Paris, Munich – March 11th, 2025 – Mediawan Kids & Family, Europe's leading independent studio for global children's and family content production and distribution, and Toon2Tango today announced the strategic integration of Toon2Tango's content portfolio into the distribution catalog of Mediawan Kids & Family. Toon2Tango, the successful German animation company, which is part ofLEONINE Animation Studios, led by the co-shareholders Ulli Stoef and Jo Daris has produced international productions such as Agent 203, Hey Fuzzy Yellow, Santa.com, Monster Loving Maniacs and many more. Both producers also produced international hit shows such as as Mia and Me, Wissper, Tip the Mouse, How And Why TV and numerous other franchises.
The deal follows recent announcements from Toon2Tango about agreements with the toy company Schleich, a leading international brand for authentic toy figures, for its hit IP Eldrador, the acquisition of distribution rights to Thinker Ben from producer Metaxilasis, and a production and development agreement with hit creator Keith Chapman (Bob The Builder, Paw Patrol) for Bravo Squad.
This integration is a natural progression following Mediawan's and LEONINEStudios’ business combination in April 2024, creating one of Europe’s Premier Independent Studios with a global presence.
Mediawan Kids & Family's extensive catalog, now featuring over 2,500 half-hours of content, will incorporate and distribute all Toon2Tango's projects, including Agent 203, Monster Loving Maniacs season 2, Dinomite & Lucy, Pocats, The Wee Littles as well as all new series in development and production. Additionally, a new series based on the Littlest Robot project by Toon2Tango is currently in development with Method Animation, the historical label of Mediawan Kids & Family renowned for its successful series such as Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood, The Little Prince and Friends, and The Three Musketeers.
This strategic move aims to leverage synergies across Mediawan group companies, expanding operations, consolidating expertise, and developing a diverse content portfolio for global audiences—with the goal of creating tomorrow's major franchises.
Julien Borde, President of Mediawan Kids & Family, stated: "We're excited to partner with Ulli, Jo, and their teams. Toon2Tango's reputation for unique, internationally successful projects will continue to grow as they expand their portfolio. This collaboration enhances our distribution catalog and enables co-production of new franchises, allowing us to offer an even broader range of premium content.”
Ulli Stoef and Jo Daris, CEO, CCO and producers of Toon2Tango, stated: “This is a very exciting next step for us, and we feel privileged to work with Julien and the Mediawan Kids & Family team, within a leading European independent studio. No doubt this will leverage the reach of our brands and productions and offers so many new opportunities and creative ways for both of us and our teams.”
ABOUT MEDIAWAN KIDS & FAMILY
Mediawan Kids & Family is the division of Mediawan, the European independent multigenre studio, dedicated to the production and distribution of children and family content for audiences worldwide. The company is the European leader in animation and produces premium TV shows, high-end feature films and digital content for kids, tweens, young adults and families.
Mediawan Kids & Family houses four production labels headquartered in France: the well-established animation label Method Animation (The Three Musketeers, Pirate Academy, Robin Hood Mischief in Sherwood, The Little Prince and Friends), 2D animation TV label for kids Somewhere Animation (Temtem, Leaves and Roots, Chefclub Adventures), live-action shows for youth and family studio Elliott Studio (Boule & Bill) and Mediawan Kids & Family Cinema (The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol, Miraculous - The Movie, Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be, The Little Prince). Mediawan Kids & Family is also present internationally through three labels: Palomar Animation in Italy (The enchanted village of Pinocchio, The Three Musketeers) Wildseed Studios in the UK (Tuff Pom, Dodo), and Submarine Animation in the Netherlands (Apollo 10½ : A Space Age Childhood, They Shot The Piano Player, Fox and Hare Save the Forest).
Mediawan Kids & Family hosts the distribution of all children's and family content within the Mediawan group, including Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir now produced by Miraculous Corp, the new company created by Mediawan and Zag and sold in over 150 countries. But also a significant catalog of 2,500 half-hours of programs such as Robin Hood – Mischief in Sherwood or The Enchanted Village of Pinocchio broadcasted in over 150 countries, and third-party acquisitions such as Maddie + Triggs, Duck and Frog (coproduced with BBC), Dogmatix and the Indomitables sold in over 45 countries and BarnKidz, a real international success.
In 2023, Mediawan Kids & Family was awarded the coveted title of "International Studio of the Year" at the prestigious World Animation Summit ceremony organized by the renowned Animation Magazine.
ABOUT TOON2TANGO (LEONINE)
Toon2Tango is a kids and family entertainment powerhouse specializing in IP creation, development, financing, production, distribution and brand building. The company is positioned as a worldwide operation working across all types of children’s and family entertainment IPs with a strong focus on animated content. Toon2Tango also actively engages in co-financing and acquisition of quality programming with a strong international appeal.
Since its foundation in September 2019, Toon2Tango has been involved in the production of a total of five TV series - Agent 203, Monster Loving Maniacs, Grisù, Hey Fuzzy Yellow and Showtime as well as the feature film Santa.com.
Toon2Tango is a LEONINE Animation Studios company and part of the Mediawan Group.
