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'''Beano Studios''' is a British content production company specialising in children’s entertainment and media based in [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]] and [[London]], [[England]]. Established as a subsidiary of [[DC Thomson|DC Thomson & Co. Ltd]]., it was launched to expand ''[[The Beano]]''.
Beano Studios is a British content production company specializing in children’s entertainment and media based in [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]] and [[London]], [[England]]. A subsidiary of [[DC Thomson|DC Thomson & Co. Ltd]], it was launched in 2016 to expand ''[[The Beano]]'' franchise.<ref name="studios">{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=John |date=8 June 2016 |title=Beano Studios Launched, revamp on the way for comic, web site and new Dennis the Menace TV show in the works |url=https://downthetubes.net/?p=31675 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025145252/https://downthetubes.net/?p=31675 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Down the Tubes}}</ref><ref name="babysitter">{{cite news |date=8 June 2016 |title=Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover as Beano targets YouTube generation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717171552/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==


=== Establishment and first productions ===
=== Establishment and first productions ===
In June 2016, DC Thomson launched Beano Studios,{{sfnp|''80 Years''|2018|p=68}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Franks |first1=Nico |date=2016-10-05 |title=Beano takes CGI Dennis to CBBC |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/beano-takes-cgi-dennis-to-cbbc/?ss=beano+studios |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711203730/https://www.c21media.net/news/beano-takes-cgi-dennis-to-cbbc/?ss=beano+studios |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=C21media |quote=Since launching in June, Beano Studios...}}</ref> a spin-off media studio (based in both London and Dundee) with the intention of creating media appropriate for children and expanding ''The Beano''{{'s}} franchise. Its introduction to the readers came in ''The Beano''{{'s}} issue 3854 with a revamp of the cover's layout and the logo, removing "The" to make it coincide with the studio, and unveiling the website beano.com.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=John |date=25 September 2016 |title=The Beano launches major revamp, physical and digital, new TV show in the works? |url=https://downthetubes.net/?p=34092 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220044212/https://downthetubes.net/?p=34092 |archive-date=20 February 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Down the Tubes}}</ref>
DC Thomson launched Beano Studios in June 2016.{{sfnp|''80 Years''|2018|p=68}} The launch included a revamp of the ''Beano'' comic's cover and logo, and the launch of the beano.com website.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=John |date=25 September 2016 |title=The Beano launches major revamp, physical and digital, new TV show in the works? |url=https://downthetubes.net/?p=34092 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220044212/https://downthetubes.net/?p=34092 |archive-date=20 February 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Down the Tubes}}</ref> [[Nigel Pickard]] joined as non-executive director and Emma Scott served as CEO<ref name="studios" /> until 2020, when she was succeeded by David Guppy.<ref name="Scott">{{cite news |date=2020-07-02 |title=Scott to exit Beano Studios |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/scott-to-exit-beano-studios/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210717170558/https://www.c21media.net/news/scott-to-exit-beano-studios/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=C21media}}</ref>
{{sfnp|''80 Years''|2018|p=68}} <ref name="studios">{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=John |date=8 June 2016 |title=Beano Studios Launched, revamp on the way for comic, web site and new Dennis the Menace TV show in the works |url=https://downthetubes.net/?p=31675 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025145252/https://downthetubes.net/?p=31675 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Down the Tubes}}</ref><ref name="babysitter">{{cite news |date=8 June 2016 |title=Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover as Beano targets YouTube generation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717171552/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> [[Nigel Pickard]] joined as non-executive director<ref name="studios" /> and Emma Scott stood as CEO<ref name="studios" /><ref name="digital age">{{cite news |last1=Franks |first1=Nico |title=Beano primed for digital age |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/beano-primed-for-digital-age/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717171606/https://www.c21media.net/news/beano-primed-for-digital-age/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=C21media}}</ref> until 2020,<ref name="Scott">{{cite news |date=2020-07-02 |title=Scott to exit Beano Studios |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/scott-to-exit-beano-studios/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210717170558/https://www.c21media.net/news/scott-to-exit-beano-studios/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=C21media}}</ref> succeeded by David Guppy.<ref name="Scott" />


As well as expanding ''Beano''{{'s}} franchise through games and merchandise, Beano.com also contains other activities and interests for children, such as news about popular celebrities, and miscellaneous videos and articles.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 June 2016 |title=Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover as Beano targets YouTube generation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717171552/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=The Guardian |quote=[Beano.com] will include everything from video stories to “light touch” news, listicles and games.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Steve |date=7 April 2018 |title=Beano, Revived and Rebranded for Today's Kids |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717135443/https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |quote=[Beano.com] features online games ("Spot ''The Beano'' characters from their jumpers," Scott says), videos (“How to draw a pug in 20 seconds”) and listicles (“Explanations for the Bermuda Triangle”) — all fashioned to tempt today's choice-saturated 6- to 12-year-olds.}}</ref> Neal described it as "a fun but trusted babysitter who lets the kids stay up a bit late".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alex |first1=Stewart |date=2016-06-08 |title=Beano characters set for online rebirth |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/entertainment/186929/beano-characters-set-online-rebirth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210711204802/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/entertainment/186929/beano-characters-set-online-rebirth/ |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=The Courier}}</ref><ref name="babysitter" />
The Beano.com website includes games, videos, articles, and news about celebrities.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 June 2016 |title=Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover as Beano targets YouTube generation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717171552/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/08/dennis-the-menace-beano-youtube-tv-series-movie-magazine |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=The Guardian |quote=[Beano.com] will include everything from video stories to “light touch” news, listicles and games.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Steve |date=7 April 2018 |title=Beano, Revived and Rebranded for Today's Kids |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717135443/https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |quote=[Beano.com] features online games ("Spot ''The Beano'' characters from their jumpers," Scott says), videos (“How to draw a pug in 20 seconds”) and listicles (“Explanations for the Bermuda Triangle”) — all fashioned to tempt today's choice-saturated 6- to 12-year-olds.}}</ref> According to Mike Stirling, then Head of Beano Studios Scotland, the website aimed to be "a fun but trusted babysitter".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alex |first1=Stewart |date=2016-06-08 |title=Beano characters set for online rebirth |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/entertainment/186929/beano-characters-set-online-rebirth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210711204802/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/entertainment/186929/beano-characters-set-online-rebirth/ |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=The Courier}}</ref><ref name="babysitter" /> The website gained over two million visitors per year and is credited with increasing comic sales by 10% in 2018.<ref name="Scott" /><ref name="variety">{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Steve |date=7 April 2018 |title=Beano, Revived and Rebranded for Today's Kids |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717135443/https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Variety}}</ref>

For parents who formerly read ''The Beano'' during childhood, Beano Studios created a parents section for them to participate on their nostalgia, once sending a [[cease and desist]] letter to politician [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] for copyright infringement against Walter the Softy.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 April 2019 |title=People don't like being pigeon-holed: How Beano Studios targets kids and parents |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/beano-studios-targeting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194723/https://www.marketingweek.com/beano-studios-targeting/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Marketing Week |quote=There are occasions when Beano Studios specifically targets parents with cheeky stunts that tap into their latent love of the brand.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Heffer |first1=Greg |date=2018-04-04 |title=Beano tells Rees-Mogg to stop copying comic character 'Walter the Softy' |url=https://news.sky.com/story/beano-tells-rees-mogg-to-stop-copying-comic-character-walter-the-softy-11316413 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210717120259/https://news.sky.com/story/beano-tells-rees-mogg-to-stop-copying-comic-character-walter-the-softy-11316413 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Sky News]]}}</ref>

The website receives over two million visitors per year,<ref name="Scott" /> and is credited for increasing comic sales by 10% in 2018.<ref name="variety">{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Steve |date=7 April 2018 |title=Beano, Revived and Rebranded for Today's Kids |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717135443/https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/rebranded-beano-dennis-the-menace-emma-scott-interview-1202742519/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Variety}}</ref> A similar approach had been planned for years through the first website Beanotown.com, which DC Thomson hoped would attract an international audience to ''The Beano'', especially the United States.<ref name="branching">{{cite news |date=6 July 2000 |title=A Menace to young people |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259548339/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712075727/http://www.newspapers.com/image/259548339/ |archive-date=12 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=The Guardian |page=65}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' suggested that ''The Beano''{{'s}} success in North America was plausible because of ''[[Chicken Run]]'', [[Monty Python]], and [[Benny Hill]]'s American popularity.<ref name="branching" />


=== 2017–2021: ''Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed!'' and wider expansion ===
=== 2017–2021: ''Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed!'' and wider expansion ===
Soon after the launch announcement, Beano Studios revealed it had a new ''Dennis the Menace'' adaptation in production: a 52-episode [[3D animated|3D-animated]] cartoon for [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] co-produced by Jellyfish Pictures<ref>{{cite news |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Jetpack scores rights to Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed |url=https://kidscreen.com/2017/08/24/jetpack-scores-rights-to-dennis-gnasher-unleashed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194739/https://kidscreen.com/2017/08/24/jetpack-scores-rights-to-dennis-gnasher-unleashed/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Kidscreen]]}}</ref> and distributed by Jetpack. The new programme, ''[[Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!]]'', aired on the [[CBBC Channel]] in November 2017 and became one of the most popular children's series on the channel.<ref name="highest">{{cite news |date=October 3, 2018 |title=Jetpack unleashes Dennis & Gnasher worldwide |url=https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/03/jetpack-unleashes-dennis-gnasher-worldwide/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194732/https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/03/jetpack-unleashes-dennis-gnasher-worldwide/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Kidscreen]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuchow |first1=Ryan |date=February 12, 2019 |title=CBBC orders more Dennis & Gnasher |url=https://kidscreen.com/2019/02/12/cbbc-orders-more-dennis-gnasher/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194727/https://kidscreen.com/2019/02/12/cbbc-orders-more-dennis-gnasher/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> Jetpack sold the cartoon to over 90 territories worldwide in 2018 through television deals and streaming services,<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 2020 |title=NBCUniversal snaps up Dennis & Gnasher |url=https://kidscreen.com/2020/03/10/nbcuniversal-snaps-up-dennis-gnasher/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194732/https://kidscreen.com/2020/03/10/nbcuniversal-snaps-up-dennis-gnasher/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="highest" /> and it received an Emmy nomination for Best International Animated Program at the 2019 [[International Emmy Kids Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hobson |first=Jane |title=UK tops nominees for 2018 International Emmy Kids Awards |url=https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/15/uk-tops-nominees-for-2018-international-emmy-kids-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612113246/https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/15/uk-tops-nominees-for-2018-international-emmy-kids-awards/ |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Kidscreen]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Milligan |first1=Mercedes |date=15 October 2018 |title=Nominees Revealed for International Emmy Kids Awards '19 |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/nominees-revealed-for-international-emmy-kids-awards-19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411130248/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/nominees-revealed-for-international-emmy-kids-awards-19/ |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Animation Magazine}}</ref>
Beano Studios produced the 3D-animated series ''[[Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!]]'' for [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]], which premiered in November 2017.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Jetpack scores rights to Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed |url=https://kidscreen.com/2017/08/24/jetpack-scores-rights-to-dennis-gnasher-unleashed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194739/https://kidscreen.com/2017/08/24/jetpack-scores-rights-to-dennis-gnasher-unleashed/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Kidscreen]]}}</ref> The series was distributed internationally by Jetpack and was sold to over 90 territories.<ref name="highest">{{cite news |date=October 3, 2018 |title=Jetpack unleashes Dennis & Gnasher worldwide |url=https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/03/jetpack-unleashes-dennis-gnasher-worldwide/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194732/https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/03/jetpack-unleashes-dennis-gnasher-worldwide/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Kidscreen]]}}</ref> It received an Emmy nomination in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hobson |first=Jane |title=UK tops nominees for 2018 International Emmy Kids Awards |url=https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/15/uk-tops-nominees-for-2018-international-emmy-kids-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612113246/https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/15/uk-tops-nominees-for-2018-international-emmy-kids-awards/ |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=[[Kidscreen]]}}</ref>


Chief Creative Officer Mark Talbot explained his plans to look to Hollywood for ''Beano'' branching, noting: "what's been interesting with the Americans, they don't have ''The Beano'' but what they see is the archive with over 2,000 characters and storylines sat in a warehouse in Dundee waiting to be reimagined by new writers and established writers[.]"<ref name="deadline">{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Peter |date=12 November 2020 |title='Dennis The Menace': Beano Studios Developing YA Adaptation Of Classic British Character As Comic Company Looks To Reimagine Archive |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/dennis-the-menace-beano-studios-ya-adaptation-matthew-barry-1234613033/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116184649/https://deadline.com/2020/11/dennis-the-menace-beano-studios-ya-adaptation-matthew-barry-1234613033/ |archive-date=16 November 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=Deadline}}</ref>
Other projects included a live-action ''Minnie the Minx'' series titled ''The Magnificent Misadventures of Minnie'' announced in 2018<ref>{{cite news |date=14 June 2018 |title=Where will Minnie the Minx cause chaos next? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44480657 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717221047/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44480657 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=BBC News}}</ref> and a ''Bananaman'' cartoon announced by [[Fox Entertainment]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 2021 |title=Bananaman: Comic superhero to make small screen comeback after 35 years |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/entertainment/bananaman-small-screen-comeback-fox-entertainment-886958 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210717213458/https://inews.co.uk/news/entertainment/bananaman-small-screen-comeback-fox-entertainment-886958 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=inews.co.uk}}</ref>


In November 2020, ''[[Deadline (magazine)|Deadline]]'' reported Talbot was in the midst of pitching another adaptation of ''Dennis the Menace'', rumoured to be about a reckless teenaged Dennis with a [[Television pilot|pilot script]] written by former ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]'' writer Matthew Barry.<ref name="deadline" /> Beano Studios and Lime Pictures announced a live-action ''Minnie the Minx'' children's programme in 2018 called ''The Magnificent Misadventures of Minnie'',<ref>{{cite news |date=14 June 2018 |title=Where will Minnie the Minx cause chaos next? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44480657 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717221047/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44480657 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=BBC News}}</ref> and [[Fox Entertainment]] announced a ''Bananaman'' cartoon,<ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 2021 |title=Bananaman: Comic superhero to make small screen comeback after 35 years |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/entertainment/bananaman-small-screen-comeback-fox-entertainment-886958 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210717213458/https://inews.co.uk/news/entertainment/bananaman-small-screen-comeback-fox-entertainment-886958 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |work=inews.co.uk}}</ref> the second cartoon adapting the comic strip after [[Bananaman (TV series)|the BBC adaptation]] from 1983.
== Productions ==
== Productions ==

=== Television ===
=== Television ===
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This article is about the production company. For other topics, see Beano (disambiguation).
Beano Studios
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelevision, publishing
GenreChildren's fiction
Founded8 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-08) in London, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Michael Stirling (CEO, Dundee)
  • David Guppy (CEO, London)
BrandsBeano magazine
ParentDC Thomson
DivisionsEmanata Studios
Websitebeanostudios.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Beano Studios is a British content production company specializing in children’s entertainment and media based in Dundee, Scotland and London, England. A subsidiary of DC Thomson & Co. Ltd, it was launched in 2016 to expand The Beano franchise.[2][3]

History

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Establishment and first productions

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DC Thomson launched Beano Studios in June 2016.[4] The launch included a revamp of the Beano comic's cover and logo, and the launch of the beano.com website.[5] Nigel Pickard joined as non-executive director and Emma Scott served as CEO[2] until 2020, when she was succeeded by David Guppy.[1]

The Beano.com website includes games, videos, articles, and news about celebrities.[6][7] According to Mike Stirling, then Head of Beano Studios Scotland, the website aimed to be "a fun but trusted babysitter".[8][3] The website gained over two million visitors per year and is credited with increasing comic sales by 10% in 2018.[1][9]

2017–2021: Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! and wider expansion

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Beano Studios produced the 3D-animated series Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! for CBBC, which premiered in November 2017.[10] The series was distributed internationally by Jetpack and was sold to over 90 territories.[11] It received an Emmy nomination in 2019.[12]

Other projects included a live-action Minnie the Minx series titled The Magnificent Misadventures of Minnie announced in 2018[13] and a Bananaman cartoon announced by Fox Entertainment in 2021.[14]

Productions

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Television

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Year Title Studio Distributor Original network Ref
2017–2021 Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! Beano Studios BBC
Netflix (international) 		CBBC
Netflix 		[15]

Short films

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Year Title Studio Distributor Original network Ref
2023 Calamity James Emanata Studios BBC BBC Three
BBC iPlayer 		[16]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Production Studio Result Ref
2018 British Animation Awards Best Children's Series Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! Beano Studios Nominated [17]
International Emmy Kids Awards Animation Nominated [18]
2019 Writers Guild Awards Best Children’s TV Episode Won [19]
Kidscreen Awards Best Animated Series Won [20]
2024 RTS Scotland Award Comedy Calamity James Emanata Studios Nominated [21]
Broadcast Digital Awards Best Short-Form Scripted Nominated [22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scott to exit Beano Studios". C21media. 2020-07-02. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Freeman, John (8 June 2016). "Beano Studios Launched, revamp on the way for comic, web site and new Dennis the Menace TV show in the works". Down the Tubes. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover as Beano targets YouTube generation". The Guardian. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ 80 Years (2018), p. 68.
  5. ^ Freeman, John (25 September 2016). "The Beano launches major revamp, physical and digital, new TV show in the works?". Down the Tubes. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover as Beano targets YouTube generation". The Guardian. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021. [Beano.com] will include everything from video stories to "light touch" news, listicles and games.
  7. ^ Clarke, Steve (7 April 2018). "Beano, Revived and Rebranded for Today's Kids". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021. [Beano.com] features online games ("Spot The Beano characters from their jumpers," Scott says), videos ("How to draw a pug in 20 seconds") and listicles ("Explanations for the Bermuda Triangle") — all fashioned to tempt today's choice-saturated 6- to 12-year-olds.
  8. ^ Alex, Stewart (2016-06-08). "Beano characters set for online rebirth". The Courier. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ Clarke, Steve (7 April 2018). "Beano, Revived and Rebranded for Today's Kids". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Jetpack scores rights to Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed". Kidscreen. August 24, 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Jetpack unleashes Dennis & Gnasher worldwide". Kidscreen. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ Hobson, Jane. "UK tops nominees for 2018 International Emmy Kids Awards". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Where will Minnie the Minx cause chaos next?". BBC News. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Bananaman: Comic superhero to make small screen comeback after 35 years". inews.co.uk. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Dennis and Gnasher Unleashed". CBBC - BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  16. ^ "BBC Three - BBC Comedy Short Films, Calamity James". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  17. ^ "British Animation Awards (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  18. ^ "2018 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED – International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  19. ^ "Writers' Guild Awards shortlist". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  20. ^ "Kidscreen Awards (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  21. ^ "RTS Scotland Awards 2024". Royal Television Society. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  22. ^ Singleton, David. "Broadcast Digital Awards 2024 shortlist unveiled". Broadcast. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

Sources

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