HappyNest Investing in Audio Company GoKidGo, Deal Includes R.L. Stine Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
06.06.2022 - 20:13
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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHappyNest has closed an equity investment into GoKidGo, an audio company geared towards making content for kids. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The pact gives HappyNest proprietary development rights to adapt short-form and long-form animated series from GoKidGo original characters, including a new original R.L.
Stine franchise.HappyNest is a production company that focuses on kids and family animated projects. It was launched in 2021 as a joint venture between Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures and UTA. Silverman is a media veteran who previously oversaw production at Warner Bros.GoKidGo was founded by bestselling children’s author Patrick Carman, entrepreneur Jennifer Clary, and film and television executive and producer Maia Glikman.
GoKidGo’s narrative podcasts are freely accessed. The company has released almost 1,000 episodes to date, and is exceeding 500,000 listens per month as of March 2022. Stine is the mega-selling author of more than 300 books, including the popular “Goosebumps” franchise.
His stories have inspired several film and television adaptations, including the “Goosebumps” series, which grossed over $250 million globally, and Netflix’s “Fear Street Trilogy” and Disney+’s “Just Beyond.” HappyNest will now be investing in GoKidGo’s interconnected story universe, which is situated in the fictional town of Pflugerville. For non-listeners, the denizens of that town include Bobby Wonder the Superhero, Lucy Wow the Inventor, Atlas & Zavia the Underwater Explorers, Ivy the President of R.L. Stine’s Story Club, and Waffle & Martha the Floozie Monsters who live beneath Mr.
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