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EXCLUSIVE: Candle Media-backed Spanish-language powerhouse Exile Content Studio has promoted Nando Vila to succeed Daniel Eilemberg as Head of Studio. Vila moves up from his Head of Audio and Unscripted Television post and will oversee the Latin-focused outfit’s film and TV content strategy. He is a former Vice…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Disney exec David Levine is exiting kids entertainment powerhouse Moonbug Entertainment, Deadline has learned. The well-liked exec has been Head of Studios since December 2020. London- and LA-based Moonbug launched in 2018 and quickly made a name for itself after its Little Baby Bum series became a…

Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs have been around the media business long enough to resist the temptation to overreact to Netflix's latest travails. Even though their emerging investment firm, Candle Media, owns two key Netflix suppliers—CoComelon production company Moonbug Entertainment and Fauda producer Faraway Road—they…

Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has acquired its latest company, Spanish-language content powerhouse Exile Content Studio. Exile joins a roster of Blackstone-backed Candle labels that includes Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and global kids powerhouse Moonbug Entertainment, while it also has a 10% stake in…

Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs' Candle Media has hired seasoned executives Courtney Cappa and Kendall Ostrow as, respectively, SVP, Finance & Accounting, and SVP, Business Development & Community. Cappa will help drive Candle's corporate finance efforts including building up a corporate team to oversee financial planning…

Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs' Candle Media have struck again, announcing the purchase ATTN, a social media storytelling company for Gen Z and Millennials. Candle said today it will help provide scale, capital and expertise to accelerate ATTN's growth as it continues "to create original content for Gen Z and Millennials…

Hello Sunshine has acquired The Home Edit and aims to help accelerate the household organizing outfit's move into a lifestyle brand. Its founders Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin are stars of the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Get Organized with the Home Edit, produced by Hello Sunshine, that will debut its second season…