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Caroline Beaton
Caroline Beaton is Senior Vice President, International Programme Sales, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). In this position, Beaton is tasked with aligning the strategic direction of the Programme & Format Sales division internationally and working across all VIMN brands, platforms and businesses to drive programme sales and distribution worldwide, as well as overseeing the expansion of VIMN’s extensive format library.3 Articles
Catherine Warren
Catherine Warren is the president of Vancouver–based FanTrust Entertainment Strategies, a management consultancy which helps entertainment companies with digital strategy and activation. Check out the consultancy's case studies at FanTrust.com.3 Articles
Lucy Murphy
Lucy was appointed Sky’s first Head of Kids Content in 2015. She is responsible for all of Sky’s on demand kids content, a library with a selection of over 5,000 episodes, including the Sky Kids app which successfully launched in March 2016. Since joining Sky, Lucy has started commissioning exclusive Sky original kids content including brand new episodes of family favourite Morph. Lucy has over 25 years of experience in producing and brand managing shows for children’s and family audiences. As a Producer, Script Editor and Development Executive, Lucy has worked on over 500 episodes of children’s shows ranging from hit CBeebies show Bing Bunny, family favourite The Gruffalo and Aardman’s Tate Movie Project ; working for a diverse slate of clients from small indies to major international media groups. Prior to joining Sky Lucy held a role at Azoomee, a kids SVOD platform, as Creative Director and Head of Content.2 Articles
Dea Connick Perez
Dea Connick Perez has over 30+ years of experience in kids’ media. Perez joined Sprout/Universal Kids in January 2017 as the VP of Content Strategy and Acquisitions. She will oversee all programming, scheduling and acquisitions for the re-launch of the channel to Universal Kids in September 2017.2 Articles