Cake Entertainment

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Cake Entertainment Limited[1] (stylised as CAKE, formerly Cake Distribution) is an independent company specialising in the production, distribution, financing and development of kids' and family entertainment brands.[2]

FormerlyCake Distribution
Company typePrivate
Founded2002; 24 years ago (2002)
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Cake Entertainment Limited
FormerlyCake Distribution
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2002; 24 years ago (2002)
HeadquartersLondon,
England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Edward Galton
Services
Divisions
  • Cake Distribution
  • Cake Production
SubsidiariesCakeStart Entertainment (joint-venture with Kickstart Entertainment)
Websitecakeentertainment.com
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History

CAKE works with producers of animation and live-action content, including Rovio Entertainment Ltd, Ragdoll Productions, Fresh TV, Channel X and Animation Collective.[citation needed]

In addition, CAKE partners with production companies such as Anima Estudios (Space Chickens in Space for Disney EMEA), Paper Owl Films (Pablo for CBeebies), TeamTO (Angelo Rules, Mighty Mike), Thuristar (Mush-Mush and the Mushables), Cheeky Little Media and Kickstart Entertainment co-producing new entertainment material and developing these brands.[citation needed]

In late-March 2006, Cake Entertainment had enterted the distribution activities by partnerning with Dutch development & production company Hoek, Line & Thinker to form a joint-venture distribution division called Cake Distribution with Tom van Waveren becoming president of the new distribution arm.[3]

In December 2009, Cake Entertainment enterted the video platform service by partnering with young animator Junior Jesman and London-based animation production studio Blue Zoo Animation Studio to develop & produce an animated web series entitled If I Was... for French streaming network Dailymotion with Blue Zoo Animation Studio would provide & develop animation services while Cake Entertainment would distribute the series online.[4]

At the start of September 2010, Genevieve Dexter who had co-founded British entertainment & distribution company Cake Entertainment had sold her majority stake of the distirbution company Cake Entertainment to co-founder & co-director of the company Tom van Waveren.[5]

In 2011, Spanish producer Zinkia Entertainment acquired a 51% majority stake in CAKE, who became the licensor for various Zinkia properties including Pocoyo.[6] The stake was purchased back by the Cake's management in July 2014 after Zinkia Entertainment entered administration.[7]

In March 2017, Cake Entertainment teamed up with Australian animation production company Studio Moshi to establish a joint-venture Irish animation production company based in Dublin called Gingerbread Animation with the new Irish joint venture animation production studio would produce & develop its own animated series whilst Cake Entertainment would handle distribution to Gingerbread Animation's productions as the new joint venture animation studio would also handle production services for third-party companies.[8][9]

In 2018, Cake was most voted "Best International Distributor" by Animation Magazine[10] and No 2 Distributor in Kidscreen’s 2018 Hot50.[11]

In March 2021, Cake Entertainment announced a restructure of its operations with them creating its own in-house production arm called Cake Productions Ltd that would support an increasing volume of its development and production activities such as Supa Team 4 whilst Cake Entertainment would distribute its upcoming in-house productions from its production division Cake Productions Ltd as the company had also restructured its distribution services with its co-founder & CEO Tom van Waveren stepping down his role at Cake Entertainment after 15 years as Cake Entertainment's CCO and managing director Ed Galton had become the new CEO of Cake Entertainment whilst its financial director Cat Seddon became Cake's newly created COO role.[12]

In May 2021, Cake Entertainment announced it had partnered with Canadian animation studio & production company Kickstart Entertainment with the establishment of their joint-venture production company named CakeStart Entertainment that would develop and produce kids & family live-action films and television series with former Disney Branded Television original series alum Kory Lunsford leading the joint-venture production company CakeStart Entertainment as its president whilst Cake Entertainment would handle distribution to CakeStart's productions worldwide.[13][14]

In 2024, Cake acquired the brand and back catalogue of Jetpack Distribution, which was liquidated and closed down a month earlier.[15][16]

Cake Entertainment is based in London and is led by Ed Galton.[dubious discuss]

Distribution

Pre-school/Bridge

6-12

Live-action

Productions

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Title Years Network Notes
Total Drama2007–2024CBBC[21][22]
Cartoon Network Canada (Canada)
Cartoon Network[23] (United States)
co-production with Fresh TV and Corus Entertainment (season 6)
Skunk Fu!2008BBC One/CBBC
TG4/RTÉ One (Ireland)
co-production with International Rheingold Productions, Cartoon Saloon and Telegael, Hoek, Line & Thinker
Angelo Rules2010–presentFrance 3, France 4, TéléTOON+ & France Télévisions
Cartoon Network (U.K.)[24]
co-production with TeamTO and International Rheingold Productions
Oscar's Oasis[25]2010–2011Canal+ Family, Teletoon+ & TF1 (France)
EBS (South Korea)
co-production with TeamTO, Tuba Entertainment and Synergy Media
Poppy Cat[26]2011–2012Nick Jr. UKco-production with Coolabi Productions, King Rollo Films and Ingenious Media (season 2)
Bottersnikes & Gumbles[27]2015–2017CBBC
7TWO (Australia)
Netflix
co-production with Cheeky Little Media, Kickstart Entertainment, Mighty Nice, Seven Productions, CBBC and Netflix Studios
Olobob Top2017–2019CBeebies
S4C (Wales)
co-production with Beakus and Cloth Cat Animation
Pablo2017–2020CBeebies
RTÉjr (Ireland)
co-production with Paper Owl Films, Kavaleer Productions and Ingenious Media
Total DramaRama[28]2018–2023Cartoon Network Canada (Canada)
Cartoon Network (United States)
Space Chickens in Space[29][30]2018–2019Disney XD
9Go![31] (Australia)
co-production with Gingerbread Animation, Ánima Estudios, Studio Moshi and Ingenious Media
Treasure Trekkers[32]2019Canal+ Family (France)co-production with TT Productions
Mush-Mush and the Mushables[33]2020–2024Boomerang UK & Tiny Pop[34]
Piwi+ & Canal+ Family/Canal+ Kids[35] (France)
La Trois & Ketnet (Belgium)
RTS 1 (Swizterland)
RTL Telekids (Netherlands)
co-production with Thruistar and La Cabane Produdctions
Dodo[36]2021–presentSky Kidsco-production with Wildseed Studios, Telegael, Toonz Media Group and Ingenious Media
Angry Birds: Summer Madness2022Netflixco-production with Rovio Entertainment, Kickstart Entertainment[37] and Yowza! Animation[38]
Pretty Freekin Scary[39]2023Disney Channelvia CakeStart Entertainment
co-production with Cloudco Entertainment, Kickstart Entertainment and Apt. 11H Productions
Supa Team 4[40]2023NetflixPreviously titled as Mama K Team 4[41]
co-production with Triggerfish Animation Studios and Superprod Studio
Armorsaurs[42]2025–presentDisney XD[43]co-production with MGA Entertainment, MGA Studios and Daewon Media
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Popcorn Digital

Founded by CAKE, Popcorn Digital is a kids' and family digital content creator.[44] It works with leading brands including Angry Birds, Pablo, Ferly, Angelo Rules and Oscar’s Oasis.

Popcorn Digital is led by Matt Lieberman, a producer of YouTube content with over 10 years experience in the digital media industry and a deep passion for animation, audience development, and emerging technologies.

Matt has driven over 1M followers and 500M views for clients including Warner Bros Discovery, FOX Entertainment and Group Nine Media.

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