EXCLUSIVE: Todd Steinman has taken on Kartoon Channel Worldwide at Kartoon Studios, we’ve realized.
He has been promoted from his U.S.-focused function as President of Toon Media Networks to tackle the broader Kartoon Channel enterprise.
The information that comes quickly after we revealed Paul Robinson was exiting his publish as President of Kartoon Channel Worldwide, overseeing the community’s enlargement past the States. Whereas it’s not a like-for-like substitute, we perceive Steinman will assume Robinson’s duties, whereas maintaining his U.S. function.
Kartoon Studios’ Toon Media Networks division contains together with Kartoon Channel!, Ameba and Frederator Community.
Inside that, Kartoon Channel now has distribution in 71 nations, and Steinman’s new function will together with him overseeing worldwide operations and the U.S., the place Kartoon Studios says the community is a “worthwhile, high-growth platform.”
The home enterprise has reported a 116% improve in earnings year-over-year for January and February 2025, the New York-listed firm stated with out breaking out numbers.
“This subsequent chapter is about constructing on our momentum in worldwide markets,” stated Steinman. “We’re targeted on profitability, model affect, and delivering content material that connects with households in all places.”
“Todd Steinman is a rare govt who has not solely delivered profitability and progress within the U.S. at a report tempo but in addition outlined a profitable, scalable streaming mannequin we are able to now lengthen worldwide throughout Advert-supported Video on Demand, Subscription Video on Demand and FAST channels,” stated Andy Heyward, CEO and Chairman of Kartoon Studios.
“Steinman’s extraordinary efficiency guiding Kartoon Channel!, Ameba, and Frederator Networks into worthwhile streaming powerhouses for youngsters and younger adults has fueled an vital and rising revenue middle for Kartoon Networks, with triple-digit progress 12 months over 12 months. The mix of SVOD, AVOD, and FAST has created a diversified and fast-growing youngsters’s service. Steinman will now assume oversight of the worldwide enlargement of Toon Media Networks and Kartoon Channel! Worldwide.”
Earlier this month, we revealed former KidsCo and Disney exec Robinson was leaving his function after three years, having held the roles alongside roles at at India’s Tata Elxsi and podcast and radio trade occasions enterprise Radio Days.
Moreover working streaming channels, Kartoon Studios’ content material slate consists of Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaq’s Storage, starring Shaquille O’Neal, Rainbow Rangers, and Llama Llama, starring Jennifer Garner. It owns manufacturing home Mainframe Studios, which has produced work for the likes of Disney, Netflix, Mattel, and Sony, with present productions resembling Barbie, CoComelon and Unicorn Academy.
Kartoon Studios owns the Stan Lee model and has been growing animated characteristic movies with GFM Movies based mostly on the late Marvel guru’s characters. It is usually engaged on a slate of Winnie-the-Pooh sequence and movies that may roll out on Kartoon Channel on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels platform.
