Gigantosaurus Gets U.K. Licensing Manager

Cyber Group Studios has appointed bRAND-WARD Services to manage the U.K. licensing program for its preschool animation series Gigantosaurus.

bRAND-WARD is now signing partners for Gigantosaurus products for launch in late 2020 and early 2021. Gigantosaurus, a 52×11-minute CGI comedy-action series, brings to life Jonny Duddle’s book, which has sold more than 250,000 units in the U.K. alone and 450,000 globally.

bRAND-WARD is a newly formed IP consultancy business with Jean-Philippe Randisi and Trudi Hayward.

The series features four dinosaur friends who take preschoolers on comedy-filled adventures as they dare to be themselves and explore the world beyond their nests. It currently airs on Disney around the globe and is set to hit U.K. screens on the free-to-air channel Tiny POP next year. The show is also confirmed to broadcast on free-to-air channels in other territories, such as France Télévisions, Germany’s Super RTL and Italy’s Rai Yoyo. Content is also available on Disney’s YouTube channel and will come to Netflix.

Cyber Group Studios has started an extensive global licensing program for Gigantosaurus. Partners already on board include Jakks Pacific as master toy licensee and Outright Games, which is planning a video game to be published on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Publishing remains a priority for the IP, with Templar planning to publish the first of 40 new TV tie-in books across Europe in 2020.

Cyber Group Studios will also be showcasing the Gigantosaurus brand at this year’s BLE, with a special focus on Gigantosaurus development for the next three years to come.

Pierre Sissmann, president and CEO of Cyber Group Studios, said: “We are very pleased of our association in the U..K with the new bRAND-WARD venture whom I have personally known the cofounders Jean-Philippe and Trudi for many years as great professionals. It is an exciting time for us in the U.K. as Gigantosaurus will now be available to all the U.K. homes thanks to our association with Disney, Tiny POP and Netflix. And we do hope it will meet with the same success as in the other world markets.”