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

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

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

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

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

They discuss :

How listening behaviours are different for a kids audience

What shows are hits with young audiences

The discoverability challenge for kids podcasts

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

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

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

Join the Kids Media Podcast as Jo and Andy chat with Alex Piper, producer, former Global Head of Unscripted at Youtube, and executive vice president of original content at the NBA. Alex shares his insights and experiences from being involved in Mr Beast's meteoric rise to overseeing the NBA's content strategy and production. He shines a light on how the worlds of mega sports brands and content creators are merging and crossing over. This episode is an unmissable glimpse on a new way of thinking about fandom and sports.

This podcast episode looks at Nickelodeon's YouTube as springboard strategy. Jo, Emily, and Andy catch up with Alex Reed and Marc Cantone from Nickelodeon to discuss the studios YouTube playbook.

Their new preschool show Kid Cowboy launches first on YouTube. Nickelodeon's mission is to be where kids are and it's a reflection of the sesmic shifts in the industry that more than ever that place is YouTube. How does a big kids TV brand adapt and innovate, but stay true to their storytelling roots? Listen in and find out.

In this week's podcast, Jo and Andy welcome Ed Barneih to the show. Ed is launching a new venture committed to championing storytellers from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

A former executive at Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network Asia, Netflix, and BBC Worldwide, Ed has a comprehensive understanding of the global kids media market. Join the chat, as he shares his vision for moving beyond an exclusively western focus to discovering the universe of stories from across the globe.

In this week's episode, the Kids Media crew are all together, live and in person, at San Diego for the Kidscreen Summit 2025.

Jo, Emily, and Andy share their thoughts on the mood at the conference and which of the sessions they're excited to attend. Along the way, they also hear from other delegates and get their views on the conference and what it might mean for the kids media industry.

In this week's episode of the Kids Media Club podcast, Jo, Emily, and Andy are beyond thrilled to be joined by the folks behind the cherished preschool phenomenon THE WIGGLES! Wiggles CEO, Luke O'Neill, and the legend and co-founder of the Wiggles, Anthony Field share their insights and experiences on a journey that started with them playing to small classes of children and grew to performing at Madison Square Gardens.

They discuss how the Wiggles began, what they feel are the secret ingredients to their success, and some of their surprising celebrity fans.

This is an inspirational chat about building an internationally successful children's brand and a must listen for anyone looking to create tomorrow's kids media hit.