Paul Robinson, Managing Director Worldwide, KidsCo

Paul is the Managing Director and co-founder of KidsCo, the global children’s channel which launched in September 2007, and is now in 65 countries in 17 languages around the world. KidsCo’s unique business model and high quality programming have been the reasons for its rapid growth as a 24/7 linear TV channel and video on demand and mobile service. 

Prior to KidsCo Paul headed up PR Media Consulting with clients including Disney, Sony BMG, Hit Entertainment, Chello Media, Liberty Media Corporation and GCap Media, a company he formed in 2004. 

Paul was Senior Vice President/Managing Director at Walt Disney Television International/ABC Cable Networks from 1997 to 2004 with responsibility for global kids TV programming strategy for Disney Channel. He pioneered the international Toon Disney and Playhouse Disney channels, which he rolled out globally and won numerous Baftas and other awards for Disney.  

Before Disney Paul was CEO of Talk Radio where he turned the station round to breakeven and secured commercial radio’s first ever national world cup commentary football rights. From 1989 he was Managing Editor of BBC Radio 1 responsible for all music and programming, and then Head of Strategy for BBC Network Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5Live. Prior to the BBC Paul was Program Director of the Chiltern Radio Network during which time he founded Galaxy Radio in Bristol.

He has a BSc Hons in Metallurgy from Manchester University and an MBA (with distinction) from the University of Bradford. He writes regularly for Broadcast, the Guardian and other publications on broadcasting.