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Amrane LAMIRI
Member of the MIP Markets publications team.2 Articles
Lucy Murphy
Lucy was appointed Sky’s first Head of Kids Content in 2015. She is responsible for all of Sky’s on demand kids content, a library with a selection of over 5,000 episodes, including the Sky Kids app which successfully launched in March 2016. Since joining Sky, Lucy has started commissioning exclusive Sky original kids content including brand new episodes of family favourite Morph. Lucy has over 25 years of experience in producing and brand managing shows for children’s and family audiences. As a Producer, Script Editor and Development Executive, Lucy has worked on over 500 episodes of children’s shows ranging from hit CBeebies show Bing Bunny, family favourite The Gruffalo and Aardman’s Tate Movie Project ; working for a diverse slate of clients from small indies to major international media groups. Prior to joining Sky Lucy held a role at Azoomee, a kids SVOD platform, as Creative Director and Head of Content.2 Articles
Alison Rayson
Alison Rayson, CEO at Raydar Media, has spent over 20 years in the TV distribution business, and has as such acquired in-depth knowledge of the value of rights across all programming genres; as well as how to monetise them globally.2 Articles
Dubit
Dubit is a global research, consultancy and digital agency entirely focused on children, teens, and families. We work behind the scenes, providing research, consulting, and digital services to some of the biggest kids brands and start-ups. Dubit provides research services and data to help our customers make informed decisions. We operate the longest-running global kids’ media and tech tracker. We survey 12,000 families every year. Since 2015, we have collected over 50,000 data points across hundreds of thousands of kids. Dubit’s interactive team creates apps, educational products, games, AI-based solutions, virtual worlds, and VR & AR products for kids. We provide full-service digital product development using data to inform strategy and rapid prototyping to test concepts with kids, through to launch and marketing.2 Articles
Tania Gilinski
Tania Gilinski is the Founder & Creative Director of Juana La Iguana.2 Articles
Oli Hyatt
Oli Hyatt has, for the past 9 years, been a campaigner for the creative industries in the UK, and was credited by George Osborne as the person who convinced him to bring in the new creative industry tax credits. This year he picked up an MBE and was named one of the 1000 most influential people in London. He is Chair of Animation UK and owner of Blue-Zoo productions. Oli sits on the BAFTA Children's Committee, the British Animation Awards committee, the BFI International Strategy group, The Creative Industries Sector Advisor Group, the Skillset Animation Committee and is a founding patron of the Children's Media Foundation. Blue-Zoo credits include, Tree Fu Tom, Miffy, Olive the Ostrich, Alphablocks and DIgby Dragon to name but a few.2 Articles
Daniel Bays
Creative Director and Consultant, CEO at Lightning Sprite Media Ltd. Passionate about creating and developing outstanding content on all platforms with heart, soul and digital baked in, Daniel Bays was the creator and show-runner of the multiplatform, physically interactive, international hit preschool animated series, ‘Tree Fu Tom’ (for CBeebies and Fremantle Media Kids and Family) and is the creator of new multiplatform CBeebies/Fremantle brand, ‘Bitz and Bob’. Lifelong, avid gamer, animation fan, technology nut and now, professional ideas thinker-upper, developer and producer of multi-platform wonderments, in early 2016, Daniel left the BBC after 15 years there – working across platforms and age groups – to set up Lightning Sprite Media.2 Articles
