{"id":30203,"date":"2025-08-01T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T10:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:22:41","slug":"global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Galactics to Launch YouTube Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The kids\u2019 entertainment company Global Galactics is set to launch an official YouTube channel to bring the world of its books onto the screen on August 11.<\/p>\n<p>Anchored by SparkStar, a galactic pup, the YouTube channel will feature animation, live-action and narrative storytelling. YouTube Shorts will provide bursts of \u201cdid you know?\u201d moments to introduce fun facts.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a weekly audio-video hybrid where SparkStar travels across the universe to uncover Earth\u2019s jaw-dropping places, creatures and mysteries will release via YouTube Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>When it launches on August 11, a library of <em>SparkStar\u2019s Audio AWEventures<\/em> episodes, live-action shorts and sing-along songs will drop. New content will premiere weekly across all formats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlobal Galactics isn\u2019t just building shows\u2014we\u2019re creating a world kids can truly live in,\u201d said Houston Howard, transmedia expert and creative director of Global Galactics. \u201cWe\u2019re weaving books, music, live action, animation, audio and challenges into one interconnected narrative universe. Every video, every story, every song connects to something bigger\u2014helping kids see themselves as curious explorers in a vast, wonder-filled cosmos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Karsten, co-founder of Global Galactics, commented, \u201cThe real Sparky, our beloved Jack Russell Terrier and the inspiration for the brand, showed kids what it meant to embrace curiosity, kindness and resilience. We want our content ecosystem to carry on that legacy\u2014inspiring exploration, compassion and a belief in the power of connection that transcends screens and stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor kids who love to look up at the stars, look around with wonder and look within for big ideas, our new YouTube channel gives them a place to keep exploring the universe of SparkStar,\u201d added Karinna Karsten, co-founder of Global Galactics. \u201cWe\u2019re building a world kids can return to again and again\u2014whether they\u2019re learning, laughing or just taking a moment to feel awe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kids\u2019 entertainment company Global Galactics is set to launch an official YouTube channel to bring the world of its books onto the screen on August 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[11198,11267,11202,11199,11203],"class_list":["post-30203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-global-galactics","tag-houston-howard","tag-karinna-karsten","tag-sparkstar","tag-timothy-karsten","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Global Galactics to Launch YouTube Channel - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Global Galactics to Launch YouTube Channel - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The kids\u2019 entertainment company Global Galactics is set to launch an official YouTube channel to bring the world of its books onto the screen on August 11.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-01T14:02:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-01T14:22:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/\",\"name\":\"Global Galactics to Launch YouTube Channel - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-01T14:02:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-01T14:22:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/global-galactics-launches-youtube-channel\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Global Galactics to Launch YouTube Channel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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