---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: Mediawan Kids & Family
domain: entertainment
status: active
tracked_by: clay
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Mediawan Kids & Family

European media group's kids and family entertainment division. Through subsidiary Method Animation, co-producing animated content with community IP holders using YouTube-first distribution strategies that invert traditional broadcast windowing.

## Timeline

- **2025-06-02** — Method Animation (subsidiary) announced co-production partnership with Claynosaurz for 39 x 7-minute animated series; YouTube-first launch strategy before traditional TV/streaming sales; presented at Annecy International Animation Festival; Mediawan and Gameloft CEOs engaged directly with community holders

## Relationship to KB

- [[co-production-partnerships-preserve-community-IP-control-while-accessing-professional-production-infrastructure-unlike-traditional-licensing]] — Method Animation co-production structure with Claynosaurz
- [[youtube-first-distribution-for-major-studio-coproductions-signals-platform-primacy-over-traditional-broadcast-windowing]] — deliberate YouTube-first strategy from traditional studio
- [[traditional media buyers now seek content with pre-existing community engagement data as risk mitigation]] — engaging with community IP at co-production stage