{"id":24447,"date":"2023-01-18T09:50:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/kartoon-channel-launch-africa\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T09:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:50:23","slug":"kartoon-channel-to-launch-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/kartoon-channel-to-launch-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kartoon Channel! to Launch in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Genius Brands International has signed a deal with China\u2019s StarTimes to launch Kartoon Channel! in South Africa and 46 countries throughout the Sub-Saharan African region on January 31.<\/p>\n<p>The channel will offer exclusive and first-run series such as <em>Rainbow Rangers<\/em>, <em>Stan Lee\u2019s Superhero Kindergarten<\/em>, <em>Thomas Edison\u2019s Secret Lab<\/em> and <em>Llama Llama<\/em>. On weekends, the channel will feature family-friendly movies, including <em>Stan Lee\u2019s Mighty 7<\/em>, <em>Ella Bella Bingo<\/em> and more.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Kartoon Channel! in Africa will internationally premiere the recently announced ten-episode elimination-style competition reality series and accompanying Roblox game experiences for children, <em>Kidaverse Roblox Rumble<\/em>. Hosted by former NFL star Rashad Jennings, the series will air as part of a games-branded programming block on weekday afternoons.<\/p>\n<p>Kartoon Channel! will be available via DTH satellite and digital terrestrial. Viewers can catch its programming on channel 304 on satellite and channel 357 on DTT (276 in Uganda).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to build the global presence of Kartoon Channel! by creating unique partnerships, and we are delighted and honored to work with StarTimes to bring Kartoon Channel! to African kids and families in 2023,\u201d said Paul Robinson, president of Kartoon Channel! Worldwide. \u201cOur family-friendly brand values and safe environment deliver the perfect recipe to entertain and inform kids via characters and shows they adore. We are just getting started in growing Kartoon Channel! as a preeminent children\u2019s entertainment destination worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to launch a channel throughout Africa that offers such a diverse lineup of programming for children 2 to 12 years old and their families,\u201d said Lily Meng, general manager of StarTimes Media . \u201cWith safe, value-driven content across multiple genres, we anticipate Kartoon Channel! to be a hit across the region and look forward to working with Genius Brands in the coming years to bring a unique entertainment experience to our young audiences across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genius Brands International has signed a deal with China\u2019s StarTimes to launch Kartoon Channel! in South Africa and 46 countries throughout the Sub-Saharan African region on January 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1503,5440,5606],"class_list":["post-24447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-genius-brands-international","tag-kartoon-channel","tag-startimes","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kartoon Channel! 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