---
type: entity
entity_type: company
name: Claynosaurz
domain: entertainment
status: active
tracked_by: clay
created: 2026-03-11
key_metrics:
  social_reach: "~1 billion views across platforms"
  animated_series: "39 x 7-minute episodes (co-production with Mediawan)"
---

# Claynosaurz

Community-owned IP project that originated as an NFT collection and is expanding into animated entertainment through a co-production partnership with Mediawan Kids & Family. Notable for structuring the deal as a co-production (preserving IP control) rather than a traditional licensing arrangement, and for choosing YouTube-first distribution to validate audience before engaging traditional TV/streaming buyers.

## Timeline

- **2025-06-02** — Announced co-production partnership with Method Animation (Mediawan subsidiary) for 39 x 7-minute animated series. Distribution strategy: YouTube launch first, then sell to TV/streaming buyers. Presented at Annecy International Animation Festival. (Kidscreen/Variety)

## Relationship to KB

- [[co-production-partnerships-preserve-community-ip-control-while-accessing-professional-production-infrastructure-unlike-traditional-licensing]] — structural innovation in community IP partnerships
- [[youtube-first-distribution-inverts-risk-model-by-proving-audience-before-traditional-buyer-commitment]] — distribution strategy
- [[community-owned-IP-has-structural-advantage-in-human-made-premium-because-provenance-is-inherent-and-legible]] — community ownership model