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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘CoComelon' & Hello Kitty Owners Strike Content Deal Including New Show With Characters From Both Universes
Hello Kitty owner Sanrio has struck a multi-year deal with CoComelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment including a new show with characters from both hit franchises. The deal will span content and consumer initiatives featuring a crossover series with Sanrio and CoComelon characters, with Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and other popular Sanrio characters joining JJ and pals from CoComelon. The series will debut in 2026 and Moonbug will lead global distribution. More from Deadline BBC Studios Asia Unveil '12 Seas' Co-Production With Korea's Studio Janchi - APOS Netflix's Korean Content Head Discusses 'Squid Game' Season 3 And Korea's Production Lull - APOS Viu & SBS' 'Taxi Driver' Season 3 Set To Air In Q4; 'My Youth' Starring Song Joong-Ki Will Premiere In Q3 - APOS The partnership was previewed during a fireside chat by Candle Media boss Kevin Mayer at the APOS Summit in Bali. Candle is the owner of Moonbug. Moonbug has teamed up with a number of brands across Asia but this is the first Sanrio-Moonbug tie-up, coming soon after a high profile deal that will see Moonbug's hit CoComelon series move from Netflix to Disney+. 'This collaboration brings together two powerful global brands with generations of fans,' said Mayer. 'We're excited to create fresh experiences that blend the heart and humor of CoComelon with Sanrio's beloved characters in ways that will delight families around the world. This is the start of a creative partnership with huge potential, and we can't wait to share more later this year.' More information, including character line-ups, launch platforms, and future initiatives, will be shared in the coming months. Execs from Netflix, Google, Viu and BBC Studios have been speaking at APOS this week. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far
Bloomberg
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
‘CoComelon' Joins With Sanrio's Hello Kitty for New Video Series
Moonbug Entertainment, the company behind the CoComelon and Blippi kids shows, is creating a new series with Sanrio Co., the parent of Hello Kitty. The program, which will debut next year, is part of a broader, multiyear partnership between the companies that will include consumer products, according to a statement from Moonbug. More information, including the characters involved and the platforms on which the program will appear, will be shared in coming months.
Axios
17-06-2025
- Business
- Axios
Candle Media's Kevin Mayer eyes exits for Moonbug and other brands
Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer said the Blackstone-backed media company plans to sell or IPO its individual brands rather than the overall company. Why it matters: The strategy marks a departure from Candle's original plan and exemplifies growth potential for diversified individual brands versus holding companies. What they're saying: "We had intended for Candle to be an integrated operating company with different audience verticals all approaching it in similar ways and it really hasn't happened," Mayer said at an Axios event on Tuesday in Cannes. "We're now more or less ... three independent companies now that are operating in different ways," Mayer said. Catch up quick: Candle's three core companies are Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, children's entertainment company Moonbug and social publisher ATTN. Zoom in: Moonbug, which creates and distributes "CoComelon" and "Blippi," could grow to become a bigger IP holding company, be acquired by an entertainment or tech company, or pursue an IPO. "It has the scale and the platform to extend itself to other audiences, older kids, teenagers. You can see taking the Moonbug model, YouTube-first and then multi-platform model, around that IP. We see that happening in a bunch of different verticals," Mayer said.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'CoComelon's' New Potty Training Song Will Help Your Toddler Build Confidence
Potty training can be one of the most stressful periods in a parent's life. You know, logically, that your kid is going to learn how to use the toilet, but getting them there takes so much coordination, planning—and supplies. There's the training underwear, the portable potty, the potty seat, and "rewards" for going. But there's also help out there for parents in the form of endless shows and songs that will hopefully convince your little one that using the potty is as easy as can be. Now there's another one to add to your must-watch list: CoComelon just released 'I Can Do It On My Own!', a potty training song featuring JJ and his friends Nina and Cody. Now, one of the trickiest parts of potty training, which often results in accidents, is that kids don't want to stop playing to use the toilet. In this song, Nina and Cody help JJ learn that the fun doesn't have to stop just because you're pausing to go potty. In the accompanying music video, JJ is hesitant to use the potty because he'd rather be playing with his friends. First, Cody uses the potty, singing 'I'm not scared, not today. I can do it, hooray!' He then returns to the game his friends are playing in the backyard. Then Nina uses the potty, and when she's done, the friends quickly resume their game of hide and seek. Now it's JJ's turn. After seeing his friends conquer the bathroom and keep playing afterward, he marches determinedly off to the potty himself. Okay, it might not be such a seamless process with a real kid, but this song can help your child develop positive associations with potty. Rather than associating it with playtime ending, hopefully, your toddler's takeaway is that using the toilet just means that. Even more, they will understand that, as the lyrics reinforce, graduating from diapers means 'I'm a big kid, who's really brave.' The characters can also help your toddler build confidence and feel proud of the new skill they have developed. After JJ uses the potty, he throws his arms triumphantly up in the air and sings, 'I can do this one on my own!' In the effort to get your kids potty trained, any little bit of encouragement you can provide to your toddler goes a long way, so why not throw this CoComelon song in your tool kit? 'We created 'I CAN DO IT' to be more than just a potty song—it's a confidence booster kids can sing out loud,' Joshua Embury, Music Director at Moonbug, tells Parents. 'Whether your toddler is learning to use the potty, get dressed on their own, or tackle something new, this song is here to cheer them on. Parents know those little milestones mean everything, and we hope this becomes a fun, go-to anthem for celebrating all the 'I did it!' moments at home.' It's not just potty training that CoComelon can help your kid achieve. Other CoComelon songs help teach your kids good manners and positive eating habits. So if you're having trouble potty training, don't lose hope: CoComelon has your back. Read the original article on Parents
Mint
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
CoComelon to leave Netflix? Here's where you can stream your child's favourite show
Walt Disney Co. has secured the exclusive streaming rights to the children's TV series CoComelon, according to people familiar with the matter, taking one of the most popular kids' programs in the world away from Netflix Inc. Starting in 2027, Disney will have every season of CoComelon, a compilation of nursery rhymes for toddlers, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a deal that hasn't been announced. The Burbank, California-based movie, TV and theme-park company will pay tens of millions of dollars annually for the rights, one of the people said. CoComelon has been one of the most-popular kids' programs in the world for almost a decade. Its flagship YouTube channel has 193 million subscribers and averages more than 2 billion views a month, according to Social Blade. It was the second-most-watched program on Netflix in 2024, trailing only the Bridgerton shows. The series adds to an already strong lineup of kids' programming on Disney , which is home to most-watched preschool show on streaming, Bluey, as well as classic Disney films and TV shows. Disney had three of the most-watched preschool shows in the US in the first quarter of this year with Bluey, Spidey and his Amazing Friends and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Former advertising executive Jay Jeon created the YouTube channel in 2006 to entertain his child and sold it to UK-based Moonbug Entertainment in 2020. Moonbug was later acquired by Candle Media, an independent media firm led by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs. Moonbug, which declined to comment, will continue to post videos of CoComelon on YouTube while Disney will be the exclusive paid streaming home. The popularity of CoComelon on Netflix has waned over the last 12 to 18 months. While the show was the fifth most-watched program in all of streaming in 2023, it didn't appear in the top 10 last year. Viewership has declined by almost 60% over the last couple of years. Netflix will continue to be the home of CoComelon Lane, an original series, as well as Blippi, another property owned by Moonbug. Disney has been the biggest brand in kids' entertainment for a century, producing beloved characters such as Mickey Mouse and the Little Mermaid. But many of the most popular new properties for kids began outside of Hollywood. Bluey, for example, is from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. and BBC Studios. Disney is placing renewed emphasis on kids' programming as it competes with Netflix and YouTube, which is the most popular video service in the world, especially with viewers under age 30. Disney had 126 million subscribers at the end of March, up 1.4 million from the three previous three months. In addition to CoComelon, Disney is licensing several seasons of Little Angel and a couple seasons of JJ's Animal Time, two other Moonbug shows. Little Angel will remain available on YouTube, Netflix and Amazon. Streaming services that once focused primarily on signing up new customers are increasingly occupied with keeping customers for as long as possible. The longer that subscribers stay with a service, the less likely they are to cancel and the more valuable they are to advertisers. Kids' programming drives a lot of engagement for streaming services. It accounts for about 15% of all viewing on Netflix, the company said last week. Netflix closed 2024 with more than 300 million paid subscribers. On May 19 the company announced an agreement to begin carrying new episodes and old episodes of the children's classic Sesame Street and also has the hit kids' show Gabby's Dollhouse. CoComelon will arrive on Disney the same year that a movie based on the property will be released in theaters by Universal Pictures. (With inputs from Bloomberg)
