M&A Deal Summary

Chicken Soup Acquires Screen Media Ventures

On November 6, 2017, Chicken Soup acquired distribution company Screen Media Ventures

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Chicken Soup’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Chicken Soup’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Chicken Soup’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-06
Target Screen Media Ventures
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Chicken Soup
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Screen Media Ventures

New York, New York, United States
Screen Media Ventures LLC is a distributor of television series and films, licensing content through theatrical, home video, pay-per-view, free, cable and pay television, and subscription and advertising video-on-demand platforms. Screen Media Ventures was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer

Chicken Soup

Cos Cob, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Media
Revenue 294M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Chicken Soup operates video-on-demand networks delivering content for all types of screens. Chicken Soup was formed in 2014 and is based in Cos Cob, Connecticut.


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Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 4
State: New York M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Los Angeles, New York, United States

Sonar Entertainment's Film and Television assets consist library of over 1,000 titles, over 4,000 hours of programming, ranging from classic shorts of Little Rascals, Laurel & Hardy, and Blondie (produced by Hal Roach Studios) to acclaimed epic event mini-series such as Lonesome Dove and Dinotopia (produced by RHI, Robert Halmi International). Sonar Entertainment's Film and Television assets are based in Los Angeles, New York.

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