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## Overview ## Overview
Mediawan Kids & Family is the children's content division of European media group Mediawan. The company owns Wildshed Studios (Bristol), an award-winning animation studio. Mediawan Kids & Family is the children's content division of Mediawan Group, a major European media company. The division owns Wildshed Studios (Bristol), an award-winning animation studio.
## Timeline ## Timeline
- **2025-06-02** — Announced co-production deal with Claynosaurz Inc. for 39-episode animated series. Company president stated buyers now seek content with 'pre-existing engagement and data' as risk mitigation, describing the Claynosaurz deal as 'the very first time a digital collectible brand is expanded into a TV series.' - **2025-06-02** — Announced co-production deal with Claynosaurz Inc. for 39-episode animated series (7 min/episode), marking what the company president described as 'the very first time a digital collectible brand is expanded into a TV series.' President explicitly stated buyers now seek content with 'pre-existing engagement and data' as risk mitigation strategy.
## Strategic Position
First major traditional animation studio to publicly articulate community engagement metrics as greenlight criteria, signaling institutional adoption of community-validated IP as a content category.