Toronto, ON – February 26, 2025 – WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, has teamed up with leading free streaming television service Samsung TV Plus to launch a brand-new Pokémon FAST channel. Launched in the U.S. just in time for Pokémon Day on February 27, the channel provides Pokémon fans with a curated 24/7 stream of episodes across 22 seasons of the iconic original animated series, featuring Ash Ketchum and his partner Pokémon, Pikachu.
Lara Ilie, VP AVOD and FAST at WildBrain, said: “Pokémon is an iconic property, and this new launch on Samsung TV Plus provides the brand’s dedicated fanbase with another way to enjoy Ash Ketchum and Pikachu’s exciting adventures. As a leader in the FAST space, WildBrain is pleased to expand our partnership with Samsung TV Plus to bring Pokémon to long-term fans and a new generation of kids.”
In partnership with The Pokémon Company International, WildBrain is the only distributor of the single-IP Pokémon FAST channel. WildBrain also handles direct advertising inventory for Pokémon FAST channels through its in-house Media Solutions team.
The new channel announced today adds to the 44 WildBrain channels already launched for kids’ brands on Samsung TV Plus across multiple regions. With approximately 150 FAST channels now launched across multiple platforms worldwide, WildBrain is the world’s leading expert in harnessing FAST for kids’ content, offering partners the expertise, operational infrastructure, and insights needed to leverage and optimize the FAST opportunity.
For more information, please contact:
Aimée Norman at Liberi Consulting, external PR for WildBrain
+44 (0) 7957 564 050
About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° franchise management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands around the world. With approximately 14,000 half-hours of kids’ and family content in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.
Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Camp Snoopy; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let’s Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered approximately 1.5 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most loved family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.
About Samsung TV Plus
Samsung TV Plus is the go-to service for free, premium entertainment that allows content owners and advertisers to engage consumers at scale. As a leader in free ad-supported TV (FAST) and video-on-demand (AVOD), Samsung TV Plus is the #1 free ad-supported app on Samsung Smart TVs, with nearly 3,500 ad-supported linear channels available across 30 territories and over 630M active devices, Samsung TV Plus is the exclusive home of Conan O’Brien TV, Letterman TV, and hundreds of additional exclusive channels available worldwide across Samsung TV, Galaxy, Smart Monitor, and Family Hub lineups. To learn more, visit samsungtvplus.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.com.