Common Sense Media’s for-profit affiliate has announced the 2021 launch of Sensical, a free streaming platform aiming to deliver a highly vetted collection of short-form videos for kids aged 2 to 12.
The streaming service will be run by Common Sense Networks. Eric Berger, who spent 14 years in various digital and television roles at Sony, is CEO of the networks unit and will oversee the launch of Sensical. (An overview video is above.)
About 15,000 titles will be on the service at launch, which aims to go live early next year, with new ones being added monthly. Programming comes from a range of producers, studios and distribution partners, including ABC Commercial, known for The Wiggles, Awesome Forces (The Aquabats), Big Big Holdings LLC (It’s A Big Big World), Boat Rocker Studios (Ollie The Boy Who Became What He Ate), Nelvana and many more.
Each hour of programming will...
The streaming service will be run by Common Sense Networks. Eric Berger, who spent 14 years in various digital and television roles at Sony, is CEO of the networks unit and will oversee the launch of Sensical. (An overview video is above.)
About 15,000 titles will be on the service at launch, which aims to go live early next year, with new ones being added monthly. Programming comes from a range of producers, studios and distribution partners, including ABC Commercial, known for The Wiggles, Awesome Forces (The Aquabats), Big Big Holdings LLC (It’s A Big Big World), Boat Rocker Studios (Ollie The Boy Who Became What He Ate), Nelvana and many more.
Each hour of programming will...
- 12/15/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
For more than 17 years, Common Sense Media has provided advice to parents trying to figure out whether movies, TV shows, digital media and apps are age-appropriate for their kids.
Now the not-for-profit organization plans to make money from its own original media targeted at children: It’s launching Common Sense Networks, its first for-profit venture, and has tapped former Sony Pictures Television exec and Crackle Gm Eric Berger to run the newly formed L.A.-based startup.
The for-profit subsidiary will create and distribute “quality media experiences for kids,” said Common Sense Media founder/CEO Jim Steyer. “We think, based our unique brand and massive popularity among parents, kids and educators, that there’s an opportunity to potentially create and distribute new media and experiences in this space.”
Common Sense Media has raised over $10 million from angel investors in the financial industry to launch new for-profit businesses, Steyer said. (He declined to identify the backers.
Now the not-for-profit organization plans to make money from its own original media targeted at children: It’s launching Common Sense Networks, its first for-profit venture, and has tapped former Sony Pictures Television exec and Crackle Gm Eric Berger to run the newly formed L.A.-based startup.
The for-profit subsidiary will create and distribute “quality media experiences for kids,” said Common Sense Media founder/CEO Jim Steyer. “We think, based our unique brand and massive popularity among parents, kids and educators, that there’s an opportunity to potentially create and distribute new media and experiences in this space.”
Common Sense Media has raised over $10 million from angel investors in the financial industry to launch new for-profit businesses, Steyer said. (He declined to identify the backers.
- 8/24/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Screened Out Dark Star Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Jon Hyatt Screenwriter: Jon Hyatt, Karina Rotenstein Cast: Jon Hyatt, Alicia Dupuis, Jim Steyer, Syd Bolton, Adam Alter, Jean Twenge, Hilarie Cash, Alex Pang, Ramsay Brown, Mihael Rich, Nir Eyal, Nicholas Kardaras Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, […]
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- 5/29/2020
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Screened Out, a new feature-length documentary film premiering May 26th , explores how we can regain control of our screen time. Check out the trailer:
All over the world, as the technology grows and advances, so does our addiction to our devices. Join filmmaker Jon Hyatt and his family on a journey through the life changing effects of screen addiction, how the tech industry hooked global consumers, and its greater impact on our lives. From smartphones, portable tablets and social media, the tech industry has designed these fun immersive technologies, but are they good for us? Are we too dependent on our devices? What keeps us hooked and how is it impacting our children and the world as a whole?
Screened Out features Jon Hyatt, Jim Steyer, Adam Alter (Associate Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business), Dr. Nicholas Kardaras Ph.D., Lcsw-r, Dr. Dimitri Christakis, MD, Mph, Dr.
All over the world, as the technology grows and advances, so does our addiction to our devices. Join filmmaker Jon Hyatt and his family on a journey through the life changing effects of screen addiction, how the tech industry hooked global consumers, and its greater impact on our lives. From smartphones, portable tablets and social media, the tech industry has designed these fun immersive technologies, but are they good for us? Are we too dependent on our devices? What keeps us hooked and how is it impacting our children and the world as a whole?
Screened Out features Jon Hyatt, Jim Steyer, Adam Alter (Associate Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business), Dr. Nicholas Kardaras Ph.D., Lcsw-r, Dr. Dimitri Christakis, MD, Mph, Dr.
- 5/21/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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