Toronto, ON – January 30, 2025 – WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, has secured global distribution rights for the musical preschool series Songs from the Bright Side, produced by the award-winning Canadian animation and music duo, Goddard/Brown. In addition to handling global broadcast and streaming distribution, WildBrain will lead the global YouTube rollout strategy for select episodes on its leading YouTube network to expand engagement and build awareness with new audiences worldwide. WildBrain will also be handling music rights for the series, with plans to release an album. Songs from the Bright Side was commissioned by WildBrain Television’s Family Channel, which has been rolling out episodes in Canada over the last year.
Under the glow of a far-out sun, a colourful cast of characters sing a collection of fun and catchy toe-tapping tunes all about feeling those positive vibes. Produced by Goddard/Brown—composer and recording artist Adam Goddard, and director and animator Warren Brown—the award-winning team behind ABC Singsong and Big Block Singsong, Songs from the Bright Side (20 x 2.5’) is an animated concept album that brings together themes like hope, bravery, acceptance, positivity and love as pathways to mental wellness and growth for young audiences and their parents and caregivers. The series taps into a range of musical styles—from trap to folk, sixties garage rock to heavy metal—all wrapped up in a delightful and sometimes surprising package for kids and families.
Katie Wilson, VP Global Sales and Acquisitions at WildBrain, said: “Hope, positivity and kindness are important themes that resonate with preschool audiences. Songs from the Bright Side is a delightful series that brings these lessons to life through fun characters and catchy songs that kids will love. We’re proud to continue championing Canadian excellence by introducing this series to families around the world.”
Warren Brown, co-creator of Songs from the Bright Side, said: We’re incredibly excited to see Songs from the Bright Side connect with kids and families worldwide thanks to WildBrain’s huge support. We believe in this project with all our hearts and want to share that with our viewers. With everything going on in the world, our main goal is to give kids an opportunity to focus on the positive, have a laugh and get those toes tapping.”
For more information, please contact:
Aimée Norman at Liberi Consulting, external PR for WildBrain
+44 (0) 7957 564 050
About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° franchise management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands around the world. With approximately 14,000 half-hours of kids’ and family content in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.
Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Camp Snoopy; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let’s Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered approximately 1.5 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most loved family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.
About Goddard/Brown
Goddard/Brown is composer and recording artist, Adam Goddard and director and animator, Warren Brown. Together we tell stories through singing characters and musical animations. Our award winning animated series, Big Block Singsong and ABC Singsong, have reached millions of viewers around the world and been recognized by the Youth Media Awards of Excellence, the Parent’s Choice Awards and the Prix Jeunesse Awards. Our music has received six JUNO nominations and won the 2020 JUNO Award for Children’s Album of the Year. Our song “Cat” was named the top song for 2018 by Sirius XM’s Kids Place Live.
Goddard/Brown work out of their studio in downtown Toronto.
Visit us at www.goddardbrown.com