11:44 AM EDT, 06/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Kartoon Studios ( TOON ) said Friday that it plans to launch its "Winnie-The-Pooh" brand, with an animated holiday movie, five holiday specials, and a four-year 104-episode series, on Amazon.com's ( AMZN ) Amazon Prime Video platform.

Kartoon Studios ( TOON ) also said it will launch a global retail program for new "Winnie-the-Pooh"-branded consumer products distributed through Alliance Entertainment ( AENT ) .

The company said pre-production has started on the animated holiday movie that will premiere on Dec. 24, 2025, while the series is being funded through a $30 million joint venture production financing from Catalyst Venture Partners' WTP SPV 1 unit.

Shares of Kartoon Studios ( TOON ) were up nearly 7% in recent trading.

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