Indie streamers including Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Revry, and Vevo have rallied together to form the Independent Streaming Alliance. The alliance was formed to represent independent players by founding members – Allen Media Group, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Cineverse, Future Today, kweliTV, Revry, Scripps, Tastemade, TMB (Trusted Media Brands), and Vevo. It […]
AVOD network operator, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has secured a deal with AMC Networks to add 12 FAST channels on the company’s operated streamer Redbox Free Live TV. The post-apocalyptic horror drama The Walking Dead Universe, the sketch comedy series Portlandia, and sports fan-focused MSG SportsZone are among the new channels. Other channels also include Stories […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment revealed it will add a roster of new FAST channels from Fremantle, Revry, and Love Stories TV to its Redbox Free Live TV service. Fremantle will launch six FAST channels on Redbox, including The Jamie Oliver Channel with over 300 hours of renowned chef and Supermarket Sweep where three […]
Crackle Connex, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment that simplifies the connected TV buying process for brands, has signed a deal to exclusively represent streaming platform Vidgo’s ad sales operations in the US. The partnership comes as the battle to secure ad revenues from AVOD and FAST heats up globally. Vidgo offers […]
Livestream shopping channels QVC and HSN have launched on the Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment owned Redbox. QVC and HSN will sit in Redbox’s Travel and Lifestyle collection providing 40 hours a day of live vCommerce programming across both channels, featuring premier brands and fresh new products presented by celebrities, influencers and other TV […]
Following the US$375 million acquisition of Redbox, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced the formation of a new senior leadership team. Announced by chairman and CEO William J. Rouhana, the new leadership team will be drawn from both companies. As part of the initial announcement, Chicken Soup said that Redbox CEO Galen C. […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul, the owner of Crackle, has completed the US$375 million merger with Redbox. The merger was approved by Redbox shareholders on August 9, with existing shareholders set to receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.087 of a share of class A common stock of Chicken Soup per Redbox share. Chicken Soup […]
AVOD network operator Chicken Soup for the Soul has announced a new collaboration with Nielsen-owned Gracenote for content discoverability. Crackle Plus systems will use Gracenote entertainment metadata and unique Gracenote IDs to make Crackle, Popcornflix and Chicken Soup for the Soul streaming service titles more searchable and discoverable by viewers across streaming, multichannel video programming […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Crackle Plus-owned OTT offering Popcornflix is now available in a new app powered by technology outfit SeaChange’s StreamVid streaming platform. SeaChange said it was providing Popcornflix with an entirely new branded look, feel and improved user experience. The new app is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV and the […]
AVOD operator Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced an agreement between Crackle Plus and Vewd. The deal will see the Crackle app launch on smart TVs and set-top boxes powered by OTT and hybrid TV solutions provider Vewd. Vewd powers the app store, home screen, and promotion experiences on such brands as Sony, […]
