MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH O2 TO LAUNCH MOONBUG KIDS CHANNEL IN CZECH REPUBLIC
Moonbug Kids Channel to become available to O2 Subscribers
LONDON, 16 MARCH 2023 - Moonbug Entertainment, a subsidiary of Candle Media, today announced an agreement with O2 to launch Moonbug Kids Channel in the Czech Republic. The new Moonbug Kids channel will include content from across the Moonbug portfolio of much-loved IPs.
The Moonbug Kids channel will be available to all subscribers across Czech Republic in tariffs Silver and Gold, and will air in English language. All Moonbug IPs will be featured on the channel including CoComelon, Blippi, Gecko’s Garage, Morphle, Arpo, Little Baby Bum and recent acquisitions Little Angel and Oddbods. The channel went live yesterday, 15th March 2023.
The Moonbug Kids channel schedule has been carefully designed to put families at the forefront, supporting parents and carers throughout their daily routines such as mealtime, bath time and more.
“Our ongoing rollout of our Moonbug Kids channels across EMEA has proved extremely successful and we are excited to add Czech Republic to our lineup of territories. This constitutes our first linear channel launch in the CEE region, which we plan to expand with new partnerships within this year,” said Dilek Doyran, Head of Channel Partnership, EMEA, Moonbug Entertainment. “We are looking forward to working alongside O2 to share our much-loved characters and content with their viewers, and the future opportunities this may bring.”
“O2 Czech Republic is pleased to add the Moonbug Kids channel to the portfolio of the two highest tariffs and thus enrich the offer of children's content for the little ones. We believe that this new content will be loved by preschoolers for its entertaining and engaging nature, as well as by parents because it teaches compassion, empathy and resilience to kids,” said Anna Lenerova, Head of Content O2 TV.
For more information on Moonbug, visit www.moonbug.com.
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About Moonbug Entertainment
Moonbug Entertainment is an award-winning global entertainment company behind some of the most popular kids’ titles in the world. Moonbug’s line-up includes global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Angel, Oddbods, Little Baby Bum, My Magic Pet Morphle, Lellobee City Farm, Supa Strikas, Go Buster, Gecko’s Garage, ARPO and many more.
Moonbug’s shows are on more than 150 platforms globally, including YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, Super RTL, BBC iPlayer, HBO Max, Tencent, Youku and Roku. The company’s portfolio currently stands at 29 IPs and its content is available in 34 languages (including ASL).
Moonbug is a subsidiary of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the current market and beyond. Candle is run by its Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs, leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.
