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# About

Established in 1989 but reimagined for the digital era, **Janson Media** is an independent media company based in New York. It specializes in worldwide content development, production, and distribution. The company has a global reach, with long-standing relationships with media and entertainment companies in virtually every country. Partners include major entertainment studios, digital platforms and streamers, and  broadcast and cable TV networks.

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One of the foremost independent digital studios in the world, **JANSON** has over 24,000 hours of content in global distribution (40,000+ assets). The company's portfolio of exclusive content includes independent feature films and documentaries, and television series in most genres -- animation and children’s, drama, crime, comedy, music, lifestyle, current affairs, social issues, science & technology, health & wellness, nature & wildlife, travel & adventure, history, and pop culture. In addition to long-standing relationships with legacy producers of film and television IPs, the company also partners with a new generation of digital content creators and influencers.

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**JANSON** works directly with **Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Netflix, Twitch, Disney's Hulu, Tubi (Fox), Roku, Pluto, NBC's Peacock, Paramount+, Xumo, Samsung, LG, TCL, Plex, DirectTV, Fubo, Spotify, Facebook Microsoft,** and many more. Some of our content partners from around the world include Bob Ross, Inc. (USA), ARTÉ (France), BetaFilm (Germany), Mondo TV (Italy), Alpha Group (China, France), Aurora World (Korea), Toonz Media Group (India), Star Media (Russia), Imira (Spain), USP (India, Dubai, London), Cineflix (Canada), CJ E&M (Korea), Central Partnership (Russia), Planeta Junior (Spain), ChuChuTV (India), and Sphere-Abacus Media (Canada+UK), among others.

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In recent years **JANSON** has moved aggressively to grow its channel ownership and management presence on Youtube, on Live TV platforms and apps and on Social Media. On Youtube, the company curates over 20 channels, including the wildly successful [Bob Ross](https://www.youtube.com/c/BobRossIncVideos) channel (6.5+ million subscribers and 800+ million views), and [Extreme Mysteries](https://www.youtube.com/user/jansonmedia) (1.2 million subscribers and 265+ million views), and [The Hollywood Collection](https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHollywoodCollection) (150,000 subscribers and 42+ million views). The company also owns the [Hungry](http://hungry.live/) brand, a website, app, and FAST channel dedicated to food and cooking with celebrity chefs, and **Today's Home**, a FAST channel dedicated to home renovation and interior design.  Janson's brand management team also directs the Youtube and FAST channel growth strategies for several children's content brands with a focus on quality, family-safe pre-school animatIon, such as [Giggle Mug](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmluBS7xbSP4AmEY5dLuGQ), [Zebra Gamer](https://zebragamer.com/), **Super Simple Songs**, **Super Wings**, and **KidsTV**.  The company also maintains its own programmatic ad server, [Janson Ads](https://janson.com/janson-ads).

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As a content creator for traditional media, **JANSON** has produced or executive-produced over 30 primetime television specials or series, working with such blue-chip broadcasters as PBS, National Geographic, Discovery, Bravo, Lifetime, TNT, and A&E. Its **Hollywood Collection** catalog of classic movie-star portraits and retrospectives remains a touchstone in the genre.

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[Croisette Films](https://www.croisettefilms.com/) is the company's consultancy providing advisory services on a range of business development projects.

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Janson Media is headquartered in [The Cunningham House](http://thecunninghamhouse.com/), a four-story historic townhouse built in 1835 and located in New York's Hudson River Valley about 45-minutes from midtown Manhattan. Take [a closer look](https://janson.com/a-closer-look) at the company. You can also find our executives at international markets, conferences and film festivals.