French distributor Dandelooo has struck a deal with Beijing-based streamer Youku to launch several of the animated preschool toons it represents in China.

Dandelooo’s international sales & acquisitions manager Melissa Vega finalized the deal with the Chinese streamer, which acquired more than 420 episodes for its Youku Kids channel. Preschool series included in the deal are the 2D-animated shows Hungry Bear Tales (26 x seven minutes), Kosmix (26 x five minutes), Our Piggy (52 x two minutes), Pompon Little Bear (111 x seven minutes, pictured) and the CG-animated comedy Kiwi (130 x five minutes). 

Youku launched in China in 2006, and Beijing’s Alibaba Group acquired the company in 2015 for an undisclosed amount. The streamer has previously added kids content from BBC Studios (Bluey); Kartoon Studios, formerly Genius Brands International (Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten); and Guru Studio (True and the Rainbow Kingdom). 

Last year, Youku ranked as the third largest video platform in China with 240 million monthly active users, ahead of BiliBili (171 million) and behind Tencent Video (445 million) and iQiyi (481 million), according to Singapore-based market research company China Internet Watch.