Matchbox Pictures’ closure marks the “end of a remarkable chapter”

The Aussie studio behind kids series Mustangs FC, Nowhere Boys and Turn Up The Volume is being shut down by Universal after 18 years in business.

February 17, 2026

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Matchbox Pictures’ closure marks the “end of a remarkable chapter”

The Aussie studio behind kids series Mustangs FC, Nowhere Boys and Turn Up The Volume is being shut down by Universal after 18 years in business.

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Matchbox Pictures’ closure marks the “end of a remarkable chapter”

The Aussie studio behind kids series Mustangs FC, Nowhere Boys and Turn Up The Volume is being shut down by Universal after 18 years in business.

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