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Struum, a streaming aggregator created by former Disney and Discovery executives and backed by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, has closed a $7 million Series A funding round. Canada’s Corus Entertainment led the round, which will enable Struum to expand internationally, starting with Canada. Also participating in…

Afterparty, a decentralized offering that aims to strengthen ties between fans and creators, has launched a beta version of its events platform. The startup’s co-founder and CEO is David Fields, a former Disney executive who worked in the company’s strategic planning unit in the 2000s. Among the deals he helped…

The Garbage Pail Kids will go from trading card to screen in an animated series in the works at HBO Max. From co-creators and writers Danny McBride, David Gordon Green and Josh Bycel, the series is inspired by McBride and Green’s affinity for Garbage Pail Kids and Saturday morning cartoons. The animated program is set…

Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company is backing an initial public offering for sports trading card company Topps Inc., with the former Disney boss set to remain chairman. The $1.3 billion public move will be the result of a merger with a SPAC, one of the popular investment vehicles also known as blank-check companies. A…

Michael Eisner’s the Tornante Company has brought Siobhan Bachman aboard as Head of Development. The veteran TV exec will develop, pitch and produce new projects across all platforms with a focus on expanding the BoJack Horseman producer’s existing work in live-action programming. Bachman has nearly two decades of…

Bojack Horseman, the Netflix animated series and tastemakers’ delight, is branching out from its streaming home via a multi-year deal for home entertainment rights with Shout! Factory and Michael Eisner's The Tornante Company. Netflix will continue to stream the series, with its upcoming sixth season due in 2019…

EXCLUSIVE: When you talk to Michael Eisner now, it’s sometimes hard to remember how controversial he was 10 years ago this month when he stepped down as Disney’s CEO. In his 21 years at the company he woke a sleeping giant, and accelerated its growth with the purchase of Capital Cities/ABC. But at the end, opponents…

Looks like the producers of the brand-new syndicated show from the bench could end up in front of a judge themselves. Michael Eisner and his Tornante Company were sued today in a breach-of-contract and fraud compliant along with co-defendants Trifecta Entertainment and its CEO Hank Cohen for pushing a longtime legal…