Coming off a three-year overall deal at Netflix, kids programming veteran Nancy Kanter is re-launching her production company, Available Light Productions,…
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Through her banner Available Light Productions, Kanter will develop and produce films and series for Netflix, working across animation and live action.
Kanter was most recently vp of content and creative strategy at Disney Channels Worldwide, a role she’d held since 2017. She was overseeing the channels’ content strategy for children aged 2–14.
Joining Disney in 2001, Kanter started out as vp of original programming for what was then Playhouse Disney, a programming block for preschoolers. She oversaw its rebranding as Disney Junior, which launched in 2011, with an accompanying channel following the next year.
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Disney Veteran Nancy Kanter Inks Netflix Deal
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The executive's Available Light Productions will develop and produce kids and family programming for the streamer.
Nancy Kanter, the long-time Disney executive who helped launch Disney Junior, is moving to Netflix.
Kanter and her Available Light Productions have entered a partnership whereby the company will develop and produce both animated and live action series and films for Netflix. The deal comes on the heels of her departure from Disney after 20 years.
"Throughout my career I’ve challenged myself to think differently, imagine bigger and aim higher," said Kanter. "I am delighted at this opportunity to partner with the innovative creators and executive team at Netflix who value those same aspirations, and I look forward to working with them to create new stories that will inspire the minds and touch the hearts of kids and families everywhere."
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Former Disney Channels Worldwide executive Nancy Kanter has signed an overall deal with Netflix.
Under the deal, Kanter and her Available Light Productions banner will develop and produce animated and live action projects, both feature films and series, for kids and families audiences on Netflix.
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“Throughout my career I’ve challenged myself to think differently, imagine bigger and aim higher,” Kanter said. “I am delighted at this opportunity to partner with the innovative creators and executive team at Netflix who value those same aspirations, and I look forward to working with them to create new stories that will inspire the minds and touch the hearts of kids and families everywhere.”