Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc. and Genius Brands International Inc. have expanded SPHE's recent home entertainment distribution agreement to include the worldwide home entertainment marketing and distribution of Genius Brands' Kid Genius and Baby Genius labels of all Genius Brands' properties. In addition to the broader global distribution agreement, SPHE has taken an equity stake in Genius Brands. The global distribution deal between Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Genius Brands provides a myriad of growth opportunities for both companies and coordinated global marketing for each brand as well as for rapidly growing Kid Genius and Baby Genius channels.