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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment reported a net loss of $636.6 million for 2023, versus $111.2 million in 2022. Without additional financing, the company said it would likely have to “diminish or halt operations” and seek protection from applicable bankruptcy laws.” What happened? “Our relatively recent acquisitions of Redbox, 1091 Pictures, Crackle, and the assets of Sonar, required time-consuming and costly integration efforts,” said the company in its delayed 10-K filing. “To date, these efforts have not been successful as we have not realized the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions and our operations have been adversely affected. We believe in the value of these assets but would require additional capital resources to fully realize their value, and we may not be able to secure such capital resources on commercially reasonable terms or at all.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Steve Carell rejoins his “Date Night” co-star Tina Fey for Netflix’s “The Four Seasons,” based on the 1981 movie. Fey co-created the series with Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield.
(Source: Cynopsis)
11:11 Media, the media and lifestyle company co-founded by Paris Hilton and Bruce Gersh, has optioned Sarah Ditum’s Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s to adapt as a docuseries. The book explores misogyny in the 2000s, through essays exploring the lives of nine female celebrities.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Wheelhouse announced its first outside capital raise, led by investment firm Alignment Growth. Comprised of several production companies, including Spoke Studios, Campfire, Butternut, Wheelhouse UK and DNA, Wheelhouse also has production partnerships in place with Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot and Chef David Chang’s Majordomo Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)
STARZ is rounding out the cast for “Outlander: Blood of My Blood.” Onboard are Sally Messham (“A Small Light”), Terence Rae (“The Cyclops”), Sadhbh Malin (“Conversations with Friends” ), Ailsa Davidson (“Heathers”), Annabelle Dowler (“It Takes Two”), and Harry Eaton (“Eastenders”). Production on the 10-episode season is underway in Scotland.
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Investigation Discovery’s “Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter”premieres across two nights beginning Monday, May 27 at 9p. The four-part docuseries pulls back the curtain on the fraught dynamic of the Carter family, including accusations of sexual assault against Nick Carter by three women, while also looking at his brother, Aaron Carter’s, struggles with mental health and substance abuse.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV+ limited series “Presumed Innocent” will premiereWednesday, June 12, following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9. The eight-episode thriller starring and executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal, hailing from David E. Kelley and executive producer J.J. Abrams, is based on bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Billy Corgan’s Adventures in Carnyland” kicks off Tuesday, May 14 on The CW app and cwtv.com. The unscripted series follows the Smashing Pumpkins front man.
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Sand-up special “Marlon Wayans: Good Grief” premieres June 4 on Netflix. The show, taped at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, is produced by Wayans and Rick Alvarez’s Ugly Baby Productions and Amazon MGM Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Joy Taylor is also hosting season two of Fuse Media’s “Like a Girl,”along with MJ Acosta-Ruiz. In addition, Fuse Media is expanding its women’s empowerment content with “She Leads,” a series of short-form videos designed to inspire the next generation of girls eager to shatter the glass ceiling.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Across North America, the opening weekend of the Stanley Cup Playoffs delivered an average audience of 2.62 million viewers, up 11% year-over-year. ESPN and TNT Sports delivered the top three most-watched Round One Game 1s ever on US cable, with ESPN delivering 1.3 million viewers and TBS/truTV and Max scoring 1.1 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The Spiderwick Chronicles,” which premiered April 19, has become the most-watched on demand title to debut on The Roku Channel. While specific numbers weren’t given, Roku said the show had the highest reach and most hours streamed of any show in its history.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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