one half of Treacy & Hardy; a acquisition of all films and content from manager of an internet start-up company creative collaboration with Director Rebecca abroad. After 3 successful years overseeing in 1995 in order to pursue a career in film Hardy. Get on the Radio is an independent major commissions such as ‘The X Factor’, and television, thereby neatly missing the specialist radio producer of content co- ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and ‘Dancing on Ice’, he dotcom boom. He spent three years as a constructed with and for children and joined RDF as Group Director of Kids, Family freelance writer and director before joining young people. In two years the company Entertainment and Drama, where, amongst BBC Films in 1998. Covering the full range has developed a network of fifteen stations others he has been responsible for of the department's output in the last ten broadcasting output from news and current commissions such as ‘Mister Maker’, ‘Dani’s years, he has worked with established affairs to original comedy sketch shows House’, ‘Escape from Scorpion Island’ and auteurs and filmmakers as well as with up- and drama. Treacy & Hardy produce films, ‘Tickety Toc’ as well as the CBeebies and-coming talent new to the cinema. His television and supporting content for landmark series, ‘Waybuloo’. After the work has been across a wide range of children. Recent work was honoured at the merger with Zodiak Group in 2010, Nigel genres, from contemporary drama to OOMPH Festival awards for fantasy short assumed his current role of CEO MEAA, period biopic, taking in comedy, horror film ‘Miss Taken’ and comedy spoof ‘The Zodiak UK Kids. He is also Chairman of and documentary. Phoenix Effect’. Treacy & Hardy currently Zodiak’s subsidiary production company, have two multiplatform series in The Foundation. Chris O’Shea Founder, Cowly Owl Cowly development, ‘Storymakers’ is a formatted Owl is a new startup creating digital toys, programme based on lessons from our Lydia Plowman Professor of Education & educational apps and interactive stories. research co-constructing narratives with Technology, University of Edinburgh Lydia Started by Chris O’Shea, a London based children and the other, ‘Dream Machine’, has more than twenty years’ experience of artist and designer. He creates playful is a game show with supporting game conducting research with children and interactive installations that encourage content for children eight years and above. technologies and has published widely in collaboration and creativity. His works have The partnership also produces music this area. Her current study investigates been commissioned by the BBC, FACT, videos, such as the recent Anyman feat. toys, technology and play in the everyday Design Museum London, The Barbican, Matt Windle single ‘Never Get a Taxi’. Before lives of young children at home and Science Gallery Dublin, British Council Japan establishing Get on the Radio and Treacy & develops ways of involving children and and Kinetica Art Fair. Hardy, Hayley worked in BBC Entertainment other family members as active participants on archive documentaries, across in research. Becky Palmer Freelance Digital Producer, Presentable’s Late Night Poker output, was Becky Palmer Media Becky has over an Associate Producer for Hotbed Media’s Gary Pope Director, Kids Industries 16 years’ experience of working in digital ‘Star Portraits with Rolf Harris’ and was part Gary has worked with children and parents media and she specialises in content for of the development team at Maverick for over 20 years both as a teacher and as kids and families. Becky worked for 10 Television who created ‘Embarrassing a Founding Partner of Kids Industries. years in the BBC before going freelance. Illnesses’ and ‘How to Look Good Naked’. KI provides the full range of award-winning Her projects include working for the BBC Hayley is also a published author who is Research, Strategy, Innovation and (CBeebies, CBBC), Endemol, Turner Media, currently writing a series of books for boys Marketing Services to a global client base the Essential Parent Company and the called ‘10 Giants’: this is especially thrilling including Disney, Guinness World Records, British Museum. She especially enjoys for her own boys, Gene, four and Milo, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo and Sony. Gary making games for children and thinking three, who asked her to write something lives in South London and always will. Most about how to market products to parents. for them. importantly Gary is dad to Daisy and Laurence. Tim Patterson VP, Scheduling, Nigel Pickard CEO MEAA, Zodiak UK Kids Nickelodeon UK Tim is responsible for Nigel has worked in television since 1972, Martin Pope Co-founder, Magic Light content scheduling and media planning developing and producing a wide range Pictures Martin began his career as a across Nickelodeon’s linear and non-linear of programmes before becoming Controller runner at the BBC taking Faye Dunaway her network including seven television channels of Children’s and Family at TVS in 1986. In lunch. After producing on films including and Nickelodeon’s on demand and multi- 1998, he moved to ITV to be Controller of John Schlesinger’s BAFTA award-winning
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com 41 Speakers, Session Producers, Session Mentors and Bloggers continued film of Alan Bennett’s ‘A Question of Barry Quinn Development Producer, the BBC 11 years ago and is now an Attribution’, he set up his own independent CBeebies Barry Quinn has worked in executive producer. company. Numerous feature films included children’s TV for more years than he cares ‘Lawless Heart’ (starring Bill Nighy), ‘Touch to (or indeed can) remember, most recently Paul Rhodes Head of Digital, Walker of Pink’; and ‘The Heart of Me’ (starring creating and developing brands for Paul is currently Head of Digital at Walker Helena Bonham Carter). For television he CBeebies including ‘Nuzzle and Scratch’, Books, owner of Orb Entertainment, and produced ‘The Turn of the Screw’ (with Colin ‘Numtums’, ‘Zingzillas’, ‘Kerwhizz’ and partner in start-ups Refresh Publishing and Firth and Jodhi May) for ITV. ‘Show Me, Show Me’. Before this Barry Chirpser.com. With over 15 years experience worked at various companies including across books and games publishing, he Julia Posen Marketing Licensing & Brand Disney, Time Warner in Hong Kong, CSV has worked with some of the biggest brand Director, Walker Books Julia Posen started Media Action, brand specialist Lambie names in the entertainment business, from her career in book publishing at Mitchell Nairn and helped launch the Edinburgh ‘Mortal Kombat’ to ‘Happy Feet’ via Tolkien, Beazley working in the co-edition foreign Festival’s first 24 hour arts radio station ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Maisy’. Specialising in IP rights team. After four years she moved to with Somethin’ Else Sound Directions. management, marketing strategy and Evans Brothers, a children’s educational digital workflows, Paul is looking for new publisher, as their Foreign Rights Manager. Anna Rafferty MD, Penguin Digital partners across the digital space for Following that Julia accepted a job at BBC Anna Rafferty is responsible for Penguin collaboration on future projects. Worldwide to work on their video and book Books’ UK’s award-winning ecommerce list. Julia worked at the BBC for 12 years in and community websites, digital marketing, Neil Richards Director, The Mustard a number of different senior roles; Head of social media and digital publishing. This Corporation Neil worked originally as a Publishing EMEIA, Children’s DVD Publisher, includes websites such as penguin.co.uk, story exec in movies, before going on to Head of International Licensing and finally puffin.co.uk, penguinclassics.co.uk produce and write in drama and children’s as the Children’s Commercial Director. andspinebreakers.co.uk as well as TV. In the mid-90’s, a co-writing job with Julia joined Walker Books in 2010 as the Penguin’s eBooks, apps (like ‘Moshi Douglas Adams led to a new career in the Marketing, Brand and Licensing Director. Monsters’, ‘MyFry’, ‘Peter Rabbit’ and more), games industry. Whilst continuing to script Julia is also a board member for Walker games, interactive reading and all sorts of children’s TV, he has now worked on over Productions. other, new, imaginative story-telling tools. 20 console games for major publishers. She is also on the BAFTA Children’s Recent scripts have earned BAFTA, WGGB, Ian Prince Producer & Journalist, Committee, involved in the content and and IGDA nominations. He is a founding Freelance Ian is a multi-award winning presentation of the annual British Academy director of The Mustard Corporation – a executive producer, film-maker and Children’s Awards, a Revolution Awards company of writers working in games journalist who has worked across news, judge, a member of the International and TV. factual, children’s TV and international Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and media development. Ian’s children’s a trustee of Culture24, a non-profit, cultural Mark Riches CEO & Co-Founder, expertise includes ‘Blue Peter’, and publishing organisation supporting arts Radiowaves Mark Riches is CEO and co- ‘Newsround’, where he was editor for and heritage venues to reach different founder of Radiowaves and NUMU – multi several years. During this time ‘Newsround’ audiences across new and emerging award winning platforms that give young became the most watched children’s digital platforms. people a voice and put them in charge of programme in the UK as well as achieving their media. Mark is constantly looking for the highest AIs (by far!) within CBBC. He Shazril Rahman MAC3 Incubator ways to simplify technology so that young launched new strands and services, and Programme, MDeC Malaysia MDeC people and teachers can focus on creating among many awards won a BBC interactive (Multimedia Development Corporation) is fantastic work. Recent projects include award for the brand with the most creative the ‘one-stop agency’ focusing on ensuring launching the MakeWaves media interactive relationship with its audience. the success of multi-media in Malaysia. publishing App and working with He's also developed and launched new MDeC is dedicated to making Malaysia the organisations like WWF and the BRITS to cookery and youth strands for the world’s best environment to harness the full develop positive opportunities online for international BBC Persian Channel. His most potential of ICT and stands ready to work young people. recent projects have been to develop and with investors, foreign and local, big or train a multiplatform team in Bangladesh to small on projects. Ben Roberts Director, The Lottery Film deliver a BBC overseas youth programme, Fund, BFI Ben Roberts is responsible for directing films for a charity, he’s been Tony Reed Executive Producer, CBeebies overseeing the BFI’s investment in film writing and reporting for ‘First News’ the Tony is an award-winning producer who development, production, distribution and award winning Children’s newspaper, has been specialising in programme- exhibition, with funding from the National produced senior management events at making for very young audiences for nearly Lottery for Good Causes. He has 15 years the BBC, overseen a series of films for an 20 years. He has worked on a number of film industry experience across international international learning series as well as popular series which have become sales, studio acquisitions, UK distribution developing ideas for a major indy. Ian has domestic and international successes. and film finance gained from his time as won several awards, including two BAFTAs, After forging a career as a freelance CEO of Protagonist Pictures since 2007, and also gained a nomination for a third. director, writer and producer, Tony joined and before that at Universal International
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 42 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Pictures and the independent UK distributor Magic Light Pictures, Michael headed up support for broadcasters, commercials, Metrodome. Aardman’s feature film division. He was corporate and low budget feature films. executive producer of hit animated feature Reg recently worked on a Bollywood 3D Sioned Wyn Roberts Content films ‘Chicken Run’, and the Oscar winning feature and Italian 3D documentary for Commissioner, Children’s, Learning & ‘Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit’; cinema release and is currently prepping Digital, S4C Sioned has just joined S4C and producer of Nick Park’s Oscar winning for UK low budget 3D feature. as the Content Commissioner responsible ‘A Close Shave’. for Children’s, Learning and Digital. She is Sander Schwartz President, Kids and a programme maker with 22 years’ Richard Rowe Director of Acquisitions & Family Entertainment, Fremantle Media experience of producing children’s content Original Series, Cartoon Network, CN Too, Sander Schwartz is President of Kids & for television, radio and, more recently, Boomerang, Cartoonito EMEA Richard Family Entertainment for FremantleMedia interactive digital media. At S4C Sioned is joined Turner’s UK programming team in Enterprises (FME). Prior to joining FME, responsible for all children’s programmes 2002, where he was responsible for putting Schwartz was President, International on the channel. She is also developing the together the UK schedules for Turner’s Production for Sony Pictures Television Learning provision for children and adults various childrens channels. In 2004, Richard International, overseeing all of Sony’s local and is working with S4C colleagues and moved into acquisitions and development, language television efforts outside of the external partners to develop the new Digital charged with assisting co-productions and United States, including the development, content for the channel. Sioned started her acquisitions deals. Now as Director of production and sales of drama and career in the media in 1990 when she Acquisitions and Original Series, Rowe is comedy series, telenovelas, game shows, joined the BBC. She has worked as a the point-person for all content pitches light entertainment and reality formats. researcher, producer, director and series within EMEA, and has bought and helped Before joining SPTI, Sander was President of producer. Sioned was a Senior Producer in commission a wide variety children’s shows Warner Bros. Animation and responsible for the Education and Learning Department at throughout Europe. the production of theatrical, television and BBC Wales for six years from 2001-2006 made-for-video animated programming. and was responsible for all television Barry Ryan Standards & Policy Manager, production in the department. Sioned led Market Research Society Barry Ryan CJ See Sales and Marketing Director, several award-winning multiplatform joined the Market Research Society (MRS) in Inspidea INSPIDEA is a digital animation campaigns such as ‘Come Clean’, ‘B*ll*cks’, 2005 as Standards and Policy Manager. In company that believes having fun can and pan-Celtic Language Learning project 2009 he was appointed Director of Policy & change the world for the better. Founded ‘Colin and Cumberland’. Communication at EFAMRO, the European in 2002, INSPIDEA creates, produces and Research Federation. Barry is one of the distributes original digital animation for the Paul Robinson President, International, European research sector’s leading experts television and mobile industry. Our simple A Squared Elxsi Entertainment A Squared in data privacy and self-regulation. He has goal on earth is to create entertaining and Elxsi is a global creator, producer and a particular interest in social media mostly funny shows that even a goldfish distributor of transmedia entertainment for research and research with children and can’t forget! Several of our shows are lucky children. Prior to this, Paul founded KidsCo young people. He is responsible for enough to be picked up by TFOU, Cartoon in 2005, building the kids’ TV channel into representing the sector to UK and European a global network broadcasting across 98 governments and regulators. Network, Nickelodeon, AXN, Animax, VRAK, countries and in 18 languages worldwide. TV12 Kids Central, Astro Ceria, CBBC, Paul has held a number of senior positions Sophie Sampson Writer/ Producer, KidsCo and many other terrestrial TV in the international broadcast industry Freelance Sophie is an award-winning stations. If the world is our playground, including the Walt Disney Company, MD at maker of games and interactive narrative. we want to rule it! BBC Radio One, and CEO for Talk Radio. She uses interaction to get people thinking about factual subjects or physical places in Josh Selig President & Founder, Little Michael Rose Co-Founder, Magic Light new ways, and works on digital, paper- Airplane Productions Josh Selig is the Pictures Michael Rose runs Magic Light based and live projects, from transmedia Founder and President of Little Airplane Pictures together with fellow producer narrative to playground games to location- Productions. He is the Creator of many Martin Pope. The company produces aware iPhone apps. Sophie has made work preschool series including ‘The Wonder independent films and television, and with and for companies including BBC, Pets!’ on Nick Jr., as well as ‘3rd & Bird’ manages the successful children’s brand, Channel 4, Warner Bros, Tate, V&A and ‘Small Potatoes’ on CBeebies and The Gruffalo, based on Julia Donaldson and Museum, Historic Royal Palaces, Hide&Seek Disney Junior. Josh has received 10 Emmys Axel Scheffler’s best selling books. Recent and Coney. for his work on ‘Sesame Street’ and has productions include the Oscar nominated won a Humanitas Award as Head Writer ‘The Gruffalo’ (2009) and companion half Reg Sanders 3D Director and on Nick Jr.’s ‘Little Bill.’ He also writes a hour ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ (2011) which each Stereographer Reg Sanders was a weekly column for KidsScreen called premiered on BBC1 with over 10m viewers; BBC Producer and Director for 20 years, ‘Planet Preschool.’ the Oscar nominated animated feature film Commercials Director for 5 years and shot 1 ‘Chico & Rita’; and wildlife feature 3D for the last 2 /2 years. Working as a Adam Selly Founder, Union Media Ltd documentary ‘One Life’. Prior to forming stereographer, Reg has provided technical Adam has worked in television for 24 years,
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starting in airtime sales for ITV and moving Christopher Skala Senior Vice President, fact space adventure “to inspire children on to international programme distribution Programming & TV Sales, Guinness World about science” that appears as a major for companies including Granada before Records Christopher has more than 17 stage show, an adventure in schools played specializing in children’s for the last 15 years of experience in television production through bespoke (and secure) social years. This started with six years at HIT and development. At Guinness World networking sites and as a game for families Entertainment as SVP Asia Pacific covering Records, his responsibilities include original to play in public spaces and at festivals. licensing as well as distribution and has format productions in over 20 territories, The project has been nominated for the since included senior positions at new global TV strategy, and a sales content Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Achievement in Entertainment Rights and LazyTown. He library worth more than £1m per year. Space Education & Outreach and versions recently founded Union Media, a producer- At HIT Entertainment, his responsibilities for different platforms/ mediums are friendly international distribution service included overseeing the creative and currently in development. Jon is an designed on a unique new model. production for the company’s portfolio of associate of the Quantum Information classic preschool brands including ‘Bob the Group at the University of Leeds and the Kath Shackleton Producer, Fettle Builder’, ‘Fireman Sam’, ‘Pingu’, ‘Rainbow father of two small boys. Animation, MD, All Animated Kath is an Magic’ and ‘Thomas & Friends’, all of which animation producer and managing director were creatively evolved and re-launched Alison Stewart Head of Production, of Fettle Animation. Passionate about successfully and profitably under his Animation and Acquisitions, CBeebies creating more opportunities for animation, leadership. In addition, Christopher led HIT Alison has worked in TV Production for she has run Animated Yorkshire for the Entertainment’s new content creation and over 25 years, first at the BBC and later as past 5 years, a networking organisation for development. He developed and secured a freelance Producer, Director and animators and related creatives. Recently funding for HIT’s first new content launch Scriptwriter. She returned to BBC Children’s she has secured funding to expand into in over 8 years, with ‘Mike The Knight’ five years ago and moved to her current the All Animated Network to provide (CBeebies/ Treehouse/ TF1). position in June 2010. She leads a tri-media opportunities across the North for team that creates, develops and produces Mark Sorrell Game Director, Somethin’ content both for the domestic audience and animators. Else Mark is a giant miserablist, with some for the international market via co- strong opinions on games and gaming productions. She also heads up the Paul Shuttleworth Executive Producer, culture and a worrying willingness to share Channel’s Acquisitions team, which co- Freelance Paul is a Freelance Executive them. Working as the beating heart of funds and develops animated content with Producer and has run his own BAFTA Somethin Else’s game development global partners. nominated production company, Handle program, Sorrell has been accused of and Spout, winning commissions from being a respected industry voice, but not Owen Stickler MD, Dinamo Productions Cartoonito, CITV and the BBC. In 2010 Paul with any great conviction. Owen and his collaborator Aron Evans returned to the BBC as Interim Executive formed Dinamo in 2004 and have been Producer for CBeebies In-House Production Caellach Spellman Actor/ Presenter CBBC involved in some of the most successful helping their move to BBC North. In Salford At just the tender age of 16 Ceallach is children’s television shows over the last few he has been responsible for ‘Something rapidly making a name for himself in the years including ‘Grandpa In My Pocket’, Special’, ‘Justin’s House’, ‘Mr Bloom’s presenting world. As one of the lead ‘Fun with Claude’, and most recently Nursery’, ‘Lingo TV’ and ‘The Rhyme Rocket’ presenters on ‘Friday Download’ (CBBC) he ‘Rastamouse’. Owen is directing ‘The as well as creating and co-writing CBeebies can often be seen interviewing stars from Abadas’ (52 x 10) for CBeebies, S4C and highest rating show, ‘Strictly Cinderella’. the movies and music industry. As an actor RTE and is currently heading the Dinamo in- he has starred in a number of hit dramas, house development team and overseeing Ben Simpson Producer, PlugIn Media including ‘Waterloo Road’ (BBC1) and ‘Blue the new Dinamo. Ben’s career spans almost 15 years starting Murder’ (ITV). He has also appeared in as a games tester before moving on to ‘This is Jinsy’ (SkyOne) and ‘The Cup’ (BBC). Melanie Stokes Co-Director, Kindle become QA manager at Cambridge based On stage he was nominated for Best Entertainment Melanie set up Kindle Cyberlife where he went on to produce of Newcomer at the M.E.N Theatre Awards Entertainment with Anne Brogan in 2007. the award winning children’s titles, for his role as Oliver in ‘Oliver Twist’. He Since then she has exec- produced ‘Jinx’ a ‘Creatures’, ’Adventures’ and ‘Playgrounds’. subsequently went on tread the boards at live-action comedy series for CBBC; ‘Dustbin Ben founded Nicely Crafted Entertainment the National Theatre, the Lowry and at the Baby’, an International Emmy-winning producing ‘Time of Defiance’, the first online London Palladium. drama for BBC One starring Dakota Blue real time strategy game. Later as founder Richards and Juliet Stevenson; ‘Some Dogs and COO of Nicetech, Ben designed and Jon Spooner Creative Director, Unlimited Bite’ a feature-length drama for BBC3 created ‘Tronjiworld’, a children’s online Jon is an award winning writer, director directed by Marc Munden and starring virtual world commissioned by the BBC. and the Creative Director of Unlimited Thomas Brodie-Sangster (the film has been Ben now works for Plug-In Media as with whom he creates new stories and honoured at a number of film festivals producer where he is involved in the day- adventures for live performance and including Woodstock and was winner of to-day production of innovative increasingly with a 'cross platform curiosity'. Best Youth Programme, KidScreen 2012); entertainment titles. Unlimited's current project is a future sci- and mini- series ‘Treasure Island’ for Sky
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 44 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com One starring Eddie Izzard, Donald internet use, and the experiences of children producer role on many of Plug-in’s projects Sutherland and Elijah Wood. Melanie is growing up in post-conflict societies. such as the BAFTA winning ‘Big and Small’ currently execing Season Two of ‘Leonardo’, Online and more recently ‘ZingZillas’. She an action-adventure series that she co- Muriel Thomas Media Consultant, has a passion for innovative cross-platform created with Pia Ashberry for CBBC (the first Freelance Muriel is best known for being projects and has been involved with a season won three awards at KidScreen closely involved while at eOne/ Contender number of cross-media initiatives. Juliet 2012) and has just been nominated for the for over 7 years, in the growth of ‘Peppa loves involving kids in the design process Rose d’Or, an Ivor, the Prix Jeunesse & a Pig’ in the UK, selling to over 180 countries and has undertaken usability studies with Rockie. In pre-production is mini-series ‘The and setting up the basis for consumer groups of children of all ages. Life & Adventures of Nick Nickleby’ for BBC, products launch in key markets. Muriel is a modern-day retelling of Charles Dickens’ now a Media Consultant assisting Anthony Utley Media & Distribution classic tale. Kindle Entertainment have producers in entering or further developing Consultant After studying Drama at recently won the Children’s BAFTA for international distribution and IP exploitation. Stratford-upon-Avon, Anthony worked Independent Production Company of the She is currently working on ‘The Gruffalo’, in BBC TV’s Programme Planning and year for the second year running. ‘Room on the Broom’ and other projects at Presentation, international distribution at financing stage. BBC Enterprises, then Head of Programme Linda Sullivan Director Media and Digital Sales at Central TV. Anthony was also Technology, Cavendish Corporate Finance Tom Turcan Founder, Runcat Consulting a Director of animation studio Filmfair. Linda has over twenty-five years’ Tom is a business consultant and adviser He later became Head of Acquisition and experience advising a wide range of to clients from the entertainment, media Programme Development for Carlton. Ten international clients,specialising in mergers and third sectors. From its conception until years on he moved back to the BBC to and acquisitions in the media sector. Linda its recent launch, Tom acted as COO to become Director of Television Distribution. combines her expertise in the acquisition Pottermore, J.K.Rowling’s ground-breaking In 2005 Anthony was appointed Managing and management of Intellectual Property online experience and digital book store Director of Cosgrove Hall Films, the iconic Rights with a specialist knowledge of the for new and existing readers of the Harry animation studio. In 2010 he became CEO media and technology sectors and private Potter stories, in multiple languages. Prior to of LiveFrame Studios based in Manchester. equity funding and investment in the UK founding Runcat, Tom was Digital General Anthony has worked in TV for 35 years and and internationally. Since 2006 Linda has Manager of Guardian News and Media, is passionate about the urgent need to been involved in a number of transactions including guardian.co.uk, and CEO of Virtual provide high quality indigenous children’s in the UK and Australasia, both as principal Internet plc, a FTSE-listed hosting and online programming for younger audiences. He and adviser and is now the Director of brand protection provider. He has also is a member of BAFTA, the Royal Television Media and Digital Technology. Cavendish worked in radio broadcasting, marketing Society and the Children's Media Corporate Finance is the UK’s leading services and software development. Foundation. independent firm advising exclusively on sell side M&A. Jo Twist CEO, UKIE Since January 2012, Joanna Van Der Meer Family Learning Dr Jo Twist has been CEO of UKIE. At Co-ordinator, BFI Joanna van der Meer Siv Svanaes Chief Tablet Researcher, Channel 4, she was Commissioning Editor first worked at the BFI Archive in the 1980’s Family Kids and Youth Siv works on for Education, where she commissioned working on Able Gance’s Napoleon for projects that look at Digital Media and Digital Emmy-winning ‘Battlefront II’, a example, but via a circuitous route which families. Siv gained her MSc (with Distinction) stable of games, and social media projects. included time as zoo keeper, location from the LSE where her research focused on Previous positions include Multiplatform catering chef, scenic artist and animation digital media, broadcasting and audience Commissioner for BBC Entertainment & model maker at Film Fair she eventually research with children and young people, Switch, BBC Three Multiplatform Channel returned to the BFI. She is now the Family and she interviewed major industry figures Editor and she was once a technology Learning Co-ordinator where she devises in children’s media. She studied under the reporter for BBC News. With a background and delivers film-making activity for all guidance of Professor Sonia Livingstone, in digital media, education, creative ages at BFI Southbank, throughout the UK author of the EU Kids on Line Report (2011). technology and youth culture, Jo Twist has and in Europe. Siv has a BA from the University of Oslo in a wealth of experience in all aspects of musicology and media studies. interactive entertainment. Tom Van Waveren CEO & Creative Director, Cake Entertainment Tom has Dr Alexandra Swann, Freelance Juliet Tzabar MD, Plug-In Media been active in the field of animation for Researcher Alexandra’s PhD research into Juliet has worked in digital media for 15 years. In his capacity at CAKE, Tom co- the politics and economics of pre-school over 10 years and specialises in delivering produced ‘Skunk Fu!‘ with Cartoon Saloon children’s television was undertaken at the interactive projects with a broadcast tie-in. and Telegael, contributed to ‘Eliot Kid’, University of Ulster and funded by the She has produced games and websites ‘Angelo Rules’, ‘Dead Gorgeous’, ‘Oscar’s Department of Employment and Learning. for many well-loved children’s brands and Oasis’ and ‘Poppy Cat’ and is currently She is currently a freelance researcher based produced the original website and games working on ‘Plankton Invasion’ with in Northern Ireland, with particular interests for CBBC’s ‘Smile’ which won a Children’s TeamTO, while developing a slate for the in children’s television, young children’s BAFTA in 2005. Juliet takes an executive years ahead.
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Ewan Vinnicombe Head of Presentation, Matt Whatley Senior Designer, Complete Mark Wilson Scriptwriter & Consultant, CBeebies & CBBC Ewan is responsible for Control Before joining Complete Control in Freelance FLASHBACK. The Eighties: Mark all presentational and Red Button interactive 2008, Matt spent over 10 years developing is producing CBBC’s ‘Broom Cupboard’ with content on the BBC Children’s channels brands and style guides for the kids’ Andy, Andi and Edd the Duck. The Nineties: produced at the new MediaCityUK studios, entertainment industry, creating the look he’s globetrotting with Mr Motivator, Salford Quays. Prior to this role he worked and feel for some of the UK’s most familiar shooting features for CITV and GMTV. The on a number of BBC Children’s productions and respected brands. Since joining Noughties: he is Head of CITV Mornings, including ‘Springwatch Trackers’, ‘Blue Complete Control, He has applied his design acquiring & scheduling animation; script Peter’, ‘Record Breakers’ and also worked skills and experience to help develop a consultant on cartoon co-pros; and co- for Format Entertainment, BBC Manchester. wide range of kids’ websites, games and creator for kids websites and top-rating apps for clients including BAFTA, BBC, ‘Toonattik’. SMASH-CUT. Today: Mark is a Russell Wall Digital Media Consultant Booktrust, Cartoon Network, Harper Collins, freelance scriptwriter and consultant Sheffield born, Russell Wall is a digital Nessy, Nickelodeon and Penguin. working with Indies in Los Angeles, media consultant and commercial Melbourne, Paris and Brockley. filmmaker, who has documented Maurice Wheeler Strategic Planning educational initiatives by local authorities Director, DoCo As Founder and Strategic Karl Woolley Managing Director, and grass roots community organisations Planning Director at DoCo, Maurice has Impossible Kids Karl has worked in across the region. He has served as a developed audience led strategies that children’s television as a presenter, writer, consultant for the National Media Museum have solved problems such as; how do you producer and director for over 15 years. in Bradford, developing multimedia get more families playing Xbox; How do He was managing director of Tell-Tale presentations and installations celebrating you get more kids engaging with Productions from 1999 to 2004 in which British Filmmakers including Stan Laurel, Premiership football clubs; how do you time the company produced ‘Tweenies’, Christopher Lee, Stanley Baker and Ken create advocates for kids’ TV classics and ‘Boo’, ‘BB3B’, ‘Fun Song Factory’ and a Annakin. Since 2005, Russell has designed how can Disney use social media to sell number of live children’s arena tours and delivered the digital media curriculum more DVD’s. Maurice has helped many including ‘Tweenies’ and ‘Thomas the Tank in the Yorkshire and Humber region for the clients including Nickelodeon, Disney, Engine’. More recently and prior to joining Workers’ Educational Association, exploring Microsoft, Tesco, Universal Music, Procter Impossible Kids, Karl worked with Disney the synergy between new and emerging & Gamble and Lego UK, Prism Entertainment, Lion Television, Web 2.0 digital technologies, film, television Red Planet Films, DC Thomson, Maggie and production and sequential art techniques. Dr Lynn Whitaker Academic Researcher Rose and Walker Books. Karl works closely Last year, Russell supported the Lynn has a PhD on the production of with Jonathan Drake, Steve Maher and Jon development of the initial Stan Lee Excelsior children’s PSB at BBC Scotland and has Doyle in taking Impossible Kids’ and Awards for Comics and Manga in since completed research for the relaunch Firestep’s slate of children’s and animated association with the Stan Lee Foundation of Disney Junior and for IZI. She is now titles to broadcast and beyond in key and Ecclesall School in Sheffield. In 2012, looking at multimedia children’s production territories around the world. In collaboration this initiative has engaged with over 7,000 in Scotland and her research interests with Kindle Entertainment and Guru Studio children and young people across the UK and the Irish Republic, assisting in the centre on the production and policy the company is working on a new 52- development of students’ media, literacy contexts of children’s media. episode pre–school series, ‘Dinopaws’, as and language skills. well as co-producing ‘Animatter’, a 26 part Debbie Wicks Project Co-ordinator, Young live action/ CGI comedy with Ambience Tom Webb Working in youth led media Rewired State After developing an interest Entertainment in Australia and Title initiatives for the past five years has taken in digital creativity whist studying advertising Entertainment in Canada. Tom all around the world; from seminars in at University, Debbie joined Rewired State, Sweden to tweeting in Taiwan, he’s been and is getting involved in their shenanigans. Steve Wynne Joint Managing Director, promoting the importance of the youth She is interested in the future of the creative Rival Media Steve is the Joint MD of Rival voice in mainstream media as the UK youth and digital industries and in being part of Media, one of the UK’s fastest growing media ambassador. After his first spell finding new ways of doing things. Indies – and an award-winning Executive working for BBC3, Tom has since worked with over 20 years of production experience for the UK’s biggest TV channels including Phil Williams Researcher and Writer, in television, radio and emerging ITV and Sky from the studio floor, to the ACB Phil is a researcher and writer who technologies. He has worked in radio and stadium stage and press department. has worked on a number of natural TV at the BBC, produced ITV’s phenomenally With films as his biggest passion, Tom has behaviour studies at ACB, including analysis successful series ‘SMTV/ CD:UK’, spent recently been working for the UK’s biggest of how the internet is being used around seven years as Executive Producer at film distributor Entertainment Film and TV and the way people interact with their Disney Channel where he produced the currently operates on BAFTA’s Youth Board sofas. He has experience as a writer and BAFTA Award winning Disney Channel Kids with the aim of inspiring minds in the editor, both creatively and in business, and Awards, and worked as Director of creative industries and providing access has previously taught English to all ages, in Production at Warner Brothers International to some of the best minds in film. the UK, Russia and the UAE. Television.
The Children’s Media Conference 4, 5 & 6 July 2012 46 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Chen Xiangnong Producer, CCTV Impossible Kids (‘Fleabag Monkeyface’), Animation CCTV Animation has first class Sparticles Productions (‘The Sparticles animators, 3D artists, and experienced M&L Mystery’) and Kindle (‘Leonard’). people. With facilities of the best quality for production and a well-organised management system, CCTV Animation develops and produces animated series and serials in different genres (comedy, education, fairy-tale, sci-fi, adventure etc.) and techniques (2D, 3D, stop-motion etc). Its huge library of TV animation contains almost 200 TV shows – increasing by 6000 minutes of content per year. Popular brands, like ‘Journey to the West’, ‘The Legend of Nezha’, ‘The Adventures of Little Carp’, ‘Monkey King’ have won many national awards, such as the Gold Eagle Award, Monkey King Award, Gold Panda Award and Starlight Award. CCTV Animation is the pillar company for original animation development, production and M&L in China.
Xiaoxuan Yang Vice Director, Beijing TV KAKU Children’s Satellite Channel BTV KAKU Children Satellite TV has been launched in most large and medium-sized cities in China, covering a population of about 800 million people. Targeting audiences from 4 to 14 years, the channel has the top audience rating in Beijing. For all age audiences, the rating is also in a nation- wide lead. KAKU aims to be China’ first- rate broadcasting platform for animation products and Children’s programmes. KAKU has so far achieved the Special Award of Excellent National Animation Channel, the Best Animation Broadcaster Award, the most Influential Animation Media Award, and the most Potential Media Brand Award.
Kok-yee Yau Investment Manager, Ingenious Media Investments Ltd Kok-yee Yau and Fergus Haycock manage a range of investment funds for Ingenious Media specifically targeted at television and film content production. In the last 5 years, these funds have raised over £300m for content production and have produced over 350 hours of original high quality content for major broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, SKY and PBS. The funds predominantly produce content for high-end drama (‘Doc Martin’, ‘Zen’, ‘Primeval’) but is increasingly active in the children’s space. Recent children’s content produced has included collaborations with The Jim Henson Company (‘Dinosaur Train’, ‘Pajanimals’),
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City Guide
From sandwiches to locally sourced gastro meals, Conference Venues from real ale to champagne, this is your handy D Showroom Cinema guide to everything you need to know during your Paternoster Row, S1 2BX stay in Sheffield, including taxi firm numbers and ☎ 0114 275 7727 where to find those all important ATMs. www.showroomworkstation.org.uk
2 Food & drink venues are listed in order of proximity The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX to the Showroom – see map on the inside back ☎ 0114 279 6511 cover of this guide. Every effort has been made to 0114 279 6522 ensure the information is correct. The conference does not however take responsibility for information 3 The HUBS Paternoster Row, S1 2QQ given, especially opening times. ☎ 0114 225 4111 0114 225 4140 For more ideas visit: 4 Millennium Gallery Arundel Gate, S1 2PP www.eatsheffield.co.uk ☎ 0114 278 2600 www.sheffschefs.co.uk www.museums-sheffield.org.uk www.sheffieldrestaurant.co.uk www.sheffield-central.com 5 The Crucible Theatre 55 Norfolk Street, S1 1DA www.leopoldsquare.com ☎ 0114 249 5999 www.sheffieldtheatresl.co.uk
7 Electric Works Sheffield Digital Campus Harmer Lane, S1 2BJ ☎ 0114 286 6200 http://electric-works.net
Food & Drink – Close to the Conference Venue
D Showroom Bar A wide range of food and drink with a range of prices to suit all. Also a Free Wi-Fi hotspot. Mon-Thurs 10am-11pm, food served 10am-9pm Fri 10am-12mid, food 10am-9pm, Sat 11am-12mid, food 12noon-9pm, Sun 12noon-10.30pm, food 12noon-4pm
Site Canteen Sandwiches and light bites, food is handmade and locally sourced. Tues-Fri 9am-4pm Sat 11am-4pm 1 Brown Street, S1 2BS ☎ 0114 2755971
The Children’s Media Conference 6,4, 75 & 86 July 20112012 0048 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com SB’s Tandoori Grill House Lunch, Cafés & Informal Eating – Starbucks Typical mains £4–£7; Central Coffee chain, wireless internet hotspot. SB’s Balti Special £6.70 1 Tudor Square, S1 2LA Mon–Thurs 6pm–2.30am, 26 Browns Bar & Brasserie ☎ 0114 276 0962 Fri–Sat 6pm–3am, Sun 6pm–1am Light bites and mains and afternoon tea and 4 Fargate, S1 2HE 4 Leadmill Rd, S1 4SE ☎ 0114 275 1966 Full Menu Sun-Fri 12noon-9.30pm, ☎ 0114 275 0358 Sat 12noon-10pm, Sheffield Tap Breakfast/Brunch Mon-Sat 11am-12noon, Blue Moon Café 20 real ales and over 250 bottled beers. Sun 10am-12noon, Excellent vegetarian and organic café. Sun–Thurs 11am-11pm, Afternoon Tea Mon-Sun 2pm-5pm Mon-Sat 8am-8pm Fri & Sat 10am-12mid 8-12 St Paul’s Parade, S1 2JL Food served 8am-7.30pm Platform 1B, Sheffield Midland Station, ☎ 0114 276 6710 2 St James St, S1 2EW Sheaf Street, S1 2BP ☎ 0114 273 7558 ☎ 0114 276 3443 Zooby’s Roast Sandwich deli & Fairtrade coffee shop. Devonshire Cat Café serving breakfasts, sandwiches, Mon-Sat 8.30am–5.30pm, Sister pub to the Fat Cat, pub serving daily lunch specials & home baked treats. Sun 10am–4pm food and a wide selection of real ales. Mon–Fri 8am–4pm Winter Gardens, Surrey St, S1 1LH Open Mon-Thurs 11.30am-11pm, 46 Howard St, S1 2LX ☎ 0114 270 0101 ☎ 07896 740 908/ 0114 278 8639 Fri-Sat 11.30am-1am, Sun 12noon-10.30pm, 4 Café Azure Gusto Food served Mon-Thurs 11.30am-9pm, Mains £5-£7, light meals, salads. Coffee shop & deli sandwich bar. Sat 11.30am-8pm, Sun 12noon-8pm £3-£7, sandwiches & panini £3-£5 Mon-Sat 9am-9pm 49 Wellington St, S1 4HG Daily 10am-5pm. Lunch served 11.30am-2.30pm ☎ 0114 279 6700 Millennium Gallery, 12 Norfolk Row, S1 2PA Arundel Gate, S1 2PP ☎ 0114 276 0004 28 The Forum Café Bar ☎ 0114 278 2633 Established late night bar and café. Twentytwo A Mains from £6.25, sharing plates £6.95 Rutland Arms Cafe with gluten-free dishes available. Open Mon-Thurs 10am-1am, Fri & Sat Real ales and home made food. Mon–Sat 8am-5pm 10am-2am, Sun 11am-1am Food served Mon-Sat 12noon-9pm, Breakfast served until 11am, Food served Mon-Sun 10am-10pm Main Menu served until 4.30pm, Sun 12noon-6pm 127-129 Devonshire St, S3 7SB Sun 10am-4pm 86 Brown St, S1 2BS ☎ 0114 272 9003 ☎ 0114 272 0569 22a Norfolk Row, S1 2PA ☎ 0114 276 7462 Red Lion Pub food, served Mon-Sat Restaurants – Central Jumbo 12noon-2.30pm Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet. 109 Charles St, S1 2ND 29 Silversmiths Restaurant & Bar Mon–Sun 12noon–11pm ☎ 0114 276 5852 Contemporary specialising in locally 43 George St, S1 2PF sourced produce. ☎ 0114 275 6044 Nibblers Tues Pie Night £8.50, Weds & Thurs Sandwich shop, popular for Henry’s 3 courses £16, Fri & Sat Mains £12-£14 breakfasts and bacon butties. Real ale bar, café and restaurant Open Tues-Thurs 5.30-11.30pm Mon–Fri 7am–1.30pm Mon–Sun 11am-7pm (Last reservation 9.30pm) 140 Charles St, S1 2NE ☎ 0114 272 3317 38 Cambridge Street, S1 4HP Fri & Sat 5.30-12midnight ☎ 0114 273 8742 (Last reservation 10.30pm) 25 Fusion Organic Café 111 Arundel Street, S1 2NT Café in a restored former cutlery works 27 All Bar One ☎ 0114 270 6160 serving delicious organic snacks Mains £7.45–£12.95 Tapas plates and meals. £4–£6.25. Serving breakfast Mon-Fri 30 Zing Vaa Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm, 10am-12noon, Sat 9am-12noon Szechuan & Cantonese, Dim Sum Sat 10am-3.30pm Main Menu served (Sunday). Mon-Sun 12noon-12midnight The Butcher Works, Mon-Wed 11am-11pm, Thurs 11am-12mid, 55 The Moor, S1 4PF 74 Arundel Street, S1 2NS Sat 11am-10.30pm, Sun 10am-9.30pm ☎ 0114 275 6633 ☎ 0114 252 5974 13-15 Leopold St, S1 2GY ☎ 0114 275 3423
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Crucible Corner 33 Aagrah BB’s Italian Restaurant Crucible Theatre Café/ bar. Kashmiri and Indian Restaurant. The restaurant does not have a drinks Mon-Sat 10am-12midnight Mon–Thurs from 5.30pm; last orders license so bring your own wine/beer. Food served 9am-8pm 11.30pm, Fri & Sat from 5.30pm; Open Mon–Sat 5pm-10.30pm 101 Norfolk Street, S1 2JE last orders 12midnight, Sun from 4.30pm; 119 Devonshire St, S3 7SB ☎ 0114 273 8255 last orders 10.30pm ☎ 0114 279 9394 1 Leopold Square, S1 2JG Mama’s & Leonies ☎ 0114 279 5577 35 Pizza Express Buzzing town centre Italian. Starters £2.20-£5.10, Mains £7.20-£11.45 Mains £7.95-£14.25 33 Wagamama Mon–Sun 11.30am-11pm Mon-Sat 9.30am-11.30pm Noodle chain. Sun-Wed 12noon-10pm, 124 Devonshire St, S3 7SF 111-115 Norfolk Street, S1 2JE Thurs-Sat 12noon-11pm ☎ 0114 275 2755 ☎ 0114 272 0490 2 Leopold Square, S1 2JG ☎ 0114 272 3615 37 East One Noodle Bar Ego Mediterranean Restaurant & Bar Quick, fresh noodle and rice dishes. Mains £7.95-£15.95 33 Platillos Vegetarian rice/noodles: £7.25, Open daily 12noon-10.30pm. Spanish Tapas restaurant and bar. seafood rice/noodles: £8.25 88 Surrey Street, S1 2LH Mon–Thurs 11am-12 midnight Mon–Sat 12noon–2.30pm & ☎ 0114 278 2004 Fri & Sat 11am-2am, Sun 12noon-1am 5.30pm–11pm, Sun 1pm–10pm Food served Mon-Sat 12noon-10pm, The Plaza, 8 Fitzwilliam St, S1 4JB London Club Sun 12noon-9pm ☎ 0114 272 5533 Grills from £9, Mains £12-£24 4 Leopold Square, S1 2JG Tues-Fri 12noon-2pm, ☎ 0114 276 3141 37 Antibo Restaurant Tues-Sat 5pm-10pm Italian food. Main courses 33 Surrey Street, S1 2LG 33 Strada £7.95-£22.50 ☎ 0114 2700655 Italian chain. Mon-Sat 11.30am-11pm, Mon-Thurs 12noon-2.30pm Sun 11.30am-10.30pm & 5pm-10.30pm, Sun 12.30pm-9pm. 31 The Yard 6 Leopold Square, S1 2JG The Plaza, 8 Fitzwilliam St, S1 4JB Mains £14.50–£18 ☎ 0114 279 5948 ☎ 0114 272 7222 12noon-2pm and 6pm–10pm Mercure St. Paul’s Hotel, 119 Norfolk 33 Zizzi 37 Las Iguanas Restaurant Street, S1 2JE ☎ 0870 122 6585 Pasta and Pizza chain. Varied Latin cuisine in fun, vibrant Mon-Sat 12noon-11pm, surroundings. Chicken Grill £9, 31 Café Rouge Sun 12noon–10.30pm Enchilada £7.50-£9 French brasserie. Mains £7.95–£14.95 8 Leopold Square, S1 2JG Mon-Thurs 12noon-11pm, Mon–Sat 9am–11pm, ☎ 0114 278 7718 Fri & Sat 12noon-11.30pm, Sun 10am – 10.30pm Sun 12noon-10.30pm St Paul’s Place, S1 2JL ☎ 0114 275 3815 33 The Bar and Grill The Plaza, 8 Fitzwilliam St, S1 4JB Contemporary restaurant and bar chain. ☎ 0114 252 1010 31 Piccolino Open Sun-Wed 11am-12midnight, Italian restaurant. Mon-Sat 12noon– Thurs-Sat 11am-2am 37 Bar 23 11.00pm, Sun 12noon–10.30pm Lunchtime £7.95 menu served Mon-Fri Stylish bar restaurant with contemporary Mains £6.95-£17.50 12noon-4pm fine dining, cocktails. St. Paul’s Place, 4 Millennium Square, 7 Leopold Square, S1 2JG Open Mon-Thurs 6.30pm-9.30pm S1 2JJ ☎ 0114 275 2698 ☎ 0114 273 9399 Fri-Sat 6pm-9.30pm, Sunday Dinner 12.30pm-3.30pm 32 ASK Restaurant Nandos The Plaza, 8 Fitzwilliam St, S1 4JB National pasta and pizza restaurant Portuguese influenced chicken chain ☎ 0114 272 2323 chain. Typical main £7.95 Sun-Thurs 11am-11.30pm, Mon-Thurs 12noon-11pm, Fri & Sat 11am-12midnight 37 Dosanj Fri-Sat 12noon-11.30pm, Unit C Royal Plaza Development, Contemporary Indian cuisine. Sun 12noon-10pm West Street, S1 4EZ ☎ 0114 278 0044 Mains £11.50-£19.50 8-10 Cambridge St, S1 4HP Mon-Sat 11.30am-2pm, 5pm-11pm ☎ 0114 273 0073 The Plaza, 8 Fitzwilliam Street, S1 4JB ☎ 0114 276 9384
The Children’s Media Conference 6,4, 75 & 86 July 20112012 0050 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Nirmal’s Ashoka Jabu Classic Indian restaurant. Indian restaurant. Mains £7–£12 Chinese ‘cook your own’ restaurant. Mon-Sat 12.15pm-2.15pm, Mon-Sat 6pm-10.30pm, Sun 7pm-11pm Average cover £10. Lunch 12noon-3pm, Mon-Thurs 6pm-12mid Fri-Sun 6pm-1am 307 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8NX Dinner 6pm-11pm daily 189-193 Glossop Road, S10 2GW ☎ 0114 268 3029 162 London Road, S2 4LT ☎ 0114 272 4054 ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab ☎ 0114 258 3200 ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab Hui Wei Relish Stylish, modern Chinese restaurant. Kitchen, bar and social. Rossi’s Mon-Fri 12noon-2pm, Lunch Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, Smart Italian. 5pm-11pm Sat & Sun 5pm-11pm Dinner Mon-Fri 5pm-10pm, Mains from £6.90-£17.90 221 Glossop Rd, S10 2GW All day Sat & Sun Daily 6pm-11.30pm ☎ 0114 201 3482 371-373 Ecclesall Road, S11 8PF 3 Sharrow Lane, S11 8AE ☎ 0114 266 5541 ☎ 0114 258 8164 Mangal ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab Turkish grill Mains £8-£13.50 Felicini Sheffield Wasabi Sabi Mon-Sat 12noon-11pm, Sun 5pm-11pm Contemporary Italian. Japanese, Sushi and Teppanyaki. 280 Glossop Road, S1 2HS Open 11am-11pm Food 12noon-11pm Mon-Fri, 12noon-2.30pm ☎ 0114 278 1369 521-523 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8PR & 5.30-11pm Sat-Sun, 12noon-11pm ☎ 0114 263 1617 227A London Rd, S2 4NF Sakushi ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab ☎ 0114 258 5838 Sushi and noodle bar. ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab Mon-Sat 12noon-11pm, The Mogul Room Sun 12noon-10.30pm Authentic Indian cuisine. Broadfield Pub 27 Campo Lane, S1 2EG £18 per head inc. drinks Pub food specializing in homemade pies. ☎ 0114 273 7399 Sun-Thurs 5.30pm-11.30pm, Food served Mon-Fri 12noon-3pm and Fri & Sat 5.30pm-12.30am 5pm-8pm, Sat-Sun 12noon-9pm. Wig & Pen 282 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZH 452 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FR Newly refurbished Gastro pub. ☎ 0114 267 9846 ☎ 0114 255 0200 Mon-Thurs 11am-11.30pm, ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab ➜ 1.5 miles from city centre, 5 mins cab Fri-Sat 11am-12midnight, Sun 11am-6pm 44 Campo Lane, S1 2EG Jumeirah Nonnas ☎ 0114 272 2150 Authentic Kashmir & Punjab dishes. Quality Italian. Typical mains £8.25–£19.95 Cubana Tapas Bar Starters from £2, mains from £6, BYO. Open daily. Coffee from 8.30am, Tapas Bar, lunch time pre-order service, Sun-Thurs 5.30pm-12midnight, food served 12noon-3.30pm live Latin music every midweek night. Fri–Sat 5.30pm-1am & 6pm-9.30pm, to 10pm Fri & Sat Tapas dishes £2.60-£5.95. 68-72 London Road, S2 4LR 537-541 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8PR Mon-Thu 5pm-12midnight, ☎ 0114 278 8828 ☎ 0114 268 6166 ➜ ➜ Fri 5pm-1am, Sat 12noon-1am 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab 1.5 miles from city centre, 5 mins cab 34 Trippet Lane, S1 4EL ☎ 0114 276 0475 Zeugma The Mediterranean Restaurant Turkish restaurant & grill. Seafood & Spanish Tapas. Mains £8.95-£11.95.Open 12noon- Open Mon-Sat. Lunch 12noon-2.30pm, Restaurants – Outside City Centre 11.30pm daily. 146 London Road, S2 4LT dinner 5.30pm-10pm. ☎ 0114 258 2223 BYO. Tapas served Mon-Sat lunch and Baan Thai ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab Mon-Thurs dinner. Lunch (Starter, main and tea or coffee) 271 Sharrowvale Road, S11 8ZF £7.90. Noodle Inn ☎ 0114 266 1069 Evening set menus £18.50-£25 Chinese restaurant ➜ 1.5 miles from city centre, 5 mins cab Lunch Mon-Sat 12noon-2.30pm, BYO wine. Open 12noon-11pm daily. Sun (buffet) 12noon-3pm, 156 London Road, S12 4LT Dinner Sun-Thurs 6pm-10.30pm, ☎ 0114 255 4488 Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab 1 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8QA ☎ 0114 275 4800 ➜ 1 mile from city centre, 5 mins cab
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Loch Fyne La Scala Pubs & Bars Part of the Loch Fyne group, which Italian with vegetarian and fish specialises in fresh seafood and shellfish. specials. Mon-Sat 6pm-10.30pm Champagne Bar @ St. Paul’s Mains £9.45-£19.95. Open from 1 Abbeydale Rd South, 10.30am-1am 10am, last food orders 10.30pm Millhouses, S7 2QL ☎ 0114 235 6262 Mercure St. Paul’s Hotel, 119 Norfolk 375 Glossop Road, S10 2HQ ➜ 2.5 miles from city centre, 10 mins cab Street, S1 2JE ☎ 0114 278 2000 ☎ 0114 270 3940 ➜ 1.5 miles from city centre, 5 mins cab Artisan Lloyd’s Number One Artisan is a bistro deluxe serving classic Part of Wetherspoon’s chain. Lokanta English & French cuisine. Mon-Thurs and Sun 9am-12midnight Turkish meze bar & restaurant. Mains £11-£25 Fri-Sat 9am-1am Meze £3.95-£5.95, Mains £8.45-£13.95 Mon-Sat 12noon-2.30pm & 5-9.30pm 2-12 Division Street, S1 4GF Tues-Sat 5pm-11.30pm, Sunday lunch 12noon-5pm ☎ 0114 276 5076 Sun 12noon-11pm 32-34 Sandygate Rd, 478-480 Glossop Road, S10 2QA Crosspool, S10 5RY ☎ 0114 266 6096 33 Popolo Bar/ Lounge/ Kitchen ☎ 0114 2666444 ➜ 3 miles from city centre, 10 mins cab Extensive array of cocktails and ➜ 2 miles from city centre, 5 mins cab modern Italian food. Moran’s Sun-Tues 12noon-12midnight, Thyme Café Highly rated wine bar and restaurant. Wed & Thurs 12noon-1am, Contemporary British. Main courses Mains £15.95-£19.95 Fri & Sat 12noon-2am £7-£16. Mon–-Fri 11am-3pm Lunch Sat 12noon-2.30pm, Leopold Square, S1 2JJ ☎ 0114 275 8405 & 5pm-10pm, Sat 11.00am-9.30pm, Dinner Tues-Sat 6pm-9.30pm, Sun 12noon-8pm Sun lunch 12noon-3pm J. D.Wetherspoon’s Freehouse 492 Glossop Rd, Broomhill, S10 2QA 289 Abbeydale Road South, Dore, S17 3LB 12–18 Cambridge Street S1 4HN ☎ 0114 267 0735 ☎ 0114 235 0101 Mon-Thurs, Sun 8am-12mid, ➜ 2 miles from city centre, 5 mins cab ➜ 5 miles from city centre, 15 mins cab Fri-Sat 8am-1am ☎ 0114 263 9500 The Milestone Bar & Restaurant The Old Vicarage Restaurant Gastropub using local produce and free Michelin-starred. 4 course dinner menu RSVP range local meat. £65, 3 course lunch menu £40 2-6 Cambridge Street, S1 4HP Mains £13.50-£18.50 Tue-Fri Lunch from 12.30pm, Mon-Fri, Sun 10am-12mid, Sat 10am-1am Mon-Sat 11am-11.30pm, Sun 11am-11pm Tues-Sat dinner from 6pm ☎ 0114 275 5152 Food served Ridgeway Moor, Ridgeway Village, Mon-Fri 12noon-3pm & 5pm-10pm, S12 3XW ☎ 0114 247 5814 Brown Bear Sat 11am-4pm & 5pm-10pm, ➜ 5 miles from city centre, 17 mins cab 109 Norfolk Street, S1 2JE Sun 11am-4pm & 5pm-9pm Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, 84 Green Lane, S3 8SE The Chequers Inn Sun 12noon-10.30pm ☎ 0114 2728327 Gastropub in the Peak District. Food served Mon-Sun 12noon-4pm ➜ 2 miles from city centre, 5 mins cab Mains £10-£18 ☎ 0114 272 7744 Food Served Mon-Fri 12noon-2pm Marco At Milano & 6pm-9.30pm, Sat 12noon-9.30pm, Babylon Upmarket Italian. Sun 12noon-9pm 90s theme venue. Tue-Sat 6-11.30pm. 3 courses £23.50. Froggatt Edge, Hope Valley, Mon and Wed-Thurs 10pm-2am, The Old Park Lodge, Archer Rd, Derbyshire S32 3ZJ ☎ 01433 630 231 Tues, Fri-Sat 9pm-3am, Sun 10pm-3am Millhouses S8 0LA ☎ 0114 235 3080 ➜ 7 miles from city centre, 20 mins cab 4 Carver Street, S1 4FS ➜ 2.5 miles from city centre, 10 mins cab ☎ 0114 279 5581 Fischers of Baslow Hall & Cafe Max Rafters Michelin-starred. Restaurant for fine Bia Hoi Contemporary British. 3 courses dining. 1 Mappin St, S1 4DT £36. Mon, Wed & Thu 7pm-9.30pm. Set menu £72 plus wine bar for casual ☎ 0114 279 9250 Fri & Sat 7pm-10.30pm dining. 3 course dinner £48, Advance booking recommended. 3 course lunch £33. Tues-Sat 12noon- Dog & Partridge 220 Oakbrook Rd, Nether Green, S11 7ED 1.30pm, Sun-Fri from 7pm. 11.30am-12mid daily ☎ 0114 230 4819 Calver Road, Baslow, Derbyshire, DE45 1RR 56 Trippet Lane, S1 4EL ➜ 2.5 miles from centre, 10 mins cab ☎ 01246 583 259 ☎ 0114 249 0888 ➜ 13 miles from city centre, 30 mins cab
The Children’s Media Conference 6,4, 75 & 86 July 20112012 0052 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Dada Bar The Wick At Both Ends Plug Part of Thornbridge pub chain. Also Cocktails and quality seasonal food. Sheffield’s eclectic music venue. serves tasting boards and bar snacks. Dishes priced £4-£12 14-16 Matilda Street, S1 4QD Mon-Thurs 12noon-11pm, Food served Mon-Fri 12noon-9pm, ☎ 0114 241 3040 Fri-Sat 12noon-12.30am Sat-Sun 12noon-8pm 89 Trippet Lane, S1 4EL 149-151 West St S1 4EW ☎ 0114 272 7928 ☎ 0114 272 3039 Hotels
SOYO. The Washington 11 Novotel 117 Rockingham Street, S1 4EB 79 Fitzwilliam Street, S1 4JP 50 Arundel Gate, S1 2PR ☎ 0114 276 7555 ☎ 0114 276 1960 ☎ 0114 278 1781 0114 278 7744 [email protected] Bungalows And Bears Lounge Bar and Restaurant www.novotel.com Relaxed food and drinks. 207 Glossop Rd, S10 2HS Food served until 10pm daily ☎ 0114 273 1180 12 Jury’s Inn The Old Fire Station, Division Street, S1 4GF 119 Eyre Street, S1 4QW ☎ 0114 279 2901 Bath Hotel ☎ 0114 291 2222 30114 291 2211 Traditional style pub with good ales. www.jurysinns.com Frog & Parrot 66-68 Victoria St, S3 7QL 94 Division Street, S1 4GF ☎ 0114 249 5151 13 The Cutlers Hotel ☎ 0114 272 1280 Theatreland, George Street, S1 2PF The Harley ☎ 0114 273 9939 34 The Old House 334 Glossop Road, S10 2HW [email protected] Relaxed food, drink and cocktails ☎ 0114 275 2288 www.cutlershotel.co.uk Sun-Thurs 12noon-1am Fri-Sat 12noon-2am Fat Cat 14 Mercure St Paul’s Hotel And Spa Food served Sun-Thur 12noon-10pm Popular real ale pub adjacent to the 119 Norfolk Street, S1 2JE Fri-Sat 12noon-8pm Kelham Island Brewery. ☎ 0114 278 2000 0114 278 2013 113-117 Devonshire St, S3 7SB 23 Alma Street, S3 8SA [email protected] ☎ 0114 276 6002 ☎ 0114 249 4801 www.mercure.com The Common Room The Cremorne 15 Leopold Hotel Bar with 13 full size American pool tables. 185 London Road, S2 4LH Leopold Square, Leopold Street, Daily 11am-12.30am ☎ 0114 250 9974 Sheffield S1 2GZ First Floor, 127-129 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB ☎ 0114 280 8221 ☎ 08450 780067 08450 780068 [email protected] 28 The Forum Café Bar Clubbing www.leopoldhotel.co.uk Established late night bar and café. Mon-Thurs 10am-1am, Corporation 16 Travelodge Sheffield Central Hotel Fri & Sat 10am-2am, Sun 11am-1am Trafalgar Court, 2 Milton St, S1 4JU 1 Broad Street West S1 2BG Food served 10am-10pm daily. ☎ 0114 276 0262 ☎ 0871 984 6305 0114 272 3584 127-129 Devonshire St, S3 7SB www.travelodge.co.uk ☎ 0114 272 0569 Flares 70s theme venue. 17 Ibis Sheffield City Centre 36 The Bowery 18 Holly Street, Sheffield, S1 2GT Shude Hill, S1 2AR Café, bar and venue opened by ☎ 0114 253 6521 ☎ 0114 241 9600 0114 241 9610 former member of Arctic Monkeys. www.ibishotel.com Daily 10am–1am The Leadmill 1 Devonshire Street, S3 7SG 6-7 Leadmill Rd, S1 4SE 18 Sheffield City Centre Premier Inn ☎ 0114 272 3577 ☎ 0114 221 2828. Angel Street, S3 8LN ☎ 0871 527 8970 0871 527 8971 The Great Gatsby O2 Academy Sheffield reservations.sheffield.c.c New bar and music venue. 37-43 Arundel Gate, S1 2PN @premierinn.co.uk Food served 12noon-8pm daily ☎ 0114 253 7777 www.premierinn.co.uk 73-75 Division Street, S1 4GE ☎ 0114 272 3577
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19 Park Inn Kenwood Hall Meadowhall Shopping Centre Blonk St, S1 2AU Kenwood Rd, S7 1NQ Located just off the M1 at junction 34. ☎ 0114 220 4000 0114 220 3900 ☎ 0114 258 3811 0114 255 4744 Mon-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 9am-8pm, reservations.sheffield [email protected] Sun 11am-5pm @rezidorparkinn.com www.principal-hayley.com/ Meadowhall Centre, S9 1EP www.parkinn.co.uk/hotel-sheffield venues-and-hotels/kenwood-hall ☎ 0114 256 8800
20 Holiday Inn Express Budget Sheffield Park Hotel Blonk Street, Sheffield, S1 2AB Chesterfield Road South, S8 8BW Local Transport Tel + 44 (0) 114 252 6500 ☎ 0114 282 9988 0114 237 8140 Fax + 44 (0) 114 252 6526 [email protected] 8 Sheffield Railway Station [email protected] www.sheffieldparkhotel.co.uk Sheaf St, S1 2BP www.hiexpress.com Train information ☎ 08457 48 49 50 Credit card sales ☎ 08457 125 678 21 Hilton Tourist Information and Leisure www.nationalrail.co.uk Victoria Quays, Furnival Rd, S4 7YA ☎ 0114 252 5500 0114 252 5511 4 Millennium Gallery 9 Travel South Yorkshire [email protected] Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Sun 11am-5pm For enquiries about local transport www.hilton.co.uk Admission free except for special services including bus timetables exhibitions. Arundel Gate, S1 2PP and information. 22 Holiday Inn Royal Victoria ☎ 0114 278 2600 www.travelsouthyorkshire.com Victoria Station Rd, S4 7YE [email protected] ☎ 0114 276 7575 ☎ 0114 276 8822 0114 272 4519 www.museums-sheffield.org.uk Traveline ☎ 01709 515151 [email protected] Daily 7am–10pm www.holidayinnsheffield.co.uk 6 Sheffield Tourism & Marketing Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm National Express 23 St Mary’s Gate Premier Inn Closed 1-1.30pm Coaches run from Sheffield Young Street, St Mary’s Gate, S1 4LA Unit 1, The Winter Garden, Interchange to cities nationwide. ☎ 0871 527 8972 0871 527 8973 Surrey Street, S1 2LH ☎ 08717 818178 www.premierinn.com ☎ 0114 221 1900 www.nationalexpress.com [email protected] 24 Copthorne www.welcometosheffield.co.uk 10 Sheffield Interchange Sheffield United Football Club, Bus & Coach Station Bramall Lane, S2 4SU Graves Art Gallery Pond Square, S1 2BD ☎ 0114 252 5480 0114 252 5490 Weds-Fri 10am-3pm. Sat 11am-3pm ☎ 014 221 1523 reservations.sheffield@millennium Admission free. hotels.co.uk Surrey St, S1 1XZ Supertram www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/ ☎ 0114 278 2600 For information about Supertram copthornesheffield www.museums-sheffield.org.uk www.supertram.com ☎ 0114 272 8282 (8.30am–5pm) Premier Travel Inn Weston Park Museum Sheffield Arena Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Attercliffe Common Rd, S9 2LU Sun 11am–4pm. Admission free. Airports ☎ 0871 527 8964 0871 527 8965 Western Bank, S10 2TP www.premierinn.com ☎ 0114 278 2600 Robin Hood Doncaster www.museums-sheffield.org.uk Sheffield Airport Rutland Hotel Sheffield Heyford House, First Avenue, 452 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2PY Ponds Forge International Finningley, Doncaster DN9 3RH ☎ 0114 266 4411 0114 267 0348 Sports Centre ☎ 0871 220 2210 reservations@rutlandhotel- Gym/ Lane Swimming/ Leisure Pool. sheffield.com Sheaf St, S1 2BP Manchester Airport www.rutlandhotel-sheffield.com ☎ 0114 223 3400 Olympic House, Manchester Airport, Manchester M90 1QX ☎ 0161 489 3000/ 0871 271 0711
The Children’s Media Conference 6,4, 75 & 86 July 20112012 0054 www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Leeds–Bradford International Airport Shell Castle House Post Office Whitehouse Lane, Yeadon, 158 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8JD Castle House, Angel Street, S3 8LN Leeds LS19 7TU ☎ 0114 253 6500 Mon, Wed-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Tues ☎ 0113 250 9696/ 0871 288 2288 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm Shell ☎ 0114 272 1524 Nottingham East Midlands Airport Netherthorpe Rd, S3 7EZ Castle Donington, ☎ 0114 252 1060 City Road Post Office Derbyshire DE74 2SA 48-50 City Road S2 5HL ☎ 01332 852 852/ 0871 919 9000 Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm Car Parking ☎ 0114 272 6868
Taxis There is on-street meter parking on Sainsbury’s Local Charles Street and Arundel Street. 52-52 Arundel Gate S1 2PT Mercury Open daily 7am-11pm 116 Northfield Rd, S10 1QS Science Park Short Stay ☎ 0114 272 5448 ☎ 0114 266 2662 Max. stay 6 hours. Charging Hours Mon-Sun 8am-8:30pm The Co-operative Food Shefftax Ltd. (Black cabs) Arundel Street, S1 2NT 30-34 Pinstone St, S1 2HN 50 Burton Rd, S3 8BX Q-Park Multi-storey Mon–Sat 7am–10pm, Sun 11am–5pm ☎ 0114 272 0000 £2 up to 1 hour, £14 up to 24 hours ☎ 0114 275 8344 72 Charles Street, S1 2NB Alpha Taxis ☎ 0114 270 9610 Sainsbury’s Local 750 City Road, S2 1GN 76 The Moor, S1 4PA ☎ 0114 239 3939 NCP Surface-level Mon–Sat 7am–7pm, Sun 11am–5pm ☎ 0114 278 0334 £3 for up to 3 hours, £6 3-24 hours Sheffield City Taxis Sidney Street, S1 4EG Spar 912 City Rd, S2 1GQ ☎ 0114 239 3939 ☎ 0845 050 7080 24 hour supermarket. 11 Division St, S1 4GE ☎ 0114 275 2900 REM Airport Taxi Service 59 Compton St, S6 5BP Shops and Supermarkets Tesco Express ☎ 0114 231 2783/ 07779 725 557 139 West St, S1 4GB M&S Simply Food Mon–Sun 7.30am–12 midnight Sheffield Railway Station S1 2BQ ☎ 0845 026 9097 Car Rental Mon–Sat 7am–10pm, Sun 8am–9pm Waitrose Avis Rent-A-Car ☎ 0114 275 2534 1–3 Ecclesall Rd, S11 8HY Shalesmoor Service Station, Mon-Sat 8am-10pm, Ebenezer Street, S3 8UR Hallam Booze Sun 10.30am-4.30pm ☎ 08445 446 093 2 Leadmill Rd, S1 4SE ☎ 0114 272 2027 Mon-Fri 8am-12 midnight, Hertz Rent-a-Car Sat-Sun 12noon-12 midnight Tesco Truro Works, Matilda St, S1 4QG ☎ 0114 272 3160 24 hour supermarket. ☎ 0114 276 0121 Abbeydale Drive, S7 2QB Sheffield Hallam University Union Shop Mon 8am-12midnight, Tues-Fri 24 hours, National Car Rental The HUBS, Paternoster Row, S1 2QQ Sat till 10pm, Sun 10am-4pm 40 Corporation St, S3 8RP Mon-Fri 9am-2pm ☎ 0845 677 9621 ☎ 0114 275 4111 ☎ 0114 225 4111
Norfolk Street Post Office Emergency Services Petrol Stations 194 Norfolk Street, S1 2JH Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8.30am-5.30pm United Kingdom Emergency Services BP Wed 9am-5.30pm, Sat 8.30am-3pm ☎ 999 Bramall Lane, S2 4QZ ☎ 0114 263 4049 Northern General Hospital Herries Rd, S5 7AU ☎ 0114 243 4343
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The Royal Hallamshire Hospital Royal Bank of Scotland Glossop Rd, S10 2JF 5 Church St, S1 2GJ ☎ 0114 271 1900 ☎ 0114 276 6155
South Yorkshire Police HQ Yorkshire Bank Snig Hill, S3 8LY 2 Haymarket, S1 1PF ☎ 0114 220 2020 ☎ 0845 736 5365
Central Fire Station American Express Travel Services* South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue. 20 Charles St, S1 1GW Command HQ, 197 Eyre Street, S1 3FG ☎ 0114 263 9305 ☎ 0114 253 2321 *No cashpoint facility
Emergency Dental Repair Burns, Hoyes & Whitby 41-43 Charles St, S1 2HU ☎ 0114 272 2726
Devonshire Quarter Dental Practice 1 Convent Walk, S3 7RX ☎ 0114 276 0483
Wicker Pharmacy Late night pharmacy open 365 days a year 55-59 Wicker, S3 8HT ☎ 0114 272 7676
Banks and Cashpoints (ATM)
The cashpoints nearest the Showroom can be found at Sheffield Railway Station and in Sheffield Hallam Students Union on Paternoster Row. The following banks all have cashpoints:
Santander 34-36, Fargate, S1 2HE ☎ 0845 7654321
Barclays 2-10 Pinstone St, S1 2HN ☎ 0845 755 5555
HSBC 2 Fargate, S1 2HE ☎ 08457 404 404
Lloyds TSB 14 Church St, S1 1HP ☎ 0845 300 0000
NatWest 7 Earl Street, S1 3FP ☎ 0845 305 2226
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Key Locations Hotels Restaurants and Bars D Showroom Cinema 11 Novotel 25 Fusion Organic Café 33 Strada 2 The Workstation 12 Jury’s Inn 26 Browns Bar & Brasserie 33 Zizzi 3 The Hubs 13 The Cutlers Hotel 27 All Bar One 33 Popolo Bar/ Lounge/Kitchen 4 Millennium Gallery 14 Mercure St Paul’s Hotel 28 The Forum Café Bar 33 The Bar and Grill 5 The Crucible Theatre 15 Leopold Hotel 29 Silversmiths 34 The Old House 6 Sheffield Tourism 16 Travelodge Sheffield 30 Zing Vaa 35 Pizza Express and Marketing Central Hotel 31 The Yard 36 The Bowery 7 Electric Works 17 Ibis Sheffield City Centre 31 Café Rouge 37 East One Noodle Bar 8 Sheffield Railway Station 18 Sheffield City Centre 31 Piccolino 37 Antibo Restaurant 9 Travel South Yorkshire Premier Inn 32 ASK Restaurant 37 Las Iguanas Restaurant 10 Sheffield Interchange 19 Park Inn 33 Aagrah 37 Bar 23 20 Holiday Inn Express Budget 33 Wagamama 37 Dosanj 21 Hilton 33 Platillos 22 Holiday Inn Royal Victoria 23 St Mary’s Gate Premier Inn 24 Copthorne
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