pocket.watch Grows Reach of Ryan’s World

pocket.watch has closed content deals to expand the reach of the Ryan’s World franchise, bringing Ryan’s Mystery Playdate to Europe and the Middle East.

pocket.watch has extended existing partnerships and is rolling out new ones through March 2021. Partners include Clan (Spain/Spanish), Cartoonito (Italy/Italian), Amazon (Germany/German) and SpaceToon (the Middle East/Arabic). As part of the deals in Spain and the Middle East, content from HobbyKids, Love, Diana and Jillian’s Mystery Craft Box will also be featured.

Cartoonito picked up a selection of episodes from seasons one through three of Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, while Clan acquired season one of the series. SpaceToon is taking season one of Ryan’s Mystery Playdate as well as the fourth season of Ryan’s World Specials. Heading to eJunior in the Middle East is Ryan’s Mystery Playdate season three and Ryan’s World Specials season six.

Additionally, pocket.watch is partnering with Sky to bring Ryan’s World Specials seasons five through eight to the U.K.

Thanda Belker, pocket.watch’s senior VP of global distribution, said: “The explosive growth of the Ryan’s World franchises show the viability of this content internationally and for the first time in Italy, Spain, U.K. and Ireland. These deals solidify a foothold in the European and the Middle Eastern markets that no other YouTube creator-first company has managed to accomplish, opening the doors for pocket.watch creators to millions of homes across the world. We’re proud of the truly global presence we’ve built around Ryan.”

Lucy Murphy, director of kids’ content at Sky, said: “Ryan is a global phenomenon, and kids love his individual style, engaging character, and entertaining content. We are delighted to bring Ryan to a wider U.K. audience at Sky.”