Genius Brands International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNUS) continues to
expand distribution of its Kartoon Channel!, Apple store’s highest
user-ranked kid’s streaming app (rated 4.9), with the launch of a
dedicated application and channel on the Vizio Smart TV platform,
reaching millions of additional television households across North
America.
Additionally, following the successful premiere of Kartoon
Channel! on JetBlue, the Company is broadening its global
inflight entertainment experience for the network, through its
partnership with Spafax Inflight Entertainment, to now
include British Airways, Qatar Airways and
International Airline Group’s (IAG) partner airlines, Aer
Lingus and Iberia. Kartoon Channel! will offer passengers
on these airlines select, original, family-friendly series. The
content will be available in both English and Spanish on IAG
airlines and in English and Arabic on Qatar Airways.
“Our global strategy for Kartoon Channel! is to prioritize
profitability with a diversified business model that includes
subscriptions, advertising and licensing. These deals are a big
step in that direction. We are proud to add Vizio to Kartoon
Channel!’s list of smart TV partners, including Samsung TV, and LG
TV. Kartoon Channel! will continue to grow as it is now being
carried by the top three smart TV manufacturers in the U.S., as
well as expanding our inflight entertainment offering with the
addition of our new airline partners, IAG and Qatar Airways,”
commented Jon Ollwerther, President of Genius Brands’ Kartoon
Channel! “Genius Brands continues to deliver Kartoon Channel! to
young viewers and their families all over the world, meeting them
with our safe, kid friendly content wherever they consume
entertainment. The positive response is evident by our consistent
top rating among users on the Apple app store.”
About Kartoon Channel!Available everywhere and
anywhere kids are today, Genius Brands’ digital network, Kartoon
Channel! is a family entertainment destination that delivers 1000s
of episodes of carefully curated and safe family-friendly content.
The channel features animated classics for little kids, including
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, Babar, Mellodees, Super Simple
Songs, Finny the Shark, and Baby Genius, as well as hit content for
bigger kids, such as 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 and Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski,
coming in 2023. Kartoon Channel! also offers STEM-based content
through its Kartoon Classroom!, including Baby Genius, and
more.
Kartoon Channel! is available 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.
For more information, please visit 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. This past year,
Genius Brands also acquired Canada’s WOW! Unlimited Media (TSX-V:
WOW), which includes 2,500 channels under the Channel Frederator
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.
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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, 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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