The quiff has landed. In this week's episode of The Kids Media Club Podcast, Jo, Emily, and Andy are joined by Evan Shapiro, media cartographer and analyst. Evan has delivered a wake up call to the media industry warning us about the 'media apocalypse', and the shifting tectonic plates shaking up media giants like Warner Bros and Disney. In these changing times, a conversation about where the industry is moving has never been more important. Tune in to part two of our chat and don't forget to listen to the second half of this discussion with Evan next week.

In this episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast, Jo, Emily, and Andy are joined by Nic Hill, co-founder of digital creative agency Sawhorse. Nic is a specialist at creating fantastic experiences and games on Roblox and is the go-to person for big brands and studios when they want a promotional game for their product or movie that has impact on the platform.

They discuss:

* How the film industry is leveraging UGC platforms like Roblox to support box office as we’ve seen with KF Panda, Minions and Beetlejuice.

* Roblox and Sports – what is the opportunity for rights holders?

* The Roblox brand partnerships hub, will all companies have a 3D space in lieu of websites? How soon?

* What do brand owners or IP creators need to bear in mind when activating on Roblox

In this episode of the Kids Media Club Podcast, Emily, Jo, and Andy talk to Paul Schleicher about his Netflix animated series, Bad Dinosaurs.

They discuss:

1. The Netflix commissioning process with Bad Dinosaurs?
2. How did they develop the show?
3. Producing a language-less comedy.
4. The reception of the Bad Dinosaurs.