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

# Mediawan

Major European media company with production subsidiaries including Method Animation. Mediawan is actively pursuing partnerships with community-owned IP projects, representing traditional entertainment industry engagement with community-first content models.

## Timeline

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

## Relationship to KB

Mediawan's partnership structure with Claynosaurz demonstrates [[traditional media buyers now seek content with pre-existing community engagement data as risk mitigation]] and represents a potential template for how traditional studios can partner with community IP while preserving community control and provenance advantages.