- Disney+ has acquired all five seasons of Kedoo Entertainment’s CG-animated preschool series Booba to stream in 16 European countries (including France, Germany, Italy and Spain) starting in Q1 2026. The dialogue-free comedy series produced by Kedoo’s in-house animation studio 3D Sparrow boasts 130 episodes ranging from four to seven minutes in length. It has already sold well around the world to buyers such as WBD for HBO Max (worldwide, excluding the US), Netflix (worldwide) and ITVX (UK). And earlier this week, IMG Licensing signed a partnership to launch the world’s first-ever Booba World amusement center in the UAE.
- Miraculous Corp has expanded its deal with licensing agency WildBrain CPLG, which will go from representing its namesake brand in a few European countries to most regions outside of the Americas (although TF1 will still manage France). This new multi-year deal came into effect yesterday. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir is now into its sixth season, with a seventh in production and spinoff Miraculous Stellar Force (2027) on the way. This expanded partnership is a big deal for WildBrain CPLG, given that the Miraculous CP program has more than 400 licensing partners and has generated US$1.5 billion in retail sales, according to Miraculous Corp.
- Xilam Animation has closed its first presale for Chickies, which is in at France Télévisions. This 78 x seven-minute CG-animated series for four- to seven-year-olds is in production now, and Xilam plans to deliver it by June 2027. A spinoff from the short-form, dialogue-free comedy series Where’s Chicky? (which has racked up seven billion views on YouTube), it’s about three chicks who seize every chance they get to leave the henhouse and learn about new things, like animals and flowers. Kidscreen‘s Q4 magazine issue highlighted the series as a Cool New Show.
- Nickelodeon has acquired DreamWorks Animation’s CG-animated series The Boss Baby: Back in Business, which will start airing it in its lineup tomorrow. This marks the US linear debut of the series about a baby navigating the corporate world. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution sells the 49-episode series, which is already streaming worldwide on Netflix.
- Paris-based Dandelooo will handle worldwide distribution for season three of Supamonks Studios’ 2D-animated series Pompon Little Bear (75 x seven minutes, plus a 21-minute special). Slated for a late 2026 delivery, the new season is already presold to TFO. France Télévisions originally commissioned Pompon Little Bear, which already has two TV specials and a 35-minute movie in its growing portfolio of content.
- MCN Global in Thailand has picked up Van Hoorne Studios’ live-action preschool series Fien & Teun (44 x seven minutes) to dub and launch on its Boomerang Thailand channel and streamer BOOM in Q1 2026. The deal was brokered by licensing agency Moonvis. Revolving around two Dutch characters (played by actors in costumes) who teach kids about life on their farm, Fien and Teun has already done some business in China, where Moonvis signed deals for three theme parks, plus publishing and live events.
Newsletter
