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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital Media |
| Founded | 2012; 14 years ago (2012) |
| Founder | Fred Seibert |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Parent | Wow Unlimited Media (2016–present) |
| Divisions | Frederator Studios Channel Frederator Network |
| Website | frederator |
Frederator Networks, Inc. is a media company founded byFred Seibert. It makes and distributes cartoons, often onChannel Frederator, and through its in-house animation studioFrederator Studios. It is the largest distributor of independentanimation online.[1]
On October 26, 2016, Canadian animation studioRainmaker Entertainment acquired Frederator Networks, Inc. Rainmaker subsequently rebranded asWow Unlimited Media.[2]
In February 2015, Frederator Networks acquired worldwide distribution rights to Personas Cetaceas, a Spanish language Chilean animated series, originally called Personas Cetaceas. It was renamed Fin Punch, dubbed into English, and hosted onCartoon Hangover[3]
In 2014, Frederator Networks andSony Pictures Animation announced their new joint project,GO! Cartoons. Twelve, five-minute, animated shorts were planned to be viewed on Cartoon Hangover in 2016, but the series would eventually premiere on November 7, 2017.[4] One of them will be picked to become an animated series on Cartoon Hangover.[5]
Channel Frederator Network (CFN) is a YouTubemulti-channel network focused specifically on animation. They have signed 1,222 YouTube creators.[6] As of October 2017, CFN has over 1 billion monthly views.[7] In 2022, Channel Frederator entrustedEthan Schulteis and his team with overseeing the management of the YouTube channel.[8]
Frederator Studios is an animation studio run byFred Seibert, who is largely known as the executive producer ofAdventure Time,The Fairly OddParents, andThe Powerpuff Girls.[9]
Frederator Digital is a subsidiary of Frederator Networks that creates unscripted, informational and scripted programming for streaming on the internet.[1] It is currently producing a series of 107 Facts videos, which can be seen onChannel Frederator,Cartoon Hangover, Cinematica, The Leaderboard, and MicDrop onYouTube[10]
The Leaderboard Network is a YouTube multi-channel network that focuses exclusively on video games and gaming.[1] Its main YouTube channel, The Leaderboard, launched in April 2015 and as of 2017 has over 550,000 subscribers with over 90 million views.[10]
The Cinematica Network is a YouTube multi-channel network that focuses exclusively on TV and movies.[1] Its main YouTube channel, Cinematica, was created in August 2015. Subsequently, Ethan Schulteis was appointed to lead the channel, which now boasts over 300,000 subscribers and 75 million views.[11]
In February 2016, Frederator Networks partnered withÁnima Estudios to launch the Átomo Network, a multi-channel network exclusively for Spanish speaking YouTube animation channels.[12]