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Candle Media
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Exclusive: Moonbug’s MD Americas on IP acquisition strategy & audience scale
CoComelon and Blippi owner Moonbug Entertainment has shared details of its IP acquisition strategy, telling…
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The CW orders first true crime series from James Goldston-led Candle True Stories
The CW Network in the US has ordered Crime Nation, its first-ever true crime series,…
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Disney boss Bob Iger taps former execs & Candle co-CEOs Kevin Mayer & Tom Staggs as advisors
Disney chief Bob Iger has hired former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to serve…
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Disney’s Lauren Kisilevsky joins Hello Sunshine to lead family & kids push
Candle Media-owned Hello Sunshine has hired former Disney exec Lauren Kisilevsky to lead its kids…
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Candle Media launches non-fiction arm, led by ex-ABC News president
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has launched a new non-fiction division, headed up…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why M&A activity doubled in two years
The global TV industry is streamlining, with a sharp uptick in M&A activity over the…
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TBI Kids: How Moonbug CEO created a $3bn kids behemoth
Moonbug CEO Rene Rechtman tells Mark Layton about the firm’s expanding ambitions following its $3bn…
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‘Fauda’ prodco Faraway Road names Armoza & Keshet alums as COO & content boss
Fauda producer Faraway Road Productions has hired Armoza exec Salome Peillon as COO and Keshet…
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Moonbug acquires Singapore’s One Animation & plans for ‘Oddbods’ global expansion
UK-based Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment has acquired One Animation, the Singapore-based media company and production…
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Candle Media extends acquisition spree with Spanish-language studio Exile Content
Blackstone-backed Candle Media’s acquisition spree continues as the Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs-led firm has…
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News round-up: ‘Survivor’ format lands double CEE deal; Kevin Mayer for MIPTV keynote; Abacus & Night Train take ‘The Scream’ rights
‘Survivor’ format lands double CEE deal United Media-owned Nova TV in Croatia and Nova S…
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Candle Media hires Disney, UTA execs to oversee acquisitions & integration
Fast-growing investment firm Candle Media has hired former UTA and Disney execs as its chief…
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Candle Media confirms deal to buy ‘Fauda’ prodco Faraway Road
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone-backed Candle Media has acquired Fauda prodco Faraway Road Productions….
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Kevin Mayer & Tom Staggs’ Candle Media buys into Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Candle Media, the private equity-backed investment firm launched by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and…