Katie Wilson

Title
VP, Channels & Global Acquisitions
Company
WildBrain
Country (Address)
Canada
Biography
Katie Wilson, Vice President, Channels and Global Acquisitions, WildBrain, oversees original programming and content acquisition across WildBrain’s portfolio of Canadian broadcast channels—Family Channel, WildBrainTV, Family Jr., Télémagino—and their multiplatform/VOD extensions. Working closely with WildBrain’s global content, distribution and marketing teams, Katie spearheads third-party rights acquisitions and partnerships across all platforms. Katie also provides editorial direction for the company’s distribution channels for kids and families worldwide, driving audience engagement through content curation. Previously, as Director of Programming, Kids, at Corus, Katie’s remit included commissioning original content and overseeing programming strategy across the company’s flagship kids’ networks, YTV, Treehouse and TELETOON. She also oversaw the management and scheduling across partnership channels, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Disney Channel in Canada.
Katie Wilson
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
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KIDS TV

WildBrain Television is looking for live-action and animated comedies that resonate with the whole family. Joining shows like Summer Memories, The Goldbergs, Ruby and the Well and American Ninja Warrior Junior, these should be feel-good shows in a half-hour format, and can include both scripted and unscripted content for live action.

For kids 6–12, we’ve shifted our focus to animated shows (11’ or 22’ format) that are laugh-out-loud funny, as well as action/adventure series. Companion shows include Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Boss Baby, The Deep and Johnny Test.

In preschool and bridge animation, we’re looking for non-dialogue comedies (7’, 11’ or 22’ format), as well as shows that are slice-of-life, inspirational and imaginative, to join shows like Strawberry Shortcake, Grizzy and the Lemmings, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood and Beep & Mort.