Future characters 100 acre forest The series will feature Kartoon Studios’ CEO, CFO, and Head of Toon Networks in a groundbreaking presentation outlining the company’s growth strategy and future facility transition to AI-powered animation production.
Demonstrate next-generation production model with AI-powered investor presentation
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 27, 2026 (Globe Newswire) — Kartoon Studios (NYSE America: TOON) announced today that it will release its annual shareholder letter and business update on March 31st. This includes the first AI-animated video presentation featuring company executives and upcoming company characters. 100 acre forest series.
This innovative presentation not only provides business updates, but also serves as a real-world demonstration of Kartoon Studios’ new AI-powered animation production capabilities. This is technology that the company believes will revolutionize the speed, cost structure and creative possibilities of animated content production.
The presentation will feature Kartoon Studios Founder, Chairman and CEO Andy Heyward, Chief Financial Officer Brian Parisi, and Toon Media Networks President Todd Steinman, who will discuss the company’s operating results and the strategic initiatives driving the company’s next phase of growth.
Popular characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore join Kartoon Studios leadership in interviews set within the Hundred Acre Wood, where executives outline key developments across the company’s expanding entertainment portfolio.
“Animation has always required imagination.” Andy Hayward, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Kartoon Studios said:. “Today, artificial intelligence is opening the door to a whole new generation of storytelling and production tools. This presentation is more than just a shareholder update, it’s a demonstration of how Kartoon Studios intends to use AI to power the next era of animated content production. By presenting a shareholder update in this format, we hope to demonstrate not only the progress we’re making as a company, but also how the future of animation is being created.”
The shareholder letter and AI-animated business update will accompany the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and will be made available to shareholders and the public through Kartoon Studios’ investor relations channels and digital platforms in the coming weeks.
About Manga Studio
Kartoon Studios (NYSE AMERICAN: TOON) is a global leader in children’s and family entertainment, delivering premium content and high-value animation intellectual property to millions of viewers around the world. In addition to our portfolio of globally recognized brands, we own a controlling interest in Stan Lee Universe, operate Mainframe Studios, one of North America’s largest animation production companies, and deliver more than 22,000 minutes of award-winning programming.
Kartoon Studios reaches audiences on linear television, AVOD, SVOD, FAST channels, and top streaming platforms through its Toon Media Networks division, which includes Kartoon Channel!, Ameba, Kartoon Channel Worldwide, and Frederator. Manga channel! Consistently rated #1 streaming app for kids in the Apple App Store. With a global distribution footprint in more than 60 territories and a strong content pipeline, Kartoon Studios is strategically positioned to deliver sustained growth, operational scale and long-term shareholder value.
Mainframe Studios is a Canadian production company and an affiliate of Kartoon Studios.
For more information, please visit www.kartoonstudios.com.
Forward-looking statements: Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities laws. Words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “plan,” “intend” or similar expressions, or statements regarding intentions, beliefs or current expectations, are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding: The company’s annual shareholder letter and business update was released on March 31st and featured the first AI-animated video presentation by company executives along with characters from the company’s upcoming “Hundred Acre Wood” series. This presentation not only provides a business update, but also serves as a hands-on demonstration of Kartoon Studios’ new AI-powered animation production capabilities. AI-powered technology is revolutionizing the speed, cost structure, and creative possibilities of animated content production. It shows not only the progress Kartoon Studios is making as a company, but also how the future of animation is being created. A shareholder letter and AI Animation business update will be published in the coming weeks through Kartoon Studios’ investor relations channels and digital platforms. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are based on current estimates and assumptions and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to utilize our information. AI-powered technology is changing the speed, cost structure, and creative possibilities of animated content production. our ability to obtain additional financing, if possible, on acceptable terms; Changes in the Company’s operating results from period to period. general economic and financial conditions; our ability to anticipate changes in popular culture, media and film, fashion and technology; competitive pressures from other content distributors and within the retail market; our dependence on and relationships with third-party production and animation studios; our ability to market and promote our products; our reliance on third parties to promote our products; our ability to respond to technological advances; our ability to protect our intellectual property and other risk factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; Therefore, actual results may differ materially. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or change any statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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