Candle isn’t just another passive investor. Mayer and Staggs say the combined team of internal Candle staffers and those working for companies they have invested in, numbers about 400.

Fiddling while Rome burns? Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer asserted that Hollywood should be much more concerned about demographic shifts and changes in consumer behavior as the math doesn’t ...

Candle said today it will help provide scale, capital and expertise to accelerate ATTN’s growth as it continues “to create original content for Gen Z and Millennials across social media ...

Candle Media's Moonbug Entertainment, known for kids franchises 'CoComelon' and 'Blippi,' has promoted two execs and hired a third in a social media role.

Axios' Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn spoke with Candle Media co-founder and co-CEO Kevin Mayer and the Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker at the June 17 event, sponsored by Mastercard.

A year later, Moonbug was acquired by Candle Media, led by ex-Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, for a reported $3 billion.

Candle Media was created in 2021 by Mayer and his former Disney colleague Tom Staggs on the theory that high-end independent production would become more valuable in a world increasingly dominated ...

Candle Media CEO Kevin Mayer addressed the news that globally popular animated series Cocomelon will be leaving Netflix for Disney+ at the APOS media and entertainment conference in Bali, Indonesia.

Candle Media has been on a buying spree, snapping up Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, CoComelon producer Moonbug Entertainment, Fauda maker Faraway Road Productions and a stake in Will and ...

(Reuters) – Blackstone-backed Candle Media Tuesday announced it is acquiring ATTN:, a media company best known for topical short-form videos targeting Gen Z and Millennials. The cash and stock ...