Genius Brands Network Launches VOD on Sling TV

Genius Brands International Inc. launched the Genius Brands Network as an à la carte video-on-demand offering on Sling TV.

Including content from the Kid Genius Cartoon Channel and Baby Genius TV, the Genius Brands Network is distributed across multiple over-the-top (OTT) platforms as both ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) and subscriber video-on-demand (SVOD) services.

“We are thrilled to team up with Sling TV to continue the growth of the Genius Brands Network, and to further our mission of delivering this wealth of educational and entertaining content to children across the U.S.,” says Deb Pierson, president of Genius Brands Network. “With the addition of our content on Sling TV, we are happy to provide our devoted fans with another point of access to share in the adventures of their favorite characters.”

The Genius Brands library includes series such as The Adventures of Paddington Bear, Inspector Gadget (classic), Dino Squad, Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club, Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab, and Baby Genius.

The addition of the Genius Brands Network standalone on-demand channel to Sling TV rounds out a growing distribution roster that includes Amazon Prime, Comcast’s Xfinity on Demand, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Cox, Tubi, and Xumo. The Genius Brands Network currently reaches 80 million U.S. households with continued expansion planned both in the U.S. and internationally.

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