Independent media consultant Emily Horgan is back at the TV Kids Summer Festival to lead this conversation on different approaches to digital-first content, enlisting the insights of family programming powerhouse 9 Story Media Group’s Elianne Friend and digital-native outfit TheSoul Publishing’s Francesco Miceli.

Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry, Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter, MIAM! animation’s Hanna Mouchez and Tulipop Studios’ Helga Árnadóttir will share their insights on managing boutique independent producers and distributors.

Gino Guzzardo, VP of multiplatform content, shares with TV Kids Summer Festival viewers how Disney Branded Television is serving its audiences across platforms with a wealth of short-form content.

With Martin Pope, joint CEO of Magic Light Pictures, and Grainne McNamara, VP of development, live action and animation at BBC Studios Kids & Family, we’ll take an in-depth look at how two purveyors of high-quality fare in the U.K. are meeting the needs of a business in transition.

Formerly at Netflix, Amy Takahara, with her consultancy Sigma Girl Media, is helping kids’ content creators navigate the new realities of the business.

Spotlighting successful formulas for high-end live-action shows for teens, this panel will convene ZDF Studios’ Oliver Grundel, ZDF’s Nicole Keeb and Cottonwood Media and Federation Kids & Family’s David Michel to talk about the crucial role of collaboration in this space.

Apple TV+’s Stillwater, which won a Daytime Emmy in 2021 for outstanding editing and a Peabody for best child and youth programming, has returned to the platform with a fourth season, continuing to teach kids mindfulness techniques to help them gain a deeper understanding of their feelings and manage their emotions in their day-to-day lives.

Based on Jon J Muth’s Zen book series, the show weaves its lessons into a story about three children who are able to handle everyday challenges with the help of their neighbor, the wise panda Stillwater. Season four premiered on Apple TV+ on August 1.

Jun Falkenstein, executive producer, and Mallika Chopra, mindfulness consultant, tell TV Kids Weekly about the ways the new episodes tackle mindfulness and other themes and how caregivers can help kids practice these lessons off-screen.

Amid booming interest in the creator economy, we’ll hear from Chris M. Williams, founder and CEO of pocket.watch, about bringing YouTube content to broadcast and streaming platforms and building multiplatform franchises.