---
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 platforms"
  production_deal: "39 x 7-minute animated series with Mediawan"
---

# Claynosaurz

Community-owned IP project that secured a co-production partnership with Mediawan Kids & Family (major European media company) for a 39-episode animated series. Notable for structuring the deal as co-production rather than traditional licensing, preserving community creative control while accessing professional production infrastructure through Method Animation (Mediawan subsidiary).

## Timeline
- **2025-06-02** — Announced co-production partnership with Mediawan Kids & Family for 39 x 7-minute animated series. YouTube-first distribution strategy using ~1B views across social platforms as guaranteed launch audience. Presented at Annecy International Animation Festival with Paw Patrol creator visiting to understand the model.

## Relationship to KB
Demonstrates [[co-production-partnerships-preserve-community-IP-control-while-accessing-professional-infrastructure-unlike-traditional-licensing]] and [[youtube-first-launch-inverts-distribution-risk-by-proving-audience-metrics-before-traditional-buyer-commitment]] as specific mechanisms for community IP engaging with traditional production infrastructure.