Industry votes for this year’s Kidscreen Hot50 ranking have been cast and tallied, and the top 50 kids entertainment companies of 2023 in broadcasting, production, distribution, licensing and digital media are:
BROADCASTING
1. PBS KIDS
2. BBC Children’s
3. Apple TV+
4. Netflix
5. Sky Kids
6. ABC Australia
7. Disney+
8. TVOKids
9. CBC Kids
10. WildBrain
PRODUCTION
1. Aardman Animations
2. Ludo Studio
3. Atomic Cartoons
4. 9 Story Media Group/Brown Bag Films
5. Fred Rogers Productions
6. Sinking Ship Entertainment
7. Titmouse
8. Cheeky Little Media
9. Mattel TV
10. BBC Studios Kids & Family
DISTRIBUTION
1. 9 Story Distribution International
2. CAKE
3. Jetpack Distribution
4. Sinking Ship Entertainment
5. WildBrain
6. Sesame Workshop
7. Aardman Animations
8. Banijay Kids & Family
9. Guru Studio
10. Australian Children’s Television Foundation
LICENSING
1. Mattel
2. 9 Story Brands
3. Aardman Animations
4. WildBrain
5. Spin Master
6. BBC Studios Kids & Family
7. Sesame Workshop
8. Jazwares
9. Sinking Ship Entertainment
10. Paramount Consumer Products
DIGITAL MEDIA
1. PBS KIDS
2. Moonbug Entertainment
3. Aardman Animations
4. WildBrain
5. Sesame Workshop
6. 9 Story Media Group
7. Mattel
8. Headspace
9. The LEGO Group
10. Dubit
All of these companies are showcased in a special feature that’s available for download now. It will also be part of Kidscreen’s February/March 2024 magazine issue and distributed at Kidscreen Summit (Feb 4-7, San Diego), where the number-ones in each category are to be honored at the 2024 Kidscreen Awards ceremony taking place on Monday, February 5.
Now in its 10th year, the Kidscreen Hot50 rankings are determined by an industry vote that Kidscreen’s 16,500-plus print and digital subscribers are invited to take part in.
