Kids & Family Media, Entertainment and Brands

OUR FOCUS

We live and breathe the world of kids, family and young adult content — from the first spark of a story idea to a global franchise that kids, teens and parents everywhere love.

Why Kids & Family?

Longevity

A successful kids & family brand can have a loyal audience for years.

Loyal Audience

Kids watch content over and over, and love to surround themselves with related products.

Profitability

Licensing and Merchandising can generate significant revenues.

Global

Kids' content, especially animation, has more global appeal than other genres.



We Build Global Intellectual Property Franchises

Turning original ideas into enduring, worldwide properties that resonate across cultures, platforms, and generations.

We are a Rights Management Company

Our approach is simple: we monetize IP and make things happen for creators and intellectual property owners.

Boutique

Focused, personalized attention to every property we represent.

Bespoke

Tailored solutions designed around each unique creator and franchise.

Collaborative

True partners in building and growing intellectual property.

We Source, Pitch, Negotiate and Paper Deals

Hands-on deal-makers who close agreements and drive real results.



SERVICE PILLAR 01

Entertainment

We are not a production company. We package productions.

Creator Advisory

Strategic guidance on building content with international reach and consumer products potential.

Global Packaging

Connecting production partners, co-production and tax credit and subsidy opportunities across markets. We work with cutting-edge traditional and AI producers of live action and animation.

Financing

Structuring deals and financial models that bring ambitious productions to life. Company investment to acquire rights.

SERVICE PILLAR 02

Media

Uniquely qualified to distribute content on platforms that drive brand awareness.

Platform Expertise

Deep relationships across streaming, broadcast, and digital channels worldwide.

Brand Awareness

Distribution strategies engineered to turn content into recognizable, lasting brands.

SERVICE PILLAR 03

Brands

Experts in managing global Consumer Products, Services and Experiences.

Strategy

Licensing

Merchandising & Retail

Marketing

Founder & CEO

Richard Goldsmith has spent decades establishing and managing global kids & family franchises. He has held leadership positions at Disney, Warner Bros., Univision, Jim Henson, Cyber Group and Thunderbird, and founded and led his own business that became one of the largest providers of kids' content in the U.S. Richard has long-term relationships with key players in entertainment production, media distribution and consumer products. His service to the industry includes years as an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and as a Director of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Our Partnership with Creators & Intellectual Property Owners

Rights Management

Advisory Services

A New Kind of Company for the Creator and Technology-Led Future

Howdywood is built for what's next — where creativity, technology, and family entertainment converge to shape the stories of tomorrow.



Contact Us at mail@howdywood.com

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