WildBrain on Board for Jungle Beat

WildBrain has partnered with Jungle Beat Animation to manage the worldwide distribution rights for all content from the animated kids’ property Jungle Beat.

The exclusive partnership will see WildBrain working to grow the global footprint of the Jungle Beat brand through worldwide distribution, including YouTube channel management and ad sales on its kids’ and family AVOD network, as well as linear broadcast in Canada on Family Channel.

All Jungle Beat content is produced in a partnership between Jungle Beat Animation and South Africa’s Sunrise Animation Studios.

Jungle Beat Animation, in partnership with Sandcastle Studios, has greenlit the second feature film, Jungle Beat 2: The Past, currently in production at Sunrise Animation Studios for release in 2023. The first film, Jungle Beat: The Movie, was released in 2021.

WildBrain will distribute the brand’s film franchise, as well as the 130-episode library of Jungle Beat series, consisting of three seasons of Jungle Beat, five seasons of Jungle Beat: Munki and Trunk and two seasons of Jungle Beat: The Explorers.

Deirdre Brennan, COO at WildBrain, said: “Jungle Beat is hugely popular with kids worldwide, who are drawn to its authentic, funny characters and adventures rooted in friendship. The Sunrise team believes in inspiring through story, and we’re delighted to be partnering to expand that audience across all territories and platforms, harnessing the power of our YouTube growth engine, WildBrain Spark, delivering the content to our Canadian television audience through Family Channel, and exploring new opportunities to experience Jungle Beat through our consumer products licensing agency, WildBrain CPLG.”

Phil Cunningham, founder of Sunrise Animation Studios, added: “We’re delighted to be working with such an innovative, agile, fun and well-organized global company as WildBrain. We believe Jungle Beat is positioned to become a leading global property for preschool children, and WildBrain’s synergy and cohesion across all platforms and brand touchpoints are going to be a key part of making that happen.”