Kartoon Studios, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 20, 2026
Kartoon Studios, Inc. (TOON)
About this 8-K
Kartoon Studios, Inc filed this 8-K on October 20, 2026.
Kartoon Studios, Inc. contracted with Walmart Marketplace to provide products from licensees based on HUNDRED ACRE WOOD beginning on January 18, 2027. Products are expected to be available concurrently with the series release. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Kartoon Studios, Inc. (the "Company") has contracted with Walmart Marketplace to provide consumer products, including but not limited to toys, books, apparel, and others, from licensees, based on the Company's animated series HUNDRED ACRE WOOD, based on A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh, beginning on January 18, 2027. Products based on the HUNDRED ACRE WOOD characters are expected to be available on Walmart Marketplace concurrent with the series release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expectations regarding the availability of products based on the HUNDRED ACRE WOOD characters on Walmart Marketplace concurrent with the series release; and any other statements that relate to the Company’s plans, expectations, or objectives for future operations, financial performance, or business strategy.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| KARTOON STUDIOS, INC. | ||
| Date: October 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ Andy Heyward |
| Name: | Andy Heyward | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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