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EXCLUSIVE: The anchor is in studio, speaking directly to the camera then cuts to a news segment, one in which the words coming from a French-speaking man come out of his mouth as English. This is one of the elements of an AI-produced newscast being introduced later today by startup Channel 1, set to…

Chicken Soup For The Soul, owner of Redbox, Crackle and Screenvision and the self-described largest purveyor of content to" value-conscious consumers," saw sales soar to $110 million in the first quarter from $29 million. TVOD revenue is picking up, CEO Bill Rouhana told Wall Streeters, a precursor to a…

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s stock plunged more than 40% in early trading Friday after the parent company of Redbox, Crackle and Screen Media announced a capital raise and reported fourth-quarter net losses. The quarterly red ink had largely been expected, but the more surprising news…

EXCLUSIVE: The Men of West Hollywood are looking to go global. Get Me Out Productions, the company behind the Crackle series, are planning a raft of international versions of the show alongside expanding the franchise with spinoffs in New York, San Francisco and Miami. It comes a year after the…

In an all-stock deal struck designed for the current high-inflation economic environment facing streaming consumers, Crackle parent Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is acquiring Redbox. The value of the deal is about $375 million, most of which is the assumption of Redbox debt. Founded in the heyday of DVDs two…

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment reported third-quarter results Monday that undershot Wall Street analysts’ expectations on the top or bottom line. Revenue for the parent of Crackle and other streaming services came in at $29.1 million, which was a record for the company but just shy of the consensus forecast…

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, parent of ad-supported streaming services like Crackle, reported disappointing second-quarter results but showed sharp gains in advertising and licensing revenue. Total revenue came in at $22.1 million, up 64% from $13.5 million in the year-ago quarter but down from $23.2…

Crackle Plus, the portfolio of streaming networks including Crackle, Popcornflix and Truli, has named Sony veteran Jeff Meier head of programming. In 2019, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquired operational control of Crackle from Sony, which remains a minority investor in the ad-supported streaming service…

EXCLUSIVE: Crackle’s financial-makeover hit Going from Broke is overhauling production methods for its upcoming second season in an effort to depict the impact of Covid-19. The Ashton Kutcher-produced show, whose debut season drew more than 17 million views to become the streaming service’s biggest original series…

EXCLUSIVE: Crackle has set March 1 as the world premiere date for five-part documentary series Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story. The show is written and directed by Jeremy Snead and executive produced (and narrated) by Sean Astin. World rights were acquired by Screen Media Ventures, the exclusive supplier of…

New UK Sales Firm Strikes Slate Deal EXCLUSIVE: New UK sales firm Mise En Scene has set a distribution deal with New York and European distributor SPI International which includes all six of the company’s first titles. SPI has picked up non-exclusive rights to What Lies Ahead, starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumont; I W…

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment CEO Bill Rouhana teased a potent role for Sony in the company’s streaming plans, a “surprise” development given its decision in 2019 to surrender operational control of Crackle. The Japan-based electronics and media giant opted in December to exercise its right to trade a 49%…