GREG CHILDS
Showcomotion Conference Executive Producer
Greg has ben engaged in media for young people for over 20 years. This began at the BBC, where he produced Play School, and a variety of factual and comedy programmes, including the long-running Record Breakers.
In 1998 Greg spearheaded a digital, revolution, launching the first Childrens’ BBC websites and a range of innovative cross-media projects, including all the programming for young people on BBC CHOICE and BBC KNOWLEDGE. In 2000 he became Head of Children’s Digital, developing a popular pre-school service on BBC Choice, and subsequently the children’s channels CBBC and CBeebies, for which he commissioned programmes, websites and interactive television applications.
In 2002 Greg’s creative R&D unit - Future TV investigated children’s changing media habits in the light of new technology. It also led CBBC’s drive into interactive television, and was the focus for innovation within the department.
Greg now runs his own company, Childseye, offering strategic and project-based consultancy on the effective use of integrated and interactive media for the younger audience. He advised on the launch of Teachers’ TV, was launch manager for CiTV and is currently developing future strategy of the Al Jazeera Children’s channel. He has created interactive propositions for companies such as Disney, Zenith Enetrtainment, Create Media Ventures and Samka Entertainment in Paris. Greg is a regular contributor to conferences such as MipTV, Mipcom, Cinekid in Amsterdam and the World Summits for Children’s Media.
