Following the success of the Kartoon Channel! app and content on
the Roku® platform, Genius
Brands International,
Inc. (“Genius Brands” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: GNUS),
today announced that it will offer a dedicated
Kartoon
Channel! on
The Roku Channel, further
expanding the channel’s presence on Roku.
The Roku Channel reached U.S. households with an estimated 80
million people in Q4 2021. Users now have access to Kartoon
Channel!’s full content slate of original programming and renowned
children’s brands, including Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten,
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; the new fast-paced trivia original
gameshow series for kids, KC! Pop Quiz, hosted by Nickelodeon star,
Casey Simpson; and Rainbow Rangers, as well as classics such as
Baby Genius, Pac-Man and much more!
“As we begin rolling out the new Kartoon Channel! Kidaverse,
we’re excited to share that in less than two years we are
fully distributed in the U.S., reaching millions of viewers across
multiple platforms! We are now further enhancing our offering to
consumers by bringing The Roku Channel on board as a media partner,
significantly expanding our presence in the digital marketplace,”
commented Genius Brands’ Jon Ollwerther, President, Kartoon
Channel!.
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 1000s 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, as well as hit
content for bigger kids, such as Pac-Man, Angry Birds, and
Yu-Gi-Oh!, to original programming like Stan Lee’s Superhero
Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, KC! Pop Quiz, hosted
by Casey Simpson, and Shaq’s Garage, starring Shaquille O’Neal,
coming in 2023. 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 International Genius 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 IP portfolio of
family-friendly content features the Stan
Lee brand, Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Kartoon Channel!; Shaq’s Garage,
starring Shaquille O’Neal, coming to Kartoon Channel!; Rainbow
Rangers on Kartoon Channel! and Netflix; Llama Llama,
starring Jennifer Garner, on Netflix and more. Recently, Genius
Brands entered into an agreement to acquire Canada’s WOW! Unlimited
Media (TSX-V: WOW), which includes 2,500 channels under the Channel
Federator Network, and has also made a strategic investment in
Germany’s Your Family Entertainment AG (FRA:RTV), one of Europe’s
largest distributors and broadcasters of high-quality programs for
children and families.
Genius Brands’ Kartoon Channel! is a globally
distributed entertainment platform with 100% penetration in the
U.S. television market and international expansion with launches in
key markets around the world. The channel is available in the U.S.
via a broad range of distribution platforms, including Comcast,
Cox, DISH, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple
TV, Apple iOS, Android TV, Android Mobil, Google
Play, Roku, YouTube, KartoonChannel.com, Samsung Smart and LG
TVs, the JetBlue Inflight platform and more. Genius Brands is now
rolling out the subscription-based Kartoon Channel! Kidaverse,
featuring metaversal content and exclusive titles.
For additional information, please
visit www.gnusbrands.com.
Roku is a registered trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in
other countries. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other
companies appearing in this press release are the property of their
respective holders.
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