Genius Brands Appoints Former Cartoon Network Ad Sales Executive, Cindy Kelly, to Head of Advertising Sales for Kartoon Channel!
February 07 2022 - 9:15AM
Continuing to bolster its executive team for the rapidly growing
Kartoon Channel!,
Genius Brands
International (“Genius Brands”) (NASDAQ: GNUS) today
announced the appointment of
Cindy Kelly to the
newly created position of Head of Advertising Sales & Co-Chief
Revenue Officer for Kartoon Channel!, working alongside
Todd Steinman, who was recently appointed Co-Chief
Revenue & Marketing Officer.In her new role, Kelly will oversee
advertising sales, as well as brand, content and event sponsorships
for Kartoon Channel!, while Steinman spearheads subscriptions and
marketing for the platform.
Kelly joins Genius Brands with over 25 years of experience in
executive sales and sponsorship roles at leading media companies,
including extensive children’s media sales at Cartoon
Network. She also served as Broadcast Account Supervisor
at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising in NYC,
overseeing media strategy for blue chip accounts, including, Mattel
Toys, Campbell’s Soup and Paramount Pictures.
Jon Ollwerther, President of Kartoon Channel
stated: “Following the recent announcement of the Kartoon Channel!
Kidaverse, and the acquisition of Ameba TV, Kartoon Channel!
continues its global expansion, with a goal of becoming the leading
children’s entertainment platform. With the appointments of Cindy
and Todd, we are focusing on creating meaningful revenue streams by
driving advertising sales and brand marketing partnerships. Cindy’s
track record speaks for itself. She is at the top of her field and
has significant relationships with the most important advertisers
in the kids’ business. I could not be more thrilled to welcome her
to the Kartoon Channel! team.”
“Kartoon Channel! has the content, the platform, and the
audience to provide a very special offering for the advertising
community. I’m excited to lead the ad sales and sponsorship
strategy given the rapid growth of the network,” said
Kelly.
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, coming soon to Kartoon
Channel!; Rainbow Rangers on Kartoon Channel! and
Netflix; 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 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, Pluto TV, Amazon
Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Apple iOS, Android TV,
Android Mobil, Google Play, Xumo, Roku, Tubi, YouTube,
KartoonChannel.com, Samsung Smart TVs and LG TVs. For additional
information, please visit www.gnusbrands.com.
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"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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