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Rachel Bardill in conversation with the people rethinking kids content
How do you drive success in the kids content space today?
The FSTVS PODCAST goes behind the scenes to uncover what works - and what doesn’t - in building sustainable, global children’s content that reaches large audiences.
Whether you are transforming your business model or starting from scratch, each episode tackles the big question: what does it take to thrive in today’s kids’ landscape?
Expect honest conversations, real stories, and practical insights into building fandoms and audiences at scale, franchise building, YouTube, TV, gaming, licensing, and beyond.
Listen to industry leaders and paradigm changers discuss how they approach today's fragmented content world and maybe help you make better sense of it.
Enjoy the ride.
How do you drive success in the kids content space today?
The FSTVS PODCAST goes behind the scenes to uncover what works - and what doesn’t - in building sustainable, global children’s content that reaches large audiences.
Whether you are transforming your business model or starting from scratch, each episode tackles the big question: what does it take to thrive in today’s kids’ landscape?
Expect honest conversations, real stories, and practical insights into building fandoms and audiences at scale, franchise building, YouTube, TV, gaming, licensing, and beyond.
Listen to industry leaders and paradigm changers discuss how they approach today's fragmented content world and maybe help you make better sense of it.
Enjoy the ride.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 68 days
Average audio length:
51 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
4 episodes
since March 2, 2026
episodic
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"I remember going to a Duggee rave at the Ministry of Sound — nine o’clock on a Sunday morning, all these parents there with their kids having the best time ever."
Simon Clark has spent over 20 years in digital, 17 of them at BBC Studios. He started at BBC Public Service on the BBC Two and BBC Thr…
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“The best fandom starts when a character helps a child understand themselves.”
In this Sandbox Sessions episode, Rachel Bardill chats with kids media consultant Pete Robinson about how to build children’s IP that can actually survive the current media jungle — algorithms, platforms, fan communitie…
In this episode of the Festivus Sandbox Sessions, Rachel Bardill sits down with Chitra Soundar - award-winning author, storyteller, and screenwriter - for a rich and inspiring conversation about what it really takes to build a career in children's media.
Chitra shares her remarkable journey: from …
Jon Mason is the owner of digital agency Jollywise with nearly 30 years’ experience.
After leaving school at 17 to join the Navy, he later studied journalism and got into the early internet, landing a role at Disney in 1999 as a creative producer. That experience shaped his commercial and creativ…
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