Potential Replacement: Could MultiChoice And StarTimes Add Moonbug Kids Perhaps To Replace A Channel Like Disney Junior And Baby TV?

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Moonbug Kids is a multimedia entertainment channel founded by Britain's Moonbug Entertainment. They're home to YouTube sensations Little Baby Bum and Cocomelon basically you can find their content on streaming services.

In 2021, they partnered up with the Europe provider OSN to launch a Moonbug linear channel alongside a streaming hub for preschoolers and now the brand expands their reach to Asia with Astro TV.

This past week, it was reported Baby TV owned by The Walt Disney Company will cease operation by the end of the month in Asia as Disney is on the road to close 100 channels and Moonbug Kids was announced as the suitor by Asian provider Astro.

By late 2023 to early 2024, it is estimated that Disney Junior alongside Disney Channel, National Geographic and National Geographic Wild will no longer be available on DStv or to any provider in Africa as content shifts to Disney+.

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MultiChoice and several other providers will have to seek potential candidates to keep viewers entertained and fill up the void inflicted by The Walt Disney Company. There's not much options for preschool market aside ZooMoo (if it's around by then) and Moonbug Kids.

Content seen on Disney Junior even the main channel won't be found on the potential candidate as it moves to Disney+ while Baby TV's set sinks to the bottom of the ocean as Disney doesn't see the need to bundle it with Disney+.

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MAKING MOVES!!! Moonbug Expands Its Linear Offering To Europe While Genius Brands International Preps Their Global Expansion Killing Off A Certain Brand

Moonbug Expands Its Linear Offering To Europe, Could Africa Follow?
London-based Moonbug Entertainment is expanding its footprint in the MENA region through a new partnership with Orbit Showtime Network (OSN).

On December 12, the pay-TV operator will launch a Moonbug Kids linear channel and streaming hub aimed at preschoolers. The new network is designed to give viewers 175 hours of content.

The series range from CoComelon, Blippi, Morphle, Little Baby Bum, Mia’s Magic Playground, Go Buster, Playtime with Twinkle, Arpo, Gecko’s Garage and Supa Strikas.

This isn’t Moonbug’s first foray into MENA. Earlier this year, it partnered with Etisalat to launch its brands on the telecom company’s e-Junior VOD service and a year ago MultiChoice's Showmax.

Kartoon Channel's Parent Company Is Taking Over
Genius Brands International has entered into an agreement to acquire a 28.6% stake in Germany’s Your Family Entertainment (YFE). The deal, which is still subject to YFE shareholder approval, will see the distributor/broadcaster rebranded as Genius Family Entertainment.

YFE’s kids networks will now also operate under the Kartoon Channel! Worldwide banner. Former Disney exec Paul Robinson has been appointed as managing director of Kartoon Channel! Worldwide, effective immediately. Reporting to Kartoon Channel! president Jon Olwerther, he’s based in London and charged with overseeing the brand’s global expansion.

YFE has more than 4,000 films and episodes of animated and live-action content from both European and US producers in its catalogue.

Moving forward, non-violent content and themes like sustainability will be a focus for its growth. The company will continue to be run by its current management board, which is comprised of CEO Stefan Piech and COO Bernd Wendeln. Genius Brands’ new EVP and GM of global franchise management Kerry Phelan will supervise the global rollout of consumer products based on channel content. Moving forward, Genius plans to invest as much as US$7.8 million to expand YFE’s digital and linear footprint globally.

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