Alliance Entertainment Completes $480 Million SPAC Merger

Alliance Entertainment Completes $480 Million SPAC Merger

Photo Credit: Clay Banks Last summer, Alliance Entertainment announced plans to execute a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Now, despite the SPAC sector’s relative collapse, the deal has officially wrapped. Alliance Entertainment, which bills […]

Alliance Entertainment SPAC Deal Flails As NYSE Delists Shares

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Photo Credit: Ken Lund / CC by 2.0 Earlier this week, Alliance Entertainment completed its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – while also revealing that it wouldn’t list on the NYSE after […]

STX Entertainment Reportedly Sells Music IP to Multimedia Music

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Photo Credit: STX Entertainment Multimedia Music has reportedly purchased the music library of STX Entertainment in an eight-figure transaction. The deal between London- and Los Angeles-based Multimedia Music and Burbank-headquartered STX Entertainment just recently came […]

MSG Entertainment Officially Confirms Live Division Spinoff Plans

MSG Entertainment Officially Confirms Live Division Spinoff Plans

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG Entertainment) has officially confirmed plans to spin off its live division by March’s end. MSG Entertainment (NYSE: MSGE) doubled down on the spinoff timetable in its newly published Q4 2022 […]

Shamrock Capital Confirms $600MM Entertainment Fund Raise

Shamrock Capital Confirms $600MM Entertainment Fund Raise

Shamrock Capital Advisors has raised “over $600 million in commitments” for its Content Fund III, which, as its name suggests, is expected to scoop up “a diverse and global portfolio of content and media rights.” […]

Kakao Entertainment Raises $967M, Touts Global Expansion Plans

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Photo Credit: Kakao Entertainment South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment, which operates several K-pop labels, a streaming service, and more, has announced the completion of a nearly $1 billion raise fueled by “leading sovereign wealth funds.” Kakao […]

AMI Entertainment Network Acquired by Coral Tree Partners

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Photo Credit: Milo Bauman Jukebox heavyweight AMI Entertainment Network has just been acquired by Coral Tree Partners. Is a post-pandemic revenue boom ahead? Leading digital jukebox business AMI Entertainment Network has announced its acquisition by […]

Multiple Law Firms File Suit Against MSG Entertainment After Face-Scanning Technology Boots Associates

Multiple Law Firms File Suit Against MSG Entertainment After Face-Scanning Technology Boots Associates

Multiple law firms have filed suit against Madison Square Garden Entertainment after their employees were ejected from their venues, likely through the use of face-scanning technology. As far back as 2018, when the New York […]

Iconic Artists Group Purchases Dean Martin Entertainment Rights

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Dean Martin circa 1959. Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group (IAG) has acquired an “equity position” in the entertainment rights – extending to music, an array of film and television projects, and more – of Dean […]

Charlize Theron, Issa Rae, Margot Robbie & Dozens of Stars Step Out for THR’s Women in Entertainment Gala – See Every Photo!

Issa Rae at the THR Women in Entertainment Gala

Charlize Theron, Issa Rae, and Margot Robbie were among the many stars who stepped out for The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Breakfast Gala! Many stars walked the red carpet for the annual event on […]

Amazon entertainment head, Jeff Blackburn, to retire

Amazon entertainment head, Jeff Blackburn, to retire

A key architect of Amazon Prime Video, Jeff Blackburn, is retiring from the e-retailing giant. Blackburn has long been a pillar at Amazon, one of founder Jeff Bezos’ trusted top deputies for more than two […]