Jamie Stalcup

Following its acquisition of Redbox, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has formed a new senior leadership team led by Galen C. Smith, executive vice chairman, and Jonathan Katz, president.

Escapade Media has tapped Endemol Shine International alum James Braham as consultant for the U.K., Ireland, Germany and select U.S. clients.

DNEG has tapped Oscar-winning VFX producer Janek Sirrs (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Spider-Man: Far from Home) as visual effects supervisor.

NATPE Streaming+ will return to Los Angeles on September 29 with a focus on content creation, collaboration, monetization and churn.

Candle Media’s Exile Content Studio has promoted Nando Vila, former head of audio and unscripted television, to head of studio.

The North Road Company, the global content studio formed by Peter Chernin, has tapped Darian Singer as CFO.

Beyond Rights has signed a deal with digital content distribution business OTTera to support its FAST strategy.

FilmRise has acquired the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the holiday-themed comedy A Christmas Karen, a modern take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

FilmRise has acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to former U.S. Army Green Beret and NFL player Nate Boyer’s directorial feature film debut, MVP, with theatrical and digital releases set to coincide with the 2022 NFL season.

Electric Entertainment has picked up the North American rights to Ask Me to Dance, a feature film written and directed by Tom Malloy (Love N’ Dancing).