MIPJunior 2026

Mondo TV Takes on Preschool Comedy Zury & Friends

Indian animation studio Magiclume has tapped Mondo TV Group as non-exclusive distributor of its preschool CGI series Zury & Friends in Western and Eastern Europe, Greater China, and MENA. The 26×7-minute series is set to launch internationally at MIPCOM. Matteo Corradi, Mondo TV CEO, called it a “distinctive preschool comedy…

Gen A to Z: Building a Kids’ IP Powerhouse with Studio 100 International’s Martin Krieger

Martin Krieger, CEO of Studio 100 International, reveals how the company is evolving into an integrated IP company to meet today's challenges and opportunities in serving kids and family audiences.

Gen A to Z: Elena Lyalina on Taking Nick the Mechanic Worldwide with WildBrain

Elena Lyalina, CEO and producer at Polydont Films, shares with ScreenMDM the origin story of Nick the Mechanic, a CG preschool series that WildBrain recently acquired the distribution rights to for launch at MIPCOM and MIPJunior.

Gen A to Z: Why The Next Step: Cheer Is Winning Over Audiences Worldwide

On the heels of CBBC commissioning a second season of Boat Rocker Studios’ The Next Step: Cheer, showrunners, writers, and executive producers Matt Huether and Courtney Jane Walker tell ScreenMDM about the origins of the hit series, the opportunities in the tween/YA space, and never talking down to young audiences.

ZDF Studios Expands Preschool Slate with Be With Zee

ZDF Studios has secured the international co-distribution rights to Be With Zee, a mindfulness-based 2D animated preschool IP from Canada's Vérité Films in collaboration with New Zealand production partners Oddly Quiet and Media Tech Productions.
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