Hachette Jeunesse Named French Language Publisher for Paddington

Hachette Jeunesse has announced it has been appointed publisher of the French-language titles for the Paddington films and TV series, developed and produced by Studiocanal. Publishing rights were acquired from HarperCollins Children’s Books UK, the publishers of Michael Bond’s original Paddington titles since the first book. The deal includes the third movie, “Paddington in Peru,” set to release in the U.K. on Nov. 8 and in France on Feb. 5.

Studiocanal, through The Copyrights Group, owns the global IP of Paddington.

“We are extremely pleased to have appointed Hachette Jeunesse as our French language partner for Paddington’s film and TV series content,” says Juliette Clark, rights director, HarperCollins Children’s Books. “Paddington is a very special bear, and we are proud to have published his adventures continuously since ‘A Bear Called Paddington’ was launched in 1958.”

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