---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: Claynosaurz
domain: entertainment
status: active
tracked_by: clay
created: 2026-03-11
key_metrics:
  social_reach: "~1B views across social platforms"
  production_deal: "39 x 7-minute animated series with Mediawan"
---

# Claynosaurz

Community-owned IP project developing animated content through co-production partnerships with traditional media infrastructure. Notable for structuring deals that preserve community control while accessing professional production capabilities.

## Timeline

- **2025-06-02** — Announced co-production deal with Mediawan Kids & Family (Method Animation subsidiary) for 39 x 7-minute animated series. YouTube-first distribution strategy, then traditional TV/streaming sales. Community has ~1B views across social platforms. Presented at Annecy International Animation Festival. (Kidscreen/Variety coverage)

## Relationship to KB

- [[co-production-partnerships-preserve-community-ip-control-while-accessing-professional-infrastructure-unlike-traditional-licensing]] — structural innovation in community IP partnerships
- [[youtube-first-distribution-inverts-risk-model-by-proving-audience-metrics-before-traditional-buyer-commitment]] — distribution strategy
- [[traditional media buyers now seek content with pre-existing community engagement data as risk mitigation]] — example of this pattern
- [[community-owned-IP-has-structural-advantage-in-human-made-premium-because-provenance-is-inherent-and-legible]] — demonstrates structural advantages