Music sensation Gummibär is the most watched animated character on the internet with over 8 billion views on YouTube. 
The catchy debut song – I am a Gummybear (The Gummybear Song) is the third most watched video on YouTube of all time.  Building on this success, 78 story led episodes “Gummibär & Friends (the Gummybear show)” are being produced by Kid Screen Award nominated and award winning animation production company Toonz Animation and launched on YouTube in June 2016.
In the last 7 months these 7 minute episodes have drawn an average of 10 million views monthly – with this figure growing at a rate of 20% each quarter!
At the same time, YouTube’s organic discovery model has driven a huge increase in views of the original content, bringing the total brand views of all ‘Gummibär’ content to 8 billion.
Dream Theatre is the global agent for Gummibär & Friends.  Gummibär & Friends is represented for consumer products licensing in North America, Australia & New Zealand by The Sharpe Company.

• Click here to view Gummybear starring in ‘I Am A Gummybear Song’
• Gummibär & Friends Trailer The Gummy Bear Show

For more information please call Alyssa Gourlay – 310 227 4016

About Gummybear

Gummybear International is engaged in the creation, development, and branding of animated entertainment properties, as well as musical content based on and produced for such properties
Including most famously its animated Gummibaer character. GBI markets and sells recorded musical and video products in various physical formats, such as compact discs and DVDs, and digital formats, such as downloads and ringtones, through a worldwide network of established distributors and licensees. The company’s music publishing segment owns and acquires rights to musical compositions, markets these compositions, and receives royalties or fees for their use. GBI is developing mobile and computer based games and exploiting merchandising rights for its brands in cooperation with a variety of licensing partners and is working on a number of film and TV projects. The company is headquartered in New Jersey.
For more information, visit the Gummybear International website at gummybearinternational.com

About Gummibär

The first Gummibär video was posted on the internet in 2006 and since then, the character has gone on to become one of the most successful animated characters on the internet ever. With over 8 billion video views on the YouTube platform alone, Gummibär has become one of the biggest success stories on the platform and a bonafide YouTube superstar. The character’s music has been released in over 40 different countries and in more than 25 different languages so far and has received Gold and Platinum in many territories. Gummibär has his own animated Christmas special as well as a growing line of character merchandise. In the summer of 2016, Gummybear International in cooperation with Toonz of India launched a scripted Gummibär and Friends exclusive YouTube series which has quickly generated more than 70 million views by itself.
For more information about Gummibär, visit his website at thegummybear.com

About Toonz

Founded in 1999, Toonz Media Group and its flagship divisions Toonz Entertainment and Toonz Animation encompass dedicated divisions with activity spanning IP creation, production, distribution and rights exploitation, digital and gaming content, licensing and merchandising as well as training. Its production studio boasts of an envious pedigree of successful co-production partnerships with companies including Walt Disney, Turner, Nickelodeon, Sony, Universal, BBC and Paramount as well as the creation of India’s first 2D animated TV series & 2D feature film and India’s first 3D stereoscopic theatrical release. In 2014, Toonz acquired Imira Animation, a leading Spanish production and distribution company specialising in kids & youth programming with a focus on Europe, US, Latin America and Africa markets. The Group’s recent addition – Tooz New Zealand will focus on production and distribution in the Australasian market. They will also specialize in L&M and the international live action in the Toonz slate. The digital arm, Toonz Digital is primarily involved in Web TV for kids named ‘Chotoonz’ and Game development along with consulting in the social media space. Toonz Media Group is a part of the multi-billion dollar Comcraft Group based out of Geneva, Switzerland.

About Dream Theatre

Dream Theatre is a leading Brand management & licensing Representation Company. Dream Theatre manages the licensing programmes on Entertainment licensing for Pokémon, Rovio, Sanrio, Twentieth Century Fox, Xilam Animation and Zodiak Kids; Fashion Licensing for The Smiley Company and Sport Licensing for FIFA 2018 and Real Madrid Football club for India and South Asia. Dream Theatre manages the global licensing programme for the YouTube pre-school sensation, ChuChu TV. In addition, Dream Theatre also manages Content Syndication across media platforms and has its own brands, Beebop and Joshua tree. For more information, please visit: dreamtheatre.co

About The Sharpe Company

Headed by industry veteran Charles Day, The Sharpe Company is a boutique licensing agency that specializes in bringing the best in pop culture intellectual property to the USA and the rest of the world.  For over 15 years The Sharpe Company has been developing properties through strategic partnerships, licensed merchandise and new media development to unlock brand equity and create revenue streams for brand owners.  Sharpe currently represents Polaroid, Pets Rock, Mr. Bean, Hustler, Battlezone, Sniper Elite, Gummybear, THC, BSA Motorcycles, The Artist Zoobs, Nina & Other little things, Bird Photographer of the Year and Happy Jackson. sharpeco.com