Beano Studios is a British content production company specializing in children’s entertainment and media based in

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. A subsidiary of DC Thomson & Co. Ltd, it was launched in 2016 to expand ''

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'' franchise.

History

Establishment and first productions

DC Thomson launched Beano Studios in June 2016. The launch included a revamp of the ''Beano'' comic's cover and logo, and the launch of the beano.com website.

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joined as non-executive director and Emma Scott served as CEO until 2020, when she was succeeded by David Guppy. The Beano.com website includes games, videos, articles, and news about celebrities. According to Mike Stirling, then Head of Beano Studios Scotland, the website aimed to be "a fun but trusted babysitter". The website gained over two million visitors per year and is credited with increasing comic sales by 10% in 2018.

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

Beano Studios produced the 3D-animated series '' Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!'' for

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, which premiered in November 2017. The series was distributed internationally by Jetpack and was sold to over 90 territories. It received an Emmy nomination in 2019. Other projects included a live-action ''Minnie the Minx'' series titled ''The Magnificent Misadventures of Minnie'' announced in 2018 and a ''Bananaman'' cartoon announced by

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in 2021.

Productions

Television

Short films

Awards and nominations

References

Sources

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