Genius Products
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Genius Products (formerly known as Genius Entertainment) was a home entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California, United States.
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Company type | Public |
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Expert Market: GNPR | |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) in San Diego, California, U.S. |
Founders | Klaus Moeller Larry Balaban |
Defunct | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) |
Fate | Bankruptcy |
Successor | Kartoon Studios |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Trevor Drinkwater (CEO)[1] |
Products | Motion pictures, television programs |
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The Baby Genius line was one of a number of "smart toys" that came out in response to a study book about the Mozart effect.[2]
Genius also released DVDs for other companies, including Entertainment Rights, Classic Media, Sesame Workshop (from 2007 to 2009), ESPN, Discovery Communications, World Wrestling Entertainment, and PorchLight Entertainment.