Pocket.watch has entered into new partnerships with YouTube’s EvanTube and CaptainSparklez, while also landing a book imprint with Simon & Schuster.<\/p>\n
EvanTube includes kids’ and family channels EvanTubeHD, JillianTubeHD and EvanTubeGaming, while CaptainSparklez is a gaming entertainment channel created by Jordan Maron. \u201cPocket.watch\u2019s team of great executives is building something unique in kids’ and family entertainment and we know we can work together to grow our brand and bring it to a much wider audience in many new places,\u201d said Jared, creator of the EvanTube channels.<\/p>\n
Pocket.watch has also tied up with Simon Spotlight, part of Simon & Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing, which will create books under the pocket.watch brand. The first titles from the new imprint are slated for delivery in late fall 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to bring EvanTube and CaptainSparklez into the pocket.watch family,\u201d noted pocket.watch CEO Chris M. Williams. \u201cWhile all of our creator partners have seen tremendous success on YouTube, we\u2019ve only scratched the surface for growing their brands with premium series, licensed merchandise, games, live events and, of course, books through our new Simon Spotlight imprint.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPocket.watch has a great portfolio of kids’ and family franchise brands and original IP that are ripe for growth through books and we couldn\u2019t be more enthusiastic about the prospects of this groundbreaking partnership,\u201d stated Valerie Garfield, VP, publisher of novelty and licensed publishing for Simon & Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing.<\/p>\n
In addition, Walt Disney Company\u00a0alum Bruce Gordan has been named chief financial officer of\u00a0pocket.watch. The company also appointed a number of new advisors: Kerry Tucker, former CEO of Hello Sunshine; Barry Blumberg, former chief content officer of Defy Media; Jacob Shwirtz, global head of social media strategy at WeWork; Greg Clayman, former president of Vertical Networks; and Jon Goldman, venture partner at Greycroft.<\/p>\n
In six months, pocket.watch has gained more than 1 billion monthly views spanning 20 YouTube channels with a combined subscriber base of more than 34 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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