EXCLUSIVE: Pocket.watch’s Ryan and Friends Plus SVOD service is rolling out on The Roku Channel in the U.S. and Amazon Prime Video Channels in the UK and Sweden.
Ryan’s World started out on YouTube, with Ryan Kaji and his friends and family reviewing toys and creating content for young kids.
Ryan and Friends Plus is a subscription VOD service based around Ryan’s World content. It has 5,000 eps of content featuring Ryan and other kid-friendly creators. The lineup spans series, specials, and movies.
Pocket.watch said Ryan and Friends Plus is now the biggest independent kid-focused SVOD service in the U.S. It has about 200,000 subs with 66% growth through 2024.
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Ryan’s World content is certainly popular, racking up 88 billion views across YouTube channels that have 64.5 million subscribers.
The paid-for service costs $3.99 a month. It runs
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