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Turner International invests in Bright Little Labs  

June 15, 2018 by TVA Editor

Turner International’s Digital Ventures and Innovation (DV&I) group has announced a strategic equity investment in Bright Little Labs (BLL), a UK-based early stage company which creates and distributes edutainment content for kids.

 

This marks DV&I’s first entry into the edutainment space, and the funding will be used to fuel BLL’s international expansion in terms of both creative development and distribution.

 

The investment will enhance BLL’s current offering by leveraging Turner’s expertise in the kids’ space to develop quality IP which delivers on BLL’s vision to engage, entertain and educate kids about critical thinking, computer science, coding, and other life skills.

 

Bright Little Labs’ existing edutainment IP centres around Detective Dot from the Children’s Intelligence Agency, a hi-tech spy agency which incorporates the official UK coding curriculum and allows kids to learn in a fun and engaging way.

 

The agreement will also lay the foundation for further leverage across Turner’s wider animation and licensing and merchandising portfolio.

 

The investment means that Turner becomes BLL’s main strategic investor and signals its commitment to developing a presence in edutainment. Christopher Sodergren VP Digital Ventures, DV&I for Turner will take a seat on BLL’s board of directors.

 

“Partnering with relevant start-ups is a core part of our strategy to compete and lead in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape,” said Aksel van der Wal, Executive Vice President, Digital Ventures & Innovation for Turner. “We saw in Bright Little Labs the opportunity to expand a great concept into an international multiplatform D2C offering, in a way that fully embraces and utilises our expertise in kids, speaks to our desire to create new fan-centric experiences and aligns us with a like-minded partner.  It also serves as a great platform for our ambitions to do more in the kids D2C space.”

 

Sophie Deen, CEO, Bright Little Labs, said: “In a world of post-truth, job-automation and internet enabled teddy bears that could be snooping on you, digital literacy and critical thinking are key. It’s imperative that all children, regardless of their background, have access to these 21st century skills.”

 

“We’re working to scale our transmedia platform, reaching kids wherever they are, so we can deliver rich, personalised experiences directly to our users. Not only does Turner share our vision, working with Turner means we can leverage their expertise in creating the very best kids content and reach new audiences globally,” she added.

 

Turner’s kids’ portfolio includes the Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Boing, Toonami and Cartoonito channels, websites and YouTube channels as well as extensive content production and licensing and merchandising operations.

 

The investment in BLL follows DV&I’s stake in Copa90 in February 2017.  DV&I has also launched gaming service Gloud and movie streaming service FilmStruck internationally since forming just under 18 months ago to focus on D2C opportunities executed through innovation, in-house development or acquisition.

Other Topics: Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, avod news, Bright Little Labs, broadcaster news, Co-Productions, Content Distribution, content news, entertainment news, format licensing, format sales, k-drama news, media news, OTT news, pay-tv news, people and appointments, show distributor, show format, show genre, streaming apps, Turner International, UK

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