At Licensing Expo, the kids’ entertainment company shares new brands, partners, and co-productions, including L&M for Studio 100 and Cheeky Little’s animated preschool property ‘Vegesaur,’ ‘The Gummy Bear Show’ produced by Toonz Media Group, and Bidaya Media’s ‘The Adventures of Mansour: Age of AI.’
Epic Story Media showcased its growing catalog of new entertainment properties at Licensing Expo, offering attendees a peek at upcoming launches. The company, which produces and represents quality brands for children, announced new added brands and signed three new partners.
Named North American licensing and merchandising agent:
- Studio 100, and Cheeky Little’s preschool property Vegesaurs, a new animated series that follows Ginger the Tricarrotops, who explores the world of the crunchiest era, going on adventures throughout the colorful Vegesaur Valley. The series premiered on ABC in Australia and CBeebies in the UK.
Named licensing agent in North America:
- YouTube indie music artist, Gummibär - including an engagement with sister company Freeground for a Roblox game experience. Gummibär has over 25 billion views on YouTube, and the series Gummibär and Friends: The Gummy Bear Show, produced by Toonz Media Group, airs worldwide.
Secured representation rights:
- Global content and L&M rights (excluding MENA and China) for Bidaya Media’s The Adventures of Mansour: Age of AI, which has 104 x 11-minute episodes in production. The original Mansour is a sci-fi cartoon phenomenon from the Middle East. This all-new series aims to bring globally relevant stories featuring authentic Middle Eastern characters.
The media company also presented an update on production and new merchandise from titles, including Epic/Tencent/Unicorn’s co-produced Bubble’s Hotel; Wildbrain’s Slugterra; Epic’s Hailey and the Hero Hearts new toy lines, and the development of a new graphic novel for Pet Shop Zombies.
Also announced, Epic is co-producing its newest preschool series, Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super, which has recently gone into animation. Attendees got a first look at Hop from Emmy Award-winning creator Marc Brown, animated by Epic’s sister company Loomi Animation and greenlit by Max (Warner Bros. Discovery).
“We are beyond excited to see our expansive lineup of projects from visionary creators hit the market,” said Epic Story Media founder Ken Faier. “Our 360 approach and partnership model have enabled us to succeed in this challenging landscape.”
Source: Epic Story Media
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
