420+ episodes of the French animation studio’s preschool series head to China’s Youku Kids Channel; titles include ‘Hungry Bear Tales,’ ‘Our Piggy,’ ‘Kiwi,’ ‘Kosmix,’ ‘Cubs,’ and ‘Pompon Little Bear.’
Chinese online video and streaming platform Youku has acquired 420+ episodes of animated preschool series from award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo. As paert of the deal, Hungry Bear Tales, Our Piggy, Kiwi, Kosmix, Cubs, and Pompon Little Bear episodes head to YouKu Kids’ channel. Dandelooo’s International Sales & Acquisitions Manager, Melissa Vega, negotiated the deal.
“We are excited to work with Dandelooo to bring its great content to Youku and China,” said Youku Kids Head of International Animation Acquisition & IP Investment Shuhsin Cheng. “Youku Kids provides young viewers with enriching and engaging content that broadens their global horizons through captivating aesthetics, storytelling, and creativity. We are looking forward to introduce more inspiring and diverse content to our young audience in China."
Source: Dandelooo
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
