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Boat Rocker Studios started production for "The next step: cheer" 7 OCT 2025

Production

Boat Rocker Studios started production for "The next step: cheer"

It´s a new spin-off of its hit tween dance drama. "The Next Step: Cheer" is produced and distributed globally by Boat Rocker Studios, which also manages global franchise development and consumer products for both "The Next Step" and "The Next Step: Cheer."
Boat Rocker Studios acquired majority stake in kids’ animation studio Industrial Brothers 21 AUG 2025

Production

Boat Rocker Studios acquired majority stake in kids’ animation studio Industrial Brothers

Previously, Boat Rocker held a significant minority stake in Industrial Brothers, as well as having a first-look deal with the full-service animation studio, its co-production partner on "Dino Ranch" and its spinoff "Island Explorers."
Amazon Kids+ set to launch Boat Rocker´s "Dino Ranch: island explorers" 14 MAY 2025

Kids & Animation

Amazon Kids+ set to launch Boat Rocker´s "Dino Ranch: island explorers"

The title will be released in the U.S., UK, Canada, Japan, and Germany. Boat Rocker manages global franchise development, including content distribution and consumer products. Animation services for the spin-off series will be provided by Jam Filled Entertainment.
Boat Rocker hired Mellany Welsh as SVP, Brand Partnerships & Content Marketing 29 JAN 2025

Distribution

Boat Rocker hired Mellany Welsh as SVP, Brand Partnerships & Content Marketing

Welsh will lead Boat Rocker’s brand strategy and partnerships, licensing, and content marketing initiatives across the company’s scripted, unscripted, and kids & family studio divisions.
David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg 1 JUN 2023

Distribution

Boat Rocker changes roles on several key senior executives

The changes will further streamline the studio's operations and allow the company to be an even more effective partner for content creators and buyers.