Cable company Cheddar and Genius Brands International are set to launch Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club, a kids’ series that will be made available across Cheddar’s OTT partners. The 26 half-hour episodes will be made available across Cheddar’s partners Sling TV, Hulu, YouTube TV, Philo and fuboTV. It will continue the series throughout 2018 and […]
Sony Pictures’ home entertainment arm has bought into LA kids company Genius Brands International. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment previously had a multiyear marketing and distributing agreement with Genius for its Kid Genius and Baby Genius labels in North America, but will now rep all of the company’s brands in the US and Canada. Genius brands […]
German broadcaster ProSieben has signed a multi-series deal with UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights. Crime and investigation series such as Cineflix Productions’ Cold Blood (seasons 1-8, comprising 99 hours), Nowhere to Hide (seasons 1-2. 12x60mins), Unusual Suspects (seasons 6-8, 20x60mins) and Murder Book (seasons 1-2, 23x60mins) are included in the agreement. ProSieben also gets new Cineflix […]
Foothill Entertainment CEO Jo Kavanagh-Payne has joined LA-based Genius Brands International, though will also remain with the Santa Barbara-based distributor she created. Kavanagh-Payne has been named senior VP, global distribution at Andy Heyward’s kids and family company. She will support Stone Newman, who has been promoted to president, global consumer products, worldwide content sales and […]
A raft of Asian broadcasters have bought shows from Genius Brands International. Singapore’s Mediacorp took Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 and Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab. Indonesia’s Spacetoon took Warren Buffet’s Secret Millionaire’s Club, Secret Lab and Mighty 7. TVB in Hong Kong took Secret Lab. “The appeal of our content continues to prove itself in virtually […]
Asking kids TV executives to name the most impressive show out there (not one of their own) produced a few surprises, and a surprising consensus. Adventure Time got numerous nods, as did another Cartoon network toon, The Amazing World of Gumball. Zodiak’s Michael Carrington, a former Cartoon Network UK and EMEA boss, was one of […]
It seems fair to throw this question to the people running digital services first. Hopster’s Nick Walters selects his own service as the one with most potential, but also sees promise elsewhere. “I think PopJam is really interesting and a promising take on doing social for kids in a way that’s cool, doesn’t condescend, but […]
Children’s content group Genius Brands International will sell around US$4.3 million of its common stock and warrants. The firm has agreed a private placement with institutional investors and company management had been released, with the sale expected to close on November 3. This will comprise issuing investors 4.3 million shares at a US$1 per share […]
Genius Brands International has launched its new on-demand service Kid Genius on Comcast in the US, taking it into 21 million US pay TV homes. GBI is the content company run by kids TV veteran and former DIC boss Andy Heyward, and Kid Genius is its new free, ad-supported VOD brand. Launching on cabler Comcast’s […]
Pay TV channel Cartoon Network Latin America has bought Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 from Genius Brands International in a multi-territory deal. The superhero-themed show comes from Stan Lee Comics, a joint venture of LA-based GBI, Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Archie Comics. It has previous been sold to the likes of TF1 in France, which was […]
