Timetable

CMC Rights Exchange delegates had exclusive access to:
• the morning sessions in the Gallery Suite
• one-to-one meetings from 11.20am onwards
• coffee, tea, lunch and closing drinks
As an extra bonus, they joined LBF delegates for sessions in the Children’s Hub.

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Apex Room

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:00am-9:30am

Registration & Coffee

Registration opens for Rights Exchange in Olympia. Tea and coffee will be available.

 11:00am-11:20am

Coffee Break

Tea and coffee will be available to delegates.

 11:20am-1:00pm

Rights Exchange One-to-One Meetings

One-to-One meetings with fellow Rights Exchange delegates.

 1:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch Break

Lunch will be available to all delegates.

 1:30pm-4:30pm

Rights Exchange One-to-One Meetings

One-to-One meetings with fellow Rights Exchange delegates. Tea and coffee will be available in the room from 3pm onwards.

 4:30pm-5:00pm

Drinks

Drinks will be available for all Rights Exchange Delegates.

Children’s Hub

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11:30am-12:30pm

Books to TV – With Disney Junior

The inside track on one of the world’s most powerful pre-school platforms. Discover the entry points for new ideas, what Disney Junior looks for, and the extent to which book-based IP is seen as potential source material for TV series. With Beth Gardiner VP Original Programming, Disney Junior

 1:00pm-2:00pm

The Joy of Minecraft

With over 50 million copies sold, hear first-hand from the executives who helped take the global gaming phenomenon Minecraft off the screen and onto the book page. With Sarah Bates Publishing Director, Egmont and Emma Cairns-Smith Licence Acquisition Director, Egmont

 2:30pm-3:30pm

Always Judge a Book By its Cover – Yes, No, Maybe?

Can a TV producer tell about a book’s TV potential just by looking at the cover? Drawing on their experience three TV veterans respond to previously unseen book covers and explain their Yes, No, Maybe answers to the simple question: Does this have any TV potential? With Mellie Buse Ad Astra Christopher Skala BrentalaTV, Skala Consultancy Ken Anderson Red Kite Productions

 4:00pm-5:00pm

Books to TV – CBeebies

The inside track on CBeebies, the UK’s most popular children's channel. Discover the entry points for new ideas, what CBeebies looks for, how CBeebies structures its relationships and how book-based IP is related to the channel’s output. With Vanessa Amberleigh Executive Producer, CBeebies

Gallery Suite

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:30am-9:40am

Welcome and Introduction

Introduction to the day from CMC Editorial Director Greg Childs, CMC Rights Exchange Producer John Lomas-Bullivant and CMC Rights Exchange Manager Alice Burden.

 9:40am-10:10am

Books and Beyond

Strategist, analyst, author and speaker, David Kleeman offers international insights from PlayScience’s latest research on children's habits and parents’ preferences. Find out what kids and parents want, and where IP, the book, and beyond fit into their digital lives.

 10:10am-11:00am

Beyond the Book – Extending Brands

Taking a successful publishing brand into different media is not without challenge. Which route to choose?  What’s the impact of exposure on TV, on the web or at retail?  What are the best forms of relationship for publishers to maximise creative and business goals? Producers and brand managers discuss their strategies for taking classics like ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘Beast Quest’ and ‘Brambly Hedge’… beyond the book. Michael Rose Co-Founder, Magic Light Pictures Mike Dee Director of Content, Coolabi Vickie O’Malley – Managing Director, Rockpool Licensing