In 2013, I tested data-driven content production with puppet characters on a shoestring budget. What I learned about audience behavior years before Netflix popularized the format shaped my creative thinking for the next decade.

TV animation productions are costly and time-intensive, often requiring €10 million or more and years to complete. Content producers and IP creators frequently approach us seeking partners to share production burdens; but co-production deals come with hidden complexities that can derail even promising projects. When assessing the decision to enter into a co-production agreement with another producer several factors should be assessed, putting on the scale both potential benef