Grom’s Curiosity Ink Media Recruits Veteran Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Netflix Writer – McPaul Smith – to Pen Baldwin
01 September 2022 - 10:00PM
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GROM) Curiosity Ink Media
today announced that celebrated kids’ TV writer, McPaul Smith
(Backyardigans, The New Mickey Mouse Club), has been tapped to
develop Curiosity’s new animated preschool series, Baldwin, based
on its intellectual property of the same name. The Baldwin
franchise, which invites preschoolers on the adventures of a young,
switcher train who takes to the rails to reunite with his father,
kicks off in earnest beginning October 1st, with the publishing
debut of Baldwin’s Big Adventure. The selection of Smith to pen the
series was announced today by Darren Marks, Chairman and CEO of
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. Investor relations information on
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. is available at
https://investors.gromsocial.com.
McPaul Smith brings a trove of experience in
kids’ and preschool entertainment to his new role. He began his
writing career on MTV’s game show, Remote Control, before serving
as head writer on the iconic PBS show, Where in the World is Carmen
Sandiego. He then wrote for PBS’s Reading Rainbow and Disney
Channel’s The New Mickey Mouse Club, prior to joining Nickelodeon,
where he held a number of roles, including head writer and lyricist
for the animated musical series, The Backyardigans. He has written
songs for the Disney Channel shows, Bear in the Big Blue House and
Book of Pooh, and for Sprout House on Universal Kids.
Smith also served as an executive at BBC
America, where he led a team of producers, writers and editors in
creating the network's on-air promos, trailers and hosted day-part
packaging. More recently, McPaul created live-action games for the
syndicated kids’ variety series, Wonderama, wrote scripts for the
PBS animated series, Arthur and Molly of Denali,
and was head writer on the Netflix animated show Charlie’s
Colorforms City. He has co-created several kids’ podcasts for Pinna
and written and produced songs for the new preschool video series,
Hippo Park.
“McPaul Smith is representative of the
high-caliber talent that Grom and Curiosity are recruiting to bring
our original IP to life,” said Marks. “His incredible biography in
both kids and preschool entertainment will certainly be put to
great use, as we introduce Baldwin to the programming marketplace
and help underscore the premium quality of our programming. On
behalf of all of us at Grom and Curiosity, we welcome him with open
arms!”
About Curiosity Ink Media
Curiosity Ink Media is a global media company that develops,
acquires, builds, grows and maximizes the short, mid, and long-term
commercial potential of Kids & Family entertainment properties
and associated business opportunities. Driven by a best-in-class
leadership team, Curiosity Ink Media’s multi-faceted I.P. library
is designed to amass ongoing value through strategic stewardship,
partnerships, and highly targeted market entry. For more
information, please visit https://curiosityinkmedia.com/.
About Grom Social Enterprises,
Inc.Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. is a growing social
media platform and original content provider of entertainment for
children under 13 years of age, which provides safe and secure
digital environments for kids that can be monitored by their
parents or guardians. The Company has several operating
subsidiaries, including Grom Social, which delivers its content
through mobile and desktop environments (web portal and apps) that
entertain children, let them interact with friends, access relevant
news, and play proprietary games while teaching them about being
good digital citizens. The Company owns and operates Top Draw
Animation, which produces award-winning animation content for some
of the largest international media companies in the world. Grom
also includes Grom Educational Services, which has provided web
filtering services for K-12 schools, government and private
businesses. For more information, please visit
https://gromsocial.com.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis
press release contains statements, which may constitute
“forward-looking statements.” Those statements include statements
regarding the intent, belief, or current expectations of Grom and
members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which
such statements are based. Such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from
those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important
factors currently known to management that may cause actual results
to differ from those anticipated are discussed throughout the
Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
which are available at www.sec.gov as well as the Company’s
website at www.gromsocial.com. The Company undertakes no obligation
to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes to
future operating results.
Media Contact:Marianne
RomanoGrom Social Enterprises/Curiosity Ink
Media1-818-681-0849media@gromsocial.com
Investor Relations
Contact:Colette EymonttTraDigital
IRcolette@tradigitalir.com832-331-2399
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