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BBC Worldwide to bring influencers to MipJunior

New content from DanTDM and Max & Harvey among roster to be shown to buyers.

BBC Worldwide is bringing new children’s content from social media influencers DanTDM and Max & Harvey to next month’s MIPJunior 2017.

The content will line-up alongside the likes of Go Jetters, Hey Duggee and Sarah & Duck, plus Horrible Histories and The Next Step.

DanTDM: On Tour is a BBC Worldwide commission starring international YouTube sensation and gaming legend DanTDM – real name Daniel Middleton – one of the world’s top 20 YouTube creators.

It was filmed at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, London, as part of DanTDM’s world tour, which was a sell-out success with over 250,000 tickets sold. DanTDM: On Tour will also be available to UK audiences on DVD from November 20 and was Amazon’s biggest day-one DVD pre-order of the year to date.

Meanwhile, Max and Harvey Mills have over four million subscribers on social media music app Musical.ly.

Max and Harvey (In A Show) is a two programme series charting a year in the life of the boys’ career. The content will also air on CBBC’s My Life strand this autumn. An extended version of the programme, which will be available to own on DVD in the the UK from October 30, will be available to buyers at MIPJunior 2017 as well. Sassy Films co-produce Max and Harvey (In A Show) with CBBC and BBC Worldwide.

Executive producer for BBC Worldwide, Paul Hembury said: “Digital technology is presenting new opportunities for the creation of children’s programmes and we are delighted to be bringing huge online talent, such as DanTDM and Max & Harvey Mills, to international buyers.”

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