Kartoon Studios Launches Epic Winnie-The-Pooh Franchise
Kartoon Studios Launches Epic Winnie-The-Pooh Franchise
Key Takeaways (TLDR)
Kartoon Studios' new Winnie-The-Pooh project is estimated to generate $3 to $6 billion in annual revenue for Walt Disney Co.
Kartoon Studios is leveraging AI to design a unique 'yarn-based' look for the characters and backgrounds of their Winnie-The-Pooh content.
Kartoon Studios aims to bring families together with their Winnie-The-Pooh content, focusing on values of family, friendship, kindness, and love.
Kartoon Studios plans to launch an animated holiday movie and series featuring Winnie-The-Pooh on Amazon Prime Video, with a unique 'Seussian style' rhyme storytelling approach.
Why it Matters
This news matters because it highlights the launch of a highly ambitious Winnie-The-Pooh project by Kartoon Studios, with potential impact on entertainment, retail, and the global marketplace.
Summary
Winnie-The-Pooh, the classic novel by A.A. Milne, has warmed our hearts, opened our imaginations and kept us enchanted for decades. It has also made its licensees a lot of money. After all, the franchise has generated over $80 billion in sales over the past forty years and is estimated to generate $3 to $6 billion in annual revenue for Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). It's also the subject of the next big project from Kartoon Studios (AMEX: TOON), a global company specializing in creating, producing, distributing, marketing and licensing entertainment brands.
Kartoon Studios’ Winnie-The-Pooh is the most ambitious project yet for the company, encompassing an animated holiday movie, five holiday specials and a four-year/104-episode series and 5 Holiday specials to premiere on Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Prime Video, via Kartoon Channel!’s subscription service on the platform. Concurrently, the global retail program will kick off with the debut of products featuring an array of special features, distributed through Alliance Entertainment Corporation (“AEC”)(NASDAQ: AENT), which distributes to Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Barnes & Noble and Amazon. At launch, AEC will debut an exclusive steel case video package with unique bonus features as part of Kartoon Studios’ global merchandise program.
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