YLE The Finnish broadcaster jumps into the Hot50 this year on the strength of its linear television offering for kids and streaming service Areena. Prior to and during COVID, kids ages 10 and under generated more than four million weekly views on the platform—a significant feat considering there are only about 630,000 kids in that age demo across the entire country.
France Télévisions Similar to most kidscasters, France Télévisions had a busy year shifting its programming to address the pandemic. But it became the first broadcaster in Europe to launch school lessons on TV, airing six hours of educational content on France 4 daily, and reaching more than a million kids each day. During lockdown, 40% more content was also viewed on Okoo, the pubcaster’s online platform for kids ages three to 12 and their families.
TVOKids When COVID-19 hit, the Canadian broadcaster pivoted to produce a daily show from the channel hosts’ homes, along with hours of content related to the pandemic to maintain kids’ mental health and welfare. TVOKids also partnered with volunteer teachers to produce The Power Hour of Learning, giving audiences daily content to augment learning at home.
Nickelodeon
This year marked the revival of the kidsnet’s popular news format, Nick News, which broadcast an hour-long Kids, Race and Unity presentation focused on the voices and experiences of Black children across the US. In other inclusive storytelling projects, Mexican-American family-themed series—and Loud House spinoff—The Casagrandes premiered on the channel this year.
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