Animaccord Locks Licensing Deal for Cleo & Cuquin

Animaccord, the licensor behind the global hit, Masha and the Bear, becomes an international licensing company with the acquisition of rights to the preschool series Cleo & Cuquin. With this first title, Animaccord looks to work across further animated brands going forward to coordinate licensing for all related consumer products, games, apps, and traditional and digital media.

With the deal, Animaccord acquires rights to seasons one and two of Anima’s Cleo & Cuquin. The 78-episode series is accompanied by 30 music videos that follow the adventures of mischievous little boy Cuquin and his older sister Cleo. Licensing includes all media rights, consumer products, advertising, and promotional activities across television and YouTube in multiple languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, and Polish.

Cleo & Cuquin can be seen streaming on Netflix in the U.S.

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.