Mediawan Kids & Family expands its distribution catalog with new premium TV series
Mediawan Kids & Family, a leading independent multi-genre animation and distribution studio in Europe, announces at Kidscreen 2024 its 3 new premium TV series distribution mandates, extending its 2500 half hours of catalog.
Mediawan Kids & Family will distribute internationally three new ambitious TV series that further strengthens its premium catalog of leading youth animation studio in Europe. This further consolidates Mediawan Kids & Family's position as a key player in the distribution of youth catalogs.
Maddie + Triggs, The Specials and Idefix and the Indomitables season 2 join a catalog of premium series produced by Mediawan Kids & Family's eight production labels (Method Animation, Somewhere Animation, Elliott Studio, Joann Sfar’s Magical Society, Palomar Animation, Submarine, Wildseed Studios, Mediawan Kids & Family Cinema).
Maddie + Triggs, a preschool bridge series for children aged 4 to 7 years old (52 x 7'), is produced by Turnip + Duck, an award-winning writer-led creator studio from Ireland. It was Cartoon Forum 2022's standout project and has been commissioned by BBC’s prestigious kids’ network CBeebies in the UK, and RTÉjr, Ireland's dedicated Children's broadcast service, where it originally began life as a podcast. Additional funding support comes from Coimisiún na Meán and Screen Ireland, as well as animation tax breaks in both territories. Bristol-based indie Sun & Moon Studios will provide service animation.
Presented in the form of a musical comedy, Maddie + Triggs follows the adventures of Maddie, a 7-year-old girl who happens to have a visual impairment, and her adorable dog Triggs, who together find music and adventure in the sounds of the everyday. Maddie + Triggs celebrates diversity & inclusion, and demonstrates how being different can make you extraordinary!
Already sold to SVT (Sweden) and YLE (Finland), the TV series embodies Mediawan’s values, a group committed to sustainable actions promoting inclusion and diversity.
The Specials, produced by Mediawan Finland is a live-action-comedy TV series for children and teens aged 7 to 13 years old. It tells the daily life and adventures of a primary school class where six very special children study. Of course, every human being is special in their own way, but these are extraordinary! With strong ratings and a proven success on YLE, our distribution team looks forward to extending its live action slate and bring to market this very exciting show.
Studio 58, the producer of the series Idefix and the Indomitables (52x13'), adapted from Goscinny’s and Uderzo’s Astérix and Obélix, published by Editions Albert René, whose first season aired initially on France 4 and then on M6/GULLI in France, renews its trust in the company for the international distribution of the second season. Season 1 has been a true success with distribution deals in more than 45 countries, proving Mediawan Kids and Family’s ability to distribute European brands internationally.
"Created by talents internationally, we are very excited to welcome three new ambitious TV series, extending our portfolio of IPs, while maintaining the premium ambition and narrative values to which we pay the utmost attention. This allows us to offer a vast catalog of highly diversified content, covering all the needs of the global children's market," says Julien Borde, President of Mediawan Kids & Family.