WorldWide Biggies

WorldWide Biggies, Inc. was a digital entertainment studio founded in 2005 by Albie Hecht, the former president of Nickelodeon Entertainment and Spike TV. The company, with offices in New York and Los Angeles, focused on creating and producing content for kids, families, and young adults across multiple platforms including broadband, mobile, television, and film.

Hecht, recognized for his role in developing hits like "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer" at Nickelodeon, left his position at Viacom to establish WorldWide Biggies with the vision of creating the next major entertainment phenomenon on the internet. The company aimed to be a pioneer in the digital age, concentrating on developing original multi-platform content such as webisodes, games, and gametoons. In 2007, the company secured $9 million in Series A funding from investors including NBC Universal and Platform Equity.

The studio's business model involved creating intellectual property and generating revenue through multiple streams. Their productions included the television series "The Naked Brothers Band" for Nickelodeon and the "Spike Video Game Awards". A key strategy was to develop character franchises, like the animated character Bigby, and distribute them through online channels and merchandise. WorldWide Biggies also entered into partnerships with companies like Virgin and Cranium and had a joint venture with TMZ.com called Star vs. Star. While the company was an active production entity for several years, creating content like "MoCap, LLC" and "Bar Karma", it is now listed as out of business.

Keywords: digital entertainment, content development, family entertainment, young adult content, webisodes, online games, gametoons, broadband content, mobile content, intellectual property creation, Albie Hecht, Nickelodeon, Spike TV, The Naked Brothers Band, multi-platform content, venture capital, out of business, digital studio, entertainment production