David Levine Leaves Candle Media’s Moonbug Entertainment After Casting Magic as Head of Studio at ‘CoComelon’

Special: Deadline has learned that former Disney CEO David Levine has left Moonbug Entertainment for kids. He is the president of the popular executive studio since December 2020.

Based in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug was launched in 2018 and made a name for itself in a short time. little bum baby The series caused a sensation on YouTube, and two years later Levin was hired to expand their brand. This includes YouTube and Netflix hits. coconut Y light spot on radar.

Moonbug confirmed his departure from Deadline in a statement: “We thank David for his dedication and hard work at premier Moonbug Studios during important periods of growth.

According to a LinkedIn post, Levin is now “exploring new territories” and “looking forward to new adventures.”

Levin is best known for his 16 years at Disney as vice president of content and media networks in Europe and Africa. evergreen leavesPlus top chefs, Introduce Y Dalmatia 101.

In a post on LinkedIn, Levin said: “It has been a wonderful experience leading the Moonbug Studio team that produced the first 25+ digital series; original coconut, light spot on radar Y little bum baby series for top streamers like Netflix and Amazon Kids+; Various albums, podcasts, etc. for Spotify; Distribution of content to children in more than 25 languages ​​worldwide; And expand the representation in our content,” Levin added.

Tom Stags and Kevin Meyer Candle Media acquired Moonbug in November 2021 for a $3 billion deal. Programming in 27 languages, it appears on over 100 platforms worldwide hosted by Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, HBO, Amazon and Sky. most coconut The nursery rhyme channel is the most popular English channel on YouTube, with around 136 million subscribers worldwide.