{"id":11377,"date":"2016-11-30T10:16:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T15:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gbis-kid-genius-cartoon-channel-expands-u-s-presence\/"},"modified":"2016-11-30T10:16:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T15:16:53","slug":"gbis-kid-genius-cartoon-channel-widens-u-s-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gbis-kid-genius-cartoon-channel-widens-u-s-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"GBI&#8217;s Kid Genius Cartoon Channel Widens U.S. Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEVERLY HILLS: Genius Brands International (GBI) has tied up with multiplatform video distribution company Future Today to provide Kid Genius Cartoon Channel to 20 million more U.S. homes for a total of 42 million.<\/p>\n<p>Kid Genius Cartoon Channel, currently available via\u00a0Comcast&#8217;s Xfinity On Demand, offers a variety of content for toddlers to 12-year-olds. The VOD network\u00a0is now also being offered across such OTT platforms as Roku, Apple, Amazon, Sony, Google and Samsung, with more to follow. It\u00a0features such original programming as <em>Baby Genius<\/em>, <em>SpacePOP<\/em>, <em>Warren Buffett\u2019s Secret Millionaires Club<\/em> and <em>Thomas Edison\u2019s Secret Lab<\/em>, as well as\u00a0third-party titles, including\u00a0<em>Eddie Is A Yeti<\/em> and <em>Nancy Drew Codes &amp; Clues<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Shelly Hirsch, the CEO of Beacon Media Group,\u00a0a buyer of children&#8217;s media in the U.S., remarked:\u00a0&#8220;The expansion of the Kid Genius Cartoon Channel into 40-plus million homes is an extraordinary event, which brings their distribution up to critical mass, reaching close to half of all U.S. television households. We are constantly looking for new ways and systems to reach kids in an ever-changing digital environment, and I am personally excited about the possibilities now from another player in the space, alongside Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be partnering with Genius Brands on expanding the reach of their Kid Genius Cartoon Channel through a truly multiplatform direct-to-consumer offering,\u201d noted Vikrant Mathur, co-founder of Future Today. \u201cUtilizing our cloud-based platform, the Kid Genius Cartoon Channel will be able to offer an on-demand entertainment experience that is not only safe for kids and can be controlled by parents, it\u2019s truly engaging as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuture Today is exactly that,\u201d added\u00a0Debra Pierson, the general manager of Kid Genius Cartoon Channel. \u201cAs consumers\u2019 viewing habits have changed, so too has the typical content distribution model. Future Today can deliver us into the 20 million households who aren\u2019t subscribing to cable or satellite for their entertainment, and who are choosing from myriad devices and smart TVs. 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