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| Company type | Private limited company |
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| Industry | Animation studio Media distribution |
| Founded | 9 February 2018 in London, England,[1] United Kingdom |
| Founder | René Rechtman |
| Headquarters | 3-6, 2nd Floor, LABS Upper Lock, Water Ln, London NW1 8JZ , United Kingdom |
Key people | René Rechtman (CEO) John Robson (COO)[2] |
| Products | See List of shows |
| Revenue | £39.6 million (US$ 53.8 million)[3] (2020) |
| Owner | Candle Media |
Number of employees | ~309 employees[4] (2021) |
| Subsidiaries | El Bebe Productions Limited[5] One Animation Private Limited |
| Website | moonbug |
Moonbug Entertainment (often abbreviated to Moonbug /ˈmuːnˌbʌɡ/) is a British children's media company and multi-channel network headquartered in London, with an overseas office in Los Angeles, United States[6][7] which creates, produces, and distributes children's video and audio content. It is currently owned by Candle Media, an American media company led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs. Moonbug distributes children's entertainment intellectual property, including the YouTube channels Cocomelon and Little Baby Bum and YouTube series such as Mia's Magic Playground, Blippi, and My Magic Pet Morphle.
Since being founded in 2018, the company has distributed many series and franchises across animation, live-action and puppet shows. Moonbug shows can also be found on many streaming services.[8] Moonbug programming is distributed on more than 100 platforms and is available in 26 languages around the world.[9]
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