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

# Mediawan Kids & Family

Major European media production company with subsidiary Method Animation. Notable for being among the first traditional studios to structure co-production deals with community-owned IP that preserve community control rather than using traditional licensing models.

## Timeline

- **2025-06-02** — Announced co-production partnership with Claynosaurz for 39 x 7-minute animated series through Method Animation subsidiary. Deal uses YouTube-first distribution before traditional TV/streaming sales. Presented at Annecy International Animation Festival, attracting attention from Paw Patrol creator.

## Relationship to KB

- [[co-production-partnerships-preserve-community-IP-control-while-accessing-professional-production-infrastructure-unlike-traditional-licensing]] — pioneering co-production structure
- [[traditional media buyers now seek content with pre-existing community engagement data as risk mitigation]] — leveraging community's ~1B existing views as guaranteed audience
- [[youtube-first-distribution-for-major-studio-coproductions-signals-platform-primacy-over-traditional-broadcast-windowing]] — distribution strategy innovation