MIPTV: Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer on Billion-Dollar Deals and the Importance of Staying Independent

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The co-CEO of Candle Media and Moondog Entertainment CEO Rene Rechtman held the opening keynote speech at the TV market in Cannes.

Mayer took the stage together with Rene Rechtman, CEO of Moondog Entertainment, the kids’ entertainment group that CandleMayer pointed to Moonbug’s approach, focusing on original content with a proven audience reach, as key to the kind of business Candle

is looking to invest in. Moonbug acquires exclusive intellectual property from YouTube creators, which it then builds out and repackages for other platforms, while spinning off merchandising and other licensing opportunities. Alongside such hit kids’ shows as

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