EXCLUSIVE: My Daughter’s Killer producer Rogan Productions has signed Passion Pictures’ Nicholas Franklin as Head of Production. Franklin replaces the departing Viv Steele, who is exiting after seven years.
14.10.2022 - 08:09 / variety.com
Emily Longeretta Programs targeting preschool viewers will take pride of place at this year’s MipJunior, as broadcasters, distributors and production outfits respond to the raft of market forces that have made kids 3-7 a key demographic. Judging by the jackpot distribution and licensing deals scored by brands including “Paw Patrol” and “Peppa Pig,” that young crowd is also a particularly lucrative subset — though broadcasters have often pitched toward that demo for more elemental reasons. “Preschool is where you create kids’ media habits,” says industry analyst Avril Blondelot. “If you don’t invest in preschoolers, you might lose them forever.”
As head of content insight at the specialist firm Glance (Global Audience & Content Evolution), Blondelot has seen animated titles emerge as globe-spanning brands — while doing so, interestingly enough, more often through linear broadcast than via streaming.
“Streamers do not drive viewership,” Blondelot says. “They tend to invest in what already works on TV. They cater to young audiences that do not mind watching the same episodes multiple times a year. For little-known brands, it can be hard to emerge.” Instead, animation producers bringing new projects to market have looked to linear broadcasters to boost discoverability while using toy-licensing deals (or public funds, depending on government largesse) to bridge production financing gaps. And in return, those preschool series have delivered reliable sets of eyes for the commissioning broadcasters. “[Upper preschoolers] are perhaps a more loyal subset of viewers than older kids,” Blondelot says. “But you also have the complicity of the parents, who set the content choice. And parents still rely on this lean-back experience
EXCLUSIVE: My Daughter’s Killer producer Rogan Productions has signed Passion Pictures’ Nicholas Franklin as Head of Production. Franklin replaces the departing Viv Steele, who is exiting after seven years.
Priscilla Presley first met Elvis Presley in the late 1950s when she was just 14-year-old schoolgirl and has spent much of her life sharing memories of their relationship. The King was in Germany doing his army service when he fell for the girl who one day would be his wife. The couple were later married from 1967-73 and had the star's only child together, Lisa Marie Presley, who was born 9 months to the day after their Las Vegas wedding.
Graceland, the upstairs was off-limits except for an invite from Elvis Presley himself. Even to this day, tours of the mansion - which have been on-going for 40 years - do not include The King's bedroom and the bathroom where he died. Nevertheless, Elvis' cousin Billy Smith has described the layout of the star's private haven.
Priscilla Presley first met Elvis Presley in the late 1950s when she was just 14-year-old schoolgirl and has spent much of her life sharing memories of their relationship. The King was in Germany doing his army service when he fell for the girl who one day would be his wife. The couple were later married from 1967-73 and had the star's only child together, Lisa Marie Presley, who was born 9 months to the day after their Las Vegas wedding.
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Graceland opened to the public 40 years, just five years after Elvis Presley's untimely death at 42-years-old. Yet it wasn't until the pandemic happened that virtual tours were offered during lockdown. For the first time, fans could witness unseen spaces from Aunt Delta's room behind the kitchen to The King's other private bathroom upstairs in the racquetball court.