July 10, 2013

NEWS / APPS: Apps and games for children need to entertain – and educate

Children's Media Conference hears of challenges facing broadcasters and tech startups as tablet and mobile use grows

The disruption keeps on coming for the world of children's entertainment, thanks to apps, YouTube and other digital platforms. The Angry Birds games ended 2012 with 263 million monthly active players, and have spawned a cartoon series watched more than 400m times by fans, mostly within the apps. Netflix has commissioned DreamWorks Animation to produce 300 hours of original children's programming for online distribution.

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