Following the successful premiere of
Stan Lee’s Super Hero
Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, on
Kartoon Channel!,
Genius Brands
International, Inc. (“Genius Brands”) (NASDAQ:GNUS),
continues to grow its content offering with the acquisition of
proven hit series from award-winning third party producers.
Jon Ollwerther, President of Kartoon Channel,
and EVP of Business Development of Genius Brands commented: “We are
continuing to grow Kartoon Channel! each month, with more and more
viewers enjoying what we believe is the very best combination of
original, exclusive, and acquired content in the kid’s
entertainment industry, including our hit Stan Lee’s Superhero
Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. With Lou Fazio,
former Executive Director of Programming & Acquisitions at
Disney Channel, leading the charge, we are excited about our
content pipeline, including 240 hours of newly acquired content
from partners, including WildBrain, ABC Australia, Nelvana, and
Zodiak Kids which will begin to premier on Kartoon Channel! in
June.”
Since launching in June 2020, Kartoon Channel!,
which is now widely available and fully distributed in the U.S.
across all platforms, has significantly expanded its catalog of
original and third-party programming. On April 23, 2021, Genius
Brands launched its first Kartoon Channel! original, Stan
Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, which has since garnered
over 22 million views, making it one of the fastest growing
children’s series today.
The new content acquisitions for Kartoon
Channel! include classic evergreen and new popular series and
feature films. From WildBrain, Genius Brands has licensed the
rights to Super Mario Bros. (13x30’);
Adventures of Paddington Bear (13x30’).
Trollz (27x30’); Madeline
(13x30’); and Liberty’s Kids (40x30’).
From Nelvana, movies and series acquired for
Kartoon Channel! include Donkey Kong Country
(39x22’); Movie specials from the Franklin
franchise, including Franklin and the Green Knight,
Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, A Franklin and Friends
Adventure: Polar Explorer, A Franklin and Friends Adventure: Deep
Sea Voyage, Franklin Back to School, and
Franklin’s Magic Christmas; and lastly, The Santa
Clause Brothers movie special
ABC Australia has licensed to the Kartoon
Channel! the rights to The Wiggles World (26x11’);
Wiggle Pop special (75 mins), among others.
About Kartoon Channel!
Available everywhere and anywhere kids are today, Genius Brands
International’s digital network, Kartoon Channel! is a family
entertainment destination that delivers enduring childhood moments
of humor, adventure, and discovery.
Delivering 1000’s of episodes of carefully
curated free family-friendly content, the channel features animated
classics for little kids, including The Wubbulous World of Dr.
Seuss, Babar, Mello Dees, Super Simple Songs and Baby Genius, and
hit content for bigger kids, such as Pac-Man, Angry Birds, and
Yu-Gi-Oh, to original programming like Stan Lee’s Superhero
Kindergarten, now premiering and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
KC! Pop Quiz coming in spring 2021, and Shaq’s Garage, starring
Shaquille O’Neal for 2022. Kartoon Channel! also offers STEM-based
content through its Kartoon Classroom!, including Baby Einstein,
and More.
Kartoon Channel! delivers positive and
purposeful content across multiple platforms, including Comcast,
Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, Amazon
Fire, Apple TV, Android TV, Android Mobile, Google Play,
Xumo, Roku, Tubi, Samsung Smart TVs, and LGTVs.
Kartoon Channel! can also be streamed on TVs and
mobiles device by downloading the app, or on desktops by visiting
www.kartoonchannel.com
About Genius Brands
InternationalGenius Brands International, Inc. (Nasdaq:
GNUS) is a leading global kids media company developing, producing,
marketing and licensing branded children’s entertainment properties
and consumer products for media and retail distribution. The
Company’s ‘content with a purpose’ portfolio includes Stan Lee’s
Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Kartoon
Channel!; Shaq’s Garage, starring Shaquille O’Neal on Kartoon
Channel!; Rainbow Rangers on Kartoon Channel! and Netflix; Llama
Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, on Netflix; award-winning toddler
brand Baby Genius; adventure comedy STEM series Thomas Edison's
Secret Lab; and entrepreneurship series Warren Buffett's Secret
Millionaires Club. Through licensing agreements with leading
partners, characters from Genius Brands’ IP also appear on a wide
range of consumer products for the worldwide retail marketplace.
The Company’s new Kartoon Channel! and Kartoon Classroom! are
available in over 100 million U.S. television households via a
broad range of distribution platforms, including Comcast, Cox,
DISH, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, Amazon
Fire, Apple TV, Apple iOS, Android TV, Android Mobil,
Google Play, Xumo, Roku, Tubi, KartoonChannel.com,
Samsung Smart TVs and LG TVs. For additional information, please
visit www.gnusbrands.com.
Forward Looking Statements: Certain statements
in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements"
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, our ability to generate revenue or
achieve profitability; our ability to obtain additional financing
on acceptable terms, if at all; the potential issuance of a
significant number of shares, which will dilute our equity holders;
fluctuations in the results of our operations from period to
period; general economic and financial conditions; our ability to
anticipate changes in popular culture, media and movies, fashion
and technology; competitive pressure from other distributors of
content and within the retail market; our reliance on and
relationships with third-party production and animation studios;
our ability to market and advertise our products; our reliance on
third-parties to promote our products; our ability to keep pace
with technological advances; our ability to protect our
intellectual property and those other risk factors set forth in the
“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K and in the Company's subsequent filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). 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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