Leading European Kids Companies Consolidate Production and Distribution with Multi-Year Deal

(Paris, France, January 25 2018)– Premium kids content distributor Federation Kids & Family,  its sister production company Cottonwood Media and leading European kids entertainment company Planeta Junior are delighted to announced a new partnership  to develop, distribute and license premium kids and family programs worldwide.
The multi-year deal will see Federation Kids & Family, Cottonwood Media and Planeta Junior pool their considerable economic, production, licensing and distribution resources to target, produce and exploit high quality programming worldwide, and across all platforms.  Cottonwood Media and Planeta Junior will develop and produce new content, while distribution and ancillary rights will be jointly exploited by Federation Kids & Family and Planeta Junior.
David Michel, Managing Director of Federation Kids & Family and President of Cottonwood Media states, “Planeta Junior’s far ranging expertise in licensing, sales and channel partnerships is a perfect complement to our creative and distribution strengths. To succeed in the industry today, it is essential not only to create high-quality programs, but ensure their strategic placement in a constantly evolving tv and licensing market: our partnership with Planeta Junior will make way for this success.”
Ignacio Segura, Managing Director of Planeta Junior, says “We are very excited about the new partnership with Federation Kids & Cottonwood Media, as these two major French production and distribution companies are creating some of the highest quality content for kids all over the world. This deal seals Planeta Junior’s commitment to making France our top territory in Europe in the medium term.”
The powerful alliance kicks off with SQUISH (52 x 11) produced by Cottonwood Media and Gulli (France). SQUISH is a hilarious 2D series for 6-11 year olds featuring the genuinely original world of an amoeba looking to survive life in the cutthroat world of single cell organisms…not to mention school!   The series is based on The New York Times best-selling graphic novels by JENNIFER HOLM and Eisner Award-winning creator MATTHEW HOLM. Published by Random House Children’s Books, the books have sold a whopping one million+ books, with new books planned yearly.