Naman Ramachandran DAZN chair Kevin Mayer and Rene Rechtman, co-founder and CEO of Moonbug Entertainment, will deliver a joint keynote at this year’s in-person MipTV (Apr.
4-6). Mayer also serves as co-chair and co-CEO of Candle Media, which purchased Moonbug, the company behind the wildly popular children’s show “CoComelon” in Nov.
2021. Moonbug’s content appears in 30 languages and on more than 100 platforms. The keynote, which will take place on the opening day of the market in the Palais des Festivals, will cover strategy and future plans of the companies along with insights and takes on wider industry trends.
Founded by ex-Disney executives Mayer and Tom Staggs, with backing from private equity firm Blackstone, Candle’s acquisition of Moonbug followed that of Hello Sunshine, the media company founded by Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”) in August last year.
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