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The Business of Children's Television: Second Edition

Published by: Screen Digest

Published: Nov. 1, 2001 - 189 Pages


Table of Contents


1 Executive summary

The market

Risks and rewards

National markets

The major players

The Internet



2 The market

The role of broadcasters

Children's provision by broadcasters: generalist broadcasters

Children's provision by broadcasters: thematic broadcasters

Investment in Children's programmes

Hours of Children's programming aired in 2001

Budget for Children's programmes in 2001



3 Risks and rewards

Broadcasters and Children's programmes

Broadcasters and rights exploitation

Rights and rewards

Revenue from television

Pre-sales

Competition changes things

Other factors

Audiences

International sales

Home video

Other revenues

How companies handle licensing

Market value

Value of licensing



4 Country profiles

Australia

National terrestrial TV

Cable, satellite and digital

Funding schemes

Opportunities for producers



Benelux

Generalist TV

Cable and satellite

Opportunities for producers



Canada

Terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Funding schemes

Opportunities for producers



China

Terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Opportunities for producers



France

National terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Funding schemes

Opportunities for producers



Germany

National terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Opportunities for producers



India

National terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Opportunities for producers



Italy

National terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Opportunities for producers



Japan

National TV networks

Cable and satellite

Opportunities for producers



Latin America

Regional factors

Terrestrial television

Cable and satellite

Funding schemes

Opportunities for producers



New Zealand

National terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Funding schemes

Opportunities for producers



Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland)

National terrestrial networks

Cable and satellite

Funding schemes

Opportunities for producers



South Korea

National terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Opportunities for producers



UK

National terrestrial TV

Cable and satellite

Opportunites for producers



USA

National networks

Syndication

Cable

Opportunities for producers



5 Company profiles

Links between companies

Corporate size and structure

AAC Kids

BBC Worldwide

BKN International

BRB Internacional

Carlton International

Cartoon Network

DIC Entertainment

Egmont Imagination

Ellipseanime

EM-TV

Jim Henson Company

Entertainment Rights

France Animation

Granada Kids

Gullane Entertainment

Hit Entertainment

Millimages

Mondo TV

Nelvana

Nickelodeon

Nippon Animation Company

RTV Family Entertainment

Sesame Workshop

Toei Animation Co

TV Loonland

Walt Disney Company

Fox Family Worldwide

6 The Internet

The Internet for broadcasters

The Internet revenue model for

producers

Programme-related sites

E-commerce

Selling to websites

The gatekeepers

Future potential



Appendix Generalist and Children's broadcasters

Appendix Performance of quoted Children's TV companies

Appendix Children's television contacts worldwide



List of tables and charts

2 The market

Number of Children's channels by country

Children's channel launches by year

Children's channel launches by big four

Trends in Children's programming investment

Trends in hours of Children's programming

Cost of programming per hour

Cost of programming per hour by region

Source of Children's programming hours 2001



3 Risks and rewards

Annual Children's programme budgets 2000

Licence obligations

Does your channel ever negotiate a share of royalties from ancillary sales?

Children's programme sub-genres

BKNIís business model

Hit Entertainment sales

Total spending by region

Estimated value of TV market 2001

Estimated value of worldwide licensing industry 2000

Value of licensing (at retail) 2000

Value of Children's home video/DVD 2000

US: toy manufacturersí TV advertising spend 1998-2000

US cable channels net revenue



5 Company profiles

Links between the top 25 companies

Companies ranked by annual sales

AAC Kids production delivered in 2001

BBC Worldwide revenue breakdown 2001

BBC Worldwide productions 2001

BBC Worldwide pre-school magazine average sales Jul-Dec 2000

BKN International revenue breakdown over three years

BKNI film library

BKN International productions 2000/01

BKN International timetable

BKNI financial results

BRB Internacional programmes in production 2001/02

Carlton Children's productions 2001

Cartoon Network Studios new production 2001

Cartoon Network new series 1996- 2000

Cartoon Network launches

Boomerang launches

DIC production schedule 2001

Egmont production slate 2001

Ellipse production slate 2001

EM-TV production slate 2001/02

Entertaiment Rights production delivered in 2001

Entertainment Rights business breakdown

France Animation production in 2001

Granada Kids production delivered 2001

Guillane productions delivered in 2001

Hit Entertainment sales by class

Hit: new series delivered in 2001

Millimages production delivered 2001

Mondo TV: Production delivered in 2001

Nelvana productions in 2001

Treaty co-production partners

Nelvana new productions 2000/2001

Nickelodeon branded blocks

Nickelodeon and Nick Jr new programmes 2001/02

Comparative cable network subscriber numbers, first quarter 2001 vs 2000

Viacom cable networks revenues

RTV production delivered in 2001

Sesame Workshop productions due to be delivered in 2001

Pokemon and Digimon broadcasts 2001

TV Loonland production delivered in 2001

Disney branded blocks in major territories

New series produced by Walt Disney TV Animation

Disney branded blocks in major territories

Fox Kids Europe channel launches



6 The Internet

Nickelodeon sites

Internet activity

Internet activity: website content

Does your department have its own budget for Internet activities?

Producer operated sites

Websites with the highest

composition of persons aged 2-11



Appendix Generalist and Children's broadcasters

Generalist broadcasters in Asia and Australasia

Generalist broadcasters in Europe

Generalist broadcasters in North America and Latin America Children's channels

Appendix Performance of quoted Children's TV companies

Quoted children's TV companies

Three-year record of public companies: revenues

Abstract

Children's programmes are one of the most commercial genres on television. Airtime dedicated to children's programmes has hugely expanded with the launch of new cable, satellite and terrestrial channels. Off screen, the worldwide success of the spin-offs from properties like PokÈmon, Teletubbies and Rugrats has underlined the potential profitability of a hit. However, the market has become more competitive and more complex.

Success has proved a short-lived phenomenon for some companies and for others, traditional sources of revenue have dried up as broadcasters begin to reassess the way they provide for the children's audience. Producers specialising in children's TV have been the first to beat a path to the financial markets with a series of flotations, but few have managed to build stable, long-term business to inspire full confidence from investors.

While the Internet has already had a huge impact on the way producers and broadcasters reach their audience, revenue models have been scaled back. With the right strategy, however, there are opportunities for large and small companies. Many players have successfully devised ways of building a strong base in the business with the potential to fully capitalise on demand.

Questions raised and analysed
  • How has the proliferation of broadcasting outlets impacted on children's programming?
  • What in-roads have thematic channels made?
  • How has the role of broadcasters in funding children's programmes changed?
  • What is the role of producers and distributors?
  • How do producers recoup their investment?
  • What is the value of the TV market and ancillary sales from home video and other forms of licensing?
  • Who are the major players in the global industry, and where do they operate?
  • How have children's TV companies fared on the stock markets?


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