Beano Studios
British children's entertainment company
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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]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television, publishing |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Founded | 8 June 2016 in London, United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Brands | Beano magazine |
| Parent | DC Thomson |
| Divisions | Emanata Studios |
| Website | beanostudios |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
History
Establishment and first productions
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
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
Television
| Year | Title | Studio | Distributor | Original network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2021 | Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! | Beano Studios | BBC Netflix (international) |
CBBC Netflix |
[15] |
Short films
| Year | Title | Studio | Distributor | Original network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Calamity James | Emanata Studios | BBC | BBC Three BBC iPlayer |
[16] |
Awards and nominations
| 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] |