Channel's Series Premiere Followed By Live
Action Paint-Along with Nicholas
Hankins, Streaming at 7 pm ET
on TikTok
LOS
ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --
Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS), a next-generation entertainment
studio, today announced that "The Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob
Ross' Unfinished Season," a new 13-episode series, will be
available to stream February 3 on The
Bob Ross Channel.
New episodes of the series will air on Mondays at 6 pm ET on the free ad-supported streaming
television (FAST) channel. In each episode, certified Bob Ross instructor Nicholas Hankins completes Ross' final paintings
and shares his artistry with the world in the way the late Ross
would have wanted.
In celebration of International Painters Day and The Bob Ross
Channel series premiere on February
3, Cineverse, in collaboration with Pluto TV and Bob Ross
Inc., will host a live action paint-along with Hankins on TikTok.
The live stream will feature Hankins teaching a painting lesson
with other collaborators, selected as winners through a giveaway
organized by Bob Ross Inc.
"Bob Ross fans love Nic Hankins' programs demonstrating Bob's last
unfinished season," said Joan
Kowalski, President of Bob Ross Inc. "He remains very true
to Bob's technique and manner."
"Doing this series is like a dream come true for me," said
Hankins.
"The Joy of Painting with Nicholas
Hankins: Bob Ross' Unfinished
Season," which premiered last year on public television stations
and the PBS App, features the first new Bob
Ross content to be released in nearly four decades.
Launched in April 2020, The Bob
Ross Channel, a Cineverse partnership with Bob Ross Inc. and
American Public Television, is a nonstop feed of "The Joy of
Painting." Home to nearly 400 episodes of the iconic series, The
Bob Ross Channel has become one of Cineverse's top FAST channels
while inspiring generations of artists and helping carry on Ross'
legacy. Viewers consumed nearly 3 billion minutes of content on The
Bob Ross Channel in 2024, up 11% from the prior year.
"It is no surprise that The Bob Ross Channel has been such a hit
among viewers. 'The Joy of Painting' allows them to step outside
reality and immerse themselves in Ross' beautiful world of art,"
said Alexandra Viglione, Cineverse
Vice President, Partnerships. "We are honored to help keep Ross'
legacy alive through the live paint-along special and this new
series, where audiences can enjoy Hankins recreating these
treasured paintings from Ross' final days."
Powered by Cineverse's Matchpoint technology, episodes will be
made available on Pluto TV and everywhere fans can find The Bob
Ross Channel, including Samsung TV+, TRC, Prime Video, DirecTV,
Tubi, Vizio, Sling, GoogleTV and more.
About Cineverse Streaming
Cineverse owns and/or operates a wide range of premium streaming
brands, from free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST)
channels to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) apps. These span
fandoms – from single IP channels around pop cultural icons such as
Bob Ross, The Dog Whisperer with
Cesar Milan, Garfield and Barney, to
channels curated for fans of Horror (Screambox, Midnight Pulp),
Pan-Asian and Anime (RetroCrush, AsianCrush), Comedy (Comedy
Dynamics), Documentary and Crime (Crime Hunters, Docurama),
Independent Film (Fandor), Romance and Rom Coms (Dove Channel), to
name a few.
About Cineverse
Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS) is a next-generation entertainment
studio that empowers creators and entertains fans with a wide
breadth of content through the power of technology. It has
developed a new blueprint for delivering entertainment experiences
to passionate audiences and results for its partners with
unprecedented efficiency, and distributes more than 71,000 premium
films, series, and podcasts. Cineverse connects fans with bold,
authentic, independent stories. Properties include
the highest-grossing unrated film in U.S. history; dozens of
streaming fandom channels; a premier podcast network; top horror
destination Bloody Disgusting; and more. Powering visionary
storytelling with cutting-edge innovation, Cineverse's proprietary
streaming tools and AI technology drive revenue and reach to
redefine the next era of entertainment. For more information, visit
home.cineverse.com.
CONTACTS
For Media, The Lippin Group for Cineverse
cineverse@lippingroup.com
For Investors, Julie Milstead
investorrelations@cineverse.com
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