{"id":11603,"date":"2017-01-18T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T17:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sony-pictures-home-entertainment-takes-stake-in-gbi\/"},"modified":"2017-01-18T12:06:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T17:06:40","slug":"sony-takes-stake-in-genius-brands-bolsters-distribution-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sony-takes-stake-in-genius-brands-bolsters-distribution-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Takes Stake in GBI, Bolsters Distribution Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has taken an equity stake in Genius Brands International (GBI) and will become the company&#8217;s global distributor.<\/p>\n<p>Sony\u00a0and Genius Brands recently\u00a0signed a multi-year agreement that sees\u00a0SPHE market and distribute GBI&#8217;s Kid Genius and Baby Genius labels throughout North America. SPHE has expanded that deal to encompass\u00a0the worldwide home-entertainment marketing and distribution of GBI&#8217;s properties,\u00a0including SpacePOP, Baby Genius,\u00a0Warren Buffett\u2019s Secret Millionaire\u2019s Club and Stan Lee&#8217;s Cosmic Crusaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe global distribution deal between Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Genius Brands provides a myriad of growth opportunities for both companies and coordinated global marketing for each of our brands as well as for our rapidly growing Kid Genius and Baby Genius channels,\u201d said Andy Heyward, the chairman and CEO of Genius Brands. \u201cWe look forward to working with SPHE to source, develop and produce valuable commercial children\u2019s \u2018content with a purpose\u2019 for global audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill Stellman, SPHE\u2019s executive VP, chief financial officer and supply chain, added: \u201cGenius Brands offers an incredible value to the worldwide marketplace in providing content with a purpose to children and family audiences around the globe. 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