Crackle Plus, as the new venture between Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and Sony is now known, has appointed Philippe Guelton as president.
Guelton, who joined the company in January after serving in top roles at Thrillist and SheKnows Media, will also remain Evp of Css Entertainment and president of VOD networks.
Chicken Soup acquired a controlling interest in Crackle in March, with Sony Pictures Entertainment remaining a 49% stakeholder. Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal, which gives Sony warrants to purchase stock at various price points, though it remains an active partner.
Crackle, which has rebranded as Crackle Plus, is a free, ad-supported service that is actively used by about 10 million people each month and has 26 million registered users. It joins Chicken Soup’s portfolio of other free streaming services, including Popcornflix, Truli and Frightpix.
In three other related management moves, Darren Olive is now Evp of...
Guelton, who joined the company in January after serving in top roles at Thrillist and SheKnows Media, will also remain Evp of Css Entertainment and president of VOD networks.
Chicken Soup acquired a controlling interest in Crackle in March, with Sony Pictures Entertainment remaining a 49% stakeholder. Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal, which gives Sony warrants to purchase stock at various price points, though it remains an active partner.
Crackle, which has rebranded as Crackle Plus, is a free, ad-supported service that is actively used by about 10 million people each month and has 26 million registered users. It joins Chicken Soup’s portfolio of other free streaming services, including Popcornflix, Truli and Frightpix.
In three other related management moves, Darren Olive is now Evp of...
- 6/4/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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