Here’s lookin’ at you, KidScreen!

What a difference a decade makes. When our inaugural issue landed on your doorsteps 10 years ago, the kids TV industry was on the cusp of exploding. The broadcast universe for children's programming had started to expand, with cable and satellite channels dedicated to entertaining kids popping up all around the globe. The internet was becoming a factor in kids lives, interactive gaming was making its presence felt and kids consumer products execs had just glimpsed the tip of the age compression iceberg that's now threatening to sink the toy industry. And the brave new world of emerging media (VOD, wireless, handheld players) that stands to play out as the story of the next five years, wasn't even a glimmer in the biz's collective eye.