News Shorts: Moonbug And Toikido Commune For PeaKeeBoo, Cape Town TV To Debut New Edutainment Series Side Hustle Susters And Doodsondes Season 5 (And Likely Season 6) Linear Release Date Reportedly Revealed

A new short form series debuts on YouTube
London’s Moonbug Entertainment and British toyco Toikido are embarking on a franchise-building partnership f…

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Recap To The Year: Moonbug Kids To Fold Under The Moonbug Brand, Dumps Kids From The Name

Moonbug Kids (DStv 314) is a preschool channel owned by Moonbug Entertainment (a subsidiary of Candle Media). It supplies shows such as CoComelon (al…

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Moonbug Entertainment Enters A New Era With A Vibrant And Dynamic Rebrand

Moonbug Entertainment, a subsidiary of Candle Media, unveiled a fresh new look, featuring a new corporate style and logo that will be recognized by f…

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Roundups #136: CoComelon's Nina To Get A YouTube Spinoff, Ultimate Braai Master Returns For An 8th Season On e.tv And FilmRise & Blue Ant Int’l Producing True Crime Series With CBS Reality

CoComelon to recieve another spinoffMoonbug Entertainment is showcasing Mexican culture with Nina (working title), a spinoff of its popular CoComelon…

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Moonbug’s Revenues Grew 148% In 2021

Moonbug Entertainment has become one of the biggest players in children’s music and YouTube videos, having rolled up brands including CoComelon, Litt…

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Roundups #118: Moonbug Kids Now Has A Dedicated Cameo Account, SpongeBob SquarePants To Rollout New Mobile Game In Nordic Region And Pet Rescuers And How To Do Stuff Good Return For New Episodes On Da Vinci Kids Africa This January

Moonbug found more ways to keep the little ones entertainedCameo, the marketplace that connects global talent with fans and brands, has launched Came…

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How Moonbug CEO Created A $3bn Empire?

Moonbug CEO Rene Rechtman tells Mark Layton about the firm’s expanding ambitions following its $3bn takeover by Candle Media and the rights strategy …

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Moonbug Entertainment Plans To Launch A Second Kids Channel With Its Own Set Of Entertainment

During the week, it was reported that the Moonbug Kids channel will be made available to DStv subscribers across 45 African countries this October wi…

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Redraw Your World: Boomerang Africa Investing In More Preschool As Cartoonito Becomes International Success

In an interview at the TV Kids Summer Festival, Amy Friedman the head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros. highlighted the successful impac…

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Roundups #35: Cocomelon Expands To EMEA With Cartoonito, Black Widow And Captain America Partner Up For New Film At Apple And Cosmetology High Launches On St Sino

Moonbug forms a partnership with more CartoonitosMoonbug Entertainment has inked its first multi-territory linear deal, partnering with WarnerMedia t…

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Roundups #11: CN To The Rescue Returns For A Second Season On Cartoon Network Africa, Moonbug Entertainment Acquires Little Angel, Futurama Revival Heading To Hulu And Jimmy Neutron Revival On The Cards

Cartoon Network Africa’s favorite family is back for season 2 in the uproarious comedy, CN to the Rescue!Just when you thought that this year couldn&…

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