Kids power
AI Is Coming for Our Kids (or at Least Their TV Shows)
Last year, Kartoon Studios (then Genius Brands) unveiled two educational animated series that were almost completely created by artificial intelligence. ChatGPT wrote the scripts, with other AI tools generating the animation and voicing the characters. In one, Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club — intended to teach kids financial literacy — a 3D animated Buffett is […]
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How John Legend’s Family Inspired His New Album for Kids and Parents: “It’s a Celebration of Love”
The inspiration for John Legend’s new album came on his day off — when he was in dad mode and tending to his third youngest of four, daughter Esti. At the piano, he played one of her favorite tunes — the viral “purple monkey song” from Fisher-Price toys that has captivated both babies and millennial […]
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‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Conquered Netflix. Then the Toy Market. Next up, the Big Screen.
Like most people above the age of 6, Jennifer Twomey and Traci Paige Johnson were both flummoxed and fascinated by the sudden popularity of unboxing videos in the mid 2010s. The two best friends — who met while working on Nickelodeon’s megahit Blue’s Clues, which Johnson created in 1996 — couldn’t make sense of it. […]
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He’s Got 83 Billion Views, But Can 12-Year-Old Ryan Kaji Open a Movie?
Twelve-year-old Ryan Kaji lives with his parents and younger twin sisters in a Honolulu neighborhood that is so idyllic it feels almost impossible. As you leave behind the tourist center of Waikiki Beach, the looming time share towers and overpriced T-shirt stores start to recede, making way for the winding roads and lush landscapes that […]
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The 50 Most Powerful Players in Kids Entertainment
When The Hollywood Reporter assembled its first Kids Entertainment Power List in 2023, it noted that the challenges facing the industry as a whole — competition for attention and financial pressures chief among them — were the same for those making content for children and teens. A year later, that still holds true. Several of […]
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“Turtley Awesome!” THR’s Kid Critics on Summer Movies and TV
SAVING BIKINI BOTTOM: THE SANDY CHEEKS MOVIE (AUG. 2, Netflix) AS REVIEWED BY LEAH WEPRIN, 8, DAUGHTER OF ALEX WEPRIN, THR MEDIA AND BUSINESS WRITER Sandy and SpongeBob go on a mission to save their town in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. Will they save it? Or will they get caught? The movie […]
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