Draft:Watch Next Media
 | Review waiting, please be patient.
This may take 2 months or more, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order. There are 2,833 pending submissions waiting for review.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
Reviewer tools
|
Submission declined on 27 June 2025 by Pegnawl (talk).
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
This draft has been resubmitted and is currently awaiting re-review. |  |
Comment: Sourcing is about content, not this organization, and draft requires work in WP:MOS Pegnawl (talk) 16:57, 27 June 2025 (UTC)
| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 25, 2015 |
| Founder | Philippe Alessandri |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Parent | Superprod Group (2024-present) |
| Subsidiaries |
|
| Website | www |
Watch Next Media is a French media production company part of Superprod Group that specializes in animated television series for children and prime-time live-action series for broadcasters worldwide and had its own animation production studios based in Paris, Lille, and Turin, Italy.
History
[edit]Watch Next Media was established on March 25, 2015 when Philippe Alessandri had departed Zodiak-owned Tele Images Productions to launch a production company with offices based in Paris that will focus on high-profile animation and drama projects with Watch Next appointed former Tele Images development executive Sylvain Huchet to assist in development of its projects.[1]
In November 2017, Watch Next Media partnered with French animation production company Monello Productions to launch a joint venture distribution subsidiary based in Boulogne named Kids First Distribution, giving Watch Next Media its own distribution subsidiary alongside Monello Productions reuniting Watch Next's founder and former Tele Images CEO & present Philippe Alessandri with former Tele Images producer & founder of Monello Giorgio Welter as Philippe leading the joint venture distribution subsidiary whilst Marie Lassal had been appointed to handle the joint venture distribution subsidiary as their head of sales[2]; Watch Next would eventually take full control of the distribution subsidiary by acquiring the remaining 50% stake in Kids First Distribution from Monello Productions (which was acquired by Banijay from its previous parent Tetra Media Studio) four years later.
Acqusition by Superprod
[edit]In October 2024, Superprod Group had acquired a majority stake in Watch Next Media and had formed a partnership that would benefit & expand Superprod's CGI animation production while broadening its financing opportunities & talent pool with Watch Next joining Superprod as a subsidiary and would continue to operate independently and founder Philippe Alessandri remained president of the acquired company.[3]
A month later in November following its acquisition by Superprod Group, Watch Next Media had acquired the rights to produce a new adaptation of Roger Hargreaves' book series Mr. Men in partnership with its Japanese company Sanrio whom Watch Next previously partnered with the Japanese company on the successful series Hello Kitty: Super Style with Watch Next's distribution arm Kids First Distribution would distribute the series and production would start in 2026.[4]
In February 2025, Watch Next Media folded it's distribution arm Kids First Distribution into Superprod's distribution subsidiary Superights Kids & Family following the latter's acquisition of a majority stake in Watch Next a year prior in October as Watch Next's production catalogue joining Superights, gaining control of the Watch Next Media programming catalogue became the biggest international distributor of children's programs as Watch Next Media rebranded its distribution subsidiary Kids First Distribution to Kids First Digital now focusing on their digital publishing activities with Superights would distribute Watch Next Media's future productions.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Is Late[7] | 2018–present | France 4 Super RTL (Germany) |
co-production with La Factorie Animation and Nate Is Late Productions |
| Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese | 2019–present | Gulli, Canal J & Disney Channel France (season 3–) CBBC (United Kingdom) RTÉ2 & RTÉjr (Ireland) |
co-production with Cloudco Entertainment and Kavaleer Productions |
| Hello Kitty: Super Style![8] | 2022–2024 | Canal+ Kids Rai Yoyo (Italy) |
co-production with Monello Productions, Maga Animation Studio, Sanrio and Rai Kids |
| Vanishing Point[9] | TBA | CBBC France Televisions |
co-production with BBC Studios Kids & Family and Kavaleer Productions |
References
[edit]- ^ "WatchNext Media Launches In Paris". Animation World Network. March 25, 2015.
- ^ Whyte, Alexandra (September 6, 2017). "Watch Next, Monello launch Kids First Distribution". Kidscreen. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ "Superprod Group Allies with Watch Next Media for European Animation Ventures". Animation Magazine. October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Watch Next Media Developing New 'Mr. Men Little Miss' Preschool Series". Animation Magazine. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (February 4, 2025). "Superprod Group and Kids First Merge to Expand Their Children's Programming Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ "Superprod acquires Kids First's catalogue". Kidscreen. February 4, 2025.
- ^ Foster, Elizabeth (October 13, 2016). "Nate is Late sells early to France Télévisions, Super RTL". Kidscreen.
- ^ "Hello Kitty: Super Style! 3D Animated Series Premieres on December 7". Anime News Network. 2024-07-19. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (June 9, 2025). "BBC Studios Kids & Family Unveils Animated Comedy-Action Series 'Vanishing Point' at Annecy Festival". Variety.
External links
[edit]- Draft articles on internet culture
- Draft articles on media
- Draft articles on business and economics
- Draft articles on STEM
- AfC submissions on organisations existing today
- Pending AfC submissions
- AfC pending submissions by age/12 days ago
- AfC submissions by date/22 October 2025
- AfC submissions by date/26 June 2025
- in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
- reliable
- secondary
- strictly independent of the subject
Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.