Skyship Entertainment

What Skyship Entertainment does

Skyship Entertainment Company Inc. is a Toronto-based, privately held children's entertainment company that produces original educational content for the preschool and early childhood audience (children ages 2-8), their parents, and educators. The company originated with the 2006 launch of the Super Simple Songs YouTube channel, which has since grown into one of the largest children's content channels globally with 72.6M+ subscribers and 93.7B+ lifetime views across the Super Simple Songs and Super Simple TV channels.

The company operates an artist-driven, vertically integrated production pipeline housed in a 10,000 square foot Toronto studio that produces content across 2D animation, 3D animation, stop motion, live action, and puppetry formats. Its content portfolio includes 20+ original series such as Super Simple Songs, Caitie's Classroom, Finny The Shark, The Bumble Nums, Sing Along With Tobee, and Mr. Monkey, Monkey Mechanic, supplemented by the Super Simple mobile application and the supersimple.com e-commerce platform. The technical stack is standard digital media infrastructure: Vimeo for video hosting, Shopify for ecommerce, Cleeng for subscription management, and Apple/Google app stores for mobile distribution.

Skyship monetizes through multiple streams: YouTube advertising on its flagship channels; recurring subscription Membership Services on the Super Simple mobile app (monthly, six-month, and annual tiers); music publishing and licensing via wholly-owned Skyship Music Publishing and a flagship global partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music and Warner Chappell Music; consumer products licensing via Brown & Buckley; and physical/digital merchandise sales via Shopify. Geographic reach is delivered through distribution partnerships — UYoung (China exclusive), D360 (worldwide multi-territory), Future Today (platform expansion), and integration into Khan Academy's Khan Academy Kids app — alongside brand collaborations with Sesame Workshop.

Name

Skyship Entertainment

Legal name

Skyship Entertainment Company Inc.

Website

https://skyship.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skyship Entertainment is a Toronto-based children's media company producing original preschool educational content (notably the Super Simple Songs YouTube brand, 72.6M+ subscribers) across animation, live action, and music, monetizing via YouTube ads, app subscriptions, and global licensing partnerships with Warner Music Group and others.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Digital Media and Educational Entertainment

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s & Youth Educational Entertainment (Edutainment) (EDAGALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kids & Preschool Animation Production (MPADACAJ), Kids & Family Streaming Platforms (MPACAAAG), Kids’ General Entertainment Channels (Ages 6–11) (MPABAKAB)

Keywords

• Children's educational content
• Animated preschool series
• Digital media distribution
• Music publishing licensing
• Nursery rhyme production

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Super Simple App Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to Membership Services on the Super Simple mobile application. Users can purchase monthly, six-month, or annual subscriptions. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled. Payment processed through Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or supersimple.com.
2. Licensing and Distribution: Music licensing through Skyship Music Publishing, consumer products licensing through Brown & Buckley, and worldwide distribution deals including China (UYoung) and global (D360).
3. E-commerce Sales: Online shop sales through supersimple.com for merchandise and goods. Payment processing through Shopify.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skyship Entertainment produces original children's educational entertainment — including the Super Simple Songs nursery rhyme franchise and 19+ additional animated and live-action series — and distributes it globally through YouTube channels, a subscription-based mobile application, an e-commerce website, music albums, and licensing partnerships with UYoung, D360, and Warner Music Group. The company operates a 10,000 sq ft Toronto studio producing 2D/3D animation, stop motion, live action, and puppet content for preschool and early-childhood audiences.

Product overview

Skyship Entertainment operates a portfolio of children's content brands and platforms. The core offering is Super Simple Songs, one of YouTube's most popular children's channels featuring nursery rhymes and original educational songs since 2006. This is supported by multiple animated and live-action series including Finny The Shark, Caitie's Classroom, The Bumble Nums, Sing Along With Tobee, and more, covering formats from 2D animation to live action/puppet hybrid. The company distributes through multiple platforms including YouTube channels (Super Simple Songs, Super Simple TV), the Super Simple mobile application with subscription membership services, and the supersimple.com website for content and merchandise. Content spans songs, stories, learning videos, and educational programming for preschool and early childhood audiences. The company also operates Skyship Music Publishing for music licensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caitie's Classroom: Live action educational series exploring themes through creative crafts, songs, movement, and hands-on activities.
• Finny The Shark
• Sing Along With Tobee
• The Bumble Nums
• Mr. Monkey, Monkey Mechanic
• Milo's Monster School Vlog
• Carl's Car Wash
• Treetop Family
• Finley's Factory
• Paper Puppet Playhouse
• Super Simple Draw
• Pit Stop
• Turn & Learn ABCs
• Captain Seasalt & The ABC Pirates
• Pratfall
• Captain Monsterica & The Purple Protector
• Winston's Wylde Island
• Super Simple ABCs Phonics Fun

Products and services

• Super Simple Songs Flagship YouTube channel and children's content brand of Skyship Entertainment, featuring classic nursery rhymes and original educational songs for preschool and early childhood audiences worldwide.
• Finny The Shark Animated series following Finny the shark and friends exploring stories of friendship, family, and everyday preschooler experiences through imaginative adventures.
• Caitie's Classroom Live-action educational series where host Caitie leads interactive classroom activities exploring themes through creative crafts, songs, movement, and hands-on learning for parents and children to follow along together.
• The Bumble Nums Animated series featuring three silly chef characters (Humble, Grumble, and Stumble) who search for secret ingredients and cook exciting recipes like Purple Pear Pie and Underwater Watermelon Salad.
• Sing Along With Tobee Musical series where Tobee learns new songs from friend Caitie through dance, laughter, and classic nursery rhymes with words and gestures.
• Mr. Monkey, Monkey Mechanic Animated series featuring Mr. Monkey as the neighborhood mechanic who solves problems for animal neighbors using ingenuity and a trusty monkey wrench.
• Milo's Monster School Vlog Live action/puppet hybrid series where six-year-old Milo vlogs about super awesome, amazing, and silly things he learned in monster school.
• Carl's Car Wash 3D animated series for kids who love transportation, featuring different vehicles taking trips through Carl's fantastical car wash.
• Treetop Family Animated series featuring woodland creatures including sparrows, mice, possums, and squirrels who sing, play, and discover the world together with an original children's song each episode.
• Finley's Factory Animated series where Finley operates a magical factory assembling cars, trucks, tractors, boats, and planes while viewers guess what will be built next.
• Paper Puppet Playhouse Animated series featuring nursery rhymes, fairy tales, bedtime stories, and fables including The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks & The Three Bears, and Little Red Riding Hood.
• Super Simple Draw Drawing tutorial series using 2D and stop-motion animation, providing step-by-step instructions on how to draw and color animals, dinosaurs, flowers, bugs, vehicles and more.
• Pit Stop Animated racing series featuring four race car drivers competing across different tracks (Park Race Track, Desert Track, Space Station Track, Ice Track) with friendly pit crew assistance.
• Turn & Learn ABCs Interactive alphabet learning series presented as a guessing game where children flip tiles to discover if it's an airplane or an alligator while learning letters and vocabulary.
• Captain Seasalt & The ABC Pirates Animated pirate adventure series teaching alphabet and vocabulary as Captain Seasalt and his pirates explore 26 islands of the alphabet.
• Pratfall Animated series featuring three silly critters conquering the alphabet from A to Z with persistence and ingenuity.
• Captain Monsterica & The Purple Protector Animated superhero series following Milo Monster's comic adventure duo Captain Monsterica and The Purple Protector who solve problems from rescuing balloons to stopping fire-breathing dragons.
• Winston's Wylde Island Live action/animation hybrid series where animal-loving boy Winston Wylde and his dog Rufus photograph every animal on Wylde Island with help from friend Flora, for children ages 4+.
• Super Simple ABCs Phonics Fun Alphabet learning series using simple, fun ABC songs with easy-to-learn vocabulary to introduce letters and sounds to preschool audiences.
• Super Simple Mobile Application Subscription-based mobile application providing access to Super Simple content and Membership Services on iOS and Android. Subscriptions available in one-month, six-month, and one-year periods with automatic renewal.
• If You're Happy And You Know It Album Music album released as part of the Super Simple Songs series in partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music.
• Pop The Bubbles Album Music album released as part of the Super Simple Songs series in partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music.
• This Is The Way We Trick Or Treat Album Kids Halloween-themed music album released in partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music.
• Everything Is Going To Be Alright Album Music album released in partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music as part of the Super Simple Songs series.
• Toodly Doodly Doo Album Music album released in partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music as part of the Super Simple Songs series.
• As Quiet As A Mouse Album Music album released in partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music as part of the Super Simple Songs series.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72.6 million+ YouTube subscribers
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Warner Music Group (Arts Music)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 September 2020Global partnership for Super Simple Songs music licensing and distribution. Warner Music Group's Arts Music division handles worldwide distribution of Super Simple Songs content and music publishing rights. This is a flagship partnership that significantly expanded Super Simple's reach in the music industry.
• Future TodaycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 July 2020Partnership to expand Super Simple Songs beyond YouTube to additional platforms and distribution channels. Future Today serves as a strategic partner for platform expansion.
• The WigglesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2018Content collaboration featuring The Wiggles on Super Simple Songs in January 2018. Special episode release including 'The Toilet Song' for potty training content.
• UYoung Culture and Media Co.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 September 2018Distribution partnership for China market. UYoung distributes Skyship's content library throughout China, including Super Simple Songs and other original series. This partnership marked Skyship's entry into the massive Chinese market.
• D360coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 September 2018Worldwide distribution partnership covering multiple territories. D360 acquired rights to distribute Skyship content including 19 new titles internationally, with deals in Italy, Thailand, and US markets.
• Khan AcademyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 July 2018Educational partnership for children ages 2-5. Khan Academy integrated Super Simple Songs content into the Khan Academy Kids app, providing interactive learning experiences. This partnership brought Super Simple content to Khan Academy's extensive educational platform.
• Sesame Workshop / Sesame StudiosflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2017Cross-promotion collaboration featuring animal-themed content between Sesame Studios and Super Simple Songs YouTube channels. Featured characters including Elmo, Marvie, Tobee, and Milo. Included daily new content releases for one week and live streaming from Toronto studio.
• Brown & BuckleycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConsumer products licensing partner. Brown & Buckley handles licensing inquiries for consumer products based on Skyship's characters and content.
• Skyship Music PublishingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternal music publishing division that handles music licensing inquiries for Skyship's extensive catalog of children's songs and music.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Outfit7 (Talking Tom): Outfit7 is a Slovenia-based kids entertainment company behind Talking Tom and Friends, with massive mobile game, YouTube, and licensing footprint. Comparable as a multi-format kids entertainment company with global digital-first distribution and franchise licensing.
• DreamWorks Animation (Kids) / NBCUniversal Kids: Major studio-backed kids entertainment arms (DreamWorks, Peacock Kids, Universal Kids) compete for the same preschool/family viewership with larger budgets and established IPs. They represent the broad incumbent tier in kids edutainment and streaming that smaller digital-native players like Skyship must compete against for licensing and platform placement.
• WildBrain: WildBrain is a publicly traded Canadian kids entertainment company managing a broad IP portfolio (Peppa Pig, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake) and operates the WildBrain Spark YouTube network for kids content. Comparable as a Canadian-headquartered kids entertainment operator with YouTube distribution scale.

Direct peers

• BabyBus: BabyBus is a major Chinese-origin producer of animated educational content for toddlers and preschoolers, with massive global YouTube reach and a strong app portfolio. Direct competitor to Skyship in mobile-first kids edutainment with overlapping target audience (ages 2-8) and global distribution strategy.
• Moonbug Entertainment (CoComelon): Moonbug is the most direct competitor to Skyship, owning CoComelon - the dominant nursery rhyme/educational kids YouTube channel globally. Both operate the same play book: free-to-stream YouTube content for preschool audiences, plus licensing, app, and consumer products. Moonbug was acquired by Candle Media for ~$3B, marking the comparable scale for Skyship's category.
• Dave and Ava: Dave and Ava is a nursery rhyme and educational kids YouTube channel producing animated content for toddlers and preschoolers. Competes directly with Super Simple Songs for the same young audience and operates a similar licensing and merchandise strategy.
• Pinkfong: Pinkfong is the studio behind Baby Shark, one of the most-viewed YouTube videos of all time and a direct nursery-rhyme/educational kids competitor to Super Simple Songs. Operates the same digital-first kids content model with global licensing and consumer products, making it a head-to-head peer in the kids edutainment category.
• Little Baby Bum: Little Baby Bum is a nursery rhyme/3D animation YouTube channel targeting the same preschool demographic as Super Simple Songs. Originally indie and later acquired by Moonbug, it competes head-to-head for views, subscribers, and licensing in the nursery rhyme YouTube category.

Emerging players

• Kidoodle.TV: Kidoodle.TV is a kid-safe streaming and AVOD platform focused on the same preschool audience as Skyship. Comparable as a curated distribution channel and emerging competitor for kids streaming mindshare, with overlapping content licensing partners and similar safety/regulatory positioning.
• Sesame Workshop: Sesame Workshop is both an existing Skyship collaboration partner (Sesame Studios cross-promotion) and a peer in edutainment content for young children. Comparable in educational mission and preschool audience, with a much larger IP legacy (Sesame Street) but a less YouTube-native distribution strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SkyshipEnt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLsooMJoIpl_7ux2jvdPB-Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/skyshipentertainment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skyshipentertainmentcompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/skyshipentertainment

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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