Kartoon Studios Welcomes Ryan Gagerman, 3 New Members to Winnie the Pooh Team

As Kartoon Studios prepares to launch its tackle A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh, the entertainment firm is including 4 new members to its group targeted on the model.

Ryan Gagerman can be becoming a member of because the Head of International Licensing for Kartoon Studios’ Winnie the Pooh; Michael Maliani will function the Director; Sam Morrison will be a part of as Head Author; and Paul Robinson, President of Kartoon Channel! Worldwide and Head of Worldwide Gross sales, will concentrate on gross sales globally.

Years in the past, I had the privilege to work with Ryan Gagerman when he oversaw the worldwide rollout of Strawberry Shortcake, which generated over $5 billion {dollars} of retail gross sales below his management. He’s the proper govt to spearhead our international shopper merchandise and retail program for this model.

Andy Heyward, Kartoon Studios Chairman and CEO

Gagerman beforehand labored in senior positions at leisure business leaders resembling Paramount Photos, Electronic Arts, and DIC Leisure. He’ll concentrate on constructing Kartoon Studios’ Winnie the Pooh model throughout all licensed product classes, together with toys, attire, publishing, and extra.

The animated Christmas film, at present in pre-production, can be directed by Maliani. Morrison can even work on the manufacturing, having beforehand labored on the writing group for Peppa Pig. Robinson at present serves because the President of Kartoon Channel! Worldwide and Head of Worldwide Gross sales, and is becoming a member of the group to spearhead worldwide gross sales efforts.

“The group Kartoon Studios has assembled to guide this thrilling new Winnie the Pooh is world class and is aware of precisely easy methods to make nice content material for youths, construct impactful international leisure manufacturers, and drive a worldwide shopper merchandise enterprise,” says Steven A. Horowitz, Senior Managing Director of the Winnie the Pooh SPV and its mum or dad firm, Catalyst Enterprise Companions.

The Kartoon Studios’ Winnie the Pooh animated Christmas film is ready to premiere on Dec. 24 of subsequent 12 months on Amazon Prime Video. The premiere will be a part of the launch of the worldwide retail program.