Genius Brands International, Inc. "Genius Brands" (NASDAQ:GNUS), a
leading media company that creates, produces and licenses
children’s multimedia entertainment content and products for global
broadcast, digital and retail distribution, expands the reach of
its children’s series worldwide with multiple new content licensing
agreements signed with
Da Vinci Learning,
Azoomee and the
American Forces
Network. The deals follow Genius Brands robust presence at
the global content market, MIPJunior/MIPCOM, in Cannes, France
where the company exhibited and initiated dialogue with a
broad range of international networks and digital platforms to
license its programs.
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Da Vinci Learning, the Berlin-based educational
channel for kids and families, has licensed the pay TV rights
across Asia for the STEM-based comedy, adventure series, Thomas
Edison’s Secret Lab (26 x 30’). The new online platform designed
for primary school children, Azoomee, has also licensed,
non-exclusively, short-form content for SpacePOP (108 x 3.5’) and
music videos for Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab (52 x 1.5’) in the U.K.
Additionally, the American Forces Network, which provides
television content to American military personnel stationed at
bases overseas, as well as U.S. Department of Defense and other
U.S. Government facilities (including U.S. Navy ships at sea) has
picked up the rights to Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab, as well as the
music-driven adventure series for tween girls, SpacePOP (108 x
3.5’).
In making today’s announcement, Genius Brands’
Head of Worldwide Content Distribution and Sales Deb Pierson said,
“Broadcasters the world over are committed to providing
entertaining, informative and engaging content for their youngest
viewers, and we at Genius Brands have a broad spectrum of
programming that has proven its appeal around the globe. We
are thrilled to work with Da Vinci Learning, Azoomee and the
American Forces Network to bring our ‘content with a purpose’ to
the families and young audiences in their respective
regions.”
Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab series is filled with
fun, comedy, exploration and adventure to show kids how fun science
can be, encouraging them to explore the limits of their
imaginations. Emmy-nominated writer Steve Banks (SpongeBob Square
Pants) wrote the pilot episode; Grant Moran (Word Girl, New
Adventures of the Magic School Bus) and Betsy McGowan (Senior VP
Kids' WB!, co-creator Camp Lakebottom) are co-story editors;
Emmy Award-winning Michael Maliani (Madeline, Where on Earth is
Carmen Sandiego) serves as co-producer and director; Kevin
O’Donnell is the series co-creator; and Emmy Award-winning Mark
Young (All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, Tutenstein) serves as
co-producer. An academic team led by Professor Emeritus Don
Roberts of Stanford University, and Dorothy Singer of Yale, have
overseen the development, as well as the episodic content to ensure
it meets E/I (educational and informational) standards.
The SpacePOP animated series features over 100
short-form episodes and original music videos, which, since
debuting on YouTube last year, have garnered over 17 million
channel views, 60,000+ subscribers and approximately 320,000 hours
of viewed programming. In this empowering, entertainment and
adventurous series, original music is woven into a narrative that
follows five teenage princesses who disguise themselves as
musicians and form a band while they secretly plot to vanquish an
evil Empress who is seeking to enslave the galaxy. In addition to
YouTube, SpacePOP content is currently available in the U.S. on
digital platforms, including Toon Goggles, PopJam, BatteryPOP and
the Kid Genius Cartoon Channel on Comcast’s Xfinity on Demand
platform, as well as on OTT platforms, including Amazon, Apple,
Roku, and more, bringing the combined audience reach to nearly 50
million households. And, SpacePOP music from Sony Music’s
Legacy label is available on iTunes.
About Genius Brands
InternationalHeadquartered in Beverly Hills, California,
Genius Brands International, Inc. (GNUS) is a leading global media
company developing, producing, marketing and licensing branded
children’s entertainment properties and consumer products for media
distribution and retail channels. Led by award-winning creators and
producers, Genius Brands distributes its content worldwide in all
formats, as well as a broad range of consumer products based on its
characters. In the children's media sector, its portfolio of
“content with a purpose” includes new preschool properties Rainbow
Rangers for Nick Jr. and Llama Llama for Netflix; tween
music-driven, YouTube brand SpacePOP; award-winning toddler brand
Baby Genius; adventure comedy series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab,
and Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club, created with and
starring iconic investor Warren Buffett. The Company is also
co-producing an all-new adult animated series, Stan Lee's Cosmic
Crusaders, with Stan Lee's Pow! Entertainment and The Hollywood
Reporter. Genius Brands’ Kid Genius Cartoon Channel is currently
available in approximately 60 million households via Comcast and
OTT platforms and Kid Genius Cartoons Plus!, which is now available
to Amazon Prime subscribers. For additional information please
visit www.gnusbrands.com.
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within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as
"may," "might," "will," "should," "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast,"
"project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements
regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are
forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should
not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are
based on information available to us on the date of this release.
These forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates
and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties,
including without limitation those set forth in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2015, under the heading "Risk Factors," and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), not limited to risk
factors relating to its patent business contained therein. Thus,
actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly
disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law.
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