January is almost over, Toy Fair London has wrapped and the Kids Media Club hosts are catching up to share their impressions and talk about what new trends they spotted and what toys to look out for in the year ahead

Jo, Andy, and Emily also talk about the new Netflix report and the continued dominance of YouTube.

In this special Kids Media Club Podcast episode, brought to you by The Insights Family, Jo, Andy, and Emily are joined by Jack Day, Global Strategy Account Director, along with researchers Needa Khan and Udoy Nafis Oli, to discuss The Insights Family’s flagship annual report, Future Forecast, exploring the emerging consumer shifts and industry trends shaping how organisations connect with young audiences in 2025 and beyond.

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This episode is all chat, no guests; just hosts Jo, Emily, and Andy having a good old chinwag about all things kids media.

Topics covered:

1. The consequences of the potential TikTok ban
2. What is and isn't popping on Netflix
3. WWE and live programming on Netflix
4. Thoughts on Kidscreen and Toyfair.

In this episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast, Jo, Emily, and Andy are joined by Michael Hirsh, the co-founder of Nelvana Animation Studio and Cookie Jar entertainment. Michael, who is credited with building the Canadian Animation industry from the ground up, shares his experience and insights gained over more than five decades in entertainment. He has kept pace with changes to the industry, working with dedicated children's channels like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Disney channel, while also embracing the possibility of streaming and online platforms like Netflix and Youtube. Very few people working in the Kids Media industry today have that combination of experience and curiosity.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Animation-Nation-Built-Cartoon-Empire-ebook/dp/B0DFTVVS7D

The Kids Media Club revisits a recent chat with the Insights Family. In this Kids Media Club Podcast episode brought to you by The Insights Family, Jo, Andy, and Emily are joined by Adam Woodgate, VP of Research Solutions, and Aimee Brookes, Customer Success Manager for the Insights Family to take a look back at 2024 and discuss the emerging trends in store for 2025 and beyond.

Happy holidays. We're taking a break this week, but to carry us through we thought we'd revisit this great interview from this year with Kevin Gillis the creator of the classic animation, Raccoons.

Tis' the season of Christmas hats, xmas jumpers, and lots of tinsel and the Kids Media Club crew have got with the festive spirit for this week's episode.

Jo, Emily, and Andy test each other's knowledge of Christmas movies past and present, and compare notes on two new Netflix animated movies, 'Spellbound' and 'That Christmas'.

In this Kids Media Club Podcast episode brought to you by The Insights Family, Jo, Andy, and Emily are joined by Adam Woodgate, VP of Research Solutions, and Aimee Brookes, Customer Success Manager for the Insights Family to take a look back at 2024 and discuss the emerging trends in store for 2025 and beyond.

https://theinsightsfamily.com/