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New TotallyAwesome study shows brands must shift ad spends to digital to reach the kids and teens audience effectively
December 4, 2018
New TotallyAwesome study shows brands must shift ad spends to digital to reach the kids and teens audience effectively

According to the TotallyAwesome APAC Kids Digital Insights released in October, kids show clear preference for digital with regards to content, device, time spent or even advertising impact.  However, current ad spend doesn’t reflect the reality of the 170 million kids in Asia Pacific where kids communication remains mainly offline.

Launch of the first safe kid influencer incubator in Australia:  The Squadstar Academy
November 26, 2018
Launch of the first safe kid influencer incubator in Australia: The Squadstar Academy

TotallyAwesome, the leading kids’ digital media company and has launched a new incubator for up and coming kid influencers called the Squadstar Academy. Teaching kids how to make videos, stay safe online and have fun doing it.

Steve Marshell joins TotallyAwesome as Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand
November 15, 2018
Steve Marshell joins TotallyAwesome as Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand

Leading kid-safe media company TotallyAwesome today announced the appointment of Steve Marshell as its Sales Director overseeing the Australian and New Zealand markets. Steve will be responsible for TotallyAwesome’s continued growth across AwesomeAds a kid safe compliant advertising platform, Kidfluencer – the kid-safe influencer network – and PopJam, the safe social content platform and community …

New research shows that 95% of parents in APAC are concerned about their kids’ safety on social media
October 8, 2018
New research shows that 95% of parents in APAC are concerned about their kids’ safety on social media

Kid-centric digital media company TotallyAwesome has conducted research on the digital behaviour of kids in APAC, analysing online media consumption, device usage, and content and brand preferences.

India’s data privacy bill to protect minors under 18 years old, the highest age coverage of all data protection regulations so far
August 20, 2018
India’s data privacy bill to protect minors under 18 years old, the highest age coverage of all data protection regulations so far

Hot on the heels of China’s data privacy law, India has introduced its own data protection bill in parliament. Following last year’s Supreme Court landmark decision to uphold privacy as a fundamental right in India’s Constitution, the bill seeks  comprehensive data protection for the world’s second most populous country.

Kid-safe social content platform PopJam announces over 1 million users and 230 million engagements
August 13, 2018
Kid-safe social content platform PopJam announces over 1 million users and 230 million engagements

Kid-safe social content platform PopJam, dedicated to the under-13 audience, has gained over 1 million registered users and 230 million engagements in Australia and Vietnam, in just 8 months.

China rolls out data privacy law for children
July 3, 2018
China rolls out data privacy law for children

In the last twelve months children’s data privacy law has expanded from what was just the US (COPPA) to covering all of Europe (under GDPR-K). But it’s not stopping there. Against many expectations, China has also introduced protection for children online.

5 things APAC advertisers and publishers in the kids industry should know about GDPR
June 20, 2018
5 things APAC advertisers and publishers in the kids industry should know about GDPR

Quan Nguyen, CEO of TotallyAwesome, the kid-safe digital media company, explains the impact of GDPR and the specifics of GDPR-K for child-focused content in Asia Pacific.

TotallyAwesome launches the first kid-safe VOD ad platform in APAC
June 5, 2018
TotallyAwesome launches the first kid-safe VOD ad platform in APAC

TotallyAwesome, APAC’s leading kids digital media company, today announced the launch of its first video on demand (VOD) offering, available on its kid-safe ad platform.

TotallyAwesome launches influencer incubator program in Australia, dedicated to kid-safe content
April 11, 2018
TotallyAwesome launches influencer incubator program in Australia, dedicated to kid-safe content

APAC’s leading digital kids media startup reveals TotallyAwesome Squad, focused on empowering kid-safe YouTube influencer content for the Australian market.