KIDS_1017_CONTENTTRENDSETTERS_Layout 1 9/28/17 5:17 PM Page 3
148 TV KIDS
KIDS TRENDSETTERS JANINE WEIGOLD Head of Children’s Content SUPER RTL, Germany Part of the RTL Group’s family of channels in Germany, SUPER RTL serves children 3 to 13 with a range of linear and digital offerings. SUPER RTL and Toggo Plus are free-TV channels; Kividoo is an SVOD service; and Toggolino Club, toggo.de and superrtl.de are among several online destinations for youngsters. Janine Weigold, the head of children’s content, is tasked with selecting, developing and co-producing new series. Among the highest-rated programs on the channel are locally produced magazine shows like Woozle Goozle and Wow die Entdeckerzone and the game show Super Toy Club. Recent successful acquired shows have included Dragons, ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks, Tom and Jerry and PAW Patrol. Weigold, who worked at Nickelodeon prior to joining SUPER RTL in 2014, is also involved in presales, which have recently included The Deep, Nate Is Late, Angelo Rules and Take It Easy Mike.
PAULA TABORDA DOS GUARANYS Head of Content & Programming Gloob, Brazil Globosat is Brazil’s leading pay-TV platform and for years has been offering a wide range of programming. In 2012, Globosat decided it also wanted to serve the youngest viewers and launched Gloob, a channel aimed at 6- to 9-year-olds. Gloob’s mission is to inspire and entertain with shows that incorporate themes of friendship, courage and respect. This year, Gloobinho, Globosat’s first preschool channel, makes its debut. As head of content and programming, Paula Taborda dos Guaranys oversees commissioning, co-productions and acquisitions that remain true to the Brazilian DNA of the channel. Among Gloob’s recent hits are live-action original productions Valentins and Blue Building Detectives; the International Emmy-nominated animation S.O.S. Fairy Manu; the internationally co-produced paper-motion production Paper Port and the acquisitions ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir and Odd Squad.
356 WORLD SCREEN 10/17