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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…

EXCLUSIVE: Attorney and business affairs exec Evan Sypek is joining Westbrook Inc. as Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Unscripted, the company announced today. In his new role, Sypek will help oversee business and legal affairs for Westbrook across Westbrook Media, Westbrook Studios, and Red Table…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Priest has joined Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Inc. as Executive Vice President, New Business Development, the company said Wednesday. In the new role, Priest will lead all new ventures outside of Westbrook’s core business in the Studio and Media divisions, overseeing the consumer…

EXCLUSIVE: Westbrook‘s Red Table Talk franchise is expanding with an overall deal with iHeartMedia to launch the Red Table Talk Audio Network. A new slate of co-produced podcasts is part of said deal including 5 new shows set to premiere in the next two years. The first will be the podcast version of the Emmy…

EXCLUSIVE: Westbrook has upped Jesse Uram from VP of Business Development to SVP, Growth. In his new role, Uram will leverage Westbrook's industry relationships to incubate, launch, and scale new strategies, growth opportunities and partnerships across Westbrook Studios, Westbrook Media, and Good Goods that are…

EXCLUSIVE: Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios is teaming up with EbonyLife Studios, one of Nigeria's leading content companies, on a slate of co-produced film and television projects each connected to the African continent. The deal is the first of its kind for Westbrook in Africa. Under the…

EXCLUSIVE: Authentic Entertainment President Helga Eike has joined Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook as President of Red Table Talk. This is a new position, signaling Westbrook’s plans to further expand the Red Table Talk brand beyond the hugely successful Facebook Watch talk show, featuring Jada Pinkett…